The prevalence of a painful condition known as shingles is increasing in the United States, but new research says the chickenpox vaccine isn't to blame. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, the varicella zoster ...
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US-based diagnostic testing solutions provider Quidel has gained CE Mark for its Quidel Molecular Direct HSV 1+2/VZV assay for the differentiation and detection of herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV 1+2) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in ...
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The US FDA has approved Cangene's Varizig for post-exposure prophylaxis of varicella in patients including immunocompromised children, newborns and pregnant women. The hyperimmune product that contains antibodies specific for the ...
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Life Technologies has introduced a new real-time PCR based molecular diagnostic instrument for diagnostic use in the Europe. The Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Dx instrument, which is released with Quidel Molecular assay for C. difficile, ...
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Synergy Pharmaceuticals has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire FV-100 shingles drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. FV-100 is an orally available nucleoside analogue, at present being developed for the treatment of shingles, ...
Tags: Synergy Pharmaceuticals, treatment of shingles, FV-100