Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness at an ‘alarming and irreversible’ rate

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2234023/Antibiotics-losing-effectiveness-alarming-irreversible-rate.html Bacteria are adapting and finding ways to survive the effects of antibiotics, warns chief medical officer Tells GPs not to yield to patient pressure and only prescribe antibiotics when really necessary By Sophie Borland PUBLISHED: 11:15 EST, 16 November 2012 | UPDATED: 12:23 EST, 16 November 2012 GPs have been warned not to freely […]

Bird flu is ‘only three steps’ from mutating into deadly new form that could cause global pandemic – and scientists are scrambling for new vaccines

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2172043/Bird-flu-steps-mutating-deadly-new-form-cause-human-pandemic–scientists-scrambling-new-vaccines.html Bird flu three steps from potentially lethal human strain Threat fuels debate over pre-pandemic vaccination By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 08:55 EST, 11 July 2012 | UPDATED: 08:55 EST, 11 July 2012 As scientists delve deeper into H5N1 bird flu, they have discovered it is only three steps away from mutating into a potentially lethal […]

A jab to quit smoking: ‘DNA vaccine’ will halt nicotine cravings and could even be used to stop children starting the habit

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2165485/A-jab-quit-smoking-DNA-vaccine-halt-nicotine-cravings-used-stop-children-starting-habit.html A way to quit? The jab could take the pleasure out of smoking, helping users quit An injection of genes that make antibodies against nicotine could help millions of smokers kick the habit, scientists believe. Just one jab could provide life-long protection against nicotine cravings and it could eventually be used to vaccinate children […]

Could swine flu vaccine cause narcolepsy? Scientists probe link between drug and increase in cases

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2121781/Could-swine-flu-vaccine-cause-narcolepsy-Scientists-probe-link-drug-increase-cases.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:35 EST, 28 March 2012 | UPDATED: 16:35 EST, 28 March 2012 Swine flu vaccine may have been responsible for a sudden increase in cases of narcolepsy among schoolchildren in Finland, a study has found. The sleep disorder is characterised by periods of extreme drowsiness, sudden naps, and paralysis […]

HPV vaccine lulling girls into a false sense of security: One in four wrongly thinks vaccine protects against ALL STIs

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083260/One-teenage-girls-thinks-HPV-vaccine-cuts-risk-contracting-STDs.html By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:04 PM on 6th January 2012 One in four girls getting the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer falsely believes it cuts the risk of contracting other sexually transmitted diseases.The startling finding, published in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, raises fears the vaccine is encouraging girls […]