Polysaccharide in Medical News

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Obtains HAS Certificate

... Muslim Association. The HAS covers Group ACYW135 and A+C Meningococcal polysaccharide Vaccine and Flu vaccine. Mr. Terry Yuan CEO said "With this certificate, ... successfully bid the tender of 75,000 vials of Group ACYW135 Meningococcal polysaccharide Vaccine in Indonesia, and the tender for 300,000 vials of the same ...

Vaxine Wins Line Honours With World's First Human Swine Flu Vaccine

... are testing, unlike old-fashioned egg-based virus vaccines is based on state-of-the-art recombinant protein technology combined with our proprietary polysaccharide adjuvant system (Advax(TM))," he said. "This cutting-edge design means that vaccines can be produced in record time, making this technology ...

Hard To Treat Diseases (HTDS) Closes Acquisition of Mellow Hope, China

... exporter of Biological Vaccines in China, and has a product line that encompasses vaccines for hepatitis A Vaccine, Group A,C,Y,W135 meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine, influenza, tetanus, diphtheria and other diseases; cerebroprotein hydrolysate for injection and active pharmaceutical ingredient (or APIs). ...

China-Biotics, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

... manufacturing certificates for the production of several new products, including Synbiotics Capsules, Probiotics Gegen Capsules, Probiotics Tremella polysaccharide Capsules and Probiotics Chewable Tablets. The new probiotics-based products were developed during an eight-month process and are currently in ...

U.S. FDA Licenses Sanofi Pasteur's New Pediatric Combination Vaccine, Pentacel(R)

... Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed. (f) The true name for Menactra vaccine is: Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W-135) polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine. ...

Clinical study shows biological and clinical activity in relapsed leukemia patients

... combined with chemotherapy in CLL patients following the completion of this single-agent trial. GCS-100 Overview GCS-100 is a proprietary polysaccharide that targets galectin-3. Galectin-3 is a protein over-expressed in cancer cells that promotes their survival, proliferation and metastasis. ...

Gut Bacteria Fights Inflammatory Bowel Disease

... balance of the intestinal ecosystem, according to background information in the study. Previous research has found that the sugar molecule polysaccharide A (PSA), which is produced by a species of intestinal bacteria called Bacteroides fragilis , boosted levels of immune system cells known to protect ...

China Medicine Corporation Selected to Represent Biotechnology Industry of Guangzhou City at 2008 Annual BIO International Convention

... -- Yutian Capsule, a class II TCM new drug, together with KY Polysaccharides and Aflatoxin Detoxifyzyme at the conference. Yutian Capsule and KY polysaccharide have been developed for the treatment of lung disease and lung cancer. Both these products have been approved by the Guangzhou Technology Bureau. The ...

Gourmetceuticals Presents Findings on Science You Can Eat at Experimental Biology 2008

... for human and animal consumption, GRAS affirmed, Kosher and meet current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) as outlined by the FDA. GLPH-1 is a polysaccharide extract from botanical yeast that promotes immune health and PPL-240 is an antioxidant derived from a South American fern that has been shown ...

Gourmetceuticals to Present Data from Four Studies at Experimental Biology 2008

... for human and animal consumption, GRAS affirmed, kosher and meet current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) as outlined by the FDA. GLPH-1 is a polysaccharide extract from botanical yeast that promotes immune health and PPL-240 is an antioxidant derived from a South American fern that has been shown ...

Health Groups Release 2008 Immunization Schedules

... receive one dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV4). Children age two and older with underlying medical conditions should receive pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV). The 2008 immunization schedule can be found at CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr or ...

Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines

... one dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV4). Children 2 year of age and older with underlying medical conditions should receive pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV), the statement said. More information For more on vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, visit the CDC . ...

Winemaking waste proves effective against disease-causing bacteria in early studies

... (glucans) that firmly attach bacteria to tooth surfaces and form a tough barrier around bacterial colonies. Such barriers, called the extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) matrix, protect the colony against environmental assaults, and make them, in some cases, hundreds of times more resistant to antibiotics. ...

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Positive Vote from November 8, 2007 Special Stockholders Meeting

... including Nabi- HB. Nabi Pharmaceuticals is responsible for the NicVAX(R) (Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine) and StaphVAX(R) (Staphylococcus aureus polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine) development programs. For a complete list of pipeline products, please go to: http://www.nabi.com/pipeline/index.php . In ...

A Mushroom Extract May Impact the Body’s Immune Syste

... extracts. One such extract produced by Kureha, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, is polysaccharide Krestin? (PSK), a protein-bound polysaccharide fraction. The PSK extract has been found to have a beneficial effect in ...

Meningitis Shots for Teens

... crowded places like camps or dormitories. The recommendation would expand the use of Sanofi-Pasteur's Menactra, also known as meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine or MCV4, which is now routinely recommended for all 11- and 12-year olds. The vaccine has been proven to protect against up to 83 ...

Improved Meningitis Vaccine for Africa Expected to End Deadly Scourge

... and The Gambia, shows that the vaccine was safe, and that it produced antibody levels almost 20 times higher than those obtained with the marketed polysaccharide (un-conjugated) vaccine. This means that protection from serogroup A meningococcal meningitis is expected to last for several years. "This ...

Common Ingredient in Big Macs and Sodas Can Stabilize Gold Nanoparticles for Medical Use

... is already used to stabilize everyday foods such as yogurt, Big Macs and soda. Gum arabic has unique structural features, including a highly branched polysaccharide structure consisting of a complex mixture of potassium, calcium and magnesium salts derived from arabic acid. The scientists found that gum arabic ...

Combined Ingredients may Cut Cholesterol Levels

... Maastricht University report that combining plant stanol esters with another ingredient receiving increasing attention, beta-glucan - a non-starch polysaccharide found in oats and barley previously reported to decrease LDL-C levels - may reduce cholesterol levels more than a beta-glucan alone. Writing ...

Hindustan Latex To Market Vaccines

... by this disease, the introduction of effective vaccines such as TYFEX assumes great significance. TYFEX is a highly purified Vi Capsular polysaccharide new generation typhoid vaccine. This marketing initiative is part of HLL's comprehensive plan to expand its portfolio in the areas of healthcare ...

A new Vaccine for Pneumonia

... study with nearly 40,000 children in South Africa. At 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks of age, half of the children received the 9-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. All of the children received the flu vaccine. The researchers found the pneumonia vaccine decreased the rate of the particular strain ...