Drugs Better Than Shots for Anthrax, Study Finds
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Mass vaccination programs aimed at protecting most or all Americans against anthrax are impractical and would save fewer lives than a speedy, localized response in the event of an attack, a new report concludes.
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A study out Tuesday found that Vioxx users were nearly three times more likely to suffer a heart attack than people taking Celebrex, a similar pain reliever.
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Immunization through the skin, using a patch, protects mice against normally lethal inhaled doses of anthrax bacteria, according to a new report.
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Baltimore scientists say rapidly getting antibiotics to people exposed to anthrax spores in a bioterrorist attack could prevent 70 percent of infections.
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The first head-to-head comparison of the flu shot and the new FluMist inhalable vaccine found shots surprisingly more effective in adults. The study, involving about 1,250 Michigan adults, found that a needle in the arm was 67 percent to 77 percent successful at preventing the flu, depending on the measurement method. The nasal spray was 30 percent to 57 percent effective.
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VaxGen Inc. will make a new and improved version of the anthrax vaccine for use in case of a biological attack, the US government said on Thursday.
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An experimental Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. pill for the liver disease hepatitis B proved better than a commonly-used anti-viral medicine made by GlaxoSmithKline in late-stage clinical studies, researchers said.
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A new analysis finds that clinical trials of breast-cancer treatments by drugmakers show positive results far more often than non-industry trials. Why the difference?
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An independent study carried out at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that your risk of having a heart attack is three times greater with Vioxx than with Celebrex.
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Patients taking Merck & Co.'s Vioxx arthritis drug had 50 percent more heart attacks and cases of sudden cardiac death than those taking Pfizer Inc.'s rival Celebrex drug, according to a large study financed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Scientists say they have made a blocker that could stop the lethal anthrax toxin from attacking the body.
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They can do it for love of God and country - or for the $60. Either way, soldiers vaccinated against anthrax have the opportunity to help future anthrax victims by donating their blood.
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NEW YORK  - Immunization through the skin,  using a patch, protects mice against normally lethal inhaled  doses of anthrax bacteria, according to a new report.
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Administering flu vaccines under the tongue may be more effective and offer more protection than injecting or inhaling the drug, a study with mice in South Korea has found.
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Scientists at Johnson &amp; Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC, have identified a novel anti-tuberculosis (TB) compound that works better and faster than the current standard of care in mouse models of TB infection.
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A research team has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to use a molecular detective technique to study and potentially improve the military&#39;s anthrax vaccine.
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VaxGen, which shifted its focus to bioterrorism treatments after failures in HIV research, has won an $877 million contract to supply the United States government with anthrax vaccine.