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Glaxo’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Cervarix, Delayed US Approval
GlaxoSmithKline, the second biggest pharmaceutical company
in the world, announced on Monday that...
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Cervarix Approval By The FDA Might Be Delayed
GlaxoSmithKline, the second biggest pharmaceutical company in the world, has announced that it will...
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Tamiflu Maker Tries to Convince Companies to Stockpile Drug
Roche is apparently discontent that sales of its Tamiflu influenza drug have dropped and seeks new...
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Gardasil Use Denied in Older Women
The U.S. Food and
Drug Administration denied Merck & Co Inc.’s request to market its...
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CDC Adds Glaxo’s Rotavirus Vaccine After Merck’s Proves Efficient
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on
Wednesday recommended...
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FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline Combination Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a four-in-one vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline. The...
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Report: Tropical Diseases Common among US Poor
Tropical diseases usually common in Africa, Asia and Latin
American appear to be also common among...
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CDC Head Warns of Complacency and Bird Flu
Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned at a...
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West Nile Warning Stronger than Ever
Warm weather brings with it not only the joy of living but also waves of mosquitoes that could be...
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Researchers Announce New Bird Flu Vaccine
Researchers have announced in this week's New England Journal of Medicine the development of a new...
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Patch Proves Efficient in Keeping Traveler’s Diarrhea Away
People facing digestive troubles while traveling can now
breathe relieved, as results of a...
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Baxter’s New Bird Flu Vaccine May Be Best Choice
Bird flu virus is closer than ever to finding its enemy,
as the first experimental bird flu...
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Family History Adds to People’s Risk of Developing Shingles
Just days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommended that people aged...
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Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance
GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has received the European Union
approval for the world’s first wide-spectrum...
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Report: Clinic Employees Responsible For Hepatitis C Outbreak
A report
released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday established
that...
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CDC: People over 60 Should Get Shingles Vaccine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended
on Thursday that people aged 60...
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Court Hears More Claims Linking Thimesoral in Vaccines to Autism
The
parents of two 10-year-old boys who believe that a mercury-based preservative,
thimesoral,...
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Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season
Although this year’s vaccine against flu was largely ineffective, the five companies manufacturing...
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WHO: ‘Threat of a Pandemic Influenza Has Not Diminished’
During a conference held in Geneva on May 6, World Health Organization
experts warned on the...
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Novartis Reports Promising Results of Meningitis Vaccine Trial
Novartis AG’s experimental vaccine Menveo appeared to
generate more potent immunity against four...
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China On Nationwide Alert As Deadly Virus Spreads
China ordered a nationwide alert in order to control the outbreak of a fatal virus that managed to...
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CDC Reports Measles Outbreaks in the United States
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a
total of 64 reports of confirmed...
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Viruses May Increase Lung Cancer Risk
Although smoking is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer, viruses may also contribute to the development...
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New Breast Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
A small clinical trial (conducted by the U.S. military) of
an experimental vaccine designed to...
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Study Blames Failure of Mumps Vaccines for the 2006 Outbreak
The large mumps outbreak in the United States in 2006 was the first
ever caused by the failure of...
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Antigenics’ Kidney Cancer Drug Oncophage Gets Clearance in Russia
New York-based biotechnology company Antigenics Inc.
announced Tuesday that it has won approval to...
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Military Supports Thousands of Brazilians Hit by Dengue Epidemic
Brazilian soldiers were deployed last week in Rio de Janeiro to help local authorities fight...
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Outbreak of Dengue Fever in Brazil Calls for Military Support
Brazilian army joined health care experts this week to fight
against the deadliest outbreak of...
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Glaxo’s Rotavirus Vaccine Rotarix Gets FDA Clearance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Thursday
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s vaccine Rotarix, for...
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AIDS Drugs Ziagen and Videx May Increase Heart Attack Risk
European researchers found that the anti-retroviral Ziagen
(also known as Abacavir), included as...
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