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Swine Flu Spread Was Much Wider Than First Thought, Scientists Say
June 8, 2011 — The swine flu outbreak of winter 2009-2010 was much more widespread than was previously realized, research ... > full story -
Adjuvant Combo Shows Potential for Universal Influenza Vaccine
June 8, 2011 — Researchers have discovered how to prime a second arm of the immune system to boost influenza vaccine effectiveness. A combination of two adjuvants induced killer T cells to join antibodies in ... > full story -
Universal Flu Vaccine Clinical Trials Show Promise
June 7, 2011 — A universal influenza vaccine targeting a protein common to all strains of influenza A has safely produced an immune response in humans. If proven effective, the vaccine could eliminate the practice ... > full story -
Why Does Flu Trigger Asthma?
May 29, 2011 — When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. ... > full story -
Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receive Less Protection from Pandemic Influenza With H1N1 Vaccine, Study Shows
May 26, 2011 — Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis taking disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, showed significantly less protection from pandemic influenza after receiving the H1N1 vaccine compared to healthy ... > full story -
Long-Term Study of Swine Flu Viruses Shows Increasing Viral Diversity
May 25, 2011 — Although swine influenza viruses usually sicken only pigs, potentially one might also spark a pandemic in people, as occurred with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. Because few long-term studies have ... > full story -
Mexico Social Distancing Reduced Flu Transmission: H1N1 Study Shows Closing Schools, Other Measures Effective
May 24, 2011 — Social distancing measures proved effective according to a new study that examined the H1N1 pandemic in Mexico. The study shows three distinct pandemic waves. Results will aid health officials plan ... > full story -
African-Americans With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus More Responsive to Flu Vaccine Than Patients of European Descent
May 19, 2011 — New research shows that African-Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had a higher antibody response to influenza vaccination than European American patients. Treatment with prednisone, a ... > full story -
Study Evaluates Parents' Reluctance to Vaccinate Asthmatic Kids
May 16, 2011 — Concern over vaccine safety is one of the primary factors preventing parents from having their asthmatic children vaccinated for influenza, or flu, according to Michigan researchers. Parents who do ... > full story -
Scientists Design New Anti-Flu Virus Proteins Using Computational Methods
May 13, 2011 — Scientists have demonstrated the use of computational methods to design new antiviral proteins not found in nature, but capable of targeting specific surfaces of flu virus molecules. Such designer ... > full story
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