Recent news on Immune Globulin

Cangene's VIG (Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous) Approved by ...  -  25 May 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...for its Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) hyperimmune product ("VIG") from the Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate of Health Canada.

Anti-Interleukin-9 Data Presented At The American Thoracic Society ...  -  25 May 2007
Medical News Today (press release),IL-9 has been associated with symptoms of asthma including mucous production, lung infiltration of inflammatory cells, and IgE (an immune globulin

Immune Globulin Community Magazine Launches Online Edition  -  May 16, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),IG Living is the only magazine in existence dedicated to patients who use immune globulin and to their healthcare providers. It was created to help inform

Mercury Preservative Doesn't Up Autism Risk  -  May 20, 2007
drkoop.comDr. Miles and her colleagues wanted to know if women treated with Rh immune globulin, which contains thimerosal, during pregnancy would be more likely to

BDI Announces Agreement With Apotex to Distribute HepaGam B  -  May 18, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),BDI specializes in Albumin (Human) USP, intravenous immune globulin (IVIG or IGIV), coagulation factors VIIa, VIII and IX, as well as hyper-immunes and

BDI Announces Agreement With Apotex to Distribute HepaGam B  -  May 18, 2007
HULIQ,...on May 18th announced immediate availability of HepaGam B, the first intravenous hepatitis B immune globulin approved by the FDA.

Thimerosal in vaccines has no link to autism  -  May 18, 2007
Scientific AmericanExposure to thimerosal-containing Rh immune globulin, a vaccine administered to some women to avoid pregnancy complications, was compared between this group

JCPH warns of potential rabies exposure from bats  -  May 22, 2007
Newswatch 50,Post-exposure treatment consists of an injection of rabies immune globulin and 5 injections of rabies vaccine over a 28 day period.

Exposure to mercury preservatives before birth is no higher in ...  -  May 15, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),A new study found, however, that exposure to Rh immune globulin preserved with mercury-containing thimerosal before birth was no higher for children with

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  May 2, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Nabi-HB(R) [Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human)] revenues were $10.1 million during the first quarter of 2007 compared to $7.2 million during the first

Restaurant’s hepatitis cases rise  -  May 4, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),The immune globulin shots were being offered at the Murray County Fairgrounds for people from around the region who ate at the Pizza Ranch in Slayton.

University of Missouri Study on Link Between Autism and Mercury a ...  -  May 15, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The study is about Rh immune globulin, and immune globulins are not vaccines. "The headline deceives the public," noted Mark Blaxill, director of SafeMinds.

Hundreds of restaurant patrons immunized for hepatitis A  -  May 5, 2007
Post-Bulletin,The immune globulin shots were being offered at the Murray County Fairgrounds for people who ate at the Pizza Ranch in Slayton.

Slayton restaurant workers tested for hepatitis A  -  May 3, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Lyon, Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone County Public Health Services scheduled a mass immunization clinic to provide immune globulin to people who ate at the

Officials investigate possible hepatitis A outbreak in Slayton  -  May 2, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Lyon, Lincoln, Murray and Pipestone County Public Health Services is planning a clinic to provide immune globulin to people who ate at the Pizza Ranch or at

'No link' between autism and mercury-containing vaccines  -  May 16, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,...investigated thimerosal exposure during pregnancies, via Rh immune globulin (RhIg), that resulted in the birth of a child subsequently diagnosed with

ABOUT HEPATITIS A  -  May 3, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Immune globulin can be given before and within two weeks after coming in contact with hepatitis A. Another preventive measure is thoroughly washing hands

Restaurant customers immunized after possible hepatitis exposure  -  May 4, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),The immune globulin shots were being offered at the Murray County Fairgrounds, and people from around the region who ate at the Pizza Ranch in Slayton were

Slayton, Minnesota Hepatitis A Outbreak Update  -  May 8, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),May 7, 2007 -- More than 2280 people received immune globulin (IG) shots at two public clinics held in Slayton, Minnesota on Friday and Saturday after

Nearly 2300 shots given to stem hepatitis outbreak  -  May 6, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Nearly 2300 people received immune globulin shots for hepatitis A over two days after two workers and one patron at the Pizza Ranch restaurant in Slayton

More than 2000 immunized for hepatitis A  -  May 7, 2007
Post-Bulletin,Nearly 2300 people received immune globulin shots for hepatitis A over two days after two workers at a Pizza Ranch restaurant in Slayton became ill with the

Officials say Slayton hepatitis shot clinic will not resume  -  May 6, 2007
LaCrosse Tribune,...(AP) — Nearly 2300 people received immune globulin shots for hepatitis A over two days after two workers at a Pizza Ranch restaurant in Slayton became ill

Clinic runs out of hepatitis A shots  -  May 5, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),The immune globulin shots are being offered to people from around the region who ate at the Pizza Ranch in Slayton. The restaurant's owners voluntarily

Slayton residents line up for shots in hepatitis A outbreak  -  May 4, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),The immune globulin shots were being offered in the 4-H building at the fairgrounds, and people from cities through the region who had been at the Pizza

Mobilizing a response in Slayton  -  May 3, 2007
Marshall Independent,Clinics to provide free immune globulin shots to customers who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A by eating at the Pizza Ranch in Slayton have been set up

Vaccines Don't Cause Autism, Study Says  -  May 16, 2007
WDSU,Professor Judith Miles studied 214 women who were treated with Rh immune globulin because of a problem where they were Rh-negative and their fetuses were

Mercury exposure does not cause autism  -  May 16, 2007
Healthcare RepublicBut the researchers found, in a study of 214 mothers who were exposed to Rh immune globulin preserved with mercury-containing thimerosal, that there was no

An Emergent Opportunity  -  May 22, 2007
Motley Fool...filing an IND for a phase 1 trial of an anthrax immune globulin treatment, and initiation of a phase 2 trial of an experimental typhoid vaccine.

State Senator Announces Formation of Patient, Physician, Industry ...  -  May 10, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The first challenge the Alliance will tackle is the current intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) access crisis affecting patients and healthcare providers

Hepatitis A cases close Slayton Pizza Ranch  -  May 4, 2007
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,Lyon Lincoln Murray Pipestone County Public Health Services will provide immune globulin to those who ate at Pizza Ranch or at events it catered,

Talecris Biotherapeutics' Talents Program Accepting Applications ...  -  May 10, 2007
IPD Group (press release),..."The grant we received is providing critical funding for our research examining subcutaneous versus intravenous routes of immune globulin administration in

Five horses quarantined, five people get rabies shots  -  May 9, 2007
Warren Times Gazette,DOH doctors evaluated those people for exposure and administered vaccinations and immune globulin, a prophylactic treatment that can prevent contraction of

Talecris Biotherapeutics’ Talents Program Accepting Applications ...  -  May 9, 2007
Carolina Newswire (press release),...“The grant we received is providing critical funding for our research examining subcutaneous versus intravenous routes of immune globulin administration in

CDC reports on soldier's son who had severe vaccinia infection  -  May 17, 2007
CIDRAP,He received vaccinia immune globulin (VIG) along with supportive care. Despite treatment his condition worsened on Mar 10.

Fox Attack Sends Ellery Couple To Hospital  -  May 16, 2007
Jamestown Post Journal,An injection of human rabies immune globulin antibodies helps inactivate the rabies virus near the wound and in the body until your body can make its own

‘It was the dog that died’  -  Apr 24, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),It consists of one dose of rabies immune globulin administered by injection around the site of the bite and five doses of rabies vaccine over a 28-day

Smallpox Vaccine Causes Rare Complications  -  Apr 24, 2007
PBSJOHN MARCINAK: I said, "This is amazing," and we have to work on getting vaccinia immune globulin from the Centers for Disease Control.

FDA approves Cangene's HepaGam B(TM) for a second indication; for ...  -  Apr 9, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),HepaGam B(TM) is Cangene's Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), which is a purified antibody or hyperimmune that is specific for the hepatitis B

FDA Licenses First Biologic Product to Prevent Hepatitis B ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
EndoNurse,..."It is the first immune globulin product -- one of several classes of proteins derived from human plasma -- approved for this use."

FDA Approves Rhophylac for the Treatment of Immune ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Rhophylac is contraindicated in individuals with known anaphylactic or severe systemic reaction to human immune globulin products.

FDA approves preventative drug for Hepatitis B Re-infection in ...  -  Apr 7, 2007
Food Consumer,HepaGam B is the first product of its kind (an immune globulin product) indicated for this purpose. In January 2006, FDA already approved HepaGam B to

Public health team tracks down infant exposed to hepatitis B  -  Apr 2, 2007
Arizona Republic,A baby the doctor delivered March 8 needs an injection of hepatitis B immune globulin, and he needs it today. But first, the infant must be found.

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Revenues in 2005 included $6.2 million of sales of WinRho SDF(R) [Rho (D) Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human)] which the company stopped selling during 2005

Students exposed to rabid bats getting vaccine  -  Apr 20, 2007
AZFamily (subscription),Post-exposure treatment is usually a series of six shots -- one of immune globulin (disease-fighting proteins) and five of vaccine -- over a 28-day period.

Biologic Drug Approved to Prevent Hepatitis B in Liver Recipients  -  Apr 6, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),FRIDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- HepaGam B, a first-of-its-kind immune globulin product, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to

FDA approves drug to prevent hepatitis B reinfection in liver ...  -  Apr 6, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),HepaGam B is the first product of its kind (an immune globulin product) approved for this purpose. Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by a virus that

Additional Indication Approved for HepaGam B  -  Apr 10, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,The FDA has approved Cangene Corporation’s HepaGam B (hepatitis B immune globulin [human]) for the prevention of hepatitis B recurrence following liver

Here's to our health  -  Apr 2, 2007
Arizona Republic,...hospitalization for hepatitis A - that administered almost 700 injections of protective immune globulin to restaurant patrons who may have been exposed.

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Announces Agreement to Sell Aloprim  -  Apr 20, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The company has two products on the market today: Nabi-HB(R) [Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human)], and Aloprim(TM) (allopurinol sodium) for Injection.

Officials say students have viral infection  -  Apr 20, 2007
Nashua Telegraph (subscription),For anyone exposed, immune globulin, a preparation of antibodies, can be given, but it must be administered within two weeks of exposure, health experts say

Biologic drug approved to prevent hepatitis B in liver recipients  -  Apr 7, 2007
PakTribune.com,ISLAMABAD: HepaGam B, a first-of-its-kind immune globulin product, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to prevent hepatitis B

CDC: Teen's Rabies Cure Failed in Others  -  Apr 21, 2007
Wyoming News,Nearly all are successfully treated before symptoms appear, through five doses of vaccine and immune globulin. The rarity of US cases and other difficulties

This pooch is doggone amazing  -  Apr 17, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,Sarah, for example, has an immune deficiency and receives regular intravenous immune globulin therapy. And that, Madden explains, is a slow-drip process

Rabies drugs fail to help others  -  Apr 20, 2007
Appleton Post Crescent,About 40000 Americans are exposed each year. Nearly all are successfully treated before symptoms appear, through five doses of vaccine and immune globulin.

New treatment aids US toddler with rare ailment  -  Apr 13, 2007
Reuters India,Other therapies included an intravenous form of vaccinia immune globulin -- developed in the 1960s to treat complications of smallpox vaccinations.

New drug aids child sickened by dad’s vaccine  -  Apr 13, 2007
MSNBCOther therapies included an intravenous form of vaccinia immune globulin — developed in the 1960s to treat complications of smallpox vaccinations.

VITAL Program Launched to Educate Healthcare Providers and ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...for Vivaglobin Integrated Training And Learning, is being introduced to support the at-home use of Vivaglobin(R) (Immune Globulin Subcutaneous, Human),

MTS, Oaktree Announce the Formation of Novis Pharmaceuticals, LLC  -  Apr 10, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...of some of the world's leading plasma-derived products such as albumin, immune globulin, hyperimmunes and anti-hemophilic Factors VII, VIII and IX.

MTS, Oaktree Announce the Formation of Novis Pharmaceuticals, LLC  -  Apr 10, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...of some of the world’s leading plasma-derived products such as albumin, immune globulin, hyperimmunes and anti-hemophilic Factors VII, VIII and IX.

Terrier brings delight to children at Ronald McDonald House  -  Mar 28, 2007
commercialappeal.com (subscription),Sarah has an immune deficiency and receives regular intravenous immune globulin therapy, which is a slow-drip process that can take hours.

April Is Rabies Awareness Month  -  Apr 16, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,One, called rabies immune globulin contains antibodies to fight the virus and is given once. The other medication is rabies vaccine, which ensures

Biologic to Prevent Hepatitis B Reinfection After Liver Transplant ...  -  Apr 6, 2007
Biologic Drug Report,HepaGam B, a first-of-its-kind immune globulin product manufactured by Cangene Corp. of Winnipeg, Canada, is made from a protein derived from human plasma

Life o’ Riley helps to cheer up kids  -  Apr 5, 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,Sarah has an immune deficiency and receives regular intravenous immune globulin therapy, a slow-drip process that can take several hours.

Fonterra innovation takes colostrum into functional beverages  -  Mar 30, 2007
DairyReporter.com,It is considered to be a special boost to health thanks to its high level of immune globulin (IgG), a substance that helps build up the immune system of a

Drug firm gets new owners, name  -  Apr 11, 2007
Miami Herald,...of Novis Pharmaceuticals in Miami to distribute plasma-derived products including albumin, immune globulin, hyperimmunes and anti-hemophilic variations.

Cangene Receives Approval For HepaGam B From US FDA - Quick Facts  -  Apr 6, 2007
Trading Markets,HepaGam B is Cangene's Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Intravenous (HUMAN | charts | news | PowerRating), which is a purified antibody or hyperimmune that is

Drug Provides Immunity From Hepatitis B  -  Apr 6, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,..."It is the first immune globulin product--one of several classes of proteins derived from human plasma--approved for this use."

UCH treats infection from smallpox vaccine  -  Mar 30, 2007
Chicago Maroon,He has been treated with vaccinia immune globulin, the antiviral drug cidofovir, and the experimental antiviral treatment ST-246.

Chilton Occupational Health Center announces a travel vaccination ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
West Milford MessengerAvailable vaccines include Varicella (Chickenpox), Hepatitis A or Hepatitis A Immune Globulin, Hepatitis B, Japanese Encephalitis, Measles-Mumps-Rubella,

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