News tagged with flu infections


First influenza vaccine brought to clinical testing

Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Switzerland's Cytos Biotechnology AG today announced that the first healthy volunteer has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial with their ...

Medications created May 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flu in pregnancy may quadruple child's risk for bipolar disorder

Pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu was associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child would develop bipolar disorder in adulthood, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What to know about the new bird flu virus

Earlier this month, the U.S. government declared that the emerging H7N9 bird flu "poses a significant potential for a public health emergency." The virus, a relative of other bird flus we've seen previously ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flu infections rising among Chinese pigs: study

Scientists said Wednesday that flu infections were rising among pigs raised for slaughter on farms in south and southeastern China, also plagued by bird flu.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The risks of H7N9 infection mapped

A map of avian influenza (H7N9) risk is presented in Biomed Central's open access journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty today. The map is comprised of bird migration patterns, and adding in estimations of poultry production ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flu and bacteria: Better prognosis for this potentially fatal combination

Scientists from the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have provided insights into how much harm bacteria can cause to the lung of people having ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Hospital-acquired influenza rare but serious

(Medical Xpress)—Medical researchers urge vaccination this flu season as new research shows that hospital-acquired, or nosocomial, influenza is relatively uncommon, but can be severe.

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China bird flu outbreak spurs food safety fears

China's bird flu outbreak is "devastating" poultry sales, an industry group said Tuesday, as the H7N9 virus which has killed seven people triggered a new food safety scare.

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UN urges strict hygiene to avoid spread of H7N9 virus

The United Nations on Friday presented a list of recommendations, including a strict hygiene culture and keeping different breeds of animals apart, to try to curb the spreading of the H7N9 flu virus which has killed six people ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hong Kong girl tests negative for H7N9 (Update)

A seven-year-old Hong Kong girl has tested negative for the H7N9 flu virus, officials said Friday, after she became the city's first suspected case of the disease that has killed six killed on mainland China.

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Questions in China on how H7N9 flu strain killed 2

Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but that it's unlikely that it can spread easily among hum ...

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Prediction of seasonal flu strains improves chances of universal vaccine

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have determined a way to predict and protect against new strains of the flu virus, in the hope of improving immunity against the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study provides new clues to how flu virus spreads

People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study also found that when ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fatty acids could lead to flu drug

Flu viruses are a major cause of death and sickness around the world, and antiviral drugs currently do not protect the most seriously ill patients. A study published March 7th by Cell Press in the journal Cell reveals that a ...

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Researchers discover how some natural antibodies are able to stop flu

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers with the Scripps Institute have discovered that three naturally occurring antibodies are able to overcome flu mutations by attaching to a non-changing protein in the flu virus. ...

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