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Seen that? - Bio-Terrorism and the Flu Pandemic Conference
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 8, 2009
...m of a pandemic flu virus strain, the EMEA allows drugs companies to start the approval process for vaccines still in development. Earlier this week, [...] Read More Flu Vaccine Recommen... ..., the conference will be held on Monday, July 18, 2005 [...] Read More Rivax, Vaccine Against Bioterrorism Weapon Ricin, Passes Phase 1 Clinical Studies at The Biotech Weblo...
Aerosol Measles Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 21, 2009
© Dave Haygarth Researchers have developed a new method for the delivery of measles vaccine that allows the patient to inhale a finely-powdered form of the vaccine. Attenuated measles virus was mixed with high-pressure carbon dioxide to produce microscopic bubbles and droplets, which are t...
Seen that? - Gilead wrestles with Roche for Tamiflu rights
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 9, 2009
...opical disease Japanese encephalitis. IC51 will be an addition to Novartis' portfolio of travel vaccines, which include prophylaxis against diseases such as Hepatitis A, cholera and typhoid fever.... ... Tamiflu. In tests of laboratory animals, Tamiflu has proven to be one of the only drugs effective against the strain of bird flu known as H5N1, now endemic among the waterfowl populations of [...] ...
Swine flu "could kill millions"
in Sox First, on September 22, 2009
...y answer to the problem is for the rich countries to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for vaccines and antiviral medicines. Bloomberg reports that wealthy nations and development banks ar...
Inhalant Powder Measles Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 17, 2009
...ctricity for refrigeration, clean water and sterile needles needed to administer traditional liquid vaccines.
To create an inhalable vaccine, Sievers and his team of students and researchers develope...
Autumn Babies at Higher Risk for Childhood Asthma
in Allergies, on August 8, 2009
... an infant from contracting respiratory illness during the winter flu season. Researchers say that vaccines for this age group may need to be developed, particularly for those that have high risk of d...
Swine Flu Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 19, 2009
...a vaccine against swine flu. Researchers at the University of Antwerp will be testing 4 potential vaccines for H1N1v in a trial involving 300 to 400 volunteers and expects that a Mexican flu vaccine... ... © Eneas Scientists are on a race in the development of a vaccine against swine flu. Researchers at the University of Antwerp will be testing 4 potential vaccines for H1N1v in a trial involving ...
Vaccine for Ear Infections
in The Parenting Weblog, on July 11, 2009
...ible for ear infections, from the nose and ears.
If this works in humans, isn't it grand that vaccines can be delivered this way? Simple, effective, and no jabs! Wish all vaccines can be delivere... ... may be a way around this.
Scientists have developed a pain-free vaccination strategy that works against ear infections .
The vaccine was recently tested by placing a droplet of formula on the oute...
Novel Delivery of Vaccine Against Otitis Media
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 4, 2009
...is vaccination strategy offers a simple, effective, inexpensive and pain-free method of delivering vaccines.
... ... © boltron- Scientists have developed a pain-free vaccination strategy that works against otitis media , or ear infection, reported to be the most frequently diagnosed illness in children less th...
Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
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With drug companies around the world set to make millions selling vaccines to stop swine flu, it's worth looking at how they are pushing drugs. Bloomberg reports that drug giant Eli Lilly p... ..., according to the documents." At the same time, the company is in trouble for discriminating against African American employees. The Wall Street Journal reports that the NAACP and nine plaint...
Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference
in Supplychainer, on June 9, 2009
...ain insights in this area. At the center of the international issue of improving delivery of drugs, vaccines, and other remedies to needy populations is the role of the supply chain. The session, enti...
MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 5, 2009
...g:
Naseem Amin, M.D. PhD; SVP, Business Development, Biogen Idec
Andrin Oswald, M.D.; CEO, Novartis Vaccines
Panels will include:
Entrepreneurship: Making Your Company a Success
Lesa Mitchell (Kauff...
Genetic Sequencing of Cold Virus
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2009
... the different strains can be used in epidemiologic studies and in the development of antivirals or vaccines against human rhinoviruses.
This study has been published in the Feb 13, 2009 issue of Sc... ...erent strains can be used in epidemiologic studies and in the development of antivirals or vaccines against human rhinoviruses.
This study has been published in the Feb 13, 2009 issue of Science ....
Distribution of Contraceptives, Approved at Gloucester
in Next Nine Months, on October 9, 2008
...be guided and educated well in terms of pregnancy, sex and even cervical cancer and cervical cancer vaccines. The education of course starts at home. And I agree with the distribution of contraceptive...
Vaccine Allergies
in Allergies, on September 11, 2008
...ll, so am I!
With my first-born, it never even occurred to me to worry about allergic reactions to vaccines. Allergies was something that happened to other people, not us. Well, nothing untoward happ...
2008-2009 Flu Vaccines, Approved By The FDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 10, 2008
...rtesy of iStockphoto, shannon drawe
Earlier this week, the FDA has announced its approved flu vaccines for the 2008-2009 flu season in the United States.
Six vaccines approved and their manufa...
Phase 1 Trials Shows Plant-Produced Cancer Vaccine as Safe
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 28, 2008
...for patients. If further trials demonstrate its efficacy, this presents a novel method of producing vaccines quickly and cheaply.
The researchers chose tobacco plants that were genetically modified ... ... trials of the the first human tests of a vaccine grown in tobacco plants proved that the vaccine against against follicular B-cell lymphoma were safe for patients. If further trials demonstrate its...
Genetically Modified Salmonella Delivers Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 17, 2008
...otein from the S. pneumoniae bacterium, which then triggers a strong antibody response. Unlike most vaccines that are entirely manufactured by a vaccine company, the attenuated recombinant salmonella ... ... have successfully genetically engineered Salmonella enterica to deliver an antigen that protects against pneumonia. The method apparently effectively delivers the antigen in the body, does not infe...
Celebrity Green Team
in The Celebrities Weblog, on June 12, 2008
...rally attended by Jim Carrey, Jenny McCarthy and other celebrities aimed at eliminating toxins in vaccines.
Source:www.people.com
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Hib Vaccine Recalled
in The Parenting Weblog, on December 13, 2007
...are no longer "special" when it comes to product recalls . Now, even children's vaccines are being recalled.
More than a million vaccines of Hib and combination vaccines Hib and H...
Beware of Poory Refrigerated Vaccines
in The Parenting Weblog, on December 5, 2007
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Watch out for poorly refrigerated vaccines, parents! After comforting you child after his or her vaccine ordeal, it is possible that that vaccine is a dud. The Center for Disease Control a... ... for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that "hundreds of thousands of doses of vaccines against such diseases as flu, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, mumps, measles , chi...
Enhanced HIV Vaccine, Helped Monkeys Kick AIDS-like Symptoms
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 28, 2007
...boratory Medicine at Penn.:
"DNA vaccine technology has great promise for the development of vaccines and immune therapeutics for a variety of infectious diseases and cancers.
While previous s... ...e adjuvants, or helpers.
The said enhanced vaccine provided those monkeys with greater protection against simian HIV (SHIV) than an unmodified vaccine.
According to senior author David B. Wei...
Merck's HPV Vaccine May Expand to Women Up to 45 Years Old
in Well Woman Blog, on November 9, 2007
...ned it to me. Unfortunately, it's a disease very few women know about and should. At first, the vaccines for HPV was for young girls and women aged 9 to 26. Now, it looks like the vaccines can hel... ...g to secure FDA approval for the medicine. Either way, these findings could help protect more women against HPV.
"This is the first efficacy study in this age population," Dr. Eliav Barr, ...
Pregnant Women Should Eat More Fish?
in Well Woman Blog, on October 4, 2007
...e from people exposed in chemical spills. No major studies have shown evidence mercury from food or vaccines has caused brain damage to mothers or children.
Michael Bender, director of The Mercury Po...
Nasal Influenza Vaccine Flumist®, Now FDA-Approved for Children Ages 2-5
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 20, 2007
...ed in the nose.
Find more details from the FDA News .
Flumist® is a product of MedImmune Vaccines, Inc. .
[Photo Credit: Nature ]...
BIO Investor Forum 2007
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 7, 2007
...d Inflammatory Diseases - Clinical Perspective on New Treatment Paradigms and Targets
From Cancer Vaccines to Adjuvants - Insights into the Future of Immunotherapy and Cancer
Se the BIO Invest...
Summer Time, Pollen Allergy Time
in Allergies, on August 13, 2007
...lly matter. When this season is over, consult your allergist and find out if immunotherapy (allergy vaccines) is something you could try in preparation for next year's allergy season. It does take...
Transgenic Mushrooms as Drug Biofactories
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 25, 2007
...nsgenic mushrooms can then be used as factories for the production of therapeutic proteins, such as vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and hormones like insulin, or commercial enzymes, such as cellulase...
Costing Health
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 30, 2007
(image via article at CBS)
CBS News reports "If you have ever wondered why the cost of prescription drugs in the United States are the highest in the world or why it's illegal to import cheaper drugs from Canada or Mexico, you need look no further than the pharmaceutical lobby and its...
MBAs to the rescue
in Sox First, on April 28, 2007
..., and for as little as 1 month. MBAs Without Borders will pay for accommodation, transport, laptop, vaccines, health & travel insurance and visas. It also provides a $US1000 per month stipend, ret...
Vaccine for Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on April 23, 2007
...e topic:
A vaccine is a very common way of building up the immune system to fight infection. Using vaccines to fight breast cancer is relatively new, however, and still considered experimental. A vac...
Merck Licenses Coley Pharma's VaxImmune for $4 Million
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 13, 2007
...ler T-cell immune response when used in combination with prophylactic (preventative) or therapeutic vaccines.
VaxImmune is currently under clinical trials for various cancer, infectious disease ...
Roche Licences Transgene's HPV Vaccines
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 12, 2007
...nd Transgene will collaborate to develop and market products from Transgene's vaccine program against HPV-mediated diseases, including Transgene's main vaccine candidate TG 4001 , currently...
On Ear Infections in Children and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7)
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 12, 2007
...terrible and so most children would just stay away from them like they're lepers or something.
Vaccines, in those days here in my home country, were really scarce - probably the reason why ear in... ...s the number of children developing frequent ear infections."
The PCV7 vaccine only protects against seven virulent strains of pneumococcal bacteria from 90 known strains, thus careful monitori...
Rabies-based Vaccine May Defeat HIV
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 11, 2007
...tors are based on a type of rabies vaccine strain that has been used for more than 20 years in oral vaccines against rabies in wildlife in Europe.
The study was aimed at studying the safety and effec... ...son Medical College in Philadelphia to deliver HIV-related proteins into animals: vaccinating them against an AIDS-like disease.
Preliminary data revealed that the said vaccine (which doesn't pr...
Most Physicians Favor HPV Vaccination
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 29, 2007
...he HPV vaccine should not be mandated
more than two-thirds of physicians surveyed said only "vaccines for diseases that pose a significant risk of death and contagion" should be mandated a...
Fruit Fly Offers Clues in Development of New Human Vaccines
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 13, 2007
...ns can now learn from flies, for this new finding has implications for new ways of developing human vaccines against AIDS and diseases that attack the immune system and also against bioterrorism ... ...w learn from flies, for this new finding has implications for new ways of developing human vaccines against AIDS and diseases that attack the immune system and also against bioterrorism agents....
Novel Pulsed Microjet System for Needle-Free Delivery of Protein Drugs
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 12, 2007
...ters and less liquid per pulsation, was shown to be more effective."
Needle-free delivery of vaccines has been identified as one of the significant emerging challenges in global health as there...
Flo Shots and Pregnancy
in Well Woman Blog, on February 14, 2007
...because it can protect both her and her baby, a new study released in San Francisco says.
Current vaccines are not licensed for babies under 6 months. But, the study says it appears that an expectan...
War is Much More Harmful Than You Thought
in Latina Viva, on February 5, 2007
..., respiratory infections and diarrhea, could be saved, since these illnesses can be prevented by $2 vaccines, $1 worth of antibiotics, or a 10-cent dose of oral rehydration salts as well as the main b...
Less Allergies in 2007!
in Allergies, on January 4, 2007
...search and development, so they'd come up with more effective and safer allergy medications and vaccines. I wish more people would be more aware and understand the dangers of allergies. I wish 200...
Modified Akt1 Enzyme Boost Efficacy of Tumor Vaccines
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 5, 2006
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Scientists have come up with an altered enzyme Akt1 which can boost the effect of tumor vaccines by extending the lives of dendritic cells , the immune-system master switches that promote the r...
Breast Cancer Vaccine Targeting HER-2/neu Over-expression
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 13, 2006
...y of disease, recurrence and overall survival. Reasearchers are now using these findings to develop vaccines targeting these genetic markers.
In a study presented during the recently held meeting of ... ...ults demonstrate for the first time that this DC vaccination may have significant clinical activity against certain types of breast cancer," said Brian J. Czerniecki, M.D., of the University of P...
The Netherlands Invested Euro 18.4 Million to Make Better Vaccines to Fight Raging TB Pandemic
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 7, 2006
...g stand by providing funding and scientific expertise for the development of new, more effective TB vaccines.
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) has invested Euro 18.4 million in Aeras G...
More than 400 Biotechnology Drugs and Vaccines Under Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 16, 2006
... ) from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) found 418 medicines and vaccines developed through biotechnology in various stages of development to treat more than 100 dis... ...as:
monoclonal antibodies targeting asthma, lupus and various types of cancer
vaccines designed against AIDS and cancer
antisense products as potential treatments for cancer and heart disease
...
$30 million to University of Michigan startup blurs corporate-academic borders
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 8, 2006
...gic Nanotechnology at the University of Michigan (U-M).
NanoBio Corporation develops therapies and vaccines against infections ranging from cold sores to nail fungus and influenza using a nove... ...echnology at the University of Michigan (U-M).
NanoBio Corporation develops therapies and vaccines against infections ranging from cold sores to nail fungus and influenza using a novel nanoemu...
Novartis To Build Cell-Culture Based Flu Vaccines Plant in US
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 19, 2006
... Novartis will build a $600 million plant in the United States to develop flu vaccines using advanced, cell-culture techniques . The facility would be based in holly Springs, North Carolin...
Czech Republic Invites Biotech Firms to Brno Medipark
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 14, 2006
..., who see it as a cheap, efficient place to do clinical trials and to manufacture biotech drugs and vaccines. In March this year, the renowned U.S. Mayo Clinic also selected Brno's International ...
Book Tip: The Allergy and Asthma Solution
in Allergies, on July 11, 2006
...ing:
IgE blood tests as alternative to skin tests to identify allergies,
and allergy drops and vaccines
"I hope my book educates physicians and patients about the important advances bei...
US Government To Purchase $165 Million Worth of Anthrax Drugs
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 23, 2006
...anthrax's potential use as a bioweapon, various efforts are also underway to develop anthrax vaccines through molecular farming , as well as anthrax antibiotics . In contrast to vaccines and ant... ...d to purchase 20,000 doses of ABthrax™, an experimental drug developed by Human Genome Sciences against inhalational anthrax disease.
"HGS has demonstrated the efficacy of ABthrax in mu...
Novartis Buys Rights to Intecell's Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Candidate
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 14, 2006
...ical disease Japanese encephalitis . IC51 will be an addition to Novartis' portfolio of travel vaccines, which include prophylaxis against diseases such as Hepatitis A, cholera and typhoid feve... ...ovartis is buying rights to Austrian biotech firm Intercell AG 's IC51 experimental vaccine against the tropical disease Japanese encephalitis . IC51 will be an addition to Novartis' port...
Novartis Bids for NeuTec, Expands Into Hospital Anti-Infectives
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 8, 2006
...d be just the latest of the many acquisitions Novartis made in the last year, starting with Chiron Vaccines in November last year, and the most recent of which is this week's aquisition of excl...
Vaccine Against Dental Cavities
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2006
...at the vaccine works in animal trials.
The Forsyth researchers are focusing on "mucosal" vaccines that can be sprayed into the nose for several reasons. Primarily these vaccines are better-... ...and, they are easier to administer to young children.
The advances on the development of a vaccine against caries is described in the Forsyth Institute News and discussed in full in " The scie...
FDA Advisory Panel Approves Gardasil Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 20, 2006
... The US FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee unanimously approved Gardasil® , Merck 's recombinant vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV) , a sexually-tran... ...al Products Advisory Committee unanimously approved Gardasil® , Merck 's recombinant vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV) , a sexually-transmitted disease that can lead to cervical ...
Blood Test To Determine Nicotine Patch Success
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 20, 2006
...e tool developed for those who wish to quit smoking. As opposed to anti-smoking drugs or smoking vaccines , nicotine patches, nasal sprays and gums are nicotine-replacement therapies , designed to...
Lactoferrin And Lysozymes Production From Rice
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 15, 2006
...cular farming, is a novel technology, and other companies have already been successful in producing vaccines and other pharmaceuticals in plants (see previous entries on plague , anthrax and equin...
Novartis Receives $220M Grant To Develop Cell-Culture Derived Flu Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 5, 2006
...oping a flu vaccine is still ongoing. Because of its advantages in terms of ease and speed at which vaccines can be manufactured, biotech firms are developing alternate methods of vaccine production t...
Vical Incorporated's DNA Vaccine Against Avian Flu, 100% Effective in Animal Studies
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 4, 2006
...train of the H5N1 Avian influenza virus (isolated from Vietnam). In contrast to conventional vaccines using chiken eggs or cell culture for production, Vical's DNA vaccine is produced via f... ...ed at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital showed that Vical's DNA vaccine candidate against avian flu showed 100% efficacy in mice and ferrets infected with a highly virulent strain of...
USDA Approves Inovocox Vaccine Against Chicken Coccidiosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 25, 2006
...antage of the Embrex Inovoject(R) injection system , an automated device that can deliver multiple vaccines to a chick while it is still in the egg. Inovocox(TM) can be delivered to poultry safely, p... ... of the hatchery through the Inovoject(R) system. It offers protection to the bird in a single dose against three of the most common species of coccidia. In addition, Inovocox(TM) vaccine can be safel...
HIV Vacccine Enters Human Clinical Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 25, 2006
...et of HIV, researchers say.
According to the researchers, the vaccine is different from other HIV vaccines being developed in that the proteins they used are very similar to those naturally found in...
Artemisinin-Precursor Production from Genetically Modified Yeast
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 13, 2006
...efficient drug production of antimalarials are needed. The search for other anti-malaria drugs and vaccines must continue.
Read the full story from Nature 's news article .... ...ant, however, that artemisin-resistance will evolve, eventually leaving the potent drug ineffective against malaria. Early this year, WHO urged firms to help prevent the emergence of resistance by s...
Booming Biotech Industry in the Asia Pacific
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 12, 2006
...ts, Singapore's biotech pipeline shows promise , which includes lead compunds for antibiotics, vaccines, and drugs for cancer, infectious and metabolic diseases.
Meanwhile, back in the US...
Avian Flu Vaccine Granted Temporary Approval
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 10, 2006
...nown as the eight plasmid reverse genetics system , is a significant advantage for future poultry vaccines because it allows the antigen content to be standardized, according to Robert Webster... ...
A vaccine against H5N1 avian influenza called Poulvac® FluFendTM i H5N3 RG has been given temporary approval by the French National Agency of Veterinary Medicine . The vaccine is an inactivat...
Plant-derived Vaccine by Fusion Molecules
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 14, 2006
... barrier in frustrated attempts to turn plants into economically viable "bioreactors" for vaccines.
By creating fusion molecules, the researchers have found a way to make plants produce mo... ...mportant implications for the economic viability of using plants as bioreactors to produce vaccines against HIV and other diseases. This could be the start of cheaper and effective biopharmaceuticals....
Chiron Files For EU Approval For Pandemic Flu Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 28, 2006
...m of a pandemic flu virus strain, the EMEA allows drugs companies to start the approval process for vaccines still in development.
Earlier this week, Chiron entered into a supply contract with the ...
Polio Vaccination Program Aid Bird Flu Info-Campaign in Nigeria
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 13, 2006
...in use in a flu vaccine in Europe.
"We believe that the adjuvant may become the holy grail of vaccines," Chrystyna Bedrij, an analyst with Griffin Securities, wrote in November in a review ... ...e country has already enlisted the efforts of the volunteers working on vaccinating the population against polio .
"The polio organization has offered to use all its network to deliver informa...
adjuvants: the miracle solution to boosting supply of bird flu vaccine
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 13, 2006
...g on a miracle, biologists have turned to " adjuvants ," substances added to conventional vaccines to increase their potency.
Adjuvants make small doses of vaccine act big. They focus the i... ...s they will make or break a pandemic flu vaccine. Nineteen clinical trials of pandemic flu shots -- against H5N1 and three other types of avian influenza -- are scheduled to be run this year. Seventee...
CSL Limited Enters Flu Vaccine Market
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 7, 2006
...at could be ready within two years.
The public can just benefit from more companies producing flu vaccines (or any other product for that matter), right?
Read full story from SeattlePI.com ....
Equine West Nile Vaccine Production In Tobacco
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 2, 2006
... The Dow AgroSciences Concert™ Plant-Cell-Produced System represents a new category of plant-made vaccines. This leading edge technology utilizes plant cells instead of whole plants in a secure, bio-c... ...nvolved in pesticide manufacture, has received Department of Agriculture approval to make a vaccine against Newcastle disease, which can infect poultry, in genetically engineered non-nicotine-producin...
The Stop Tuberculosis Partnership Receives $300M From Gates Foundation
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 31, 2006
...to the plan. The extra money will be used largely to support research and development of new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tools.
News such as this is very encouraging especially if an important an...
