Tattoos may help deliver vaccine
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Scientists in Germany say that tattoos could be the ideal way of delivering vaccines into the body.
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It was Bud Brown&#39;s boss at Freddie&#39;s Casino in Everett who encouraged him to get a flu shot this year. Normally that would mean little more than driving to his doctor&#39;s office and rolling up his sleeve.
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By David Klepper, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jan. 31--TOPEKA -- Kansas has joined the growing list of states considering a plan to require girls to be vaccinated against a virus that causes cervical cancer.
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Researchers say that they reckon the flu vaccine can be diluted so that more people can get their shots. If the diluted vaccine is injected intradermally it can still be effective in providing the patient with immunity.
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A camera that displays pictures of a patient's veins could ease the pain and discomfort of injections or intravenous drips by helping medical staff find the right spot.
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TORONTO (CP) - The organization that insures Canadian doctors is urging them to arm themselves legally if they are giving flu shots to Americans crossing the border because of vaccine shortages in the United States.
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Can a vaccine help stave off forms of the disease?
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NEW YORK  - Exercising the muscle where a flu shot is injected may improve the immune system's response to the vaccine, UK researchers report.
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A vaccine may work to protect women against a virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, US researchers reported on Monday. So far
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Relief may be on the way for all those youngsters trembling at the thought of another needle jab. One day the flu vaccine may simply be placed under the tongue.
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WASHINGTON - Many of the nation's scarce remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for high-risk patients, under a plan negotiated between the government and maker Aventis Pasteur.    The targeted shipments come as health officials struggle to ensure the people who most need flu shots get them, now that the nation's supply of influenza vaccine has been slashed in half...
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A South Korean institute said Tuesday it has found a way to administer vaccines under the tongue, potentially eliminating the need for painful needle jabs.
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Injecting flu vaccine into the skin instead of muscle could stretch limited supplies, two studies reported Wednesday. Researchers injected less than half the standard flu vaccine dose into the skin.
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Now, researchers are pointing to a promising new method -- a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.
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Doctors are testing a radical new way to help smokers quit: a shot that "immunizes" them against the nicotine rush that fuels their addiction.
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In the midst of a vaccine shortage that has left the nation with half its supply of flu shots, researchers have found that injecting as little as one-fifth the normal dose into the skin may be just as effective for most Americans as the full dose
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NORFOLK, Va. - A 56-year-old ban on tattoo parlors has been lifted in this Navy town. The City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday allowing tattoo parlors in certain parts of the city, home to the world's largest naval base. The ordinance restricts parlors to a few industrial zones and downtown.