Immune System Disorders Stories
By preventing the measles infection, the measles vaccine also prevents measles-induced immune system damage, thereby preventing other infections from occurring.
For years, Brynn Duncan didn't know why she was allergic to everything. But after a proper diagnosis, she's on her way to recovery.
An experimental shingles vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline was shown to be effective in all age groups, researchers said on Tuesday.
Results from the clinical study for the world's first malaria vaccine show that it only works about a third of the time.
Elmo joins the pro-vaccination team to encourage parents to vaccinate their children.
A mother and her seven unvaccinated children have been placed in quarantine after being diagnosed with whooping cough.
Vice on HBO follows doctors looking for a solution to the new post-antibiotic world.
The “elixir of life” is one of the hottest trends in health beverages, but does the tonic have any health benefits?
Australia’s Prime Minister announced a new “no jab, no pay” policy to begin early in 2016: Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children won't receive welfare benefits.
The onset of infection symptoms, such as a fever, malaise, headache, and rash, is the result of the immune system eliminating foreign invaders from the body.
An experimental immunotherapy, which uses neutralizing antibodies, dramatically reduced the amount of HIV present in a patient's blood.
European biologists have discovered a bacteria-killing compound in common mushrooms that grow in horse dung.