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Rotavirus Articles
Rotavirus News : Rotavirus Cases Down Since Vaccine Introduced in 2006 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:37:42 GMT ROTATEQ (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral, Pentavalent), the vaccine from Merck that helps prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants and children, has received an extension of its prequalification status by the World Health Organization (WHO), to include its use in Asia and Africa.Rotavirus News : Infection warning on child deaths Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:17:46 GMT Greater vigilance by doctors for childhood infections could have a significant impact on child deaths, say researchers.Alliance seeks billions to boost life-saving jabs for poor Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:15:21 GMT The GAVI vaccine alliance, which is backed by software billionaire Bill Gates, said Thursday that it needed an extra 4.3 billion dollars to save millions of lives in poor countries over the next five years.Gates-linked vaccine group wants $4.3 billion Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:06:30 GMT A global vaccine initiative launched with the help of Bill Gates is seeking $4.3 billion in new funding to ramp up child immunization campaigns against deadly diseases such as hepatitis B, diarrhea and pneumonia in the developing world.May need wider eczema caution for kids: FDA Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:07:02 GMT Novartis AG and Astellas Pharma eczema drugs may need their warning labels expanded after dozens of new reported cases of cancer and infection in children, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Thursday.US FDA staff: may need wider eczema caution for kids Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:05:08 GMT * Cancer, infection seen with Novartis, Astellas drugsUS FDA staff: may need wider eczema caution for kids Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:14:10 GMT Source: Reuters * Cancer, infection seen with Novartis, Astellas drugs * Glaxo's herpes drug may also need added warnings * Use of Pfizer antibiotic in pregnant women may worry WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - ...Nature News Examines GAVI Alliance's Budget Gap Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:41:01 GMT Nature News examines GAVI Alliance's multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall ahead of a donors meeting in The Hague on March 25-26. The meeting, which marks the first time that the global-health partnership, based in Geneva, Switzerland, has brought together all of its major donors - countries and philanthropic organizations - at a single fund-raising event, also demonstrates the current woes ...(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-18 14:21 US FDA staff: may need wider eczema caution for kids Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:42:46 GMT WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Novartis AG and Astellas Pharma eczema drugs may need their warning labels expanded after dozens of new reported cases of cancer and infection in children, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Thursday. Agency scientists said 46 cancer cases and 71 infection cases have been reported in patients aged 16 and younger from 2004 to ...Dr. Orin Levine: Bill Gates Can't Do it Alone Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:41:28 GMT New analysis published this week in PLoS Medicine provides a powerful reminder of the unique and supremely important role that donors play in the process...Dr. Thomas Hofstaetter Named President and CEO of VaxInnate; Dr. Alan Shaw Assumes New Role as Chief Scientific ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:30:00 GMT CRANBURY, N.J.----VaxInnate Corporation today announced that Thomas Hofstaetter, PhD has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and Alan Shaw, PhD, who previously held that position, has assumed the newly created role of Chief Scientific Officer and becomes Chairman of the Board.Nature News examines GAVI Alliance's budget gap Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:31:38 GMT Nature News examines GAVI Alliance's multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall ahead of a donors meeting in The Hague on March 25-26.(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-17 17:43 U.S. FDA advisory meetings through May 12 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:13:57 GMT THIS DIARY IS FILED AS THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UPDATES ITS SCHEDULE. ALL ITEMS ARE EDT/GMT. For more information on the FDA's Advisory Committee meetings, see: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htmCash crisis looms for vaccine drive Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:06:05 GMT Rising demand for immunization programmes in developing countries could outstrip funding.GAVI Calls Meeting With Existing, Potential Donors Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:32:41 GMT The GAVI Alliance has asked existing and potential donors to a meeting in The Hague on March 25 and 26 to challenge them to 'make a strong impact' on childhood death rates, Reuters reports. GAVI, which is supported by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, UNICEF, the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation and vaccine makers, says it has 40 percent of the $7 billion it needs between now and ...Donors asked for $4.3 billion for vaccines for poor Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:42:14 GMT A further $4.3 billion is needed if a global vaccines alliance is to meet its goal of supplying life-saving immunizations to millions of children in poor countries by 2015, the organization said on Monday.Donors asked for $4.3 billion for vaccines for poor Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:09:00 GMT A further $4.3 billion (2.85 billion pounds) is needed if a global vaccines alliance is to meet its goal of supplying life-saving immunisations to millions of children in poor countries by 2015, the organisation said on Monday.Donors asked for $4.3 billion for vaccines for poor Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:41:35 GMT By Kate KellandDonors asked for $4.3 billion for vaccines for poor Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:59:00 GMT Source: Reuters * GAVI Alliance has only 40 percent of its needs until 2015 * Hopes for $4.3 billion from donor meeting in The Hague By Kate Kelland LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - A further $4.3 billion is ...'Vaccines court' says mercury doesn't cause autism Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:27:24 GMT The finding supports a broad scientific consensus that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, and will likely disappoint parents who are convinced otherwise. The federal vaccines court ruled Friday in three separate cases that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, a finding that supports the broad scientific consensus on the matter ...3 Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and Autism Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:23:50 GMT In a further blow to the antivaccine movement, three judges ruled Friday in three separate cases that thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury, does not cause autism.Court rejects autism link to mercury in vaccines Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:39:09 GMT The federal vaccines court ruled Friday in three separate cases that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism -- a finding that supports the broad scientific consensus on the matter, but that greatly disappointed parents who are convinced that their child's illness was caused by vaccines.Court says autism, vaccines not linked Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:59:48 GMT The federal vaccines court ruled Friday in three separate cases that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, a finding that supports the broad scientific consensus on the matter but that greatly disappointed parents who are convinced that their child's illness was ca |
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