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Vaccine News You Need  -  Feb 1, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,The new tetanus/diphtheria vaccine also vaccinates against whooping cough. This resurging infection in adults can cause cough severe enough to crack ribs or

Vaccines get a boost: Global market increases profitability of ...  -  Jan 27, 2008
American Medical News (subscription)The following is a list of some notable events of the last century: 1921: Diphtheria vaccine was developed, but it was not widely used until the 1930s.

Another death after vaccination  -  Jan 31, 2008
Viet Nam News,A dose of a hepatitis B vaccine and a dose of a combined cough, tetanus and diphtheria vaccine were given to Vy and the other babies, all under one-year-old

Running with the big dogs  -  Jan 22, 2008
Southwest Virginia Today,The original 1925 run featured about 20 mushers carrying a diphtheria vaccine across the then territory of Alaska. It took them five days to get to Nome,

Akorn gets FDA OK for unit dose preservative-free tetanus ...  -  Nov 26, 2007
CNNMoney.comIn March, Akorn announced it entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories for a tetanus diphtheria vaccine and

Akorn: FDA OKs tetanus diphtheria vaccine unit dose application  -  Nov 26, 2007
ReutersAkorn, which has been marketing a multi-dose preserved version of the tetanus diphtheria vaccine since September, expects to launch the new vaccine in the

Akorn's single-dose vaccine gets FDA nod  -  Nov 26, 2007
BusinessWeekAkorn Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration cleared a single-dose version of its tetanus diphtheria vaccine. Since September, Akorn has been

Akorn receives FDA approval for tetanus diphtheria vaccine  -  Nov 27, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewAkorn announced that it had entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories for a tetanus diphtheria vaccine.

Akorn, Inc. Announces FDA Approval for Unit Dose Preservative Free ...  -  Dec 3, 2007
PR-USA.net (press release),Since September 2007, Akorn has been marketing a multi-dose preserved version of the Tetanus Diphtheria vaccine. This new approval will allow Akorn to

FDA OK a shot in the arm for Akorn  -  Nov 26, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times,BY FRANCINE KNOWLES Buffalo Grove-based Akorn Inc. landed US regulatory approval of a single-dose version of its tetanus diphtheria vaccine,

Akorn Facility Gets FDA Clearance  -  Dec 21, 2007
Houston Chronicle,The company's current products range from eye care solution to a tetanus diphtheria vaccine. The inspection also served as a pre-approval step for the

Akorn and Cipla team up again  -  Nov 27, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,Yesterday, Akorn announced the FDA approved a supplemental Biologics License Application (BLA) for a unit dose preservative free Tetanus Diphtheria vaccine,

Citizens Republic Bancorp Hires Louise O`Connell As SVP And ...  -  Nov 26, 2007
RTT News,Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for a supplemental Biologics License Application for a unit dose preservative free Tetanus Diphtheria vaccine.

Student catches disease that fewer than 5 contract per year  -  Sep 24, 2007
Indiana Daily Student...requires all incoming students to verify that they have received the diphtheria vaccine as a child and a Td booster shot within the last 10 years.

US Teens Fall Short on Vaccine Coverage  -  Aug 30, 2007
Forbes,But about 60 percent of teens had gotten the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine or the tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis vaccine, or the varicella vaccine.

Akorn, Inc. Launches Tetanus Diphtheria Vaccine  -  Sep 5, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) today announced the launch of Tetanus Diphtheria Vaccine to customers in the United States. These vaccine shipments effectively

A Third Of The UK Doesn't Understand Importance Of Vaccination  -  Sep 4, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Up until the diphtheria vaccine was introduced to the UK in 1940, the disease killed over 2000 people per year; however, thanks to an effective immunisation

CDC Finds Adolescents Lagging In Immunization  -  Aug 30, 2007
MedPage Today,Since 2005, three new vaccines have been recommended specifically for pre-teens and adolescents - the meningococcal vaccine, a tetanus/diphtheria vaccine

Medicines desperately needed, says North Korea  -  Aug 22, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,Responding to the urgent request, World Vision Canada will send around 90000 doses of tetanus/diphtheria vaccine, worth approximately $1.5 million,

Akorn, Inc. (AKRX) Misses Q2 EPS by 1c, Comments on Q3 Revenues  -  Jul 30, 2007
StreetInsider.com (subscription),...the commercial launch of Tetanus Diphtheria Vaccine, and the launch of our Advanced Vision Research contract manufacturing agreement for TheraTearsÃ‚Â®.

New state law changes immunization requirements for seventh-grade ...  -  Jun 28, 2007
Carlsbad Current Argus,By Heather Parker CARLSBAD â€” A new state law requiring immunizations for seventh-graders in public schools this fall will keep the Carlsbad Health Office

John Young: If it gets them talking about family planning  -  Jun 30, 2007
Waco Tribune Herald,To have 21st century family-planning options is, or should be, as fundamental as having potable water or diphtheria vaccine. Itâ€™sa matter of public health.

Sled dog opens summer reading  -  Jun 8, 2007
The Havre Daily News,...blowing in the background, of Balto, the dog famous for running in the 1925 race against time to take diphtheria vaccine to the town of Nome, Alaska.

Adults Need Shots, Too  -  05 Jun 2007
WBAL,Her list includes: a tetanus/diphtheria vaccine every 10 years; a pneumococcal vaccine for pneumonia at age 65 or sooner if you have certain conditions;

Union County immunization clinic planned  -  Jun 3, 2007
Palladium-Item,Vaccines for hepatitis A and B, meningococcal disease, Tdap, a tetanus, pertussis and diphtheria vaccine, and a booster shot for varicella virus or chicken

Akorn Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  May 7, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Clearly, our announcement to exclusively market and distribute tetanus diphtheria vaccine is vital to our short and long-term financial success.

Akorn shares peak on vaccine pact  -  27 Mar 2007
BusinessWeekShares of Akorn Inc. climbed to an all-time high Tuesday as the pharmaceutical company signed a deal to distribute a tetanus diphtheria vaccine.

US stocks Close Lower, Aruba IPO  -  27 Mar 2007
123Jump.com,...has signed a three-year distribution agreement with publicly-operated manufacturer Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories for tetanus diphtheria vaccine.

Pre-Market Stock News (MAR 27, 2007)  -  27 Mar 2007
24/7 Wall St.,...(AKRX) Akorn signs exclusive distribution agreement with Massachusetts biologic laboratories for tetanus diphtheria vaccine.

Single tetanus vaccine no longer an option  -  Mar 13, 2007
New Zealand Doctor Online,The Ministry of Health says the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine â€œADTâ€? is available for people aged over seven years with a contraindication to

Urban Iditarod  -  Mar 6, 2007
SFStation.com,The Alaskan Iditarod is run on the first Saturday in March, celebrating of the 20 sled teams that relayed a diphtheria vaccine 1150 miles from Anchorage to

Sports in Brief | US wins women's soccer title  -  Mar 15, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,Alaska's Iditarod race, which commemorates the 1925 sled-dog relay run that delivered diphtheria vaccine to Nome from Anchorage, was won by a local,

Alaska's Iditarod Dog Sled Race Won by Lance Mackey (Update1)  -  Mar 14, 2007
BloombergMarch 14 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska's Iditarod race, which commemorates the 1925 dog sled relay run that delivered diphtheria vaccine to Nome from Anchorage,

Perry's waiting-room stench  -  Feb 16, 2007
UT The Daily Texan,Austin and San Antonio (whose schools did not require diphtheria vaccine) were hit particularly hard. The Austin American-Statesman said as many as 86

Few girls in state get cancer-virus vaccine  -  Feb 13, 2007
The Tennessean,By comparison, the tetanus and diphtheria vaccine, which is required for Tennessee children entering school, costs about $19. The more expensive chicken pox

Hilton student diagnosed with whooping cough  -  Feb 19, 2007
Spencerport Westside News,A student in the Hilton High School was diagnosed with whooping cough (pertussis), a highly contagious respiratory tract disease.

A renewed battle against whooping cough  -  Feb 17, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,New mothers and others in close contact with infants should get revaccinated against pertussis -- an acute, infectious illness also known as whooping cough

In Our View: Capital Attraction  -  Feb 4, 2007
The Columbian,Later still, a diphtheria vaccine would wipe out the disease in this country and the "e" would be dropped from "Clarke."

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