Experts say allergies no reason to stop vaccinations
A new study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center says that with close monitoring and some standard precautions even children with known vaccine allergies can be vaccinated safely. Generally, there
What's stopping girls from getting the HPV jab?
The controversial HPV vaccine has been making only slow progress in the U.S. Despite the fact that half of all girls are exposed to the virus--and 4,000 die each year from the cancer that it
Analysts buoy Cell Genesys' hope for GVAX
Shares of Cell Genesys got hit hard last week after the company announced that it was
Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism
One of the biggest issues in the vaccine world is an underlying fear in the general population that a vaccination can trigger autism. Concerns about a link are driving large numbers of parents to
Chickenpox vax program a success
Reports of chickenpox have drastically declined as a result of the national vaccination program implemented in the 1990s. In a study published in the journal Pediatrics today, CDC researchers report
Waiver 'pockets' raise outbreak fears; Merck launches mid-stage Staph vaccine trial;
Vaccine Market In Oregon, public health officials have identified various communities in the state where there's a high number of parents opting out of the vaccines required for children. And the
Cell Genesys' cancer vax setback depresses field
Back in 2000, shares of Cell Genesys traded at more than $50 a share. Yesterday, the stock closed under $1 after plummeting more than 70 percent after its prostate cancer vaccine trial was halted due
Researchers test side effects of new smallpox vaccine
Researchers at the University of Kentucky are involved in a new study of an experimental smallpox vaccine being developed by Bavarian Nordic. Imvamune contains a non-replicating vaccinia virus which
Universal flu vax works in early-stage trial
VaxInnate's universal flu vaccine has produced positive results in an early stage trial at the University of Texas at Galveston. Researchers there said that VaxInnate's M2e universal vaccine
Novavax advances new bird flu vax
Novavax has taken a big step toward opening up a market for its new technology to manufacture a bird flu vaccine. Researchers at the company announced positive results from a new study of its avian
Advance in tobacco vaccine; officials fear measles outbreak in UK;
Vaccine Research Researchers at Stanford have found a way to grow a cancer vaccine in a tobacco plant. Report DelSite Biotechnologies has filed
Pfizer teams with Cytos to develop new vaccines
Further bolstering its ambitious vaccine program, Pfizer has teamed up with Cytos Biotechnology to develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines for a defined number of human diseases. Cytos gains
1918 flu survivors' blood may hold key to better vax
Scientists were able to identify the antibodies that still circulate in the blood of survivors of the deadly 1918 flu outbreak and found that they still proved to be a potent antidote to the disease.
Critics accuse Merck of hyping cervical cancer risk
Just how important Gardasil has become to Merck's top line is underscored by a New York Times article analyzing the impact of what the pharma company calls "educational programs" and just about
Study examines cost-effectiveness of Gardasil
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine questions the cost-effectiveness of Gardasil in older women, saying that the payback is reduced by their increased exposure to the virus that causes
New strain of bird flu found; Panacea inks $35M vaccines deal;
Vaccine Research A new strain of bird flu has been discovered in Nigeria. Report BN ImmunoTherapeutics has forged a scientific
Nanotech hep B vaccine could revolutionize therapy
Scientists at the University of Michigan are moving closer to human trials of a new nanoemulsion hepatitis B vaccine that could revolutionize therapy in the third world. The nanoemulsion approach
Other pandemic threats are lurking in H9 virus
H5N1 isn't the only avian virus that threatens to trigger a pandemic. A group of virologists was able to make an H9 virus much more transmissible by changing a single chemical component in the
Woman's immune system may be key to HIV vax
An investigative team at Johns Hopkins has been studying a woman whose natural immunity has quelled the virus she was infected with 10 years ago. Researchers say that she is an 'elite suppressor:'
Vaccine cure for RA heads to human trial
A team of scientists at Newcastle University is preparing a small human trial to test a one-shot approach to curing rheumatoid arthritis with a vaccine devised from a patient's white blood cells. The
