Vaccine
May 4 2008, Leena Komarraju

Till date AIDS retains the status of an incurable disease and no vaccine has been developed to treat it. There are about 25 million people who have succumbed to this deadly disease since 1980 and there are 35 million people who are infected with it. Till...

Related Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
AP, Naperville
A suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle.
made popular 11 min ago
(0)
Justin, Baton Rouge
The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear.
made popular 19 min ago
(0)
AP, Juneau
Exxon Mobil Corp. asked Monday that Alaska pay $800 million in damages, claiming the state breached a deal when it revoked gas and oil leases on a North Slope oil...
made popular 19 min ago
(0)
Uehira, Buffalo
Social-networking site Facebook has borrowed $100 million to help keep up with its explosive growth. Menlo Park, Calif.-based venture loan firm TriplePoint is helping...
made popular 19 min ago
(0)
AP, New York
The economic downturn is hitting roughly one in 10 middle-aged and older Americans especially hard, compelling them to borrow money for everyday living expenses and to...
made popular 42 min ago
(0)
AP, New York
Just over half of 88 hospitals got top marks under a new rating system created by two national gay-rights organizations which hope the standards will result in more...
made popular 44 min ago
(0)
AP, Seattle
Microsoft Corp. launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience.
made popular 44 min ago
(0)
AP, Louisville
Pope Benedict XVI should be questioned soon about clergy sex abuse in the Catholic church because he is the most knowledgeable person on the topic and his advanced age...
made popular 1 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Madison
A medical helicopter that crashed in Wisconsin did not have two pieces of safety technology the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended to prevent crashes,...
made popular 1 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Jefferson City
Missouri Republicans on Monday advanced a constitutional amendment allowing a photo identification requirement for voting and recrafted an ID law similar to one the...
made popular 2 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Pierre
The three major networks, CNN, Fox News and The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal judge to strike down a South Dakota law that prevents exit...
made popular 2 hr. ago
(0)
AP, San Antonio
A mother taken from a polygamist sect and being held as a minor in state custody gave birth Monday to a baby boy who was immediately taken into child-protective...
made popular 2 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Nashville
Dwight Yoakam will make his 24th appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” this week, breaking the record for most musical performances by any artist.
made popular 2 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Kansas City
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Monday accusing a man and woman of training the woman’s child to be a dominatrix, selling her sexual services and...
made popular 3 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Los Angeles
A foreclosure auction scheduled this week for Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch was canceled after an investment company bought the loan.
made popular 3 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Los Angeles
In an updated blast from the past, PBS will air a new version of the 1970s children’s series “The Electric Company.”
made popular 3 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Los Angeles
A TV movie about the life of Holocaust hero Irena Sendler, who died Monday at age 98 in Poland, is being readied for production and will air next season on CBS.
made popular 3 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Philadelphia
Presumably, she didn’t fleece Prince Charles. But a couple of young jet-setters plan to admit in court that other people who crossed their paths unwittingly...
made popular 3 hr. ago
(0)
AP, New York
Two National Public Radio correspondents in central China by chance for a week’s worth of feature stories instead found themselves reporting gripping details of...
made popular 3 hr. ago
(0)
AP, Los Angeles
Will people remember three-second video ads on their mobile phones? Do high-definition commercials on big screens get people’s hearts racing more than other...
made popular 4 hr. ago
All Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
AP, Atlanta
Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year’s vaccine was...
made popular May 9 2008
(0)
Vikas, solan
India has recalled over four million doses of a measles vaccine supplied by a south Indian drug manufacturer after four children died following inoculation with the...
made popular Apr 25 2008
(1)
Jayaprashanth, bangalore
American researchers have developed a new Bird Flu vaccine designed to last longer and which could offer more protection against the deadly strain of Avian influenza....
made popular Apr 18 2008
(0)
AP, Washington
The government began an unprecedented effort Friday to give vaccine critics a say in shaping how the nation researches safety questions surrounding immunizations.
made popular Apr 11 2008
(0)
AP,
Most of the college students who got the mumps in a big outbreak in 2006 had received the recommended two vaccine shots, according to a study that raises questions...
made popular Apr 9 2008
(0)
AP, Washington
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has received federal approval for a vaccine to stop the leading cause of diarrhea in infants, a market dominated by rival Merck.
made popular Apr 3 2008
(0)
AP, London
As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading parents to vaccinate their children. In Belgium, authorities are resorting...
made popular Mar 12 2008
(1)
AP, London
As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading parents to vaccinate their children. In Belgium, authorities are resorting...
made popular Mar 12 2008
(0)
AP, Atlanta
The government announced Friday that it has said goodbye to one of the world’s greatest lifesavers _ the oldest smallpox vaccine. The U.S. Centers for Disease...
made popular Mar 1 2008
(0)
AP, Atlanta
The government announced Friday that it has said goodbye to one of the world’s greatest lifesavers _ the oldest smallpox vaccine.
made popular Mar 1 2008
(0)
AP, Atlanta
The government announced Friday that it has said goodbye to one of the world’s greatest lifesavers _ the original smallpox vaccine. The U.S. Centers for Disease...
made popular Feb 29 2008
(0)
AP, Atlanta
The government announced Friday that it has said goodbye to one of the world’s greatest lifesavers _ the original smallpox vaccine.
made popular Feb 29 2008
(0)
AP, Atlanta
Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according to a new study...
made popular Feb 28 2008
(0)
AP, Atlanta
Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according to a new study...
made popular Feb 28 2008
(0)
AP, Washington
Next year’s flu vaccine is getting a complete overhaul to provide protection against three new and different influenza strains _ hopefully better protection than...
made popular Feb 21 2008
(0)
AP, Washington
Next year’s flu vaccine is on track for a complete overhaul to provide protection against three new and different virus strains _ hopefully better protection than...
made popular Feb 21 2008
(0)
AP, Washington
It’s time to write up the recipe for next year’s flu vaccine _ and the nation’s influenza experts are aiming for better protection than this...
made popular Feb 21 2008
(0)
AP, Washington
Federal regulators said Friday a GlaxoSmithKline vaccine appears safe and effective for stopping the leading cause of diarrhea in infants.
made popular Feb 15 2008
(0)
AP, Houston
Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the...
made popular Jan 1 2008