Thursday, October, 29, 2009
How Are Flu Vaccines Manufactured
May 07, 2009
U.S. regulators approved a new flu vaccine manufacturing plant in order to boost production of seasonal flu shots and to develop a H1N1 swine flu vaccine. The plant, owned by Sanofi-Aventis, was cleared to make the seasonal vaccine Fluzone, regulators from the Food and Drug Administration said. The new manufacturing plant will allow Sanofi-Aventis to more than double their flu-vaccine production in coming years.
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Expert & Community Posts
By David Mendosa
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Health Expert
...Federal Regulations requires in multi-dose vials of flu vaccines. Flaming those concerns the...
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By David Mendosa
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Health Expert
You can skip your flu shot this year -- if you would rather get sick than go to work. While you...
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By Dr. Fran Cogen
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Health Expert
...Medical Center diabetes nurse educators are about H1N1 flu vaccine. The following are the most...
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By Lisa Emrich
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Health Expert
...complications from the flu, SHOULD get an annual flu vaccine. Living with an autoimmune...
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By Dr. Fran Cogen
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Health Expert
...immunized with the H1N1 vaccine, as well as the seasonal flu vaccine (shot or "flu mist"...
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Health Guide
Have a question or comment? Click here.Are there things you want to know about the flu and the
flu vaccine? If so, you're going to love this article. I recently had the opportunity to speak one on...
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PreventionThe best way to prevent sinusitis is to avoid and, if unavoidable, effectively treat colds and influenza.Good Hygiene and Preventing TransmissionColds and flu are spread primarily when an...
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...check with their physicians.Upper respiratory infections are very common after foreign travel. The
flu vaccine may be recommended when traveling to any country during flu season, particularly for...
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...add-on therapy for people in certain high-risk groups. They may also be used:In combination with the
flu vaccine during seasons where there is a poor match between the virus and vaccine.In...
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...of patients with asthma remain unvaccinated. Patients with asthma should ask their doctors about the
flu vaccine and also whether they should receive the vaccination against pneumococcal...
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February 25, 2009
An expert panel that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended changing one of the three strains of flu included in this...
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May 26, 2009
Officials in Mexico have announced three more swine flu deaths, and the United States and Canada are reporting one more death each due to the virus....
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September 15, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ordering herbal medicines on the Internet may put your health at risk. In a recent study, researchers found one fifth of...
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June 18, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers have discovered a regulator that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy levels of cholesterol and fats....
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December 11, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A half-dose flu shot may be just as effective in healthy, young people as a full dose, which could be useful during vaccine...
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