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Crucell stops development of West Nile Virus vaccine  -  Feb 12, 2008
CNNMoney.comCrucell had already completed a Phase I trial for a West Nile Virus vaccine - a trial which demonstrated safety and tolerability of the product,

Elanco Exercises Option for Lipid Sciences' Viral Immunotherapy ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
CNNMoney.com...win with our Viral Immunotherapy platform--a positive therapeutic effect demonstrated with our delipidated autologous virus vaccine in our HIV program.

Novartis Vaccines Launches Online Resource for Ordering Fluvirin ...  -  Feb 14, 2008
HealthNewsDigest.com,Through this site, FluvirinÂ® Influenza Virus Vaccine is available for convenient ordering in the United States for the 2008-2009 influenza season.

Stress, age increase likelihood of shingles  -  Feb 17, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,If you have never had chickenpox you should get this vaccine and not the new Zostavax vaccine, a live but weakened virus vaccine that is designed to lessen

Breakthrough vaccine victim of bad publicity  -  Feb 18, 2008
National Post,Official uptake figures confirm what some medical experts have been speculating since the human papilloma virus vaccine was launched last September,

ASU researchers granted $1.5M to seek West Nile virus vaccine  -  Jan 28, 2008
Arizona Republic,Arizona State University scientists are testing whether tobacco plants can yield a vaccine or drug that blocks the West Nile virus from attacking a person's

Crucell sees 'substantial' rise in Quinvaxem demand in next 2 yrs  -  Feb 12, 2008
Forbes,In addition to announcing the cancellation of the West Nile Virus vaccine, the company also revealed it has failed so far to establish conclusive proof of

Chimp virus vaccine 'could wipe out malaria'  -  Jan 31, 2008
Daily Mail,The jab is based on a virus which causes colds and stomach trouble in chimpanzees but does not harm humans. So far, it has triggered an immune response

Awareness of HPV crucial for students  -  Feb 18, 2008
TCU Daily Skiff,In the spring of her sophomore year, a 21-year-old TCU senior found a bump on her genitals. She had abnormal cervical cells and genital warts,

HPV Vaccine Bill in Frankfort  -  Feb 11, 2008
WBKO,...he is also the father of two teenage girls who have already had their Gardasil shots, a common form of the Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine.

Crucell to stop West Nile vaccine, shares drop  -  Feb 12, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,AMSTERDAM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Dutch biotech firm Crucell is scrapping its West Nile virus vaccine because of a sharp drop in the number of people infected

Many Vaccines for Adults  -  Jan 24, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Caveats: This is a killed-virus vaccine and is considered safe. Side effects include soreness at the injection site, headache, and tiredness.

Crucell Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessWhole-killed West Nile Virus Vaccine: The Phase I trial for a vaccine was completed, demonstrating safety and tolerability. Crucell also developed human

Crucell narrows loss, sees 20% revenue growth in 2008  -  Feb 12, 2008
MarketWatchThe company also said Tuesday it stopped developing its West Nile virus vaccine, citing unattractive commercial and marketing opportunities.

Free vaccine may prevent cervical cancer  -  Jan 21, 2008
Boise State University The Arbiter Online,Planned Parenthood of Idaho is honoring National Cervical Cancer Screening Month by offering the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine, Gardasil, free to low income

Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing ...  -  Jan 25, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The inventors have previously developed a WNV/Dengue4Delta30 antigenic chimeric virus as a live attenuated virus vaccine candidate that contains the WNV

More trial data backs Merck's cervical cancer shot  -  Feb 7, 2008
Canada.com,Gardasil, a human papilloma virus vaccine, is displayed at the Girls to Women Health and Wellness clinic in Dallas, Texas in this file photo from March 6,

Cambodian study hints at subclinical H5N1 cases  -  Jan 25, 2008
CIDRAP,In August, researchers working on a GlaxoSmithKline vaccine reported positive results for a split-virus vaccine combined with a proprietary oil-and-water

Public Health opens new immunization clinic  -  Feb 6, 2008
Marianas Variety,Immunization program manager Mariana C. Sablan said the Rota virus vaccine and the Meningococcal vaccine protect children from diarrhea and meningitis.

Posted By BY SANDRA PAUL  -  Feb 5, 2008
Sault This Week,So where does the human papilloma virus vaccine fit into this temptation/consequence, prevention/treatment pattern? The secular/scientific among us tend to

Getting shingles vaccine can be a shot in the dark  -  Feb 5, 2008
OCRegister,For one thing, most doctors' offices don't carry the live-virus vaccine Zostavax. Few insurance companies cover its cost (about $165 per dose) and few

WHO launches bird flu virus tracker after facing protests over ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
The Canadian PressA new World Health Organization system designed to allow countries to track the H5N1 influenza viruses they have provided to international laboratories was

Flu taking hold in valley  -  Feb 15, 2008
Lancaster Eagle Gazette,In case you haven't noticed it from the people around you, quite a few people in Chillicothe and Ross County are experiencing aches, pains and fevers - and

Parents should consider life-saving vaccine for teenage girls  -  Feb 1, 2008
Easier (press release),Mr Broadhead has expressed his concern that in Yorkshire there has been very limited awareness of the new HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine â€“ a vaccine

Mandatory HPV vaccine 'premature,' state says  -  Jan 31, 2008
Pioneer Press,While state health experts recommend the human papilloma virus vaccine for girls at the appropriate age - noting it can prevent 70 percent of cervical

A European Healthcare Consortium, Including Mymetics Corporation ...  -  Feb 14, 2008
Business Wire (press release),NYON, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A European healthcare consortium (the â€œConsortiumâ€?) of fifteen members comprised of a publicly founded organization,

MedImmune Strengthens Key Leadership Functions to Further Support ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
CNNMoney.com...where he gained experience bringing FluMist(R) (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal) through development at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

HPV, men's oral cancer linked  -  Feb 2, 2008
Baltimore Sun,AP February 2, 2008 ATLANTA - The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral

Five Named to NIAID Advisory Council  -  Jan 29, 2008
National Institutes of Health (press release)Dr. Arvin conducted early studies of a varicella-zoster virus vaccine that is now licensed for the prevention of chickenpox and zoster.

Double-dose hepatitis B revaccination has good results in HIV ...  -  Jan 30, 2008
Aidsmap,Use of a double-dose of hepatitis B virus vaccine in HIV-positive patients who did not respond to standard vaccination has a 50% success rate, according to

Health Watch - CMV Vaccine For Newborns  -  Feb 4, 2008
ABC30.com,By Margot Kim MINNEAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Most adults have had the virus known as CMV, or cytomegalovirus, and they probably didn't even know it.

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Signs Vaccine Storage ...  -  Feb 11, 2008
SunHerald.com,Control & Prevention (CDC) signed a contract to outsource storage and distribution of its national strategic reserve of the influenza virus vaccine.

Flu hits Sacramento region  -  Feb 11, 2008
Sacramento Bee,By Dorsey Griffith - dgriffith@sacbee.com Health clinics in the Sacramento area appear to be handling more and more cases, and some schools have reported

Flu outbreak may be worse than last year, health officials say  -  Feb 10, 2008
Muskogee Daily Phoenix,By Keith Purtell If you have the impression that the flu season is a little worse this year, health care officials say there is a basis in fact.

Planned Parenthood to Iowans: $1 Now or $4 Later?  -  Feb 12, 2008
RH Reality Check,...is also advocating on behalf of a bill that would require health insurance companies to provide coverage for the human papilloma virus vaccine.

Pharmaceutical contract services round-up  -  Feb 12, 2008
OutSourcing-Pharma.com,Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) signed a contract to outsource the storage and distribution of its national reserve of the influenza virus vaccine.

WHO creates bird flu virus database  -  Jan 25, 2008
Feedstuffs,The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed an electronic system to track influenza A(H5) viruses that member states have shared with WHO through the

GlaxoSmithKline profit down 10 percent  -  Feb 7, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,Garnier, who steps down in May, left more questions unanswered on the fate of a potential blockbuster, Cervarix, the firm's human papilloma virus vaccine

Flu shots available at TriCounty Health  -  Feb 6, 2008
Vernal Express,Increases in the number of people diagnosed with influenza have prompted the Utah Department of Health to upgrade Utahâ€™s status to â€œlocalâ€? from â€œsporadic

Health Department Recommends HPV Vaccine  -  Jan 24, 2008
BYU Newsnet,Cancer Awareness month and the Utah Department of Health is not taking excuses from women who haven't received the human papilloma virus vaccine.

Measles Risk in San Diego  -  Feb 13, 2008
XETV FOX6 San Diego,..."If you got the live virus vaccine you have a 95-percent chance of having had a take, and if you have a take you are immuned for the rest of your life,"

WHO catalogs H5N1 viruses, launches tracking system  -  Jan 22, 2008
CIDRAP,Jan 22, 2008 (CIDRAP News) â€“ Countries affected by H5N1 avian influenza have sent material containing 734 H5N1 virus isolates to the World Health

Link Plus Forms Subsidiary to Develop MIPs-Based Solutions for ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Earthtimes,COLUMBIA, MD -- 01/22/08 -- Link Plus Corporation announced today that it has formed a subsidiary called Link Plus BioTech, Inc. to focus on public health

Mercury from Vaccines Clears More Quickly in Infants than Anticipated  -  Jan 30, 2008
MedPage Today,The highest level detected was 8.0 ng/mL in a newborn 12 hours after receiving the birth dose of a hepatitis B virus vaccine containing 32.5 Âµg of mercury.

Some Flu Cases Resist Flu Drug Tamiflu  -  Feb 1, 2008
WebMDBy Miranda Hitti Jan. 31, 2008 -- The World Health Organization and European health officials note cases, mainly in Norway, of a flu virus that resists the

Arrowhead Research Appoints Mauro Ferrari To Board Of Advisors ...  -  Jan 28, 2008
RTT News,...that it had demonstrated a positive therapeutic effect with its proprietary delipidated autologous virus vaccine in SIV-infected non-human primates.

Merck's Varicella Production Issues Remain, Validation Expected Soon  -  Jan 25, 2008
FDA news (subscription),Zostavax (zoster vaccine live) for the prevention of shingles and Varivax (varicella virus vaccine live) for the prevention of chickenpox.

Sanofi-aventis Announces 2007 Earnings Ahead of Guidance Sharp ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),...of a West Nile virus vaccine November 13, 2007 Announcement that the European Commission had endorsed the positive opinion of the EMEA on Acomplia(R),

BRIEF: Glaxo profit down on declining Avandia sales  -  Feb 9, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Garnier left more questions unanswered on the fate of the firm's human papilloma virus vaccine, Cervarix, a potential blockbuster that the Food and Drug

Does a dose of vitamin C keep a cold away? Ask Dr. H Mitchell Hecht  -  Feb 4, 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,Antibiotics are useless against colds, and the fact that they mutate has thus far made it impossible to develop a multi-virus vaccine to prevent infection.

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