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Plant Buffers Can Slow Runoff of Veterinary Antibiotics
March 22, 2011 — Field tests support laboratory research indicating that vegetative buffer strips can reduce levels of herbicide and veterinary antibiotics in runoff from farm plots. Plant species tested included ... > full story -
Developing a Universal Flu Vaccine?
March 16, 2011 — A vaccine that helps against all types of influenza -- for several years? If all goes right for one Norwegian company, such a vaccine could exist within a few ... > full story -
New H1N1 Mutation Could Allow Virus to Spread More Easily
March 9, 2011 — Researchers have identified a single mutation in the H1N1 genetic makeup that would allow it to be much more easily transmitted between people. The finding should give the World Health Organization, ... > full story -
Research Sheds Light on Fat Digestibility in Pigs
March 7, 2011 — Producers and feed companies add fat to swine diets to increase energy, but recent research suggests that measurements currently used for fat digestibility need to be ... > full story -
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Environmental Impact of Animal Waste: Disposal of Animal Waste in Large-Scale Swine Production Examined
March 4, 2011 — Scientists examined a series of commercial, anaerobic, swine wastewater lagoons in North and South Carolina for genes involved in the nitrogen cycling ... > full story -
Drug to Fight Tumors Also Fights the Flu and Possibly Other Viruses
February 28, 2011 — Ever get a flu shot and still get the flu? If so, there's new hope for flu-free winters in the years to come thanks to a new discovery by researchers who found that a drug called DMXAA, originally ... > full story -
Universal Flu Vaccine Study Yields Success in Mice
February 18, 2011 — Researchers have taken a step closer to the development of a universal flu vaccine, with results of a recent study showing that a vaccine delivered by a simple nasal spray could provide protection ... > full story -
Stockpiled Avian Flu Vaccine Could Protect Against Potential Pandemic
February 9, 2011 — A stockpiled vaccine designed to fight a strain of avian flu that circulated in 2004 can be combined with a vaccine that matches the current strain of bird flu to protect against a potential ... > full story -
Children More Likely to Transmit Flu to Those of Same Sex, UK Study Finds
January 31, 2011 — Boys predominantly pass on flu to other boys and girls to girls, according to a new study of how swine flu spread in a primary school during the 2009 pandemic. The results also suggest that flu ... > full story -
Household Bugs: A Risk to Human Health?
January 26, 2011 — Superbugs are not just a problem in hospitals but could be also coming from our animal farms. New research indicates insects could be responsible for spreading antibiotic resistant bacteria from pigs ... > full story
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