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Novavax Completes Enrollment In Phase I/IIa Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial

16 May 2008

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced that it has completed enrollment in the Phase I/IIa study of its pandemic influenza vaccine including a total of approximately 230 subjects...
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Flu Vaccine Less Effective In Winter 2007/2008 Than In Previous Winters

07 May 2008

A new Harris Poll confirms the findings of a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the vaccine used to prevent the flu this last winter was less effective than the flu vaccines used in previous winters...
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Starting Flu Vaccination In August Could Help Protect Nearly 11 Million More Children During Scheduled Doctors' Visits

06 May 2008

Research presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) shows that by starting flu vaccinations in August -- ahead of the start of the typical flu vaccination season -- healthcare providers...
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Flu / Cold / SARS News Articles Archive - Page 1

05 May 2008

Learning From The Influenza Virus' Tricks

01 May 2008

Scientists Find Much Faster Way To Make Antibodies

Young Children Hospitalized For Flu Associated With Higher Costs And Higher Risk Illness

29 April 2008

IFPMA Vaccine Task Force Funds University Of Cambridge Virus Mapmaker To Help WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network

28 April 2008

New 3M Rapid Detection Flu A+B Test Announced By 3M Health Care

25 April 2008

Heading Off A Bird-Flu Pandemic: We Need Broadly Protective Vaccines That Can Be Rapidly Produced And Administered

24 April 2008

Prevention Best Medicine For Colds And Flu

18 April 2008

Identification Of The Common Mechanism Underlying Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome May Lead To New Strategies Against Bird Flu

Flu Vaccine Only 44 Per Cent Effective This Year, CDC

AirInSpace Is Certified To Protect Aircraft Passengers And Crew From Biological Threats Such As SARS And Avian Flu And Other Air Contaminants

17 April 2008

Scientists Track Seasonal Flu's Global Journey

Novavax Reports Positive Results From Preclinical Studies Of Its VLP-based Trivalent Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Candidate

16 April 2008

Flu Vaccines Can Reduce Respiratory Problems By Up To Three-Quarters

15 April 2008

Restrictions On The Use Of OTC Cough And Cold Medicines In Children, Australia

14 April 2008

The Aethlon Hemopurifier(R) To Test Against The Partially Reconstructed 1918 Influenza Virus

10 April 2008

Wellmune WGP Supplementation Research Results Presented At Experimental Biology 2008 Meeting

Computer Modelling Determines That 1 In 7 Cases Of Bird Flu Could Be Prevented By Closing Schools In Event Of Pandemic

08 April 2008

Human To Human Transmission Of Bird Flu

H1N1 Influenza Virus With Highest Replikin Count(TM) Since The 1918 Pandemic Identified In The U.S. And Austria

02 April 2008

Molecular Evolution Of Influenza A Viruses Circulated In Fujian Province, China

27 March 2008

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

ImmuneRegen(R) BioSciences And DelSite Biotechnologies Collaborate On New Flu Treatment

Contact Patterns And The Flow Of Infectious Diseases

26 March 2008

Cantel Medical Corp. And National Safety Council Launch Joint Initiative To Prepare Businesses And Individuals For Flu Pandemic

Portable Lab-on-Chip Detects Flu

25 March 2008

Prevention Plan Essential With Longer Flu Season And Unexpected Strains

24 March 2008

Auriga Laboratories Announces The Launch Of Extendryl(R) PEM And Extendryl(R) GCP

13 March 2008

Flu Outbreak Closes Hong Kong Schools

Modeling Flu Pandemics May Help Prevent Them

12 March 2008

FDA Issues Alert On Tussionex, A Long-Acting Prescription Cough Medicine Containing Hydrocodone

11 March 2008

Simulation Of Pandemic Influenza Outbreak In Chicago

Pandemic Flu May Be Well Mitigated Until Vaccine Is Available

04 March 2008

Reports Of Increased Survival In Bird Flu Patients Taking Tamiflu

03 March 2008

Why The Flu Virus Infects Mostly In Winter

29 February 2008

Human Resource Professionals Respond To Flu Season

Novel Hybrid Viruses Caused Major Mid-Century Influenza Epidemics

28 February 2008

Influenza Epidemics Due To Hybrid Viruses

Give Flu Shots To All Kids Says CDC Panel

Bird Flu Could Strike Again In India, FAO Warns

Immunological Memory In Lungs May Lead UT Knoxville Researchers To A Better Flu Vaccine

MedImmune Prepared To Support Implementation Of Expanded ACIP Recommendations For Influenza Vaccinations

CCH Outlines 10 Steps To Keeping The Workplace Healthy In The Height Of Flu Season

Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition Applauds Expanded Influenza Vaccine Recommendation For Children

26 February 2008

U.S. Provides Additional Funding For Avian Flu Fight In India

Always Bundle Up In The Cold? You May Still Get Sick, Expert Says

Flu Season At Its Peak: Experts Have Tips For Staying Healthy

25 February 2008

Cold-fX(R) Explores Children's Market: CV Technologies Releases Positive Safety Results Of Pilot Clinical Trial As First Step

23 February 2008

Why Recovery From Flu May Increase Odds Of Bacterial Infection

22 February 2008

EMEA Recommends Authorisation Of First Pre-Pandemic Influenza Vaccine, Europe

18 February 2008

MIT Explains Spread Of 1918 Flu

16 February 2008

Flu Vaccine Not Stopping People From Catching The Flu

15 February 2008

Is A Common Cold A 'Serious Health Condition'?

14 February 2008

Researchers Discover Way To Boost Cells' Natural Anti-Virus Defenses

13 February 2008

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Receives Approval For Hydrocodone Bitartrate And Homatropine Methylbromide Syrup

Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition Responds To Recent Influenza Outbreaks

12 February 2008

Farm Workers Require Swine Flu Monitoring

Raising The Bar On Flu Prevention

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