No major threat seen, but pets can get flu, too
Athens Banner-Herald - Fri Nov 13, 12:22 am ETWhen word spread in 2005 that cats could catch avian flu, pet owners needlessly panicked.
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MedaSorb Technologies Corporation Provides Clinical Update
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 13, 1:15 pm ETMONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ--(Marketwire - 11/13/09) - MedaSorb Technologies Corporation (OTC.BB: MSBT - News ) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CytoSorbents, Inc., provided an update of its clinical program. Dr. Phillip Chan, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "As we welcome many new investors to the company, I wanted to give a brief update on our European Sepsis Trial. As many know, MedaSorb has ...
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World Vaccines Market 2008-2013: Vaccines Like Infanrix (DTP) Of GSK And The Flu Vaccine Of Sanofi-Pasteur Will Have A ...
OfficialWire - Tue Nov 10, 5:12 am ETWorld Vaccines Market 2008-2013: Future Forecast, Critical Trends and Developments analyses the world vaccine market. This report gives the past, present scenario on the vaccines market and also forecast on future of vaccines market.
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Another reason to cover your cough - pets at risk
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 6, 4:41 pm ETPeople who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets.
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Federal Faces: Richard Greene
Washington Post - Mon Nov 2, 12:00 am ETBest known for: Helping USAID address global health issues in developing countries. Among the concerns: malaria, avian influenza, tropical diseases, and maternal and child health programs.
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Medicago to present at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Global Health Security Initiative Workshop
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 4, 8:51 am ETMedicago Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles , today announced that it received an invitation from the U.S.
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Crucell Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results
Marketwire - Tue Nov 3, 2:09 am ETLEIDEN, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) - Total revenues and other operating income increased by 15% to EUR 94.3 million. Operating profit of EUR 15.5 million versus EUR 9.6 million in Q3 2008. Quarter-end cash and short-term liquidities of EUR 411.9 million. Undiluted EPS of EUR 0.15 for the quarter. 2009 full year guidance reiterated: total revenues and other operating income ...
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Swine Flu Spurring $3.6 Billion Cough-Remedy Sales, Mintel Says
Bloomberg - Fri Oct 30, 3:36 am ETOct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Americans will increase spending on cold, cough and throat remedies to $3.6 billion this year as the pandemic spurs demand for influenza relief, according to Mintel International Group Ltd.
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Eating animals is making us sick
CNN - Wed Oct 28, 7:08 am ETLike most people, I'd given some thought to what meat actually is, but until I became a father and faced the prospect of having to make food choices on someone else's behalf, there was no urgency to get to the bottom of things.
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Pandemic 2009 Influenza Update: Pandemrix Data In An Elderly Population
PharmaceuticalOnline - Thu Oct 29, 2:25 am ETGlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently announced that this week, approximately half a million people will have received its pandemic H1N1 vaccine, Pandemrix, as part of Government initiated vaccination programmes across Europe, which commenced earlier this month.
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Triple-combo drug shows promise against antiviral-resistant swine flu, UAB researcher says
dBusinessNews.com - Tue Oct 27, 1:43 pm ETIn laboratory testing, the triple combination of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), amantadine (Symmetrel) and ribavirin showed a significant capacity to stop flu-virus growth, says Mark Prichard, Ph.D , who serves on the board of directors of the International Society for Antiviral Research . The combo drug works better in the test tube than currently recommended single or double antiviral therapies used ...
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County, state draft worst-case H1N1 scenario
The News Herald - Tue Oct 20, 8:10 pm ETPANAMA CITY — A draft document that would guide state hospitals in the event of a “pandemic influenza or other health emergency” has received input from officials with the Bay County Health Department. The draft was released earlier than...
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Big Pharma Again Taking Shot At Vaccines
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 3, 6:26 pm ETThe news lately has been all about H1N1. Serious as the swine flu pandemic is, the vaccine is pretty ordinary from a scientific point 15f view.
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Aethlon Medical Releases Medical Device Data Against the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Oct 20, 10:54 am ETAethlon Medical, Inc. announced today that research studies have documented the Aethlon Hemopurifier® is effective in capturing the current pandemic strain of the H1N1 Swine Flu Virus.
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Flu boosts vaccine business
Chicago Tribune - Sun Oct 18, 8:42 pm ETCell-based method cuts production time; increased demand boosts sales potential Vaccine shortages, commonplace a few years ago, soon may be a thing of the past now that more companies are producing and improving vaccines as governments worldwide prepare for potential pandemics.
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Egypt Tourism Has Experienced A Significant Downturn So Far This Year
OfficialWire - Mon Oct 19, 8:58 am ETTourism Overview After buoyant, but somewhat weaker, growth in foreign visitor arrivals to Egypt in 2008, the tourism sector has experienced a significant downturn so far this year.
WHO: Avian Influenza Updates
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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 23
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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
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Proposals to finalize remaining elements of the “Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for sharing influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits”
Fri Sep 18, 9:37 am EDT
