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Posted May 22, 2012:

• Flu Shot During Pregnancy Shows Unexpected Benefits in Large Study

Posted May 21, 2012:

• Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Vaccination Produces Antibodies Against Multiple Flu Strains

Posted May 14, 2012:

• Virus 'Barcodes' Offer Rapid Detection of Mutated Strains

Posted May 8, 2012:

• H1N1 Discovery Paves Way for Universal Flu Vaccine

Posted May 6, 2012:

• Influenza 'Histone Mimic' Suppresses Antiviral Response

Posted May 2, 2012:

• After Epic Debate, Avian Flu Research Sees Light of Day

Posted April 11, 2012:

• Studies on Resistance Against Influenza

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Children: Better Protection from Influenza With Improved Vaccine

Posted March 29, 2012:

• Genetic Regulators Hijacked by Avian and Swine Flu Viruses Identified

Posted March 27, 2012:

• Microfluidic Chip Developed to Stem Flu Outbreaks

Posted March 25, 2012:

• Genetics of Flu Susceptibility: Why the Flu Is Life-Threatening for Some, and Quite Mild for Others

Posted March 6, 2012:

• New H5N1 Viruses: How to Balance Risk of Escape With Benefits of Research?

Posted February 27, 2012:

• How Accurate Are Rapid Flu Tests?
• 'Universal' Vaccines Could Finally Allow for Wide-Scale Flu Prevention

Posted February 23, 2012:

• Opinion: H5N1 Flu Is Just as Dangerous as Feared, Now Requires Action

Posted February 6, 2012:

• School Closures Slowed Spread of 2009 H1N1 Flu Pandemic

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Pairing Masks and Hand Washing Could Drastically Slow Spread of a Pandemic Flu
• Key Peptides That Could Lead to Universal Vaccine for Influenza Identified

Posted January 27, 2012:

• New Information for Flu Fight: Researchers Study RNA Interference to Determine Host Genes Used by Influenza for Virus Replication

Posted January 26, 2012:

• How Viruses Evolve, and in Some Cases, Become Deadly
• Newly Engineered Highly Transmissible H5N1 Strain Ignites Controversy About Balancing Scientific Discovery and Public Safety

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Generation X: How Young Adults Deal With Influenza

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Does La Niña Weather Pattern Lead to Flu Pandemics?

Posted January 9, 2012:

• 'Google Flu Trends' Is a Powerful Early Warning System for Emergency Departments

Posted December 22, 2011:

• New Model to Design Better Flu Shots Proposed

Posted December 16, 2011:

• Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Reduce Mortality for Influenza Patients

Posted December 12, 2011:

• Strict Policy Raises Hospital's Worker Flu Vaccination Rate

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Promising Results in Mice on Needle-Free Candidate Universal Vaccine Against Various Flu Viruses

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Annual Childhood Flu Vaccines May Interfere With Development of Crossresistance

Posted November 2, 2011:

• New Material for Air Cleaner Filters That Captures Flu Viruses

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Could Social Media Be Used to Detect Disease Outbreaks?

Posted October 25, 2011:

• Obesity Limits Effectiveness of Flu Vaccines, Study Finds

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Nursing Home Flu Shots Fall Short, Especially for Blacks

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Priming With DNA Vaccine Makes Avian Flu Vaccine Work Better: Proof of Concept for Universal Influenza Vaccine
• Rebooting the System: Immune Cells Repair Damaged Lung Tissues After Flu Infection

Posted September 26, 2011:

• People Hospitalized With Asthma 'Less Likely to Die from Swine Flu', Study Finds
• Compound Kills Highly Contagious Flu Strain by Activating Antiviral Protein

Posted September 23, 2011:

• Scientists Find H1N1 Flu Virus Prevalent in Animals in Africa

Posted September 22, 2011:

• Virus Discovery Helps Scientists Predict Emerging Diseases

Posted September 19, 2011:

• 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Flu More Damaging to Lungs, Opens Opportunities for Bacterial Infection
• Scientists Find Earliest Known Evidence of 1918 Influenza Pandemic
• Expanding Flu Vaccinations to Older Children Reduces Emergency Visits for Flu-Like Illnesses by 34 Percent, Study Suggests

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Team Discovers Treatable Mechanism Responsible for Often Deadly Response to Flu

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Researchers Map the Global Spread of Drug-Resistant Influenza

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Flu Vaccines for Nursing Home Workers Effective in Reducing Outbreaks, Study Finds

Posted September 1, 2011:

• Persistent Immunity: Researchers Find Signals That Preserve Anti-Viral Antibodies

Posted August 30, 2011:

• Watching Viruses 'Friend' a Network: Researchers Develop Facebook Application to Track the Path of Infection

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Wide Gap in Immune Responses of People Exposed to the Flu

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