FDA Approves Vaccines for the 2010-2011 Influenza Season

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 influenza season in the United States.

FDA Clears Prodesse’s ProFAST™+ Assay To Identify Three Strains Of Influenza A, Including 2009 H1N1

Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing Prodesse’s ProFAST™+ assay, making it the only FDA-cleared... Read More

Health watchdogs ‘are to be axed’

The Health Protection Agency that handles public health emergencies such as swine flu is to be axed under reforms, the government confirms. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition) »... Read More

Diabetes risk factor for swine flu hospitalization

Results from an influenza surveillance project in Canada show that patients with diabetes who become infected with the pandemic influenza A virus are at significantly greater risk for... Read More

NHS HTA – themed issue on pandemic flu

Source: Health Technology Assessment Area: Evidence > Disease Focused Reviews A NHS HTA report discusses a number of issues on the management of pandemic flu based on assessment... Read More