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A massive, data-crunching computer search program that matches fragments of potential drug molecules to the known shapes of viral surface proteins has identified several FDA-approved drugs that could be the basis for new medicines -- if emerging viruses such as the H5N1 (avian flu) or H1N1/09 (swine flu) develop resistance to current antiviral therapies.
Nov 24, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – The era of cell-based influenza vaccine production in the United States seemed to move closer today as Novartis unveiled its new, nearly billion-dollar manufacturing plant in Holly Springs, N.C., but onshore production and marketing of cell-based vaccines remains a few years away.
WHO warns countries to stay on guard for H5N1 threats The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned that recently confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam serve as a reminder that the virus is still a threat to humans.
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. -(Dow Jones)- Swiss drug maker Novartis AG (NVS, NOVN.VX) opened a vaccine-manufacturing plant Tuesday designed to make influenza vaccines without relying on decades-old technology that employs millions of chicken eggs to grow viruses.
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced that over 40 million doses of its adjuvanted pandemic H1N1 vaccine have been distributed to countries globally for use in government-initiated vaccination programmes.
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. , a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, announced today that management is scheduled to present at the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 8 a.m.
Swine flu circulation in Oklahoma may have hit its peak — at least for now, health officials say.
Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday of a possible resurgence of bird flu amid new cases of the disease in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Manila-based WHO Western Pacific Office said the presence of the ...
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- A fresh wave of bird flu outbreaks in Egypt, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand highlights the threat to public health caused by the H5N1 virus, which risks swapping genes with other influenza strains to spawn new variants, the World Health Organization in Manila said in a statement today.
After a lethal bird flu virus emerged in Asia, U.S. officials launched an intense effort to build new defenses against a pandemic, including replacing an antiquated vaccine system, which depends on millions of chicken eggs.
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Generex Biotechnology Corporation announced today that Dr. Douglas Powell, Director of Immunobiology at Antigen Express, Inc. , Generex's wholly-owned immunotherapeutics subsidiary, made a presentation on the Company's H1N1 Swine Flu program at a national symposium on influenza.
WEST HAVEN, Conn.----NanoViricides, Inc. , announced today that Dr. Eugene Seymour, MD MPH, CEO of the Company, presented lifetime data from the recent FluCide™ animal study on November 19th at the Influenza Congress USA 2009 in Washington, DC .
DILI, 23 November 2009 (IRIN) - Ask Afonso de Jesus what he knows about avian influenza (H5N1) and the answer is worrying.
Controlling an outbreak of H5N1 Avian Flu, SARS, or BSE is becoming a reality thanks to patentable tracking technologies emerging from AgroMicron, Ltd. [PR.com - September 02, 2006]
For those concerned about the much-hyped threat of Asian bird flu, there are preventative measures. Reduce the risk of contamination with one easy solution. [PR.com - July 31, 2006]
