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Adolescent Meningococcal Vaccination Expensive but Worthwhile
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A meningococcal vaccination strategy involving a catch-up campaign followed by routine annual vaccination for 11- to 17-year-olds with the newly-licensed quadrivalent conjugate vaccine would require considerable expenditure, but would have a substantial impact on meningococcal disease burden, Georgia-based researchers report in the January issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Pre-Eclampsia May Be an Autoimmune Disorder
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Findings from a study in mice suggest that pre-eclampsia may actually be an autoimmune disorder caused by pregnancy-induced autoantibodies that activate the angiotensin II receptor type 1a (AT1 receptor). Reuters Health Information
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