Bird Flu News

Posted June 19, 2013:

• New Details About H7N9 Influenza Infections That Suddenly Appeared in China

Posted June 13, 2013:

• Universal Paid Sick Leave Reduces Spread of Flu

Posted June 12, 2013:

• Saliva Proteins May Protect Older People from Influenza

Posted June 11, 2013:

• Workers Do Not Quit Due to Mandatory Flu Shot
• Flu Vaccines Aimed at Younger Populations Could Break Annual Transmission Cycle

Posted June 9, 2013:

• Duck Genome Provides New Insight Into Fighting Bird Flu

Posted June 6, 2013:

• Studies Showing How Bird Flu Viruses Could Adapt to Humans Offer Surveillance and Vaccine Strategies

Posted May 30, 2013:

• No Benefit of Double Dose Antiviral Drug for Severe Influenza, Study Suggests
• Interleukin-22 Protects Against Post-Influenza Bacterial Superinfection

Posted May 29, 2013:

• Gene Therapy Gives Mice Broad Protection to Pandemic Flu Strains, Including 1918 Flu
• New Flu Strains Prompt Review of Current Research, Call to Redouble Flu Fight

Posted May 28, 2013:

• Novel Disease in Songbirds Demonstrates Evolution in the Blink of an Eye

Posted May 23, 2013:

• Ferrets, Pigs Susceptible to H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus
• Boosting Body's Natural Flu Killers as Way to Offset Virus Mutation Problem

Posted May 22, 2013:

• Swine Flu Pandemic of 2009 More Deadly for Younger Adults
• Novel Approach for Influenza Vaccination Shows Promise in Early Animal Testing

Posted May 21, 2013:

• Low Population Immunity to New Bird Flu Virus H7N9 in Humans

Posted May 20, 2013:

• Predicting Infectious Influenza

Posted May 16, 2013:

• Expert Questions US Public Health Agency Advice on Influenza Vaccines

Posted May 15, 2013:

• H1N1 Discovered in Marine Mammals

Posted May 14, 2013:

• Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Child's Risk for Bipolar Disorder

Posted May 13, 2013:

• Bird Flu in Live Poultry Markets Are the Source of Viruses Causing Human Infections

Posted May 10, 2013:

• Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks: Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs, Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans
• New Test for H7N9 Bird Flu in China May Help Slow Outbreak, Prevent Pandemic

Posted May 3, 2013:

• Risks of H7N9 Infection Mapped

Posted May 1, 2013:

• Potential Novel Treatment for Influenza Discovered: Scientists Pursue New Therapies as Deadly H7N9 Flu Spreads in China

Posted April 26, 2013:

• Flu and Bacteria: Better Prognosis for This Potentially Fatal Combination

Posted April 25, 2013:

• Insight on Pandemic Flu

Posted April 24, 2013:

• Biogeographic Barrier That Protects Australia from Avian Flu Does Not Stop Nipah Virus

Posted April 17, 2013:

• Positive Results for Phase I Clinical Trial for an H5N1 Vaccine

Posted April 12, 2013:

• Could New Flu Spark Global Flu Pandemic? New Bird Flu Strain Seen Adapting to Mammals, Humans

Posted April 8, 2013:

• Healthy Doctors Make Healthy Patients, Study Finds
• Bird Flu Mutation Study Offers Vaccine Clue

Posted March 25, 2013:

• Cleverly Designed Vaccine Blocks H5 Avian Influenza in Animal Models

Posted March 22, 2013:

• Protective Properties of Influenza Vaccines Revealed

Posted March 14, 2013:

• Two-Pronged Immune Cell Approach Could Lead to a Universal Shot Against the Flu
• Predicting Hotspots for Future Flu Outbreaks

Posted March 12, 2013:

• Prediction of Seasonal Flu Strains Improves Chances of Universal Vaccine

Posted March 7, 2013:

• New Clues to How Flu Virus Spreads
• Fatty Acids Could Lead to Flu Drug

Posted March 5, 2013:

• New Tool Better Estimates Pandemic Threats

Posted February 27, 2013:

• Higher Indoor Humidity Inactivates Flu Virus Particles

Posted February 26, 2013:

• Increased Risk of Sleep Disorder Narcolepsy in Children Who Received Swine Flu Vaccine

Posted February 21, 2013:

• Influenza Study: Meet Virus' New Enemy

Posted February 19, 2013:

• Reduced Risk of Preterm Birth for Pregnant Women Vaccinated During Pandemic Flu

Posted January 28, 2013:

• More Severe Flu Seasons Predicted Due to Climate Change
• Flu Myths and Legends: Five Common Flu Misconceptions Dispelled
• Pandemic Controversies: The Global Response to Pandemic Influenza Must Change

Posted January 25, 2013:

• At Least One in Five Were Infected in Flu Pandemic, International Study Suggests

Posted January 24, 2013:

• Using Twitter to Track the Flu: Researchers Find a Better Way to Screen the Tweets

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