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President’s Bioethics Commission releases report on pediatric medical countermeasure research

(EurekAlert) In a report released today, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues concluded that the federal government would have to take multiple steps before anthrax vaccine trials with children could be ethically considered. The Bioethics Commission was responding to a request from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius who last year Read More »

March 19, 2013
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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Soligenix Announces Significant Progress with ThermoVax Towards the Development of Heat Stable Vaccines

(PharmaLive) Soligenix, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today key progress in the development of ThermoVax™, its proprietary vaccine thermostabilization technology. Several complementary preclinical studies have indicated the potential for high temperature stability for a minimum of six months and increased potency of subunit vaccines formulated with ThermoVax™. These studies have been conducted with Read More »

March 19, 2013
| Filed under North America and Countermeasures
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Children’s Lives Saved By Chicken Pox Vaccine

(MedicalNewsToday) The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to new research. In a national study of chicken pox admissions at four participating Australian children’s hospitals, researchers found the number of children hospitalized with chicken Read More »

March 15, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Countermeasures
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JPM-TMT Seeks Solutions to Multi-Drug Resistant Biowarfare Agents

(GlobalBiodefense) The U.S. Department of Defense has initiated a new research and development effort to address the continuing emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria and advancements in biotechnology that enable development of genetically engineered, drug-resistant bacteria. To address the potential weaponization of multi-drug resistant biological warfare agents the Joint Project Manager Transformational Medical Technologies (JPM-TMT) has Read More »

March 13, 2013
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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An end to hand, foot and mouth disease?

(GoKunming) Scientists in Yunnan have produced what they hope will be the world’s first hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) vaccine. If cleared for production, the serum would also be the first ever vaccination developed in the province, Yunnan Net is reporting. Researchers at the Kunming branch of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Read More »