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Posted April 12, 2010:

• Immune Molecules Target Swine And Avian-Origin Influenza

Posted April 8, 2010:

• Cold Fronts Linked to European H5N1 Outbreaks

Posted April 6, 2010:

• Did Seasonal Flu Vaccination Increase the Risk of Infection With Pandemic H1N1 Flu?
• Building a Better Flu Vaccine: Add Second Strain of Influenza B

Posted March 26, 2010:

• Rapid Development of Drug-Resistant 2009 H1N1 Influenza Reported in Two Cases

Posted March 24, 2010:

• Why Young Are Most Affected by Swine Flu Revealed in Virus Structure
• 1918 and 2009 Pandemic Influenza Viruses Lack a Sugar Topping

Posted March 22, 2010:

• Chest X-Rays Can Help Predict Which H1N1 Patients Are at Greatest Risk
• Poorly Understood Cell Plays Role in Immunity Against the Flu

Posted March 19, 2010:

• Women With Swine Flu 13 Times More Likely to Suffer Critical Illness If They Are Pregnant, Study Finds

Posted March 17, 2010:

• Targeting Blood Vessels, Immune System May Offer Way to Stop Infection-Caused Inflammation

Posted March 11, 2010:

• Children With Chronic Respiratory Illness Are Vulnerable to Critical H1N1
• Mother's Flu During Pregnancy May Increase Baby's Risk of Schizophrenia

Posted March 1, 2010:

• Pandemic Flu, Like Seasonal H1N1, Shows Signs of Resisting Tamiflu

Posted February 25, 2010:

• Novel Compound Found Effective Against Avian Influenza Virus

Posted February 22, 2010:

• Dry Winters Linked to Seasonal Outbreaks of Influenza
• Virus Hybridization Could Create Pandemic Bird Flu

Posted February 17, 2010:

• Flu-Induced Stress Response Is Critical for Resistance to Secondary Infection

Posted February 11, 2010:

• Swine Flu Vaccination: Voluntary System Works

Posted February 10, 2010:

• Most Pandemic Plans in Ontario Hospitals Have Not Been Tested, Study Finds

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Predicting Effectiveness of Flu Vaccination Campaigns

Posted February 3, 2010:

• Targeted Prevention Stopped Spread of H1N1 at Alabama Boys Camp
• Flu Vaccination Rate at Large, Midwest Health System Rises Dramatically Due to Mandatory Policy
• Chemists Discover How Antiviral Drugs Bind to and Block Flu Virus

Posted February 1, 2010:

• Of Swine, Birds and Humans: Pandemic H1N1 Flu

Posted January 30, 2010:

• Who Is Most Likely to Take Precautions During a Pandemic?

Posted January 22, 2010:

• Double Trouble: Bacterial Super-Infection After the Flu

Posted January 21, 2010:

• Face Masks and Hand Hygiene Can Help Limit Influenza's Spread, Study Finds

Posted January 19, 2010:

• 1918 and 2009 H1N1 Flu Probably Not Spread by Birds

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Toward a Less Expensive Version of the Anti-Flu Drug Tamiflu

Posted January 12, 2010:

• Genetic Analyses of Influenza in Wild Birds Can Improve Avian Flu Surveillance Programs

Posted January 7, 2010:

• Early Lessons from the H1N1 Pandemic: Critical Illness in Children Unpredictable but Survivable

Posted January 6, 2010:

• Efficacy of Flu Vaccine Drastically Reduced for RA Patients Treated With Rituximab

Posted January 4, 2010:

• Insect Cells Provide the Key to Alternative Swine Flu Vaccination
• Can Kitchen Spoons Be Dangerous Spoons? Too Little or Too Much Medicine, Depending on Spoon Size

Posted December 30, 2009:

• Children More Likely to Catch Swine Flu, Says New Research
• Short-Term School Closures May Worsen Flu Pandemics

Posted December 29, 2009:

• Rapid Flu Testing Differentiates Strains of Influenza

Posted December 23, 2009:

• 2/3 of Australians Unlikely to Get Vaccinated Against Swine Flu

Posted December 22, 2009:

• How Flu Succeeds

Posted December 21, 2009:

• Compound Found to Safely Counter Deadly Bird Flu

Posted December 17, 2009:

• Hundreds of Leads Generated in Fight Against H1N1 Pandemic

Posted December 16, 2009:

• Most People Should Not Automatically Opt for a Swine Flu Shot, Expert Suggests Based on Bacterial Decision-Making

Posted December 15, 2009:

• First Immunological Clue to Why Some H1N1 Patients Get Very Ill or Die

Posted December 14, 2009:

• Influenza in Africa Should Not Be Ignored, Researchers Urge
• Pandemic Toolkit Offers Flu With a View

Posted December 12, 2009:

• Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Flu Infects Seven on Vietnamese Train

Posted December 10, 2009:

• Unexpected Weakness in H1N1's Method for Evading Detection by the Immune System

Posted December 9, 2009:

• Fast Method for Preparing Flu Vaccine: Use Bioreactors Instead of Chicken Eggs
• American Adults Receiving Flu Vaccine at About the Same Rate as in 2008, Study Finds

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