Merck tells AIDS vaccine volunteers who got jab

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of people who volunteered to test an experimental AIDS vaccine that may have actually raised the risk of infection will be told if they got the actual shot, researchers said on Tuesday. Merck & Co. Inc. and academic researchers said they...

Germany introduces cancer jab

"Young girls in Germany are to be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer. Italian health officials have also recommended 12-year old girls are immunised against human papillomavirus. The issue has been controversial as some parents fear a vaccine against a...

Fox promises even worse journalism

It's possible that TV audiences will be dumb enough to watch FOX even though they're pitching their new business channel as a conduit for corporate messaging. You know the business news business has the bar set...

Girls 'should get cancer jab at 11'

Vaccination against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer should be compulsory for European schoolgirls aged 11 and 12, a leading medical journal has said.

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