Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have signed a license agreement with Genentech, a wholly owned member of the Roche group, and Roche, that grants the companies exclusive rights to manufacture, develop and market human monoclonal antibodies to treat and protect against group 1 influenza viruses. These viruses include the strains for the current …

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute sign license agreement with Genentech (News-Medical-Net)

GeoVax Labs, Inc., an Atlanta-based, biopharmaceutical company developing human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other infectious agents, today provided an update on its vaccine trials progress.

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GeoVax Labs provides updates on HIV-1 vaccine trials (News-Medical-Net)

If you chatted with someone who recently got swine flu, one thing’s for certain… they wish they didn’t get it. Why take the risk?

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Free Swine Flu Shots (Garden City News)

The body of a woman was found in the 500 block of S. Sylvan. Police are calling her death suspicious.

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Woman Found Dead In East Wichita (KAKE Wichita)

While officials at the Palm Beach County Health Department await word on the status of the vaccine to treat H1N1 flu, the agency is already setting up its regular seasonal flu immunization program.

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Health Dept. updates flu situation (Boca Raton News)

The Washoe County Health District has added even more clinic dates to make it easy and convenient for you to get vaccinated against the novel H1N1 flu.

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Additional free novel H1N1 flu community vaccination clinics scheduled (News 4 Reno)

The Washoe County Health District has added even more clinic dates to make it easy and convenient for you to get vaccinated against the novel H1N1 flu.

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Additional free novel H1N1 flu community vaccination clinics scheduled (News 4 Reno)

AET ) fourth-quarter earnings fell 15% despite prior-year investment losses as the health insurer recorded a lower underwriting margin in its commercial business, higher pension expense and lower gr…

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Aetna 4Q Profit Falls 15%, Lower EPS Seen In 2010 (MalaysiaNews.net)

FluView reports that for the week of January 24-30, 2010, flu activity in the United States remained about the same as during the previous week. Flu activity is relatively low at this time, with most flu continuing to be caused by 2009 H1N1

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UPDATE: Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30, 2009 to January 30, 2010

UPDATE: Aetna 4Q Profit Falls 15%, Lower EPS Seen In 2010

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UPDATE: Aetna 4Q Profit Falls 15%, Lower EPS Seen In 2010 (Fox News)