21. November 2009 01:29
The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year by investigators at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
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19. November 2009 22:55
A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu.
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19. November 2009 04:52
While fewer teens are drinking alcohol in 2009 than a decade ago, binge drinking, use of cannabis and prescription drugs remain a concern, according to the 2009 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
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19. November 2009 03:13
Genentech, Inc., a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), and Biogen Idec announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a complete response on the companies’ applications for Rituxan® (rituximab) plus fludarabine and cyclophosphamide (FC) for the treatment of people with previously untreated and previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
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Tags: Anthracycline, Antibody, Arthritis, Biotechnology, Bone, Bone Marrow, Brain, Cancer, Cell, Chemotherapy, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Cough, Cyclophosphamide, Headache, Hepatitis B, Leukemia, Lymphoma, MabThera, Methotrexate, Multiple Sclerosis, Nausea, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rituximab, Virus
19. November 2009 00:01
The "co-ordinated buying policy" of the GAVI Alliance has driven down "[t]he price of a vaccine that helps babies fight off killer diseases," according to data released by the group, Reuters reports. In 2010, the price of pentavalent vaccine, which protects against Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b), diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and hepatitis B, will fall "below $3.0 - a drop of almost $0.50 cents per dose on the 2009 price," according to the news services.
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18. November 2009 10:31
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced it has further expanded its protein homeostasis program with the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial for an oral formulation of MLN9708, the Company’s second-generation proteasome inhibitor. An intravenous formulation of MLN9708 entered clinical trials in March.
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Tags: Abdominal Pain, Anemia, Anorexia, Anxiety, Arthralgia, Blindness, Bone, Cancer, Cell, Constipation, Cough, Dehydration, Diarrhea, Doxorubicin, Dyspnea, Edema, Headache, Heart Failure, Herpes, Herpes Zoster, Hypersensitivity, Insomnia, Liposome, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Nausea, Neuropathy, Neutropenia, Nursing, Oncology, Peripheral Neuropathy, Pneumonia, Thrombocytopenia, Ubiquitin, Vomiting
18. November 2009 00:07
someone at home who has H1N1 (swine) flu, it is important for you to prevent other people in the house from getting sick, according to Gary Kalkut, MD, MPH, Senior Vice-President, Chief Medical Officer of Montefiore Medical Center.
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12. November 2009 03:51
Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. reported that the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recently confirmed that a household cat in Iowa developed signs of respiratory infection caused by H1N1 influenza virus.
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12. November 2009 03:37
CSL Biotherapies, a subsidiary of CSL Limited, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of influenza vaccine, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s application for accelerated approval of its seasonal flu vaccine, Afluria® (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for use in the pediatric population aged 6 months and older.
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Tags: Cough, Diarrhea, H1N1, Headache, Health and Human Services, Hypersensitivity, Immunization, Influenza, Investment, Pandemic, Rhinitis, Vaccine, Virus, Vomiting
12. November 2009 02:57
Three more ferrets in Oregon have tested positive for the 2009 pandemic influenza H1N1 virus, state officials confirmed this afternoon, bringing the total number of cases affecting ferrets in the state to four.
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11. November 2009 03:23
A recent national survey of 505 pharmacists found that nine out of 10 pharmacists believe it is important for a patient to seek treatment early to help shorten the duration and severity of a cold.
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11. November 2009 02:07
The New Jersey Hospital Association has issued new visitation guidelines for the state's hospitals to help them protect patients, staff and visitors from H1N1 influenza.
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9. November 2009 10:54
Many people may think of whooping cough as a disease of the past -- something eradicated generations ago. However, the number of cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that whooping cough is still very much a public health concern; health experts estimate that up to 600,000 cases occur each year in adults alone.
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Tags: CDC, Cough, Diphtheria, Education, Hospital, Pneumonia, Respiratory Disease, Tetanus, Vaccine, Vomiting, Whooping Cough
6. November 2009 00:46
School district leaders planning for H1N1 pandemics should update emergency plans using a four-step process, according to the McGraw-Hill Education Urban Advisory Resource, a team of former educators and school administrators dedicated to serving the unique needs of large school districts.
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5. November 2009 02:05
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), H1N1 - better known as the swine flu - was widespread in 48 states as of Oct. 18-24. The CDC's website offers guidelines, from cough etiquette to keeping sick workers at home, for healthcare professionals and the public on how to minimize spread of the H1N1 influenza.
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