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One Step Closer to a Vaccine for a Common Respiratory Disease
June 17, 2013 — Young children and the elderly are especially susceptible to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The three-dimensional structure of respiratory syncytial virus has been solved by an international team ... > full story -
Universal Paid Sick Leave Reduces Spread of Flu
June 13, 2013 — Allowing all employees access to paid sick days would reduce influenza infections in the workplace by nearly 6 percent, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis. The researchers simulated an ... > full story -
Saliva Proteins May Protect Older People from Influenza
June 12, 2013 — Spit. Drool. Dribble. Saliva is not normally a topic of polite conversation, but it may be the key to explaining the age and sex bias exhibited by influenza and other diseases, according to a new ... > full story -
Workers Do Not Quit Due to Mandatory Flu Shot
June 11, 2013 — In its fourth year with 99 percent compliance, Loyola University Health System's mandatory flu shot program is the subject of a new study presented at an infectious disease ... > full story -
Flu Vaccines Aimed at Younger Populations Could Break Annual Transmission Cycle
June 11, 2013 — The value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated. A new report suggests heavier emphasis on vaccinating those groups might save thousands of ... > full story -
Sudden Allergies: When a Summer Cold Is Much More
June 11, 2013 — With temperatures in the 80s, the last thing anyone wants is a runny nose and constant sneezing to put a damper on vacation plans and outdoor festivals. While many blame their symptoms on a summer ... > full story -
Duck Genome Provides New Insight Into Fighting Bird Flu
June 9, 2013 — The duck genome consortium has completed the genome sequencing and analysis of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos), one principal natural host of influenza A viruses, which caused a new epidemic in China ... > full story -
Studies Showing How Bird Flu Viruses Could Adapt to Humans Offer Surveillance and Vaccine Strategies
June 6, 2013 — Bird flu viruses are potentially highly lethal and pose a global threat, but relatively little is known about why certain strains spread more easily to humans than others. Two studies identify ... > full story -
No Benefit of Double Dose Antiviral Drug for Severe Influenza, Study Suggests
May 30, 2013 — There are no virological or clinical benefits of giving double doses of the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) to patients admitted to hospital with severe influenza, finds a large study from South ... > full story -
Interleukin-22 Protects Against Post-Influenza Bacterial Superinfection
May 30, 2013 — Researchers have shown in a mouse model that interleukin-22 protects against bacterial superinfections that can arise following ... > full story
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