Vaccines
Vaccines
The immune system protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells. A strong immune system detects everything from viruses to parasitic worms. Its a never ending battle between the immune system and pathogens which can rapidly evolve to successfully infect their hosts.
Panvax (®) H1N1 Pandemic influenza vaccine
(from website) Panvax®H1N1 vaccine is for the prevention of infection by the influenza virus strain causing the current pandemic H1N1 influenza (also known as ‘swine flu’).
Provenge
Provenge is not really a vaccine since its designed for men who already have advanced prostate cancer. It's actually an immune therapy created by harvesting immune cells from the patient and then genetically engineering them to fight advanced prostate cancers by infusing them back into patients. Provenge was approved in the U.S. by the FDA in 2010. Although expensive at 50,000 t ...
