Immune System Disorders Stories
The vast majority of U.S. kindergarten-age children are vaccinated against preventable diseases but sizable pockets of unprotected children still exist, posing a public health threat.
Two recent studies show that potential candidates for a universal flu vaccine are effective in animal subjects, suggesting scientists are on the right track.
Cases of chickenpox hospitalizations are decreasing, even among unvaccinated populations, suggesting herd immunization is working.
Mumps is continuing to spread across the University of Illinois campus, and officials are alarmed.
Our immune system is one of many things that doesn't function as well when we get older. Could simple antioxidants help preserve it?
Yes, vaccines have chemicals, but not nearly enough to worry about.
Global health specialists believe the world is on the verge of an efficacious Ebola vaccine after trial in Guinea delivers "remarkable" results.
Scientists observed the effect of an imperfect vaccine on chickens and found that the consequences are worrisome.
A form of immunotherapy produced significant results in over 70 percent of patients with advanced multiple myeloma.
Researchers are finding that the way immune cells metabolize cholesterol affects the progression of HIV to AIDS.
Currently just two states require the HPV vaccine for teens, a number that is far lower than state requirements the hepatitis B vaccine.
A resurgence in vaccine-preventable diseases looks like it has spurred parents into thinking more rationally about vaccinating their children.