Davis Restores Funding for Botulism Antidote
Because of growing concern over bioterrorist attacks, Gov. Gray Davis restored funding for a Department of Health Services program that produces an antidote for botulism, state officials said Wednesday.
California’s botulism immune globulin program derives the toxin from human rather than horse plasma, which allows it to be used on infants -- as well as adults -- without serious side effects.
The program had been targeted for cuts in Davis’ January budget proposal
The drug, which is still being researched, is expected to be licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by the end of the year.
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