Bird Flu Research News

Posted May 22, 2009:

• New 3-D Structural Model Of Critical H1N1 Protein Developed

Posted May 20, 2009:

• Influenza Virus Evades Body's Immune Response Through Newly Discovered Mechanism
• Face Protection Effective In Preventing The Spread Of Influenza, Study Suggests

Posted May 19, 2009:

• HIV's March Around Europe Mapped
• New Way Of Treating The Flu
• Swine Flu And Other New Infectious Diseases -- What's The Risk?

Posted May 18, 2009:

• New Vaccine Strategy Might Offer Protection Against Pandemic Influenza Strains

Posted May 15, 2009:

• Veterinarians At High Risk For Viral, Bacterial Infections From Animals

Posted May 14, 2009:

• Human Nose Too Cold For Bird Flu, Says New Study

Posted May 13, 2009:

• Influenza Pandemic Planning Needed To Assure Adequate Care For Pregnant Women And Newborns

Posted May 12, 2009:

• Analysis Of Flu Virus Could Lead To Better Vaccines

Posted May 11, 2009:

• Swine Flu Data 'Very Consistent' With Early Stages Of A Pandemic
• Swine Flu: What Does It Do To Pigs?

Posted May 9, 2009:

• First Swine Flu DNA Test Produced

Posted May 7, 2009:

• FDA Approves New Influenza Vaccine Production Facility

Posted May 6, 2009:

• Swine Flu Genes Dissimilar To Past Pandemics

Posted May 5, 2009:

• Flu Pandemic In Prison?
• Does New Swine Flu Virus Kill By Causing A 'Cytokine Storm'?

Posted May 4, 2009:

• Scientists Learn Why The Flu May Turn Deadly: Influenza Virus 'Paralyzes' The Immune System

Posted May 3, 2009:

• Swine Flu Update: At Least 18 Countries Affected; Human-to-Pig Infection Reported In Canada

Posted May 1, 2009:

• Scientists Race To Deliver DNA Swine Flu Test

Posted April 30, 2009:

• 1918 Flu Resulted In Current Lineage Of H1N1 Swine Influenza Viruses
• Pandemic Study Of 1918-1919 Outbreak Provides Background And Death Rates For 14 European Countries

Posted April 29, 2009:

• Swine Flu: Statistical Model Predicts 1,000 Cases In U.S. Within Three Weeks
• Swine Flu: To Panic Or Not -- That Is The Question
• Swine Flu Outbreak Illuminated By Avian Flu Research

Posted April 27, 2009:

• Universal Flu Vaccine Holds Promise
• Swine Flu Or Bird Flu: Scientist Warns Of Six-Month Time Lag To Manufacture Pandemic Flu Vaccine
• Flu Vaccine Given In Microneedle Skin Patches Proves Effective In Mice
• As Swine Flu Scare Unfolds, Virologist Underscores Need For Research On Animal Pathogens
• Swine Flu: Public Health Emergency Declared, Investigation Continues

Posted March 26, 2009:

• Why Some People Shake Off The Flu In A Couple Of Days, While Others Suffer Longer, Or Die

Posted March 25, 2009:

• New Wheat Disease Could Spread Faster Than Expected

Posted March 19, 2009:

• Change Of Lighting Could Drastically Reduce Bird Death By Collision With Communication Towers

Posted March 17, 2009:

• Influenza And Bacterial Pneumonia Make For Harmful Super-Infection

Posted March 2, 2009:

• Human Vaccine Against Bird Flu Within Reach With New Discovery

Posted February 28, 2009:

• Novel Pandemic Flu Vaccine Effective Against H5N1 In Mice

Posted February 26, 2009:

• Immune Molecule That Attacks Wide Range Of Flu Viruses Discovered

Posted February 24, 2009:

• Is Our Obsession With Pandemic Bird Flu Justified?
• Vaccine Protects Against 1918 Influenza Strain

Posted February 22, 2009:

• Lab-Made Proteins Neutralize Multiple Strains Of Seasonal And Pandemic Flu

Posted February 20, 2009:

• Diversity Of Birds Buffer Against West Nile Virus

Posted February 18, 2009:

• Increased Research In Flu Transmission Needed To Prepare For Pandemic Flu Outbreak, Study Suggests

Posted February 10, 2009:

• Fluid Buildup In Lungs Is Part Of The Damage Done By The Flu
• Shades Of 1918? Comparing Avian Flu With A Notorious Killer From The Past

Posted February 4, 2009:

• How Influenza Virus Hijacks Human Cells

Posted January 27, 2009:

• New NA Inhibitor Offers Long-Lasting Protection Against Influenza Virus

Posted January 16, 2009:

• Free Antibiotics: Wrong Prescription For Cold And Flu Season, Experts Say

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