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'Swine Flu' Breath Test Could Reduce Future Vaccination Shortages, Research Suggests
July 14, 2011 A novel breath test, measuring the immune response to the H1N1 flu virus, could help to ease future vaccine shortages by identifying the people who have already been infected with the flu ... > full story -
When Well-Known Flu Strains 'Hook Up' Dangerous Progeny Can Result
July 13, 2011 A new study finds that a process called reassortment, a kind of viral sexual reproduction, between the virus responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic (H1N1) and a common type of avian flu virus (H9N2) ... > full story -
No Substantial Link Between Swine Flu Vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Experts Confirm
July 12, 2011 Adjuvanted vaccines used during the 2009 swine flu pandemic did not increase the risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome substantially, if at all, finds a large Europe-wide ... > full story -
New Means of Overcoming Antiviral Resistance in Influenza
July 12, 2011 Researchers have found a new approach to the creation of customized therapies for virulent flu strains that resist current antiviral ... > full story -
Quick Test Can Predict Immune Responses to Flu Shots
July 11, 2011 Researchers have developed a method for predicting whether someone will produce high levels of antibodies against a flu shot a few days after vaccination. After scanning the extent to which carefully ... > full story -
Discovery of Natural Antibody Brings a Universal Flu Vaccine a Step Closer
July 7, 2011 Annually changing flu vaccines with their hit-and-miss effectiveness may soon give way to a single, near-universal flu vaccine, according to a new report. Researchers describe an antibody that, in ... > full story -
You Are What You Tweet: Tracking Public Health Trends With Twitter
July 6, 2011 Computer scientists have sifted through two billion 'tweets' for information on where people are sick, what ails them, and what they're doing about ... > full story -
Cancer Treatment: Patients Treated With Sunitinib and Sorafenib Respond to Flu Vaccine
June 28, 2011 Patients treated with sunitinib and sorafenib responded to the flu vaccine, which suggests the agents do not damage the immune system as much as previously feared, according to a new ... > full story -
Protein Unique to Avian Retina Contributes to Visual Acuity by Helping Eyes 'Breathe'
June 23, 2011 Say what you will about bird brains, but our feathered friends sure have us -- and all the other animals on the planet -- beat in the vision department, and that has a bit to do with how their brains ... > full story -
Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy Protects Newborns, Study Suggests
June 23, 2011 Infants born to mothers who received the influenza (flu) vaccine while pregnant are nearly 50 percent less likely to be hospitalized for the flu than infants born to mothers who did not receive the ... > full story
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