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Novartis Bexsero pivotal study data on meningococcal serogroup B presented at ESPID

New data from a pivotal study in more than 1,800 infants show that Novartis candidate vaccine Bexsero induces a robust immune response to meningococcal serogroup B when given alone or when co-administered with other routine vaccines.

15 Jun 2011

Universal influenza vaccination may reduce health care costs in the U.S.

Implementing a recommendation that all Americans be vaccinated against influenza may dramatically reduce health care costs and the number of people infected with seasonal influenza in the United States.

14 Jun 2011

Development through foreign aid requires global cooperation

The GAVI Alliance pledging conference is "being seen as a litmus test of how well aid can survive in the age of austerity," columnist Madeleine Bunting writes in a Guardian commentary, addressing how foreign aid is viewed as "soft power … to establish influence and spread values - which is often more useful than diplomacy or defence in a post-cold war world."

14 Jun 2011

Scientists identify six influenza A viruses similar to 2009 pandemic strain

Scientists using new mathematical and computational techniques have identified six influenza A viruses that have particularly close genetic relationships to the H1N1 "swine" flu virus that swept through the United States beginning in the spring of 2009. That virus eventually killed almost 18,000 people worldwide.

14 Jun 2011

Dengue vaccine could be available in four years

A vaccine against the mosquito-borne infection dengue, the first to reach the final stage of clinical testing, "has seen 'very promising' results in Thailand, a specialist involved in the tests said on Friday," Reuters reports.

14 Jun 2011

Cinryze data on hereditary angioedema presented at EAACI 2011

ViroPharma Incorporated today announced that data relating to Cinryze from nine accepted abstracts were presented as poster presentations at the 30th Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), June 11 through 15, in Istanbul, Turkey.

14 Jun 2011

Cypress receives FDA approval for ZUTRIPRO, REZIRA NDA to treat cough and common cold

Cypress Pharmaceutical announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug application (NDA) for ZUTRIPRO Oral Solution (CIII) and REZIRA Oral Solution.

14 Jun 2011

Billions committed for children’s vaccines

British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged £814m to help vaccinate children around the world against preventable diseases like pneumonia. He made the announcement at a summit in London where countries are being asked to give an extra £2.3bn ($3.7bn) by 2015 for child vaccines. He said, “Three children die every minute from pneumonia alone. Waiting is not the right thing to do and I don't think that 0.7 per cent of our gross national income is too high a price to pay for saving lives.”

13 Jun 2011

Millennium reports results from two MLN9708 ongoing Phase I studies on multiple myeloma

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company with its parent company Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today reported results from two ongoing Phase I studies with MLN9708, the first oral proteasome inhibitor being studied in patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma.

13 Jun 2011

MinuteClinic, OhioHealth enter affiliation to enhance high quality care services

MinuteClinic, the retail health care division of CVS Caremark, and OhioHealth, a nationally recognized not-for-profit, charitable health care organization based in Columbus, Ohio, have entered into a clinical affiliation that will enhance the high quality, affordable health care services they provide in central Ohio.

13 Jun 2011

New swine flu variant shows some resistance to drugs, report says

A new variant of H1N1 (swine) influenza that is easily spread and retains some resistance to the two major drugs used to treat flu has been detected in Singapore and Australia, according to a report from the WHO's influenza research group published in the journal Eurosurveillance, Bloomberg reports.

13 Jun 2011

Unique approach improves discharge disposition and older patient's outcomes

The rehospitalization of senior patients within 30 days of discharge from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) has risen dramatically in recent years, at an estimated annual cost of more than $17 billion.

13 Jun 2011

Only 35% of anaesthesiologists carry out cardiac output monitoring during high-risk surgery

Only 35% of anaesthesiologists are carrying out a simple procedure during high-risk surgery that can make a significant impact on how well patients recover from their operations, according to new research presented today at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Amsterdam.

13 Jun 2011

Final data from Alexion's Soliris Phase 2 studies on aHUS presented at EHA 2011

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of final data from the two Phase 2 studies of Soliris as a treatment for patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

13 Jun 2011

Vertex VX-770 Phase 3 STRIVE study for cystic fibrosis demonstrates improvements in lung function

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced the final results from its pivotal Phase 3 STRIVE study that evaluated VX-770, a medicine in development that targets the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis (CF).

10 Jun 2011

NIAID awards Biota $2.9M grant for development of lead candidate for C. difficile

Biota Holdings Limited advises that its wholly owned subsidiary, Biota Scientific Management Pty Ltd, has been awarded a grant to fund the preclinical development of a lead candidate for the treatment of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile).

10 Jun 2011

Swine flu may have been more widespread in Scotland than previously believed, study says

Up to two million people in Scotland may have been infected with swine flu during the outbreak of winter 2009-2010, making the flu much more widespread than previously thought, according to a study published by researchers from the University of Edinburgh in PLoS One, BBC News reports.

10 Jun 2011

Researchers and advocates form new vaccine foundation

Researchers and "advocates for all vaccine research today launched yet another effort to increase funding and coordination," ScienceInsider reports. The Foundation for Vaccine Research "has recruited a board stacked with several prominent HIV/AIDS researchers," the article notes.

10 Jun 2011

Quest Diagnostics receives MDEA gold award for Simplexa/3M technology

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that its Simplexa molecular diagnostic test on the 3M Integrated Cycler won a gold award in the in vitro diagnostics category at the 2011 MDEA awards ceremony yesterday in New York City.

From Quest Diagnostics 10 Jun 2011

Non-alcoholic wheat beer has positive effect on athletes' health

Many amateur athletes have long suspected what research scientists for the Department of Preventative and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen at Klinikum rechts der Isar have now made official: Documented proof, gathered during the world's largest study of marathons, "Be-MaGIC", that the consumption of non-alcoholic weissbier, or wheat beer, has a positive effect on athletes' health.

10 Jun 2011

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Novartis Bexsero pivotal study data on meningococcal serogroup B presented at ESPID

Universal influenza vaccination may reduce health care costs in the U.S.

Development through foreign aid requires global cooperation

Scientists identify six influenza A viruses similar to 2009 pandemic strain

Dengue vaccine could be available in four years

Cinryze data on hereditary angioedema presented at EAACI 2011

Cypress receives FDA approval for ZUTRIPRO, REZIRA NDA to treat cough and common cold

Billions committed for children’s vaccines

Millennium reports results from two MLN9708 ongoing Phase I studies on multiple myeloma

MinuteClinic, OhioHealth enter affiliation to enhance high quality care services

New swine flu variant shows some resistance to drugs, report says

Unique approach improves discharge disposition and older patient's outcomes

Only 35% of anaesthesiologists carry out cardiac output monitoring during high-risk surgery

Final data from Alexion's Soliris Phase 2 studies on aHUS presented at EHA 2011

Vertex VX-770 Phase 3 STRIVE study for cystic fibrosis demonstrates improvements in lung function

NIAID awards Biota $2.9M grant for development of lead candidate for C. difficile

Swine flu may have been more widespread in Scotland than previously believed, study says

Researchers and advocates form new vaccine foundation

Quest Diagnostics receives MDEA gold award for Simplexa/3M technology

Non-alcoholic wheat beer has positive effect on athletes' health

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