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Vaccine Maker To Give 100 Million Swine Flu Shots To WHO
Sanofi-aventis, a French global healthcare company that makes vaccines announced on Wednesday that it will be giving the World Health Organization (WHO) 100 million doses of vaccine for H1N1 swine flu so it can distribute them to the countries that most need them. Sanofi-aventis Chief Executive Officer Christopher A Viehbacher told the opening session of the Pacific Health Summit in Seattle, Washington that he wanted to back WHO Director General’s call for common action.
WHO Urges H1N1 Vaccine Producers To Give 10 Per Cent To Poor Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged pharmaceutical companies to donate at least 10 per cent of their H1N1 pandemic swine flu vaccine to poor countries, or at least offer them lower prices, to ensure that they don’t get left out as it is likely that demand will outstrip capacity to supply in the months ahead. Six out of 30 major drug companies have agreed to do so.
Face Masks With Built-in Filters Give Extra Protection From Swine Flu, According To Clinova Statement
People who want to take extra precautions against swine flu should look for masks with built-in filters, according to Dr Robin J Harman, a pharmaceutical and regulatory expert,” There has been much debate about the benefits of wearing a mask to prevent infection with swine flu. Ordinary surgical masks provide some protection from airborne particles, but the UK Department of Health has stated that `basic face masks don’t protect people from becoming infected’.
Oh, My Aching Back: Give Me A Shot Of Ozone
A minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment–that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks–will become standard in the United States in the next few years, predict researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 34th Annual Scientific Meeting. In a related study, the interventional radiologists examined just how ozone relieves the pain associated with herniated disks.



