Swine Flu News

Posted November 29, 2008:

• Humans Prompted New Paths For Parasites

Posted November 18, 2008:

• Older People Should Have The Flu Jab This Winter, Experts Urge

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Parental Alert: New Flu Recommendations Take Effect This Season

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Pneumococcal Vaccine Could Prevent Numerous Deaths, Save Costs During A Flu Pandemic, Model Predicts
• Increasing Number Of People Vaccinated Against Influenza Can Decrease Burden Of Disease

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Masks, Hand Washing, Prevent Spread Of Flu-Like Symptoms By Up To 50 Percent

Posted October 26, 2008:

• High Dose Of Flu Vaccine Boosts Immune Response In Elderly
• Vaccinating Family Members Offers Important Flu Protection To Newborns

Posted October 19, 2008:

• Bird Flu Vaccine Protects People And Pets

Posted October 6, 2008:

• Flu Vaccine Not Associated With Reduced Hospitalizations Or Outpatient Visits Among Young Children

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Naturally Occurring 'Protective RNA' Used To Develop New Antiviral Against Influenza

Posted September 25, 2008:

• CDC Urges More Children To Get Flu Shots

Posted September 18, 2008:

• New Vaccine Element Could Generate Better Protection From Avian Influenza

Posted September 17, 2008:

• Mother's Flu Shot Protects Newborns

Posted August 17, 2008:

• 1918 Flu Antibodies Resurrected From Elderly Survivors

Posted July 27, 2008:

• Lung Inflammation From Influenza And Other Infections Could Be Turned Off Following New Discovery

Posted July 15, 2008:

• High-Dose HBO2 Therapy Extends Survival Window After Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Study Suggests

Posted July 14, 2008:

• Detecting Flu Viruses In Remote Areas Of The World

Posted July 9, 2008:

• Gender, Time Of Day Affect Response To Vaccination

Posted July 8, 2008:

• Pandemic Mutations In Bird Flu Revealed

Posted May 4, 2008:

• Young Children Hospitalized For Flu Associated With Higher Costs And Higher Risk Illness

Posted April 17, 2008:

• New Vaccine May Give Long-Term Defense Against Deadly Bird Flu And Its Variant Forms

Posted April 16, 2008:

• Flu Viruses Take One-Way Ticket Out Of Asia, Then Travel The World
• Flu Tracked To Viral Reservoir In Tropics

Posted March 26, 2008:

• New Approach May Lead To Effective H5N1 Influenza A Virus Vaccine

Posted March 4, 2008:

• Cause Of Flu Epidemics Uncovered

Posted February 29, 2008:

• Major Mid-Century Influenza Epidemics Caused By Novel Hybrid Viruses

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Spread Of 1918 Flu Pandemic Explained

Posted February 11, 2008:

• Flu Pandemic Risk: Swine Flu Monitoring Needed For Farm Workers, Study Says

Posted February 4, 2008:

• New Hospital Standards Needed For Pediatric Flu Vaccines

Posted January 29, 2008:

• New Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu Successful In Mice

Posted January 24, 2008:

• Universal Influenza Vaccine Tested Successfully In Humans

Posted November 12, 2007:

• Antivirals Reduce Deaths From Flu In Hospitalized Patients

Posted October 22, 2007:

• Influenza Vaccine Causes Weaker Immune Response For Children Of Rural Gabon Than In Semi-Urban Areas

Posted October 19, 2007:

• Influenza Spreads Readily In Winter Conditions

Posted October 15, 2007:

• Structure Of Influenza B Virus Protein Gives Clues To Next Pandemic

Posted October 3, 2007:

• Flu Vaccinations Recommended For Health-Care Workers

Posted September 24, 2007:

• How To Assess Benefits Of Influenza Vaccine In The Elderly

Posted September 4, 2007:

• Annual Flu Shot Cuts Need For Doctors' Visits, Hospitalization Among Children

Posted August 21, 2007:

• Team Tracks Antibiotic Resistance From Swine Farms To Groundwater

Posted August 20, 2007:

• Influenza Survey Uncovers Key Differences Between Bird Flu And Human Flu

Posted July 18, 2007:

• Universal Flu Vaccine Being Tested On Humans

Posted June 18, 2007:

• New Insights Into Enzyme That Enables Avian Flu Virus To Spread

Posted June 4, 2007:

• Researchers Take Aim At Pathogen's Antibiotic Resistance

Posted May 2, 2007:

• Melamine Contaminant Found In Chicken Feed

Posted February 18, 2007:

• Long Road Ahead In Developing Effective Avian Flu Vaccination Strategy, Expert Says

Posted February 15, 2007:

• Global Study Concludes 'Attack Rate' Of Flu In Kids Is 55 Percent Lower With Nasal Spray Vaccine

Posted February 13, 2007:

• Flu Shot Might Also Offer Some Protection Against H5N1
• Are Some People Immune To Avian Flu?

Posted February 9, 2007:

• Combination Of Drugs Should Be Stockpiled To Fight Flu Pandemic, Say Experts

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