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NOVAVAX Reports Additional Positive Data From Its Trivalent Seasonal Influenza (VLP) Vaccine Clinical Study In Healthy Adults

09 February 2010

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced new data from a clinical study that began in May of 2009 among healthy adults 18 to 49 years of age with Novavax's trivalent seasonal influenza Virus-like Particle (VLP) vaccine...
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Antibodies From Plants May Help Fight Disease

09 February 2010

The first head-to-head comparison of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies produced from plants versus the same antibodies produced from mammalian cells has shown that plant-produced antibodies can fight infection equally well...
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Dana-Farber And Sanford-Burnham Institute License Flu-Targeting Antibodies

09 February 2010

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have signed a license agreement with Genentech, a wholly owned member of the Roche group, and Roche, that grants the companies exclusive rights...
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Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News Articles Archive - Page 1

08 February 2010

An Answer To Another Of Life's Big Questions

First Measurement Of Energy Released From A Virus During Infection

06 February 2010

Tracking The Spread Of Disease, Malware And Power Outages

OdoReader Could Save Health Services Millions By Sniffing Out Stomach Bugs

Virology Text Focuses On Families

Bacteria Toxic To Wound-Treating Maggots

05 February 2010

New Research Uncovers Molecular "Firing Squad" Through Which Overeating Destroys Normal Metabolism And Sets Stage For Diabetes

New Report Finds Low Adult Vaccination Rates For Pneumonia In U.S.

U.N. Taps Bill Clinton To Lead Haiti Rebuilding; 200,000 People Died In Quake, Haitian PM Says

FDA Updates Statement On The Investigation Into The Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak

Antimicrobial Treatment For Buruli Ulcer Is Effective In Early, Limited Disease

Study Finds Association Between Genes That Regulate Maternal Inflammatory Response, Bacterial Vaginosis And Preterm Delivery

Welch Foundation Honors Orth As 'Rising Star'in Chemistry

Safer Hip, Knee And Dental Implants With Smart Coating

News From The US Department Of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory February 2010

04 February 2010

40 Per Cent Of Cancers Are Preventable: Message For World Cancer Day

Three Years Out, Safety Checklist Continues To Keep Hospital Infections In Check

Uterine Infection In Pregnant Women Linked With Asthma In Preterm Infants, Study Finds

Study Supports Seasonal Influenza Vaccine For Young Infants

Billion Dollar Market For Malaria Vaccine Products Should Interest Drug Developers

Research Fellowship To Halt Super Bug Invasion, Australia

03 February 2010

PATH To Pay FDA $480,000 To Speed Creation Of Pneumococcal Vaccine For Developing World

Also In Global Health News: Food Needs In Sudan; Malaria Vaccine; Agriculture In India; Generic Drugs

New Technology Aims To Repair The After-Effects Of Gum Disease

Cell-Culture And Animal Tests Show Antiviral Could Provide Protection Against HIV, Ebola, Hepatitis C, Herpes And More

02 February 2010

Swine Flu Vaccination Available For All Until March 31, Ireland

WHO Hails New Gates Foundation Support For Decade Of Vaccines

Antibodies Attack Immune Proteins

Virulent Bacteria Offer Insight Into Host-Pathogen Interactions

U.N. Secretary-General Focuses On MDGs During African Union Summit

FDA Collaboration Seeks To Speed Development Of Pneumococcal Vaccines For Children In Developing Countries

UNICEF And Partners Kick Off Fifth Annual Global Immunization Meeting

FDA Accepts TOPICA'S Luliconazole IND To Begin Clinical Trials In Onychomycosis

Baylor Research Institute Partners With French Government To Study Potential Treatments For Infectious Diseases And Cancer

01 February 2010

WHO Pneumonia Expert Recognized For Efforts To Ensure Children Receive Life-saving Vaccines

Government Of Canada Announces Significant Contribution To WHO Global Pandemic Relief Efforts

FDA Statement On The Investigation Into The Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing Examines Aid To Haiti, Rebuilding; Senators Introduce Legislation

Vaccine Research: Gates Foundation Announcement Commended By IVAC Executive Director Dr. Orin Levine Commends

Nuclear Waste Threat Could Be Curbed By Hospital Scanner

At World Economic Forum, Gates Foundation Announces 10-Year, $10B Vaccine Commitment

PATH Commends The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation For Their Outstanding New Commitment To Fund Vaccine Innovation And Delivery

31 January 2010

Oculus Innovative Sciences Introduces Microcyn(R) Solution For Use In Post-Surgical Wounds To U.S. Hospitals And Physicians

Enzyme That May Prove An Effective Target For Future Anti-Malarial Drugs Found By Researchers

30 January 2010

Pivotal Trial Results For Motavizumab Published In Current Issue Of 'Pediatrics'

FDA Licenses New Influenza Vaccine Designed Specifically For People 65 Years Of Age And Older

Rotarix™ Significantly Reduced Severe Rotavirus Gastroenteritis In African Babies During Their First Year Of Life

Immune Memory Formation Seen In Early Stages Of Viral Infection

29 January 2010

Basilea's Antifungal Isavuconazole Passed Phase III Clinical Trial Futility Analysis

Rotavirus Vaccine Could Save Millions Of Children In Developing Countries, Studies Find

Improved Air Quality Linked To Fewer Pediatric Ear Infections

Bioniche E. Coli O157 Vaccine Recognized In Prestigious Scientific Journal

Helpful Yeast Battles Food-Contaminating Aflatoxin

Walkerton Tragedy: 10 Years Of Research Leads To Breakthrough

Blocking Key Protein In Mice Helps Them Resist Viral Infection

28 January 2010

Rotavirus Vaccine Offers New Tool To Combat Severe Diarrhea In Developing World

New Data On Rotavirus Vaccine From Mexico And Africa Show Lifesaving Impact In The Developing World

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