Nation Digest Railroad regulators issue cellphone ban Oct 3, 2008
The other new vaccines required are for rotavirus, hepatitis A, meningitis and shingles for those older than 60. Arkansas City, Kan. (Seattle Times)
Feds Force Immigrants to Get HPV Vaccine Oct 3, 2008
The other new vaccines required are for rotavirus, hepatitis A, meningitis and shingles for those older than 60. Dr. Jon Abramson, who chaired the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said the panel never intended to require Gardasil for immigrants and wasn't aware its recommendation would become mandatory. (Newsmax)
AUTISM'S FALSE PROPHETS Sep 14, 2008
Physician and researcher Dr. Paul Offit has spent most of his professional career advancing the understanding of the genetics of rotavirus, a disease that kills nearly 1 million children each year. His work has lead to the development of a rotavirus vaccine developed by Merck. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Measles cases on increase in United States Sep 10, 2008
A study in the journal Pediatrics found that 33 percent of pediatricians would strongly recommend the rotavirus vaccine if it were up to the doctor s discretion. But if it becomes an official recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics, that number goes up to 50 percent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Needy Children Should Not Suffer Due to Budget Cuts Says Non-Profit Sep 4, 2008
Also slated for budget reductions are other DHR service programs: a reduction in the purchase of vaccines will result in 2,622 under-insured infants not receiving the Rotavirus (intestinal infection) vaccine; reductions in the purchase of testing kits for sexually transmitted diseases which will affect over 171,000 patients; and a reduction of funds for Cancer State Aid. DHR s budget cuts will affect the Office of Child Support Services as some positions will be eliminated and other employees... (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
HEALTH BLOG: Opening up the medicine chest Sep 2, 2008
CDC: Rotavirus vaccine appears to be doing the trick. The vaccine appears to be having a positive impact on the length and severity of the U.S. rotavirus season, according to a new ... If your family has managed to escape rotavirus (seen at left), the leading cause of severe vomiting and diarrhea in infants and young children, consider yourself lucky. (USA Today -- Money)
Health and Fitness File 8-27 Sep 1, 2008
Immunizations Clinics: Children s vaccines include: chicken pox, diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Hib meningitis, HPV, measles, meningococcal, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal, polio, rotavirus, rubella and tetanus. Resident fees: Administration fee is $5 per visit. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Measles on Rise as Parents Question Vaccine Aug 31, 2008
Vaccines for mumps, rubella, chicken pox and rotavirus are all live. All dangerous and supremely unnecessary. (Washington Post)
Africa:Fighting Children's Silent Killer Aug 30, 2008
And current rotavirus vaccines and research into other enteric vaccines hold great promise for significantly bolstering prevention efforts. With all of these solutions, why does diarrhea still kill more than a half million African children each year. (allAfrica.com)
Keep your drinking water safe on your next trip Aug 29, 2008
The most common cause of water-borne illness is bacteria, such as E. coli, cholera and salmonella, but illness can also be caused by protozoa (including giardia and cryptosporidium), viruses (like hepatitis A, polio and rotavirus) and chemical pollutants. The best way to protect yourself is to avoid local tap water and instead seek out bottled water; when that's not available, boiling tap water generally kills most micro-organisms, and there are a number of good water filters and purification... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology Aug 26, 2008
When compared with a benchmark alcohol-based hand sanitizer, results showed higher levels of reduced infectivity of human rotavirus, adenovirus type 5, poliovirus type 1, and norovirus, as well as feline calicivirus and murine norovirus type 1 from the new ethanol-based sanitizer. "Based on these results, we conclude that this new ethanol-based hand sanitizer is a promising option for reducing the transmission of enteric viruses, including norovirus, by food handlers and care providers," say the... (EurekAlert!)
'NATURE' ARTICLE: Neutralizing antibodies derived from the B cells of 1918 influenza pandemic survivors Aug 19, 2008
Weitkamp, J. H. et al. Generation of recombinant human monoclonal antibodies to rotavirus from single antigen-specific B cells selected with fluorescent virus-like particles. J. Immunol. (USA Today -- Tech)
Child Immunizations Aug 13, 2008
As are hepatitis b, diphtheria, tetanus, rotavirus, whooping cough, measles, mumps and rubella; all viruses that a century ago could have cost you your life, now eliminated by vaccinations that start before the age of two. The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that giving children immunizations like these prevents 14 million infections, saves 33,000 lives and saves $10 billion in medical costs. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Di... Aug 12, 2008
Rotavirus is a virus which causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration ... Rotavirus (Rota) vaccine is available in two brands: Rotateq by Merck and Rotarix by GlaxoSmithKline (FDA approval is still pending). (Suite101.com)
Alternative Vaccination Schedules Aug 12, 2008
Common, but potentially serious, diseases include pneumococcal disease, pertussis (whooping cough), rotavirus, and influenza. Common, but less often serious, diseases include chickenpox and hepatitis A.. (Suite101.com)
HEALTH BLOG: Read the latest child wellness tips Aug 5, 2008
Parenting and kids' health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Unhappy about Happy Meals and the like. (USA Today -- Money)
HEALTH BLOG: Mental health news and notes Jul 23, 2008
A federal advisory committee has recommended adding a second vaccine against rotavirus, the leading cause of severe diarrhea and vomiting in young children, to the list of immunizations recommended for infants, the ... On Wednesday, the the first rotavirus vaccine, Merck's RotaTeq, with a milder rotavirus season. (USA Today -- Money)
World Health Organisation staff return to Iraq Jul 18, 2008
"Needs are very huge," she said, noting hepatitis and rotavirus vaccines will be introduced for Iraqi children over the next year, complementing programmes for polio and measles. "We can deliver more, while not losing sight that security is still a concern. We have a challenge to continue to come up with innovative approaches to be able to move around inside Iraq," Al-Gasseer said. (AlertNet)
Flu, gastro outbreaks lay visitors low Jul 18, 2008
He said the gastroenteritis outbreak was potentially more dangerous because both the norovirus and rotavirus, which cause the illness, spread quickly through respiratory droplets and faecal contact. "The norovirus can wipe out an entire cruise ship within a matter of days so we are facing a grave situation, but so far the Health Department has been rapid and effective in the way it has dealt with this so it may be able to be contained.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Prevention: Rotavirus Vaccine Said to Be Working Jul 8, 2008
The vaccine against rotavirus, first offered last fall, appears to be working ... Rotavirus causes severe acute gastroenteritis among infants and young children, and results in tens of thousands of hospitalizations every year ... The researchers write in The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for June 27 that the changes in rotavirus activity appear greater than could be accounted for by vaccine use alone, and that there are indirect benefits to unvaccinated children who are protected by a... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Integrins As Receptors Give Insight Into Rotavirus And Diarrhea Jul 2, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 2, 2008) Eleven years ago, Dr. Mary Estes of Baylor College of Medicine and her colleagues discovered the first viral enterotoxin, rotavirus NSP4, a toxic protein that affects the intestines, causing diarrhea ... Rotavirus is one of the most common causes of diarrhea, resulting in approximately 3 million cases of diarrhea and 55,000 hospitalizations for diarrhea and dehydration in children under the age of 5 each year in the United States alone ... Finding out how rotavirus... (Science Daily)
Rotavirus activity down probably due to vaccine Jun 27, 2008
Rotavirus activity down due probably to vaccine ... Rotavirus activity down due probably to vaccine By Sue Mueller Jun 26, 2008 - 9:31:36 AM ... org) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday June 25 released a report saying that the onset of rotavirus activity in the ongoing 2007-2008 season seems to have been delayed and the activity appears to be the least severe than any previous seasons, an observation that the agency suggests is due to the newly introduced rotavirus... (Food Consumer)
New Vaccine May Account for Less Severe Rotavirus Season Jun 27, 2008
WEDNESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new vaccine for rotavirus -- a leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea in infants and children -- may account for this year's less severe season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday ... The nation's leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children, rotavirus typically is responsible for some 410,000 doctor visits, up to 270,000 trips to the emergency room, up to 70,000 hospitalizations, and as many as 60... (MEDLINEplus)
2nd Vaccine for Kids' Virus Endorsed Jun 27, 2008
Both vaccines are given orally to prevent rotavirus, which causes 67,000 hospitalizations of children under 5 each year in the U.S., but only about 30 deaths ... Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe diarrhea in infants and children, but is perhaps better known as the cause of vomiting that often strikes children in the winter ... Wide use of the older vaccine is credited with reducing the severity of rotavirus over the past year. (Time.com)
Kids in poorest countries to be vaccinated Jun 26, 2008
GAVI had also intended to deliver vaccines against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus by this year, but has yet to come through, according to Dr. Orin Levine, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Levine directs a pneumococcal vaccine initiative funded by GAVI, and was hopeful the vaccines might be ready soon. (MSNBC -- Health)
Gates Foundation follows new paths Jun 25, 2008
It's an approach that has already paid off, with new vaccines recently approved or soon to come out for a variety of common afflictions that kill many children in the developing world -- rotavirus, meningitis and a variety of other deadly respiratory infections. Unfortunately, this upstream scientific and technological success has not been matched with improvements downstream to assure that these new vaccines can actually get to those who need them most. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Novel Compound May Treat Acute Diarrhea Jun 22, 2008
17, 2007) A new study in PLoS Medicine has shown that children who have rotavirus, a very common cause of diarrhea in children, and who have antigens (protein fragments from the surface of the virus) in their. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Should I vaccinate my baby? Jun 22, 2008
For example, Petters-Armitage told her doctor she wasn't as worried about chicken pox or rotavirus as she was about diseases like polio and pertussis. Even though she says he disagreed with her, he abided by her wishes and didn't give her second and third children vaccinations for chicken pox and rotavirus. (CNN -- Health)
Summer Safety Tips May 29, 2008
Hand washing is the best defense against these illnesses and other viruses going around right now, especially rotavirus, an infection that causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea ... We also know public pools are a risk for GI problems, not specifically rotavirus however different viruses we see in the summertime. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Tool creates personalized catch-up immunization schedules for missed childhood vaccinations May 21, 2008
The vaccines included in the scheduler are those required between birth and six years of age: Hepatitis B, Rotavirus, Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Pneumococcal, Inactivated Poliovirus, Measles/Mumps/Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis A and Meningococcal. Influenza is contained in the recommended schedule, but is not included in the scheduler. (EurekAlert!)
Merck secures 2 patents in India May 12, 2008
Apart from the dyslipidimia and obesity drugs, Merck has plans to roll out two vaccines in Indiaa cervical cancer vaccine and rotavirus vaccine. Its current product portfolio has five drugs in India. (Economic Times)
Food Poisoning - Part 1 May 6, 2008
Rotavirus: Causes moderate to severe illness with vomiting followed by watery diarrhea and fever. It is the most common cause of food poisoning in infants and children and is transmitted from person to person by fecal contamination of food and shared play areas. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
New Clorox disinfectant is EPA registered to kill both known types of MRSA May 6, 2008
Clorox Pro Quaternary All-Purpose Disinfectant Cleaner is a one-step, labor-saving solution for killing both strains of MRSA as well as a variety of other illness causing germs, such as Hepatitis B and C, Avian Influenza A, HIV-1 and HIV-2, SARS-associated Coronavirus, Rotavirus, Salmonella enterica and E. coli ... The products kill claims include both known types of MRSA and other common bacteria, viruses and fungi, such as Influenza A2, Rotavirus, Hepatitis B and C, HIV-1 and HIV-2,... (EurekAlert!)
Noting dehydration symptoms can save a child's life May 3, 2008
"Other bugs that can lead to dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhoea include rotavirus, salmonella and e-coli.Dr Ong, who sees about 50 cases of dehydrated children of various ages every month, recommends giving children small amounts of fluid every half an hour or hourly.In this hot weather, he added that older children who do strenuous exercises must also have enough fluid intake to stay well-hydrated throughout the day.Besides water, they can also take other oral rehydrate solutions to... (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Importance of immunizations being highlighted May 2, 2008
Infant immunization is extremely important and begins a lifetime of good health," said Iowa Department of Public Health acting Bureau of Disease Prevention and Immunization Chief Don Callaghan. IDPH works to ensure all Iowa children, regardless of income or insurance, are properly vaccinated. The IDPH Immunization Program purchases and distributes vaccine to public and private health care providers through the Vaccines for Children Program. Approximately 257,000 Iowans ages 18 and younger are... (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
FDA Nod For Glaxo Shifts Playing Field In Rotavirus Market Apr 19, 2008
Mention "rotavirus" and most parents might remember the week they spent cleaning up diarrhea and vomit and trying to convince their children to drink electrolyte fluids ... But while rotavirus can carry a big cost mainly from medical care and the time parents must take off from work it's rarely life-threatening ... Rotavirus causes at least 50,000 hospitalizations a year due to dehydration. (Investors Business Daily)
Health & Medicine Apr 19, 2008
Investor's Business Daily: FDA Nod For Glaxo Shifts Playing Field In Rotavirus Market ... FDA Nod For Glaxo Shifts Playing Field In Rotavirus Market ... Mention "rotavirus" and most parents might remember the week they spent cleaning up diarrhea and vomit and trying to convince their children to drink electrolyte fluids. (Investors Business Daily)
Time to eat, drink and be wary Apr 17, 2008
Highly contagious viruses, such as norovirus and rotavirus, spread rapidly in child-care centres and aged care institutions. Better surveillance, with improved testing and a greater likelihood of cases being reported, can also inflate figures, the NSW Food Authority's chief scientist, Dr Lisa Szabo, says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
FDA OKs Glaxo vaccine for use on babies Apr 6, 2008
Rotarix is a vaccine for the rotavirus, a common gastrointestinal infection in infants that can cause severe diarrhea and vomiting ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all young children in the country be vaccinated against rotavirus. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Stocks Have Biggest Weekly Gain in Five Years, Led by British Energy, BHP Apr 5, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drugmaker's Rotarix oral vaccine that can protect infants from rotavirus. gained 60 pence, or 2. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Reuters Health News Summary Apr 5, 2008
The GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) vaccine Rotarix fights infection with the rotavirus, which causes about 55,000 hospitalizations in U.S. children each year and kills more than 600,000 children worldwide, mostly in developing countries. Micronutrients, education keys to end hunger: study. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
FDA APPROVES ROTARIX(R) [Rotavirus Vaccine, live, oral], THE FIRST VACCINE LICENSED TO COMPLETE THE ROTAVIRUS IMMUNIZATION SERIES BY FOUR MONTHS OF AGE Apr 4, 2008
Vaccine Offers Early Protection with Only Two Doses Against the Most Commonly Circulating Rotavirus Types in the U.S. PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ROTARIX(R) [Rotavirus Vaccine, live, oral] for the prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants. ROTARIX will offer protection against the most commonly circulating rotavirus types in the U.S. and allow infants to... (PR Newswire)
FDA clears new rotavirus vaccine Apr 4, 2008
FDA clears drugmaker's new rotavirus vaccine ... The GlaxoSmithKline vaccine Rotarix fights infection with the rotavirus, which causes about 55,000 hospitalizations in U.S. children each year and kills more than 600,000 children worldwide, mostly in developing countries ... The vaccine competes with Merck's rotavirus vaccine called RotaTeq. (MSNBC -- Health)
Sabin Vaccine Institute Receives $9.2M Gates Foundation Grant to Pursue Sustainable Immunization Financing Mar 31, 2008
Countries are reaching more children than ever before, and their programs are incorporating newer and underutilized vaccines against influenza, hepatitis, yellow fever and rotavirus. Investments in immunization are increasing almost everywhere, but costs are increasing faster. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Investigational drug tested for preventing muscle fiber death in muscular dystrophy Mar 17, 2008
It has an established tradition of research excellence, with discoveries including the Sabin oral polio vaccine, the surfactant preparation that saves the lives of thousands of premature infants each year, and a rotavirus vaccine that saves the lives of hundreds of thousands of infants around the world each year. Current strategic directions include the translation of basic laboratory research into the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of disease, and furthering the development... (EurekAlert!)
Avant's Rotarix receives favorable recommendation from FDA ... Feb 24, 2008
Rotarix is a vaccine against rotavirus disease in infants. Avant licensed the technology for Rotarix to GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) in 1997 for worldwide commercialization. (CNNMoney.com)
FOCUS: GlaxoSmithKline's Rotarix Set To Reach Key US Market Feb 22, 2008
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- GlaxoSmithKline PLC's (GSK) rotavirus vaccine Rotarix is set to reach the key U.S. market later this year after a panel of U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel of experts recommended its approval late Wednesday ... Rotavirus infects nearly every child worldwide by the age of five and is the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children, often resulting in hospitalization ... The U.S. is the only major market that has recommended rotavirus... (CNNMoney.com)
Gates urges help for 'bottom third' Feb 22, 2008
About 15 years later, he was reading about how a germ known as rotavirus kills a half-million children per year, and he thought, "What's rotavirus? I've never heard of it. Is somebody working on it?". As it turned out, he said, not many people were paying attention to the virus, which causes severe diarrhea in infants, because there were no market incentives to do so. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
FDA Advisory Committee Recommends US Approval of Rotavirus Vaccine Feb 21, 2008
Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The US Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Related Biological Products issued a positive recommendation today on the use of rotavirus vaccines, potentially bringing greater protection to children in the US from this common and sometimes fatal cause of severe diarrhea ... Another rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq(R) manufactured by Merck Inc., received FDA approval in 2006 ... Globally, rotavirus accounts for more than 500,000 deaths and two million hospitalizations... (PR Newswire)
FDA Panel: Glaxo Vaccine Safe To Prevent Infant Diarrhea Virus Feb 21, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's panel of vaccine experts voted unanimously that Glaxo's Rotarix protects infants against rotavirus ... Agency reviewers said prior to the meeting that Rotarix appeared to be free of life-threatening intestinal problems seen with the first rotavirus vaccine approved in the U.S. That product, Wyeth's (WYE) RotaShield, was pulled from the market in 1999 after it was linked to an increase in intussusception, a twisting of the intestines ... About 55,000 U.S.... (CNNMoney.com)
Pneumonia deaths seen with Glaxo vaccine: FDA Feb 18, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's rotavirus vaccine is effective but also associated with an increase in pneumonia-related deaths and other reactions, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents posted on Friday. The review comes ahead of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory meeting on Wednesday to consider approval of the oral vaccine, which aims to prevent rotavirus infection, a cause of severe infant diarrhea that requires hospitalization ... The two "are battling it out in the... (Reuters)
To The Point Feb 17, 2008
The FDA said GlaxoSmithKline's () vaccine Rotarix appears safe and effective for stopping the rotavirus, the leading cause of diarrhea in infants. But the FDA also expressed concern that the British drug maker's safety study of the vaccine did not follow U.S. regulations. (Investors Business Daily)
Glaxo rotavirus vaccine has some safety issues-FDA Feb 16, 2008
WASHINGTON GlaxoSmithKline Plc's rotavirus vaccine has been linked to more pneumonia-related deaths and other reactions including bronchitis, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents posted Friday. The review comes ahead of a Food and Drug Administration advisory meeting next Wednesday to consider approval of the oral vaccine to prevent the most common cause of severe diarrhea among children. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
2 microRNAs promote spread of tumor cells Jan 29, 2008
Discoveries at Wistar led to the creation of the rubella vaccine that eradicated the disease in the United States, human rabies vaccines used worldwide, and a rotavirus vaccine approved in 2006. Today, Wistar is home to preeminent research programs studying skin cancer, lung cancer, and brain tumors. (EurekAlert!)
Keep those germs to yourself! Jan 23, 2008
Rotavirus is the leading cause of stomach flu in infants and young children. You re contagious even before you develop symptoms, and you typically remain contagious for two weeks after you ve recovered. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Panel pushing use of baby vaccine Jan 23, 2008
A blue-ribbon panel of scientists is urging parents to have their babies vaccinated against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrhea and vomiting in youngsters, and a disease that often wreaks havoc in daycare centres ... Rotavirus is a family of viruses that causes gastroenteritis, a common childhood disease that infects virtually all children by the age of 5 ... "The little guys can get really, really sick with rotavirus," said Anna Karwowska, a pediatric emergency physician at the Children's... (Globe and Mail)
State vaccine policy a-changing Dec 28, 2007
Newer recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include shots against rotavirus, human papillomavirus and meningococcal virus. No additional money has been given to the states to pay for them, which resulted in the policy shift. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Large bird flu cluster emerges Dec 18, 2007
In temperate climates the strong seasonal waterborne infections like norovirus, rotavirus, salmonellae, campylobacter and - differing from the usual dogma - influenza are mainly triggered by drinking water dependent on the drinking water temperature (in Germany minimum feb/mar maximum august). There is no evidence that influenza primary is transmitted by saliva droplets. (Nature News Service)
Cattle rustling on the rise in California Dec 16, 2007
Calves in particular are vulnerable to suffer and die from diarrhea if they are not given colostrum for rotavirus and coronavirus within 12 hours of birth, he said. Milk replacer is essential, too. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Opinion: Vaccine failure no reason to stop Dec 1, 2007
Each year 3 million American kids are infected with rotavirus which can cause severe diarrhea, vomiting and fever ... There is now a vaccine against rotavirus. (MSNBC -- International)
Health and Fitness File Nov. 28 Nov 29, 2007
Immunizations Clinics: Children s vaccines include: chicken pox, diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Hib meningitis, HPV, measles, meningococcal, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal, polio, rotavirus, rubella and tetanus. Resident fees: Administration fee is $5 per visit. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Moderate Doses of Pot Can Lower Pain Nov 26, 2007
14:56, November 24th 2007. A recent study made at the University Of California, San Diego in the United States revealed that smoking a moderate amount of cannabis might have benefic effects when human body is exposed to pain. (eFluxMedia)
Fetal Exposure to Arsenic Linked To Cancer Nov 25, 2007
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has announced that is Rotarix rotavirus vaccine is effective at preventing rotavirus gastroenteritis during the first two years of life. The results of a.. (eFluxMedia)
Lung Transplant Not the Best Solution for Cystic Fibrosis Nov 25, 2007
14:36, November 23rd 2007. Lung transplants, which have been seen as a treatment of last resort for cystic fibrosis, seem to be rarely beneficial to children with that condition or even worse, they can be harmful, according to a study released on Thursday. (eFluxMedia)
New Data Published in The Lancet Show GSK's ROTARIX(R) Offers Protection Against the Most Common Circulating Rotavirus Types Nov 24, 2007
Protection Sustained During the First Two Years of Life PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data from a large European clinical trial published today in The Lancet show ROTARIX(R), GlaxoSmithKline's (NYSE: ) oral rotavirus candidate vaccine to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis, provides protection against the five most commonly circulating rotavirus types around the world and in the United States (U.S.). The GSK candidate vaccine, if approved by the U.S. Food and Drug... (PR Newswire)
