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Hope of a painfree needle to end injection trauma

Who would argue with a painfree injection Nobody loves the thought of a needle piercing their skin least of all doctors and dentists who have to deal with stressed and anxious patients Scientists have been working on this problem for a while but a young British inventor based in Somerset may have come up with the solution Oliver Blackwells... 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