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Scientists Find H1N1 Flu Virus Prevalent in Animals in Africa
September 23, 2011 — Life scientists have discovered the first evidence of the H1N1 virus in animals in Africa. In one village in northern Cameroon, a staggering 89 percent of the pigs studied had been exposed to the ... > full story -
2009 H1N1 Pandemic Flu More Damaging to Lungs, Opens Opportunities for Bacterial Infection
September 19, 2011 — Many of the people who died from the new strain of H1N1 influenza that broke out in 2009 were suffering from another infection as well: pneumonia. A new study reveals how the two infections, pandemic ... > full story -
Expanding Flu Vaccinations to Older Children Reduces Emergency Visits for Flu-Like Illnesses by 34 Percent, Study Suggests
September 19, 2011 — Vaccinating children aged two to four years against seasonal influenza resulted in a 34 percent decline in flu-like illnesses, a new study ... > full story -
Team Discovers Treatable Mechanism Responsible for Often Deadly Response to Flu
September 15, 2011 — Researchers have found a novel mechanism by which certain viruses such as influenza trigger a type of immune reaction that can severely sicken or kill those ... > full storyMore: -
Researchers Map the Global Spread of Drug-Resistant Influenza
September 14, 2011 — In the new movie "Contagion," fictional health experts scramble to get ahead of a flu-like pandemic as a drug-resistant virus quickly spreads, killing millions of people within days after they ... > full story -
Flu Vaccines for Nursing Home Workers Effective in Reducing Outbreaks, Study Finds
September 12, 2011 — Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among nursing home residents, according to a new ... > full story -
Children's Hospitals Not Equipped to Handle Pandemics, Study Shows; Outbreak Could Quickly Exhaust Capacity
August 23, 2011 — A new study shows children's hospitals nationwide are not equipped to handle a major surge of patients in the event of a ... > full story -
Narcolepsy and Influenza: Onset of Narcolepsy Appears to Follow Seasonal Patterns of H1N1, China Study Finds
August 22, 2011 — The onset of narcolepsy appears to follow seasonal patterns of H1N1 and other upper airway infections, according to a new study of patients in ... > full story -
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Powerful X-Rays Enable Development of Successful Treatment for Melanoma and Other Life-Threatening Diseases
August 18, 2011 — Powerful X-ray technology is revealing new insights into diseases ranging from Alzheimer's to the swine flu, and, most recently, enabled the discovery of a groundbreaking new drug treatment for ... > full story -
Could the Spanish Flu Devastate Us Again?
August 15, 2011 — Scientists have developed a new computational method that can predict viral mutation strategies, tracking virus strains and giving researchers the tools they need to better combat these mutations ... > full story
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