Latest Influenza vaccine Stories
8,000 low-income Americans to benefit STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AmeriCares is rushing to deliver 8,000 more doses of influenza vaccine to free clinics and community health programs to stem the continuing flu epidemic. Widespread flu activity was reported last week in 42 states with seniors at the greatest risk, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the number of flu cases is starting to decline along...
CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Wednesday at 9 a.m., MedSpring Immediate Care, a leading provider of immediate health care will offer flu vaccines free of charge while supplies last at their two Chicago-area centers located in Arlington Heights at 902 W. Dundee Road and in Naperville at 1190 S. Naper Boulevard. The Center for Disease Control continues to report elevated levels of the flu virus across the United States, and strongly recommends the flu...
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For over a century, each year has been marked by extraordinary progress in both medicine and biotechnology. Just one hundred years ago, Nicholay Anichkov made the earliest link between cholesterol and atherosclerosis, and Ernest Rutherford and Niels Bohr presented their models--physical and quantum--of the atom. 2013 will not only keep up pace, but will mark an extraordinary period of growth and development in the field of...
QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Medicago Inc. (TSX: MDG; OTCQX: MDCGF), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), announced today that Investissement Québec has agreed to a three year extension of the maturity date of its 2003 loan made under the BioLevier program. Originally, the maturity date of the loan in the principal amount of $15.3M,...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Federal health officials in the US have issued a consumer warning about fraudulent products making unsubstantiated claims that they can treat, cure, or prevent the flu virus. “As the flu continues to make people sick – and even cause deaths – scammers are alive and well, promoting their fraudulent products to the unsuspecting public,” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday in a statement. “These scammers...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Ever wonder why some people don’t get the flu even though everyone around them is getting sick? A group of Australian researchers believe they have found an important clue for solving this mystery. According to new research in the journal Nature Immunology, some T-cells found on exposed body surfaces help to ward off infection better than others due to the selective expression of a certain protein, IFITM3. When the body is exposed...
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Facility of the Year Awards Judging Panel has named six Category Award Winners in the 2013 Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) program. The winning projects for 2013 were selected from 27 well-qualified entries and are located in Ireland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120912/DC73253LOGO) "The FOYA program is about recognizing the pharmaceutical industry's...
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With one of the worst flu seasons upon us - and the peak of the season yet to come - the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) is urging those who have not yet received the flu vaccine to do so soon. "It's absolutely not too late to get vaccinated against the flu virus this year," said Dr. Karen Mitchell, a family physician and MAFP Board member. "As long as the flu virus is circulating, it's never too late." Influenza seasons...
Keep employees healthy with flu prevention training from SafetySkills®. Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB) January 25, 2013 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that this year’s flu season is expected to be one of the worst the country has seen in 10 years. OSHA is encouraging employers to have a plan in place in case of a pandemic flu outbreak. According to OSHA.gov, during a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in...
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, along with Kohl's Cares, today announced a call for entries for a flu prevention public service announcement (PSA) video contest. Students at all Minnesota middle and high schools are encouraged to enter for a chance to win a portion of $5,500 in prize money. This is the fourth consecutive year of the statewide contest. "Influenza is a very serious respiratory illness. With the influenza...
