Washing hands, limiting exposure when ill and getting vaccinated can help kids stay in good shape before they head back to ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

Vaxcyte's new pneumococcal vaccine may only have phase 1/2 results behind it, but analysts are already predicting it could be a major competitor to rival shots from Pfizer and MSD. Just-reported ...

Vaxcyte has advanced to the Phase II trial’s second and final stage (Stage 2) assessing its 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate ...

Sanofi has moved ahead with plans to challenge Pfizer and MSD for a piece of the market for pneumococcal vaccines, taking a 21-valent shot licensed from SK Biosciences into phase 3 testing.

A new study suggests that children with peanut allergies may be able to safely build tolerance through a simple, cost-effective treatment.

Thimerosal, or sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, is a preservative used in low concentrations mainly in vaccines, cosmetics, ophthalmic and otolaryngolic medications, antitoxins, topical and ...

A study at Mount Sinai has shown that children with a high tolerance for peanuts can significantly increase their resistance to allergic reactions by consuming controlled, increasing amounts of peanut ...

Aug. 20, 2024 — Researchers have shown how and why the depletion of microbes in a newborn's gut by antibiotics can lead to lifelong respiratory allergies. The research team identified a specific ...

Daily doses of peanut butter could help children with mild peanut allergies develop a better tolerance, according to a new ...

Aug. 6, 2024 — An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most of the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their ...

Allergies also have been a problem with mold in January and a few bouts of cedar fever at the beginning of December and some isolated days in January and February as the mountain juniper trees ...