Antigenics Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of AG-707 Therapeutic Vaccine (Herpes) for Genital Herpes

Antigenics Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of AG-707 Therapeutic Vaccine for Genital Herpes
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 18 4:00 AM
Antigenics Inc. today announced that it has initiated a multicenter Phase 1 clinical trial of AG-707, its next-generation therapeutic vaccine for genital herpes. The study will evaluate the safety of and immune response to AG-707 in patients with herpes simplex virus type 2 , an infection affecting one in five Americans over the age of 12.Save to My Web

AlphaVax Announces Support of Senator Richard Burr's Legislation
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 21 1:52 PM
AlphaVax, a North Carolina-based vaccine company developing products for infectious diseases, biodefense and cancer, today announced its support of S. 1873, legislation introduced this week by U.S.Save to My Web

Chicken pox spreading in labour camps
Khaleej Times - Oct 23 8:53 PM
DUBAI The inmates of a number of labour camps in the emirate are facing a chicken pox threat. Chicken pox, a highly infectious disease, is reported to be spreading in labour camps in Al Quoz and Sonapur.Save to My Web

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
KidsHealth.org via Yahoo! News - Oct 18 5:00 PM
Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a member of the herpes virus family, is a very common infection and most healthy people, especially children, who have a CMV infection will have few, if any, symptoms. It is found all over the world, and it usually causes no symptoms, especially in healthy children. In the United States, 1% of infants are infected before birth. After their first birthday, children tend to Save to My Web

Good to know
Monterey County Herald - Oct 21 3:03 AM
Research conducted at the University of Buffalo found that only children were more likely to suffer from high blood pressure and die of heart disease when compared to children with siblings. It is theorized that parents may place higher expectations on an only child, which may lead to hypertension.Save to My Web

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