Storage costs may hamper vaccine use
Thursday April 24th, 2014
Some vaccines could be used more cheaply in poor countries if the cost of storage was reduced, campaigners have warned.
New
research suggests that at least one vaccine, against tetanus, could be
used without cold storage.
The findings were released by Médecins Sans Frontières in advance of World Immunisation Week.
The organisation said pharmaceutical companies probably had information about the heat sensitivity of other vaccines.
The organisation said a study by its research arm, Epicentre, has shown that a tetanus toxoid vaccine stayed effective for up to 30 days in a controlled temperature chain in conditions reaching 40C.
The study was conducted in Chad and involved a vaccine from the Serum Institute of India.
Gene hope for hearing treatment
Thursday April 24th, 2014
The cochlear implant was a revolution in the treatment of hearing loss - and now researchers say they can boost it with gene therapy. More
Threat from pancreatic cancer
Thursday April 24th, 2014
Cancer of the pancreas is the only form of cancer that will continue to kill increasing numbers of people across Europe, researchers warned today. More
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