Neopharma Receives Approval From UAE Ministry of Health to Manufacture H1N1 Medicine

October 5th, 2009 DUBAI, UAE - Neopharma, the Abu Dhabi-based pharmaceuticals manufacturer, has ventured into biotechnology and nanotechnology-based research and manufacturing capabilities. The announcement came at a press conference that was preceded by a ground breaking ceremony held under the patronage and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Chairman of Neopharma.

September 23rd, 2009 PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania - - Highly Respected Text Addresses New Strains of the Swine (H1N1) and Avian Influenza Viruses. Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, proudly announces the release of Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 7th Edition.

August 17th, 2009 MORRISTOWN, New Jersey - An H1N1 influenza channel has been added to the Elsevier Global Medical News (EGMN) wire service division of the International Medical News Group. The H1N1 channel was created to meet physicians' continuing needs to keep up-to-date with the news about the spread of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, as well as the new diagnostics, vaccines, clinical trials, and treatments for H1N1 infections.

August 12th, 2009 NES ZIONA, Israel - - Intradermal Delivery of Vaccines can Provide Significant Dose Sparing Urgently Required in the Swine H1N1 Pandemic Following the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of a swine flu pandemic,[1] NanoPass Technologies Ltd. (NanoPass) announced today that it has successfully developed a microneedle-based injection device that could dramatically enhance both the effectiveness and supply of pandemic flu vaccines.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - New research released today by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) reveals how older people are taking a cocktail of medicine without fully understanding what they are or the side effects they are causing. The RPSGB survey shows that nearly half (43%) of over 65's are currently taking over five medicines at any one time.

April 30th, 2009 LONDON - A new alcohol-free hand sanitiser, SOAPOPULAR, which has been recently launched in the UK may be the first line of defence against the spread of swine flu claims its Canadian manufacturers. Says Steven Orrett, CEO of SOAPOPULAR inc, based in Toronto, Canada, "the best defense is proper hand hygiene and hand washing - where water is not present or available, using SOAPOPULAR is the best option for not only killing germs that you come in contact with, but stopping the spread of viruses and infectious diseases." SOAPOPULAR differs from most hand sanitisers currently available in the UK as it does not use alcohol as its main active ingredient, making it a safer option especially for children.

April 30th, 2009 LACHEN, Switzerland - Company Working With Authorities to Ensure Adequate Supply of Virally Inactivated Plasma Derivatives The impending influenza pandemic will have implications for global stocks of life-saving blood and blood products, warns Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical company, Octapharma. But it has reiterated the safety of its plasma derivatives and is working closely with health authorities and plasma suppliers to maintain the safety profile and continuous supply of its lifesaving products.

April 30th, 2009 LONDON - Everyone is Blaming H1N1, but Could a Different Strain of Influenza be the Cause of Mexican Deaths? Clinica - The Medical Technology Industry's Leading News Source - Wonders What Implications This Would Have for Mexico and the Rest of the World Clinica is investigating the details and significance of Mexican health ministry statements that the H2N3 influenza virus was responsible for "the majority of cases tested" in an influenza outbreak in early April, three weeks before H1N1 came on the scene. The existence of an additional strain of the disease raises fundamental questions concerning the management of the swine flu epidemic internationally.

April 29th, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - Arrayit Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ARYC), a leading manufacturer of products and services for disease prevention, treatment and cure, announced today that it is developing a microarray-based diagnostic test to detect the H1N1 swine flu virus. The Arrayit test will allow researchers and clinicians to detect the presence of the virus in infected patients and livestock and to distinguish the threatening mutated strain from less harmful variants in humans and swine.

March 25th, 2009 HELSINKI - The report entitled The Finnish Health Care System: A Value-Based Perspective highlights new strategic perspectives on the development needs of health care in Finland. The report utilizes Michael E.

May 12th, 2009 HAVANA - A Mexican student in Cuba has tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus, making him the first person confirmed to have swine flu on the Caribbean island, the health ministry said. 'As of now, there is one confirmed case of the A(H1N1) influenza virus, (according to) the diagnosis made by the Institute of Tropical Medicine,' Cuban television reported, citing a health ministry communique.

May 17th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Doctors at the Chest Hospital in Hyderabad have declared that the symptoms of India's first confirmed swine flu patient have come down after he started receiving medication. Doctors at the Swine Flu Isolation Ward said the hospital was taking every precaution to ensure that the H1N1 virus does not spread any further, and that there is no need for the general public to panic.

May 19th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The number of confirmed deaths from influenza A (H1N1) in Mexico has risen to 70, with total confirmed infections by the virus reaching 3,646, the country's health ministry has said. 'Two deaths that took place on April 19 and May 13 in Mexico City were confirmed to be related to the A/H1N1 flu,' the ministry's statement said Monday.

May 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - New data from Mexico and case numbers so far suggest that if the spread of H1N1 "swine flu" continues elsewhere as it has in the Americas, the virus could infect more than a billion people by July. The data also suggests that summer temperatures in temperate countries may not slow the virus.

May 3rd, 2009 TORONTO - With swine flu cases rising sharply to 85, Canadian authorities Saturday confirmed the first case where pigs contracted the H1N1 virus from a man who had just returned from Mexico. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said this could be first case of human-to-animal transmission of the virus during the current global outbreak.

May 4th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand health officials have told people who suspect they may have swine flu to sound their car horn outside a doctor's clinic three times and wait for help, a newspaper reported Monday. The 'toot three times' policy outlined in a flu management protocol would give doctors or nurses time to protect themselves before escorting patients into isolation, the New Zealand Herald reported.

May 7th, 2009 GENEVA - The number of laboratory confirmed cases of infections of the new influenza A(H1N1) virus rose to 1,893 in 23 countries, the World Health Organization said. In a posting to its website late Wednesday, the health agency confirmed also a second death in the US, on top of 29 deaths in Mexico.

May 13th, 2009 MEXICO CITY/HAVANA - Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said that the A(H1N1) influenza epidemic has been dealt with transparently from the first instance it became known to the country's authorities. Calderon did not mention Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who had accused Mexico of not telling other countries earlier about the ongoing influenza epidemic due to the visit of US President Barack Obama.

May 16th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Ecuador and Turkey have confirmed their first cases of swine flu infections. The number of countries affected by the swine flu in Latin America has risen to 12 after Ecuador reported its first infection Friday.

May 4th, 2009 BEIJING - China has developed a new diagnostic method to test influenza A(H1N1) virus in pigs, the agriculture ministry said. Officials said the new method can deliver test results within five hours.