Cholera Outbreak in Cameroon 'Worst in 20 Years' Says

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

AP -- YAOUNDE, Cameroon UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.

The Scripps Research Institute Research Team Finds Structure Of 'Swine Flu' Virus

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert -- A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has solved the structure of a key protein from the virus that caused last year's "swine flu" influenza epidemic. The structure reveals that the virus shares many features with influenza viruses common in the early 20th century, helping to explain why, in general, older individuals have been less severely affected...

Was Swine Flu A False Pandemic?

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Pharmalot -- Thats the contention by more than a dozen members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which reportedly plans to conduct an inquiry into the influence that drugmakers may have had on the World Health Organization, scientists and governments. A resolution was introduced last month by Wolfgang Wodarg, a member of Germanys Social Democratic Party who chairs the PACE health...

Norweigian Scientists Announce H1N1 Mutation

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

OSLO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Norwegian health authorities said on Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.

New Malaria 'Poses Human Threat', Study in Shows

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

University of Rouen, Scientists Find New Strain Of HIV

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Swine Flu Pandemic Could Trigger Vaccine Battles

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drug-Resistant Flu Strain Turns Up in Denmark but Doesn???t Last Long

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

World Health Organization Declares Swine Flu Pandemic

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

WebMD -- June 11, 2009 - It's official: We're in a swine flu pandemic, the World Health Organization declared today."The world is now at the start of the 2009 influenza pandemic," WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, MD, said at a news conference.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Officials Fear New H1N1 Could Mix With Drug-Resistant Strains

Wed, 20 May 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Swiss Hospital Develops 36-Hour Swine Flu Diagnostics Test

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Companies Like Novartis AG And Others Start Initial Work On Pandemic Vaccine for New Swine Flu

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency; Admin. Releases Stockpile of Antiflu Virus Drug

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Flu a Windfall for Roche Holding AG and GlaxoSmithKline, Shares Jump

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Announce Settlement of Clarinex(R) (Desloratadine) ANDA Patent litigation With Schering Corporation And Sepracor, Inc.

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

HYDERABAD, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Reddy's Laboratories today announced that it has entered into agreements with Schering and Sepracor which will allow Dr. Reddys to manufacture and market generic versions of the CLARINEX-D-12 Hour and CLARINEX-D -24 Hour products, with six months marketing exclusivity, and the CLARINEX REDITABS product, with six months marketing co-exclusivity, starting in...

Canada Sees Plunge In Number Of West Nile Virus Cases In 2008

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

Canadian Press -- Cases of West Nile infection among Canadians during this year's mosquito season plunged dramatically compared with last year, and experts suggest cooler, wet weather is likely the reason.

"Sumo Virus" Warning Is Issued; Deadly Rugby Virus Spreads In Sumo Wrestlers -- in Tokyo, Japan

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2008) Rugby players may get more than just the ball out of a scrum herpes virus can cause a skin disease called "scrumpox" and it spreads through physical contact. Researchers have studied the spread of the disease among sumo wrestlers in Japan and have discovered that a new strain of the virus could be even more pathogenic, according to an article published in the October...

Bad Vaccines Risk Encephalitis Epidemic In India

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

LUCKNOW, India - India's government sent thousands of ineffective vaccines to a northern Indian state, halting a planned immunization drive against a deadly outbreak of Japanese encephalitis that has killed more than 200 children since June, officials said Wednesday.

Morocco "Goat Plague" Poses Regional Threat,

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

ROME (Reuters) - Millions of sheep and goats in Morocco could be killed by a virus which poses a risk to other north African and European countries but not humans, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.

First "Virophage" Could Take The Fight To Viruses, Study

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

NewScientist -- A newly discovered type of virus that spreads at the expense of other viruses, could be used to combat viral infections, say researchers. Didier Raoult and colleagues from the University of the Mediterranean, France, say that the virus, called Sputnik, spreads by hijacking the replication machinery of the mamavirus itself a new strain of the giant mimivirus.

Yokohama City University Experts Try To Block Flu Virus Replication

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:00:00 AM GMT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have gained a better understanding how influenza viruses replicate, possibly opening the way for the development of drugs to hamper their reproduction.

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