The new version of Prevnar, an anti-infection vaccine is safe and effective for infants and toddlers, according to an advisory board to the FDA. This report comes despite the fact that the drug failed to meet certain goals in company studies.

Americans, frustrated with lack of H1N1 swine flu vaccine, are taking the next best thing, and taking it in record numbers. The public is flocking to seasonal flu inoculations, to the point that the Centers for Disease Control warned over possible shortages.

Statin drugs, primarily focused at reducing cholesterol, have been found to aid in something on the minds of many people. Yes, statin drugs help people make it through a flu infection.

Swine flu vaccines have begun to arrive, but that has not eased the concerns of parents. Rather, it has increased fears, as many parents are unsure of a new, untested vaccine.

The federal government is recommending that people get swine flu vaccinations, once they become publicly available. An Associated Press - GfK poll shows that despite the dangers associated with swine flu, and said recommendations, more than a third of parents don't want their kids vaccinated against the swine flu.

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday that ppharmaceutical companies will only be able to produce about 3 billion doses of swine flu vaccine a year. While that sounds like a lot, that's billions less than was originally expected.

Who will be the first to get the swine flu vaccine once it becomes available this fall? About 159 million people.

With the world facing its first pandemic in 40 years, it’s easy to get caught up in the frenzy and growing concern about the swine flu. Here are 5 myths.

The first vaccine trials for this year's swine flu, H1N1, have begun in Australia. The maker of the vaccine announced that the vaccine's effectiveness will be determined in six to eight weeks.

A new vaccine principle is being developed by scientists at the University of Copenhagen which - if it works to its full expected potential - could help to save millions of lives and revolutionise current vaccine technology.

Monash University scientists have started clinical trials to find a successful vaccine against footrot in sheep.

Scientists have isolated a new bacterium in pigs' stomachs thanks to a pioneering technique, offering hope of new treatments to people who suffer with stomach ulcers, according to research published in the June issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.