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Insight on Pandemic Flu
April 25, 2013 Pandemic flu continues to threaten public health, especially in the wake of the recent emergence of an H7N9 low pathogenic avian influenza strain in ... > full story -
Biogeographic Barrier That Protects Australia from Avian Flu Does Not Stop Nipah Virus
April 24, 2013 An invisible barrier separates land animals in Australia from those in south-east Asia may also restrict the spillover of animal-borne diseases like avian flu, but researchers have found that fruit ... > full story -
Combating H7N9: Using Lessons Learned from Recent Studies on H5N1
April 22, 2013 Researchers have developed a series of messages for policy makers that are highly relevant to the current ... > full story -
Positive Results for Phase I Clinical Trial for an H5N1 Vaccine
April 17, 2013 Medical researchers reported positive interim results from a Phase I clinical trial for an H5N1 Avian Influenza VLP vaccine candidate. The H5N1 vaccine was found to be safe and well-tolerated and ... > full story -
Improved Molecular Tools Streamline Influenza Testing and Management
April 17, 2013 Over 40,000 people die each year in the United States from influenza-related diseases. In patients whose immune systems are compromised, antiviral therapy may be life-saving, but it needs to be ... > full story -
Half of Tamiflu Prescriptions Went Unused During 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic, UK Sewage Study
April 17, 2013 A new study concludes that approximately half of the prescriptions of Tamiflu during the 2009-10 influenza pandemic went unused in England. The unused medication represents approximately 600,000 ... > full story -
Could New Flu Spark Global Flu Pandemic? New Bird Flu Strain Seen Adapting to Mammals, Humans
April 12, 2013 A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells, raising concern about its potential to spark a new ... > full story -
Avian Virus May Be Harmful to Cancer Cells
April 8, 2013 Researchers have discovered that a genetically engineered Newcastle disease virus, which harms chickens but not humans, kills prostate cancer cells of all kinds, including hormone-resistant cancer ... > full story -
Healthy Doctors Make Healthy Patients, Study Finds
April 8, 2013 Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers have ... > full story -
Bird Flu Mutation Study Offers Vaccine Clue
April 8, 2013 Scientists have described small genetic changes that enable the H5N1 bird flu virus to replicate more easily in the noses of ... > full story
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