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US company makes first batch of swine flu vaccine

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A US company that on Tuesday was awarded a 35-million-dollar contract to develop an influenza vaccine using insect cell technology has produced a first batch against (A)H1N1 flu, company boss Dan Adams said.





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Preventing ear infections in the future: Delivering vaccine through the skin

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An experimental vaccine applied the surface of the skin appears to protect against certain types of ear infections. Scientists from the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, report their ...


Researchers make West Nile vaccine breakthrough

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 19, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

University of Queensland researchers have made a giant leap forward in the race to develop a vaccine for the potentially debilitating West Nile virus.


Combination vaccine protects monkeys from ebola and Marburg viruses

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An experimental, combination vaccine against Ebola and Marburg viruses using virus-like particles (VLPs) provides complete protection against infection in monkeys. Researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute ...


Nasal swine flu vaccine recalled over potency

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Drugmaker Medimmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time.


Clinical trial will test new HIV/AIDS vaccine

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Apr 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A phase 1 clinical trial to test a novel HIV/AIDS vaccine has begun at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). This new vaccine aims to overcome the problem of preexisting immunity to common vaccine vectors, which is thought ...


TB vaccine enters new clinical trials

TB vaccine enters new clinical trials

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world’s leading candidate for a tuberculosis vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford, is to enter Phase IIb proof-of-concept clinical trials, making it the first TB candidate vaccine ...


CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. health officials say there's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects.


WHO approves Glaxo's swine flu shot

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline says one of its swine flu vaccines has been certified by the World Health Organization, making it available for donors to buy for developing countries.


New research targets West Nile virus and dengue fever

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research conducted at The University of Queensland could contribute to the development of a vaccine and cure for West Nile virus and Dengue fever.


GSK swine flu drug approved in US: company

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has announced that US regulators have approved its swine flu vaccine for adults in the United States.



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