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Consumers Judge Their Risk of Catching an Illness by the Cost of the Cure
January 4, 2013 — Consumers make irrational inferences about their health risks based on the price of their ... > full story -
Pigs in Southern China Infected With Avian Flu
December 19, 2012 — Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research has implications ... > full story -
New Process to Make One-Way Flu Vaccine Discovered
December 18, 2012 — A new process to make a one-time, universal influenza vaccine has been discovered. Researchers found a way to make the one-time vaccine by using recombinant genetic engineering technology that does ... > full story -
Can Birds Make Us Happy?
December 17, 2012 — As millions of us post our Christmas cards – many of which star a robin red breast – ecologists are investigating whether birds make us ... > full story -
Viruses Cooperate or Conquer to Cause Maximum Destruction
December 13, 2012 — Scientists have discovered new evidence about the evolution of viruses, in work that will change our understanding about the control of infectious diseases such as winter flu. Researchers conducted ... > full story -
Long-Term Public Health Support Needed to Tackle Infectious Disease Outbreaks
December 11, 2012 — Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as swine flu (H1N1) threaten global health and should be considered by funding agencies and humanitarian organizations as development issues rather than ... > full story -
Does Changing the Price of Medicine Influence Consumers' Perceived Health Risk?
December 11, 2012 — Consumers assume their risk of getting a serious illness is higher when medications are cheaper because they believe that prices for life-saving products are based on need and not profit, according ... > full story -
Hushed Hoarders and Prying Pilferers: Eurasian Jays Change Strategies to Prevent Others from Stealing Food
December 5, 2012 — In order to prevent other birds from stealing the food they are storing for later, Eurasian jays, a type of corvid, minimizes any auditory hints a potential pilferer may use to steal their cache ... > full story -
Why Is the Flu More Common During the Winter Season?
December 4, 2012 — Environmental engineers have shown for the first time the relationship between the influenza A virus viability in human mucus and humidity over a large range of relative humidities, from 17 percent ... > full story -
College Students Report Low Flu Vaccine Rate
December 3, 2012 — College football and basketball games may provide more than a way for students to show school spirit -- they could help prevent the flu. According to a new study, colleges and universities should ... > full story
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