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AIDS: Are the wilderness years over for vaccine research?

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists looking for a vaccine against the AIDS virus can be forgiven for wondering at times whether they made the right career decision.


WHO predicts 'explosion' of swine flu cases (AP)

WHO predicts 'explosion' of swine flu cases

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The global spread of swine flu will endanger more lives as it speeds up in coming months and governments must boost preparations for a swift response, the World Health Organization said Friday.


Glaxo offers WHO 50 million pandemic vaccines

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline said it has offered to donate 50 million doses of a pandemic vaccine to the World Health Organization in the event of a global flu outbreak, according to a company spokesman.


GlaxoSmithKline taking pandemic vaccine orders

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline said Friday it has received orders from several countries to stockpile pandemic vaccine as soon as it gets the vaccine's key ingredient from the World Health Organization.


New study determines double flu jab needed against bird flu pandemic

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An international study led by University of Leicester researchers has determined that vaccination will be the best way to protect people in the event of the next influenza pandemic – but that each person would need two doses.