Researchers said for the first time an experimental vaccine has cut the risk of infection with the deadly Aids virus.

The British government has awarded pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline the contract for a vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer, it announced today.

IT costs hospitals around €147,000 a day to treat patients with pneumococcal disease, according to a new campaign urging people at risk to get vaccinated against the infection.

A cervical cancer vaccine could soon be available in Ireland, it was revealed today.

A CONTROVERSIAL vaccine against cervical cancer could be available within a year following dramatic trial results which proved 100% effective at preventing the precursor changes that signal the disease.

The US government is getting ready to test a bird flu vaccine and stockpiling both vaccine and antiviral drugs as the threat grows that a deadly strain of avian influenza will begin spreading from Asia.