The unidentified volunteer developed a flu-like illness 24 hours after inhaling hexamethonium, which the Food and Drug Administration classifies as an experimental drug, and was admitted to the hospital.
Interestingly, six of the 24 nurses who cared for the researcher developed acute respiratory infections and four out of the five doctors developed a "flu-like" illness with gastrointestinal symptoms.
Eligible participants were excluded if they had received expectorants, mucolytics or natural products for respiratory conditions during the previous 30 days, or had developed a flu-like illness immediately before the study.
Aviron, a company developing a flu vaccine, arranged an equity line from Acqua Wellington in January, 2000.
VaxInnate, a company in Cranbury, New Jersey, is developing a flu vaccine made in E. coli, which requires far less volume for manufacturing than animal cells.
Because flu viruses mutate rapidly, researchers have found it difficult to develop a flu vaccine with long-term protection.
Ohio State recently received a five-year $2.2 million grant to develop a flu vaccine that would vastly improve the odds of protecting both humans and animals from the flu virus.
In an effort to close this gap, the HHS National Vaccine Program Office, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, developed a new flu vaccination mapping tool that is now available to all.
This is what recently happened to my mother, who until about eight weeks ago was in good help -- until she developed a bad flu leaving her housebound, weak and confused.
In the summer of 1975 a group of children who often played together developed an unusual flu-like illness with severe joint pain.
