Vaccines
Study finds H1N1 flu in pregnancy is critical risk
Mar 18, 2010 20:04 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand who had pandemic H1N1 flu were 13 times more likely to become critically ill and be admitted to hospital, researchers said on Friday.
AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots
Mar 18, 2010 15:39 EDT
AP Enterprise: Cruise line, NASA got swine flu shots early on; CDC says system worked well. Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho.
No full record of where all swine flu vaccine went
Mar 18, 2010 14:12 EDT
Health officials faced with meager supplies of swine flu vaccine last fall sent doses to some surprising places: cruise ship lines, Wall Street firms and the Johnson Space Center.
Alliance seeks billions to boost life-saving jabs for poor
Mar 18, 2010 12:15 EDT
The GAVI vaccine alliance, which is backed by software billionaire Bill Gates, said Thursday that it needed an extra 4.3 billion dollars to save millions of lives in poor countries over the next five years.
May need wider eczema caution for kids: FDA
Mar 18, 2010 10:07 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Novartis AG and Astellas Pharma eczema drugs may need their warning labels expanded after dozens of new reported cases of cancer and infection in children, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Thursday.
Gates-linked vaccine group wants $4.3 billion
Mar 18, 2010 10:06 EDT
A global vaccine initiative launched with the help of Bill Gates is seeking $4.3 billion in new funding to ramp up child immunization campaigns against deadly diseases such as hepatitis B, diarrhea and pneumonia in the developing world.
Gates-linked vaccine group wants $4.3 billion
Mar 18, 2010 10:06 EDT
Vaccine group seeks $4.3 billion from donors to ramp up immunization campaign for world's poor. A global vaccine initiative launched with the help of Bill Gates is seeking $4.3 billion in new funding to ramp up child immunization campaigns against deadly diseases such as hepatitis B, diarrhea and pneumonia in the developing world.
China probes vaccines after child deaths reported
Mar 18, 2010 08:39 EDT
China probes vaccines after news report of deaths, illnesses in northern province. China's Health Ministry is investigating the safety of inoculations in a northern province after a report that defective vaccines possibly killed four children and seriously sickened dozens.
China probes vaccines after child deaths reported
Mar 18, 2010 08:39 EDT
China's Health Ministry is investigating the safety of inoculations in a northern province after a report that defective vaccines possibly killed four children and seriously sickened dozens.
WHO suspends Shan5 combination vaccine
Mar 18, 2010 06:09 EDT
The World Health Organisation said Thursday it was suspending the use of the Indian-developed Shan5 combination vaccine, which is used against infections such as diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B.
China orders probe after unsafe vaccine report
Mar 18, 2010 02:44 EDT
China has ordered an investigation after a report that unsafe vaccines led to the deaths of four children and sickened 74 others in the country's latest product-quality scare.
China says probing report on deadly faulty vaccines
Mar 18, 2010 00:23 EDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making dozens of others sick.
WHO suspends vaccine by Sanofi-Aventis subsidiary
Mar 17, 2010 13:15 EDT
The U.N. health agency said Wednesday it has suspended its approval of a vaccine against tetanus and four other diseases produced by Sanofi-Aventis SA subsidiary because of a white substance forming inside some vials.
Science wins key battles but could cancer win the war?
Mar 16, 2010 17:29 EDT
Despite huge advances in prevention and treatment, cancer is poised to become the leading cause of death worldwide as people refuse to ditch bad habits and the population ages, experts said Tuesday.
BioSante cancer vaccine gets 'orphan drug' status
Mar 15, 2010 12:40 EDT
FDA gives BioSante pancreatic cancer treatment 'orphan drug' designation. BioSante Pharmaceuticals has received orphan drug status for its potential pancreatic cancer treatment, the company said Monday.
U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
Mar 15, 2010 12:39 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.
U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
Mar 15, 2010 12:39 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.
Donors asked for $4.3 billion for vaccines for poor
Mar 15, 2010 04:42 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - A further $4.3 billion is needed if a global vaccines alliance is to meet its goal of supplying life-saving immunizations to millions of children in poor countries by 2015, the organization said on Monday.
US court rejects vaccine-autism link
Mar 13, 2010 14:33 EST
A special US court Friday ruled against the parents of an autistic child, rejecting their claim of a connection between autism and a triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) their son was given.
Court says thimerosal did not cause autism
Mar 12, 2010 21:09 EST
The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.
