PREVIOUS experiments on the placental barrier to tetanus toxin in the rat revealed that mothers suffering from tetanus were able to deliver a healthy litter 1. While some of these mothers cared for ...

ALTHOUGH various previous observations, chiefly by French, American and Canadian investigators, had indicated that tetanus toxoid immunization was a powerful tool in the prevention of tetanus, it was ...

Researchers who have harnessed the body’s immune system to fight cancer have found a way to make the approach work even better, using an ordinary tetanus vaccine. They used their double-vaccine ...

FORTY years after its discovery by the French veterinarian Ramon 1 there are still controversial opinions and unexplored facts about the use of tetanus toxoid. Basic investigation of certain aspects ...

A common tetanus booster shot given to patients with a deadly form of brain cancer shortly before an experimental cancer vaccine prolonged their survival, a small study found. Duke University ...

If you were given a choice of vaccine delivery method, would you rather a needle or a skin cream? Thought so. Well, the latter might be a viable option soon, as Stanford scientists have used a topical ...

A simple safety pin prick can spark tetanus fears, but the risk is low, especially with current vaccinations. Clostridium tetani bacteria, found in soil, cause this serious infection. Prompt wound ...

Boostrix (tetanus toxoid/reduced diphtheria toxoid/adsorbed acellular pertussis vaccine) is a brand-name Tdap vaccine that helps prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. It’s available by ...