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More Severe Flu Seasons Predicted Due to Climate Change
January 28, 2013 The American public can expect to add earlier and more severe flu seasons to the fallout from climate change, according to a new ... > full story -
Flu Myths and Legends: Five Common Flu Misconceptions Dispelled
January 28, 2013 It seems you can’t go anywhere these days without hearing “the flu this” or “the flu that.” Unfortunately, this season’s influenza outbreak is one of the worst in ... > full story -
Pandemic Controversies: The Global Response to Pandemic Influenza Must Change
January 28, 2013 "Evil" scientists, deadly viruses and terrorist plots are usually the preserve of Hollywood blockbusters. But when it comes to pandemic influenza, it is the stuff of real life. As controversy about ... > full story -
Potential Benefits and Threats of Nanotechnology Research
January 25, 2013 A new article tackles the complex "dual-use" aspect of nanotechnology ... > full story -
At Least One in Five Were Infected in Flu Pandemic, International Study Suggests
January 25, 2013 At least one in five people in countries for which data are available were infected with influenza during the first year of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a new ... > full story -
Using Twitter to Track the Flu: Researchers Find a Better Way to Screen the Tweets
January 24, 2013 Computer scientists have developed a new tweet-screening method that not only delivers real-time data on flu cases, but also filters out online chatter that is not linked to actual flu ... > full story -
Disease Outbreaks Trackable With Twitter
January 22, 2013 About 15 percent of Tweets can accurately be connected to state-level location data or better. Most of that data is parsed from users' public profiles. Such volume means Twitter could be used as an ... > full story -
Sex of Early Birds Suggests Dinosaur Reproductive Style: New Way to Identify Gender of Ancient Avian Species
January 22, 2013 Paleontologists have discovered a way to determine the sex of a prehistoric bird species. Confuciusornis sanctus, a 125-million-year-old Mesozoic bird, had remarkable differences in plumage -- some ... > full story -
Children With Egg Allergies Can Safely Receive Flu Vaccine, Multi-Center Study Finds
January 22, 2013 Egg allergic children, including those with a history of anaphylaxis to egg, can safely receive a single dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine, according to a new ... > full story -
Critically Ill Flu Patients Saved With Artificial Lung Technology Treatment
January 17, 2013 In recent weeks, the intensive critical care units at University Health Network's Toronto General Hospital have used Extra Corporeal Lung Support to support five influenza patients in their recovery ... > full story
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