Plans to inoculate students, pregnant women, China's police, health care and other key workers With two new swine flu vaccines approved for use and five million doses scheduled for delivery this month, China is set to become the first country to begin a mass vaccination … [Read more...] about China Readies to Launch Mass Vaccination Campaign
Archives for September 2009
Muscle density predicts risk of hospitalization
Muscle density is the ratio of lean tissue to fat contained within muscle A study conducted at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute indicated that elderly with low muscle density have a higher likelihood of being hospitalized than those with a more … [Read more...] about Muscle density predicts risk of hospitalization
Australia’s swine flu vaccination plans come under fire
"It’s a complex issue which needs to be thrashed out publicly. We’d encourage the key bodies involved to have that debate, to provide that information. Consumers want to know the facts." — Carol Bennett, the head of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia The Australian … [Read more...] about Australia’s swine flu vaccination plans come under fire
FDA Staffers Stick With Their HPV Vaccine Position
FDA once again backs HPV vaccines as panel prepares to vote As an expert FDA panel prepared to meet this week to review new applications to market Cervarix to prevent cervical cancer in women and expand the use of Gardasil to prevent genital warts in males, both companies got … [Read more...] about FDA Staffers Stick With Their HPV Vaccine Position
Rice Researchers Seek Better Vaccine Procedure to Target Flu Viruses
The goal is to shorten the time it takes to identify targeted flu strains and manufacture the vaccines for them. As manufacturers work furiously to make a vaccine to protect against 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus, a Rice University bioengineer is trying to improve the process for … [Read more...] about Rice Researchers Seek Better Vaccine Procedure to Target Flu Viruses