The over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug naproxen may also exhibit antiviral activity against influenza A virus, according to a team of French scientists. The finding, the result of a structure-based investigation, is ...
Mar 21, 2013
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Two types of environmental conditions—cold-dry and humid-rainy—are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty ...
Mar 7, 2013
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(HealthDay)—In the fourth week of 2013, influenza activity remained elevated in the United States, with the proportion of pneumonia and influenza-linked deaths above the epidemic threshold, according to FluView, a weekly ...
Feb 4, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Flu remains at epidemic proportions across the United States, but flu activity decreased in some areas during the second week of January, according to FluView, a weekly influenza surveillance report prepared ...
Jan 19, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Sporadic shortages of both the flu vaccine and the flu treatment Tamiflu are being reported, as this year's intense flu season continues, according to a top U.S. health official.
Jan 15, 2013
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College football and basketball games may provide more than a way for students to show school spirit – they could help prevent the flu.
Dec 3, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have reported details of how certain drugs can precisely target and inhibit an enzyme essential for the influenza virus’ replication. Since ...
Aug 3, 2012
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A natural lipid in the fluid lining the lungs inhibits influenza infections in both cell cultures and mouse models, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. These findings, combined with previous studies demonstrating ...
Nov 9, 2011
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As of Feb. 24, Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 25 million illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from the flu this season. With that in mind, the CDC also reported that influenza ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Flu season usually peaks in winter; however, the best time to prevent infection is before the virus appears in a community.
Oct 20, 2022
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