Baxter Ends Flu Vaccine Trial; Cites Side Effects
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Baxter International Inc. on Thursday  said it halted a late-stage European trial of a flu vaccine  because of higher-than-expected rates of fever and other  symptoms.
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Americans' supply of flu vaccine was cut in half Tuesday as Britain abruptly shut down a major supplier just as flu season is about to begin. Facing a record shortage, U.S. health officials scrambled to reserve remaining shots for the elderly and others at highest risk from influenza.
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London - Doctors in Britain warned on Wednesday that a decision to suspend the manufacturing licence of a major flu vaccine supplier could lead to shortages of the vaccine in Britain.
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The British government, citing safety concerns, shuttered a drug plant yesterday that had been expected to produce nearly half of all US influenza shots this
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Rod Watson had to cancel 1,000 flu-shot clinics in four states when the national vaccine shortage cut off his supply two months ago.
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KRT) - British authorities shut down one of two makers of the flu vaccine used in the United States, prompting a call Tuesday for healthy Americans to delay or forego their flu shots to give priority to those ...
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Trials of a new product designed to help women protect themselves from the AIDS virus were halted on Wednesday after women using it became infected at a higher rate than women not using it, researchers said.
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Global and US health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the US vaccine just as flu season was about to begin.
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German drug group Bayer said Monday that it had halted trials of its leading cancer treatment Nexavar for one of the main forms of lung cancer.
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Britain suspended on Tuesday the manufacturing license of Chiron Corp., a major supplier of flu vaccine to the United Kingdom and the United States, for three months.
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US health officials shut the door Friday on the possibility of any flu vaccine from Chiron&#39;s troubled British plant ever reaching the United States this year.
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The company that makes nearly half  the flu vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it  will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because  of problems at its plant in Britain.
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Troubled hospital products maker Baxter International Inc. on Thursday said it halted a late-stage European trial of its experimental flu vaccine because of higher-than-expected rates of fever.
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The decision by British authorities to suspend the license of a major influenza vaccine manufacturer just before the vaccine was to be shipped shows a need for better communication, acting FDA chief Dr. Lester Crawford said on Monday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that none of the flu vaccine quarantined by British officials is safe for use. An FDA spokeswoman says agency personnel have inspected and rejected all 46
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A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down yesterday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the
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A ferry service that has been offering scenic cruises to Canada plus a flu shot ended the package deal Thursday. The Canadian clinic that had been providing the vaccine can no longer guarantee