GlaxoSmithKline said Monday it will release its Rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix, in a prefilled form as it acquired the Korea Food and Drug Administration approval. Rotarix is a viral vaccine containing live, attenuated human rotavirus that helps to protect children, starting from the age of 6 weeks, from gastro-enteritis (diarrhea and vomiting) caused by rotavirus infection.According to Diagnosia.com, Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children. Rota

The Obama administration‘s decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.The regulation, finalized a week ago, raises a complex and sensitive legal question: Which institutions qualify as religious and can be exempt from the mandate?For a church, mosque or synagogue, the answer is mostly straightforward. But for the massive network of religious-run soci

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.Even presidential candidate Ron Paul has joined the cause of consumers looking to buy unprocessed “real foods” straight from the farm, saying government shouldn’t deny them that choice.An outbreak of campylobacter illness is a reminder of the potential hazards, however. Raw milk from a dairy

GENEVA (AFP) - Key players in the pharmaceutical industry pledged on Monday to donate 14 billion drug treatments as part of a new, global push to eradicate tropical diseases.Thirteen companies including Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline have committed to the programme being led by the United States, Britain and United Arab Emirates governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank.The drugs will target sufferers of so-called Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) such as leprosy and sle

PARIS (AFP) - A drug tipped for widespread use to prevent breast cancer in post-menopausal women also accelerates loss of bone density, thus potentially boosting the risk of fractures, a study published on Tuesdaysaid.Exemestane -- brand name Aromasin -- is part of a drug class called aromatase inhibitors, which lower levels of the oestrogen that some breast cancers need in order to grow.Canadian bone specialists took a look at a group of patients who had taken part in a study into the effective

CHICAGO (AP) -- Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren’t all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.In the first national estimate of its kind, a report from government researchers says more than 1 in 5 high school students and middle schoolers ride in cars while others are smoking.This kind of secondhand smoke exposure has been linked with breathing problems and allergy symptoms, and more restrictions are needed to

The Obama administration’s decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.The regulation, finalized a week ago, raises a complex and sensitive legal question: Which institutions qualify as religious and can be exempt from the mandate?For a church, mosque or synagogue, the answer is mostly straightforward. But for the massive network of religious-run soci

South Korea will open a new cultural center in Budapest, Hungary, this week, the culture ministry here said Thursday.The culture center is scheduled to open on Friday in the center of the Hungarian capital with a ceremony to be attended by about 100 dignitaries from both countries, including South Korea’s Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik.It will become South Korea’s 22nd cultural center worldwide and the eighth in Europe, joining centers in France, Britain, Germany, Russia, Poland, Spain and Tur