Reuters reported on Monday that infants who are infected with the AIDS virus are getting sick and some may be dying as a result of being vaccinated against tuberculosis. According to the article, one study found that 75 percent of the children with BCG disease had died and 70 percent of those children were infected with HIV. The BCG or Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine appears to be causing serious infections in these children, activated TB can kill quickly.

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Around 12 percent of American babies are born prematurely, that is before 37 weeks gestation. Researchers are excited to find that administering high doses of caffeine to very premature babies is actually reducing the incidents of serious disabilities, including cerebral palsy. For the past 10 years, caffeine therapy has been used to treat premature infants.

Researchers followed 2,000 infants who weighed between one and three pounds and averaged 27 weeks gestation. The equivalent of six cups of coffee was the dose of caffeine given to the babies. At the age of two years, 23 percent fewer babies on caffeine therapy had died or developed a neurodevelopmental disability compared to the control group. The caffeine group of infants had 42 percent less incidence of cerebral and 19 percent lower incidence cognitive. There were also no significant differences in height, weight, or head circumference at the age of two years.

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Researchers are both disappointed and puzzled by the results of the clinical trials from the STEP HIV vaccine. Measurable results from vaccine were non-existent. Vaccinated individuals with background immunity to the adenovirus vector had more HIV infections than those in the placebo group. Another 12,000 people become infected with HIV everyday. While the failure of the vaccine was unexpected they will continue to work on developing a vaccine, because historically it has proven to be the best method to combat epidemics.

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