Merck recalls 1.2 mln doses of children's vaccines
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Merck & Co Inc on Wednesday voluntarily recalled about 1.2 million doses of its widely used children's vaccines after quality-control checks found production equipment may not have been properly sterilized.
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A vaccine that has dramatically curbed pneumonia and other serious illnesses in children is having an unfortunate effect: promoting new superbugs that cause ear infections
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A GLOBAL drugs recall caused a $US26.5 billion ($A36.5 billion) wipeout for US giant Merck &amp; Co yesterday. Merck&#39;s loss was the equivalent of the entire Commonwealth Bank, which has a similar market capitalisation
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Less than one-quarter of the flu vaccine the state ordered for babies, toddlers and older children with serious health conditions has arrived so far, prompting concern about whether enough will be available to fully vaccinate the estimated 280,000
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Natural Organics Inc. is recalling some bottles of children's chewable calcium because they may contain trace amounts of a milk derivative that poses a hazard for people allergic to milk. One allergic reaction has been reported.
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The label for Merck & Co Inc.&#39;s  rotavirus vaccine will include reports of a serious illness  called Kawasaki disease in some children who received the oral  vaccination, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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A once-scarce vaccine that protects  against a range of infections including meningitis is back in  supply and small children should get four doses, the U.S.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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Merck said lost Vioxx sales and estimated customer returns totaled $492 million in the third quarter, and the recall slashed net income by about $553 million.
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NEW YORK  - Exposure to polychlorinated   biphenyls (PCBs) -- chemicals widely used in industry --   apparently reduces children's immune response to vaccinations,   according to a report.
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A review into contaminated polio vaccine has been ordered by Australia&#39;s Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott, after an investigation showed at least two batches were released for use after testing positive for contamination, according to a report in The
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The Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories on Friday recalled about 5,000 cases of 2-ounce bottles of a highly specialized liquid ready-to-feed formula used only for premature infants because they don't contain as much iron as indicated on the label.
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Merck's HIV vaccine fails in phase 2 trials.
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Children under 2 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too risky, U.S. health authorities warned on Thursday.
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A once-scarce vaccine that protects against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get four doses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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Chiron Corp., which had to scrap its  flu vaccine this season due to contamination, said on Friday it  has received a warning from U.S. regulators in connection with  its shuttered vaccine manufacturing plant in England.
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Mercury from vaccines seems to disappear rapidly from the blood, returning to pre-vaccination levels in one month, according to a small study of children in Argentina.
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NEW YORK  - The supply issues with Prevnar,  a vaccine that protects kids from bacterial infections, have  been resolved and the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention and other groups are now recommending that doctors  resume giving the full four doses of the vaccine, according to  a report released Thursday.