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Scientists Propose New Explanation For Flu Virus Antigenic Drift
October 29, 2009 — Influenza viruses evade infection-fighting antibodies by constantly changing the shape of their major surface protein. Now, researchers have proposed a new explanation for the evolutionary forces ... > full story -
New Strategies To Combat The Flu Virus
October 29, 2009 — New anti-flu drugs could become a reality as a result of a new ... > full story -
New Model May Help Scientists Better Predict And Prevent Influenza Outbreaks
October 29, 2009 — Each year, the influenza virus evolves. And each year, public health officials try to predict what the new strain will be and how it will affect the population in order to best combat it. A new study ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants
October 29, 2009 — As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu -- antioxidants. ... > full story -
Depressed Pregnant Women Could Be At Higher Risk For Severe Response To Flu Infection
October 28, 2009 — Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study. ... > full story -
Swine Flu Vaccine Must Be Free And Safe For High Uptake
October 28, 2009 — Almost half of adults surveyed in summer 2009 in Hong Kong say they would take up free swine flu vaccination. However, this figure drops to around 1 in 7 if the price they have to pay for the vaccine ... > full story -
Triple-Combo Drug Shows Promise Against Antiviral-Resistant H1N1
October 27, 2009 — An experimental drug cocktail that includes three prescriptions now widely available offers the best hope in developing a single agent to treat drug-resistant H1N1 swine flu, says a virology ... > full story -
Older Patients With Dementia At Increased Risk For Flu Mortality
October 27, 2009 — An epidemiological study finds that patients over age 65 with dementia have an increased risk of dying from complications of the flu. The obstacles to early diagnosis and treatment of flu among older ... > full story -
Rethinking the Antibody-Dependent Enhancement Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Model
October 26, 2009 — New research challenges the dogma of the antibody-dependent enhancement model for the development of dengue hemorrhagic ... > full story -
Effort Launched To Find And Control Diseases That Move Between Wildlife And People
October 26, 2009 — In hopes of preventing the next global pandemic and a possible death toll into the millions, researchers have launched an unprecedented international effort to find and control diseases that move ... > full story
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