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New vaccine for pneumococcal meningitis
With Meningitis Awareness Day on 24th April, a new vaccine will be very welcome news. Meningitis Research Foundation welcomed the news of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) receiving European Commission approval for its new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Synflorix, to protect against 10 strains of pneumococcal disease in the UK. Any advances in the protection offered to children against this…
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A spoonful of sugar, or six
2 March 2000 PARENTS are being warned to read the ingredients lists of fruit drinks, often seen as a healthy alternative to pop, after research revealed that they sometimes contain more sugar than Coca Cola. Which? magazine found that some of the UK’s leading brands had up to six teaspoons of sugar, while others had a juice content…
