‘Invisible Killers’ highlights dangers of Influenza, Ebola, Smallpox: premieres on March 29
Viruses have shaped our health and our history, and, despite all the tools of modern medicine, they continue to kill millions of people every year. Influenza, smallpox, and Ebola are among the three most lethal More...
Florida Health Urges Vaccination as Flu Season Intensifies
With the 2016-2017 flu season in full swing and influenza activity increasing across the state, it is critical that all Floridians get the flu vaccine to protect against infection and help prevent the spread of More...
Janssen Announces License Agreement With Vertex for development of VX-787, a novel influenza A drug
PRESS RELEASE TITUSVILLE, NJ, July 18, 2014 – Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen) announced today that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals for the worldwide development, More...
FDA approves FluLaval Quadrivalent influenza vaccine for persons three years and older
Pharmaceutical, biologics and vaccine company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced Friday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FluLaval Quadrivalent influenza vaccine for the active immunization More...
Alabama ‘mystery respiratory illness cluster’: H7N9 avian flu and novel coronavirus ruled out
The mysterious cluster of respiratory illnesses in southeast Alabama that hospitalized seven people, killing two is not a mystery anymore as the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the Houston County More...
Flu activity up in the United States, influenza A (H3N2) most common
Image/CDC Influenza activity continues to increase across most parts of the country, with nine out of 10 surveillance regions in the US seeing elevated activity, according to data from the Centers for Disease More...
