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Court Ruling Does Not Confirm Autism-Vaccine Link, CDC Says
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Federal health officials said on Thursday the government has not conceded that vaccines cause autism even after a Georgia girl won federal compensation in a case arguing a vaccine led to her autistic condition. Reuters Health Information
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Chronic Aspiration Shifts Th1 Immune Response to Th2, Typical of Asthma
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Chronic gastric acid aspiration, as occurs with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), "has a profound effect on the nature of the immune response to aerosolized allergens" in a mouse model of airway hypersensitivity, Duke University researchers have shown. Reuters Health Information
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Smallpox Vaccine Safe for Use in HIV-Infected Patients
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IMVAMUNE, a third-generation smallpox vaccine, can be safely given to HIV-infected patients; its immunogenicity in these patients is comparable to that seen in HIV-negative controls, the results of a phase 2 clinical trial suggest. Reuters Health Information
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