Thursday, September 3, 2009

Novartis becomes 3rd company to say its swine flu vaccine may work ...

www.thetwittergossip.com - <div><div class="relatedPosts" readability="72"><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/novartis-says-its-swine-flu-vaccine-may-work-with-just-1-dose-potentially-boosting-supplies-158425/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Novartis says its swine flu vaccine may work with just 1 dose, potentially boosting supplies">Novartis says its swine flu vaccine may work with just 1 dose, potentially boosting supplies</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">September 3rd, 2009</span> Novartis swine flu vaccine may work on fewer dosesBARCELONA, Spain â€" Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Thursday one of its swine flu vaccines may work with just one dose, rather than two as previously expected, yet another finding that could potentially boost global supplies. On Thursday, China approved a swine flu vaccine which its producer, Sinovac, says also works with just one dose. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-approves-single-dose-swine-flu-vaccine-experts-say-could-be-good-news-158096/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: China approves single-dose swine flu vaccine, experts say could be good news">China approves single-dose swine flu vaccine, experts say could be good news</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">September 2nd, 2009</span> China approves single-dose swine flu vaccineBEIJING â€" The answer may be at hand to a crucial question about vaccination for the advancing swine flu â€" one shot or two? Chinese officials approved a vaccine Thursday that they say prevents the new flu in a single dose. If they're right, it would be good news. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-set-to-approve-single-dose-swine-flu-vaccines-experts-say-could-be-good-news-157609/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: China set to approve single-dose swine flu vaccines, experts say could be good news">China set to approve single-dose swine flu vaccines, experts say could be good news</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">September 2nd, 2009</span> China to approve single-dose swine flu vaccinesBEIJING â€" The answer may be near to a crucial question about vaccine for the advancing swine flu â€" one shot or two?
Chinese officials say they are about to approve vaccines that prevent the new flu in a single dose. If they're right, it would be good news. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-drugmaker-sanofi-pasteur-starts-testing-swine-flu-vaccine-in-2000-people-in-the-us-133532/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur starts testing swine flu vaccine in US">French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur starts testing swine flu vaccine in US</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">August 7th, 2009</span> LONDON â€" French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur began human trials of its swine flu vaccine this week in about 2,000 people in the United States, the company said Friday â€" becoming the third company conducting clinical trials on swine flu vaccines. Sanofi Pasteur's trials began Thursday, testing both the vaccine's safety and how many doses would be needed to protect people from swine flu, the company said in a statement. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/manufacturers-shipping-seasonal-flu-vaccine-early-as-swine-flu-pandemic-concerns-boost-demand-132002/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Manufacturers shipping seasonal flu vaccine early as swine flu pandemic concerns boost demand">Manufacturers shipping seasonal flu vaccine early as swine flu pandemic concerns boost demand</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">August 6th, 2009</span> Seasonal flu vaccine shipping early, demand upTRENTON, N.J. â€" The swine flu pandemic is spurring makers of seasonal flu vaccines to ship them to the U.S. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-swine-flu-vaccine-production-on-track-first-deliveries-expected-in-september-132599/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WHO: Swine flu vaccine production on track, first deliveries expected in September">WHO: Swine flu vaccine production on track, first deliveries expected in September</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">August 6th, 2009</span> WHO: Swine flu vaccine on trackLONDON â€" Swine flu vaccine manufacturers are on track to start delivering the first batches of it in September, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO's vaccine director, said several drug makers have started testing swine flu vaccine in humans, and that early safety results should be available next month, clearing the way for its use. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/novartis-starts-testing-swine-flu-vaccine-first-person-in-europe-injected-10-days-ago-131828/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Novartis starts testing swine flu vaccine, first person in Europe injected 10 days ago">Novartis starts testing swine flu vaccine, first person in Europe injected 10 days ago</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">August 5th, 2009</span> Novartis starts testing swine flu vaccineLONDON â€" Swiss drugmaker Novartis has begun injecting its swine flu vaccine into people in the company's first human tests, a spokesman said Wednesday. The vaccine is being tested in a yearlong trial of 6,000 people of all ages in Britain, Germany and the United States, Novartis spokesman Eric Althoff told The Associated Press, adding that the vaccine will likely be on the market before the trial finishes. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/novartis-starts-testing-its-swine-flu-vaccine-1st-person-in-europe-injected-10-days-ago-131452/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Novartis starts testing its swine flu vaccine, 1st person in Europe injected 10 days ago">Novartis starts testing its swine flu vaccine, 1st person in Europe injected 10 days ago</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">August 5th, 2009</span> Novartis starts testing its swine flu vaccineLONDON â€" Swiss drugmaker Novartis has begun injecting its swine flu vaccine into people in the company's first human tests, a spokesman said Wednesday. The vaccine is being tested in a yearlong trial of 6,000 people of all ages in Britain, Germany and the United States, Novartis spokesman Eric Althoff told The Associated Press, adding that the vaccine will likely be on the market before the trial finishes. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/glaxo-9-more-countries-order-96-million-doses-of-swine-flu-vaccine-130621/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Glaxo: 9 more countries order 96 million doses of swine flu vaccine">Glaxo: 9 more countries order 96 million doses of swine flu vaccine</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">August 4th, 2009</span> Glaxo: 9 more countries order swine flu vaccineLONDON â€" Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline says that nine additional countries have ordered 96 million doses of swine flu vaccine since last month. That is in addition to the 195 million vaccine doses and products previously ordered by countries including Britain and the U.S., for a total of 291 million doses. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/drugmaker-sanof-aventis-to-donate-100-million-pandemic-flu-vaccine-doses-for-poor-countries-84583/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Drugmaker Sanof-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countries">Drugmaker Sanof-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countries</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">June 17th, 2009</span> Sanof-Aventis to give pandemic flu vaccine to WHOTRENTON, N.J. â€" The drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis says it will donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for poor countries. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/drugmaker-sanofi-aventis-to-donate-100-million-pandemic-flu-vaccine-doses-for-poor-countries-84601/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countries">Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countries</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">June 17th, 2009</span> Sanofi-Aventis to give pandemic flu vaccine to WHOTRENTON, N.J. â€" French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis plans to donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for use in poor countries, Chief Executive Christopher Viehbacher said Wednesday. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-drugmaker-novartis-says-produces-first-batch-of-swine-flu-vaccine-grown-in-cells-79704/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Swiss drugmaker Novartis says produces first batch of swine flu vaccine grown in cells">Swiss drugmaker Novartis says produces first batch of swine flu vaccine grown in cells</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">June 12th, 2009</span> Novartis produces first batch of swine flu vaccineBASEL, Switzerland â€" Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said Friday it has produced a first batch of experimental swine flu vaccine, a day after the World Health Organization declared the disease a pandemic. The vaccine hasn't yet been tested and cannot be used in humans yet. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/drugmakers-rush-to-make-a-swine-flu-vaccine-but-politics-may-complicate-who-actually-gets-it-79908/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Drugmakers rush to make a swine flu vaccine, but politics may complicate who actually gets it">Drugmakers rush to make a swine flu vaccine, but politics may complicate who actually gets it</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">June 12th, 2009</span> Drugmakers rush to produce a swine flu vaccineLONDON â€" With swine flu now an official pandemic, the race is on among drugmakers to produce a vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday after the World Health Organization declared a global flu epidemic that it would be ready within weeks to begin large-scale vaccine production. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/summary-box-declaring-swine-flu-global-epidemic-changes-little-described-as-moderate-78829/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Summary Box: Declaring swine flu global epidemic changes little; described as " moderate="">Summary Box: Declaring swine flu global epidemic changes little; described as "moderate"</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">June 11th, 2009</span> Summary Box: Pandemic declared; now what?LEVEL 6: World health authorities declared the new swine flu to be a pandemic â€" the first global epidemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1968. The pandemic alert status was raised to level 6, the highest possible. </p><a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/novartis-scrip-hits-upper-circuit-on-stake-hike-news-21714/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Novartis scrip hits upper circuit on stake-hike news">Novartis scrip hits upper circuit on stake-hike news</a><p class="excerpt"><span class="rlDate">March 25th, 2009</span> MUMBAI - The Novartis India scrip jumped almost 20 percent Wednesday to hit the upper circuit after Novartis AG of Switzerland, a group subsidiary, said it would make an open offer to acquire an additional 39 percent stake in the Indian unit. The Novartis scrip, which opened at Rs.275.60, shot through the roof after the announcement, rising 19.99 percent above its last closing figure to rule at Rs.330.70. </p></div></div>- gossip twitter celebrity gossip bytopgossip1