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More proof of vaccine boom

Monday, October 26th, 2009

In case you missed it, the World Health Organization released a comprehensive new vaccines report late last week, its unveiling no doubt timed with the uptick in swine flu immunization campaigns around the world (read the latest on H1N1 vaccine supply shortages here.) Hereâ€™s the WHO press release on the study. ...

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FDA OKs H1N1 vaccine

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The news is out: FDA has approved the new swine flu vaccine. Limited supplies are expected to arrive the first week of October, with about 45 million doses arriving around the middle of October. The vaccine will be available at up to 90,000 sites, including schools and clinics across the ...

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Progress against swine flu as Novartis begins human tests

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

As swine flu spreads across 168 countries and territories, another company has begun testing a vaccine in humans. Novartis has begun the companyâ€™s first human tests in 6,000 people in a year-long trial in Britain, Germany, and the United States. Last month CSL Ltd., an Australian biopharmaceutical company, became the ...

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Mosquitoes deliver malaria immunity

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Scientists may be on the right track in developing a vaccine against malaria using mosquitoes to deliver live malaria parasites through their bites. With reports showing that resistance is growing to artemisinin, the main drug used against malaria in the many areas where chloroquine is no longer effective, the need ...

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The race is on for swine flu vaccine

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

With the announcement of the first U.S. death from the swine flu and its spread into Germany, researchers are working hard to make a vaccine. The Associated Press reported that U.S. scientists hope to have a reference strain for the swine flu by May to ship to manufacturers to begin their ...

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Researchers take on malaria

Friday, April 24th, 2009

In March I wrote about the fear that the recession may spread infectious disease, including malaria. Fortunately,Â new effort is being put into eradicating that particular disease. Health experts are trying to rid high risk tropical areas, such as Mexico, South Africa, and China of malaria, which they believe will be wiped ...

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No borders on disease spread

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

TheÂ recession isnâ€™t the only reason infectious diseases are on the rise. According to an expert from theÂ World Health Organization, these diseases are becoming more prevalent due to unruly urbanization, governmentâ€™s failure to control mosquitoes, and greater air travel. Dengue, chikungunya, and other infectious diseases are killing more people worldwide. Last year, ...

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Recession may spread infectious diseases

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

With the recession hitting the public health system even harder, budget cuts have left the system under funded by about $20 billion, and, according to some reports, experts are concerned that there are more than five exotic diseases that may become more common in the United States. According to MSNBC, the ...

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Old MacDonald’s Pharma: Part 3

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Goats, llamas, and now chickens According to FierceBiotech, Symphogen and Origen Therapeutics are teaming up to develop a transgenic chicken that can produce recombinant human antibodies against cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases. The chickens will be used as a live breeding ground for more complex antibody development, which is believed ...

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