Pediatric Combo Vaccine Linked To Slight Risk Of Febrile Seizure

A study, published in JAMA of almost 400,000 children, showed that children had an increased risk of febrile seizures, a convulsion that occurs secondary to a rapid increase in body temperature on the day of the first and second vaccination, with the combined diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-acellular pertussis-inactivated poliovirus - Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) vaccine...

Muscle Soreness - Is Cold Water Immersion Effective For Treatment?

A recent study, published in The Cochrane Library, reveals that after exercise, a cold bath may be an effective way to prevent and help sore muscles. However, the researchers are not positive whether there may be dangerous side effects that could affect the person later on...

Drug Combo Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Combining gemcitabine with MRK003, an experimental drug, triggers a chain of events leading to pancreatic cancer cell death, researchers from Cambridge reported in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The researchers explained that when the two drugs are combined, the effect of each one is multiplied, thus intensifying the destruction of pancreatic cancer cells...