FDA Panel Supports New Meningitis Vaccine
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A new Sanofi-Aventis meningitis vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their college years is safe and effective but should undergo longer-term studies
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MedImmune&#39;s FluMist nasal vaccine should be included in the US government&#39;s Vaccines for Children program, expanding its distribution to children over the age of 5 and teens, federal advisers said on Thursday.
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A new vaccine that could put the pox on shingles for many adult sufferers of the often painful infection caused by the chickenpox virus has received federal approval, health officials said Friday.
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French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has  won U.S. approval to sell a new vaccine designed to give longer  protection against meningitis, a potentially fatal bacterial  infection.
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FDA advisory panel gives the nod to its heart drug.
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French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has won U.S. approval to sell a new vaccine designed to give longer protection against meningitis, a potentially fatal bacterial infection.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for multiple sclerosis that in clinical trials got better results than existing drugs in protecting against relapses.
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A new Sanofi-Aventis  meningitis vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their college years is safe and effective but should undergo longer-term studies if approved, a panel of U.S. experts concluded on Wednesday.
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Scientists say initial studies show promising results for a vaccine which could combat a common type of bacteria.
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NEW YORK  - The recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 1995 that all children in the US be given the chickenpox vaccine seems to have paid off handsomely, a study indicates.
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A first-generation experimental bird flu vaccine for use in humans from GlaxoSmithKline Plc has won outline support from European regulators.
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NEW YORK  - Childhood vaccination against   whooping cough (also known as pertussis) and measles is not   associated with an increased risk for encephalopathy, a disease   of the brain, according to a new report.
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ATLANTA -- A new device that was studied in Atlanta has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to help stroke victims.
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USA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that the recommendation for use of PrevnarÂ®, Pneumococcal 7-valent Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM197 Protein), has been updated, reinstating the full, four-dose vaccination
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U.S. health officials on Tuesday  approved the importation of up to 4 million doses of influenza  vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, bringing the U.S. total to 65  million vaccines for this flu season.
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For the first time ever it seems that a new malaria vaccine can protect children from infection and death from malaria, say scientists who are conducting a large scale malaria vaccine trial in Mozambique.
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Sanofi-Aventis should commit to long-term efficacy and safety post-approval studies for its meningococcal conjugate vaccine Menactra, an FDA advisory committee said.