►March 2, 2004 - New
Acambis CEO Announces Four-Fold Increase in Profits - press release -
Acambis plc via PRNewswire-FirstCall via Yahoo! - "In developing new vaccines
against infectious diseases, Acambis is aiming to maximise the value of its
products by retaining rights to those vaccines for as long as possible. This
means not only developing, clinically testing and licensing the vaccines but
also, where possible, manufacturing, selling and distributing the product
ourselves...The first of these primarily involves the development of our two key
franchises: the smallpox vaccine franchise; and the travel vaccines franchise."
February 23-29, 2004
►February 1, 2004 -
Healthy Traveler -Which shots to get - Need for immunizations depends on
such factors as destination, the traveler's health and previous vaccines.
(requires registration) - The Los Angeles Times - "Figuring out which
immunizations one needs for a trip abroad isn't simple, travel medicine
physicians note. It depends on several factors, including the traveler's health,
previous vaccines, the destination and where the traveler plans to stay and
visit."
Comment: Note that according to
one source,
"The severity of side effects among
all vaccine recipients was low, though Jelinek cautioned that people with
autoimmune diseases like lupus and Graves disease should be careful, as
stimulation of the immune system by vaccines can cause episodes of their
diseases."
February 16-22, 2004
none
selected this week
February 9-15, 2004
none
selected this week
January 26 - February 8, 2004 (2 weeks combined
due to illness)
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