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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq:VICL) announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 7,628,993 covering DNA vaccines for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). HSV-2 is a sexually transmitted virus which is the leading cause of genital herpes. Vical is collaborating under a previously disclosed grant(1) on the preclinical development of an HSV-2 vaccine which will be designed for use in people already...  

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Life Science Analytics´, Infections Herpes Simplex Virus Infection contains detailed information on the current drug pipeline. This report provides insight into the pipeline status of herpes simplex virus infection drugs by company and by stage as ...  

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Medivir (STO:MVIRB) The Swedish Medical Products Agency has now approved Xerclear for treatment of cold sores. It is the first and only topical treatment that has been demonstrated to prevent the incidence of cold sores and shorten healing-times. Xerclear will be available from pharmacies in the first half-year 2010.  

HSV1, the virus that causes cold sores, can also cause the sexually transmitted disease genital herpes. Learn about the cold sore virus, methods of transmission of HSV1 to the genitals, genital herpes symptoms and genital herpes prevention strategies.Contributor: Aimee Larsen StoddardPublished: Dec 08, 2009  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers say they have developed a cream that might prevent herpes infection for as long as a week -- a potentially big step in protecting women from the sexually transmitted infection. The cream uses a new kind of therapy ...  

A nationwide trial is underway for a vaccine to prevent herpes infections. Approximately one out of four women in the United States has genital herpes. Symptoms are often subtle, and most people don't know they have herpes, but genital herpes is ...  

Canada's top court has ruled that a man paralyzed by a sexually transmitted disease is not entitled to a disability payment from his health insurance company, saying the circumstances of his condition were outside the coverage of his policy. The ...  

Equine herpes virus 1 is a highly contagious disease that can causerespiratory problems, neurological disabilities and spontaneousabortions in the horse. South Florida tracks prepare for the arrivalof horses from northern tracks closing down for the winter and as the Wellington area gets ready for the arrival of thousands of horses...  

With the many common STD infections, Genital herpes is one it. This infection is caused by a virus known as simplex virus. A person can have this infection through direct contact from an infected person. Herpes simplex virus-1 - Manifests itself ...  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using condoms consistently can help prevent people from contracting genital herpes, new research in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows. "It's the consistent use of the condom that's important," Dr. Emily T. Martin of ...  

Q: I am 23 years old, and I just learned I have herpes. I feel like my life is over. I fear no one will ever want to date me again. I'm not promiscuous at all. It only took one person for me to be infected. I am sinking into depression just thinking ...  

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that a B.C. man is not entitled to $200,000 in disability insurance for being rendered paraplegic after having unprotected sex. The unanimous 9-0 ruling overturns two earlier decisions in the B.C ...  

Perhaps the most significant myth associated with sexually transmitted diseases is that a person can have safe sex. The term "safe sex" has been ... symptoms sore throat, std statistics, aids testing, herpe, vaginal herpes, chlamydia treatment ...  

GlaxoSmithKline plc and NanoBio Corporation today announced an exclusive licensing agreement in the United States and Canada for the over-the-counter (OTC) use of NB-001, a novel, patented compound representing the next advance in the treatment of cold sores. Developed by NanoBio, NB-001 provides significant antimicrobial activity against the virus that causes cold sores, herpes labialis.