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  Expert Questions US Public Health Agency Advice on Influenza Vaccines

  May 16, 2013 — The United States government public health agency, the CDC, pledges "To base all public health decisions on the highest quality scientific data, openly and objectively derived." But experts argue ... > full story
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  H1N1 Discovered in Marine Mammals

  May 15, 2013 — Scientists detected the H1N1 (2009) virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals off the central California coast a year after the human pandemic ... > full story
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  Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Child's Risk for Bipolar Disorder

  May 14, 2013 — Flu in pregnant mothers has been linked to a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child might develop bipolar disorder in adulthood. The findings add to mounting evidence of possible shared ... > full story
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  Level of Dengue Virus Needed for Transmission Defined

  May 13, 2013 — Researchers have identified the dose of dengue virus in human blood that is required to infect mosquitoes when they bite. Mosquitoes are essential for transmitting the virus between people so the ... > full story
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  Bird Flu in Live Poultry Markets Are the Source of Viruses Causing Human Infections

  May 13, 2013 — On 31 March 2013, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission announced human cases of novel H7N9 influenza virus infections. Scientists have now investigated the origins of this novel ... > full story
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  Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks: Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs, Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans

  May 10, 2013 — In the summer of 1968, a new strain of influenza appeared in Hong Kong. This strain, known as H3N2, spread around the globe and eventually killed an estimated 1 million people. A new study reveals ... > full story
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  New Test for H7N9 Bird Flu in China May Help Slow Outbreak, Prevent Pandemic

  May 10, 2013 — Breaking research demonstrates that a recently developed diagnostic test can detect the new strain of influenza (H7N9) currently causing an outbreak in ... > full story
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  New Tool for Identifying Powerful HIV Antibodies

  May 9, 2013 — Scientists have developed a new tool to identify broadly neutralizing antibodies capable of preventing infection by the majority of HIV strains found around the globe, an advance that could help ... > full story
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  Don't Be Quick to Toss Your Toothbrush After a Sore Throat

  May 4, 2013 — Word on the street has it you should replace your toothbrush after suffering from a cold, the flu or a bout of strep throat. That may not be necessary -- at least when it comes to sore throats, ... > full story
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  Risks of H7N9 Infection Mapped

  May 3, 2013 — A map of avian influenza (H7N9) risk has just been completed. The map is composed of bird migration patterns, and adding in estimations of poultry production and consumption, which are used to infer ... > full story

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