You can help babies in need- with every specially marked pack of Pampers you purchase Pampers will donate the cost of one vaccine to help UNICEF protect a woman and her newborns against tetanus. Selma Hayek serves as the spokesperson for the Pampers/UNICEF partnership in the U.S. and Canada to help raise awareness of this program.
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How would you like to be vaccinated from addiction to drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, and even foods that are bad for you? In labs around the globe, researchers are working on developing just that.
Dr. Fran Vocci of the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) says that they are close to a year away from creating a vaccine against cocaine that could help millions of abusers kick their addiction. Another similar vaccine named TA-CD, developed by husband and wife team Dr. Kosten and Dr. Kosten at the Baylor College of Medicine has seen early successful clinical trials against cocaine use. They’re currently seeking FDA approval to conduct a 300 person study in six cities.
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