South Australia- Hospitals

Drug could boost brain cancer survival

A NEW drug could help prolong the life of people diagnosed with one of the most deadly forms of brain cancer Australian researchers say The drug was found for the first time to shrink brain tumours in patients with advanced melanoma researchers from the Melanoma Institute Australia University of Sydney and Sydneys Westmead Hospital said Dr Ge... Read More

Group B Neisseria meningitidis Vaccine Shows Promise

An investigational vaccine may represent a strong lead in the fight against group B Neisseria meningitidis according to results of a phase 2 study published online in the Lancet Administered in 3 doses over the course of 6 months a new bivalent vaccine was well tolerated and induced a strong immune response against multiple strains of the poten... Read More