Latest Vaccines Stories
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Despite promoting its benefits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the flu vaccine has been largely ineffective this season. The vaccine was mostly ineffective for people 65 and older, partially explaining why the season’s hospitalization and death rates have been near record highs. "We know that any vaccine, including flu vaccines, is less effective as you get older," Joe Bresee, chief of the...
MERIDEN, Conn., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Meriden Department of Health and Human Services will host a free walk-in Flublok influenza vaccine clinic on Thursday, February 21, from 9:00am to 5:00pm at 165 Miller Street in Meriden. Those between the ages of 18 to 49 are able to receive the vaccine. No appointments are necessary and you do not have to live in Meriden. "The timing of this is great as we are still urging people to get vaccinated against the flu. Flu activity...
Can an individual's state of mind effect how well a vaccine may work? In the case of seniors and shingles, the answer is yes. Reporting in the current online edition of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, Dr. Michael Irwin, a professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, demonstrates a link between untreated depression in older adults and decreased effectiveness of the herpes zoster —or shingles — vaccine. Shingles is a painful,...
MERIDEN, Conn., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Protein Sciences Corporation announced today that Wayne Hachey, DO (Colonel, U.S. Army, ret.) has joined the Company's management as Head, Government and Clinical Affairs. Dr. Hachey is a physician who has dedicated 28 years of service to the military healthcare system, including six years as a subject matter expert advising senior Department of Defense (DoD) leadership regarding the DoD's vaccine policy. He was also responsible for...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online In their continuing battle against substances falsely claiming to be able to help treat or cure the flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now targeting producers of dietary supplements and medicines claiming to be generic versions of drugs that have been approved by regulators. According to Reuters reporter Toni Clarke, the FDA sent letters to nine online supplement distributors warning them about making...
PEARL RIVER, N.Y., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At a press conference today showcasing Protein Sciences' newly leased manufacturing facility for Flublok, the Company announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will continue to support the Company's influenza vaccines program. BARDA held an internal review of the Protein Sciences program and made a decision to modify its contract...
Tips to avoid the flu and costly health insurance claims. Tucson, Arizona (PRWEB) February 11, 2013 Arizona is known for its warm temperatures year round, but that doesn’t mean residents are immune to germs and illnesses. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, the spread of the influenza virus has not only increased, but also arrived earlier than last year. Current statistics reveal that the cases rose by about 4,289 percent compared to 2011. As a result, D.M. Lovitt...
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) announced today that their February 7th RetailInvestorConferences.com presentation is now available for on-demand viewing. LINK: www.retailinvestorconferences.com > red "register/ watch event now" button Inovio's presentation will be available 24/7 for 90 days. Investors may download shareholder materials from the "virtual trade booth" for the next three weeks. About Inovio Pharmaceuticals,...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online While influenza activity throughout the US remains elevated, the number of states reporting widespread illness resulting from the virus decreased last week, prompting federal health officials to suggest that the worst might be over for this flu season, various media outlets reported Friday. According to Associated Press (AP) Medical Writer Mike Stobbe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported decreases in...
CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy) Grantee Peter Crino, MD, Ph.D, has found important new evidence that the Human papillomavirus (HPV) virus - the most common cause of cervical cancer - may be linked to childhood epilepsy. This breakthrough discovery may lead to a definable cause and treatment for focal cortical dysplasia type IIB (FCDIIB). Dr. Crino's work has significant ramifications for how we think about this type of...
Latest Vaccines Reference Libraries
Neisseria meningitidis is a heterotrophic gram-negative diplococcal bacterium best known for its role in meningitis and other forms of meningococcal disease such as meningococcemia. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality during childhood in industrialized countries and is responsible for epidemics in Africa and in Asia. In the US there are approximately 2500 to 3500 cases of N. meningitides infections. Children under 5 are at a higher risk as well as people in the sub-Saharan...
Poliovirus, the causative agent of poliomyelitis and a member of the family of Picornaviridae, is a human enterovirus. It is composed of an RNA genome that is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA. It was first isolate in 1909 and was published in 1981. It is one of the most well characterized viruses and has become a useful model system for understanding the biology of RNA viruses. It infects human cells by binding to an immunoglobulin-like receptor on the cell surface. The three...
