FDA warns Novartis over contaminated vaccines
The FDA has warned Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics of the "significant deviations" found at its manufacturing plant in Marburg, Germany, accusing the pharma giant of producing contaminated vaccines
SPOTLIGHT: Study tracks mercury in vaccines
A new study indicates that the mercury in vaccines disappears quickly from the blood. Investigators in Argentina were exploring the controversial claim that the mercury in vaccines was responsible
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Vaccine Market The American Academy of Pediatrics wants ABC to cancel "Eli Stone," a new show, saying it gives its audience the false idea that vaccines cause autism. In the first episode, a mother
Adults steering clear of a new vaccines
American adults are largely ignoring a slate of important new vaccines that can prevent serious illness, according to a new survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Only about
Malaria vax trial shows positive human response
A small clinical trial of a malaria vaccine funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has delivered positive data, triggering a move to expand the research into a second
GAO: Big delays in pandemic vaccine access
The GAO says that a pandemic vaccine can offer little help during the crucial initial stages of an outbreak. The Department of Health and Human Services has estimated that it would take 20 to 23
Wisconsin researchers make ebola breakthrough
Researchers have made a key breakthrough in the quest to discover a vaccine or therapy to cure the deadly ebola virus. A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison knew that
SPOTLIGHT: European agency endorses HPV vaccines
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has provided a key endorsement of cervical cancer vaccines to prevent cancer. Its approval is likely to influence the policies of a long lineup
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Vaccine Market > Canadian scientists are recommending that parents get rotavirus vaccine shots for their babies to ward off a disease that triggers severe diarrhea and vomiting. Cost-effectiveness
Gates backs vaccine tech for developing countries
PATH is using a $39 million grant from the Gates Foundation to help developing
PATH, Intercell collaborate on adjuvant research
PATH is funding new research at Austria's Intercell into its adjuvant IC31 in combination with recombinant malaria antigen from the National Institutes of Health to determine its effectiveness
Biologist calls for campaign to stop rabies
If the world could eradicate a disease so terrible that human victims often claw off their own skin, retch so violently they tear their throats, and finally go mad--should it? Evolutionary biologist
Bird flu spurs call for vaccination program
The conclusion that a mute swan died after it was probably infected with the avian flu virus has spurred renewed calls for a national campaign to vaccinate all free range, organic and hobby birds in
Universal flu vaccine shows early promise
Acambis has stirred a significant amount of buzz with some early-stage human data demonstrating the effectiveness of its universal flu vaccine. In the trial, nine out of 10 people developed
Study rejects thimerosal as cause of autism
A new study appears to fully sever the alleged link between the mercury-containing thimerosal and autism. Rates of the neurological disorder continued to grow even after thimerosal was removed from
Novartis meningitis vaccine delivers positive data
A new type of meningococcal vaccine proved effective in combating four strains of the disease in all age groups, leading researchers to believe that they may be onto the first such vaccine that can
Hawaii Biotech moves West Nile vaccine into clinic
Hawaii Biotech has passed a key milestone in its development, winning approval to begin a small human trial of its experimental vaccine to combat West Nile disease. Hawaii Biotech says that the FDA
