Genetics of flu susceptibility: Researchers find gene that can transform mild influenza to a life-threatening disease
A genetic finding could help explain why influenza becomes a life-threating disease to some people while it has only mild effects in others. New research led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has identified for the first ...
Genetics
Mar 25, 2012 |
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Mexico health sec: Swine flu way up after low year
(AP) -- Mexico's federal health secretary says swine flu cases in January have surpassed the number for all of 2011, a year when the virus barely appeared worldwide.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Researchers identify key peptides that could lead to a universal vaccine for influenza
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Oxford and Retroscreeen Virology Ltd have discovered a series of peptides, found on the internal structures of influenza viruses that could lead ...
Medical research
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Mexico toll hits nine from A(H1N1) swine flu
The death toll in Mexico from an outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu has hit nine, with 573 cases detected, officials said Sunday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Two die of A(H1N1) swine flu in Mexico: official
An outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu claimed the lives of two people -- 19 and 21 years old -- in Mexico's capital in the first weeks of the year, health authorities said Saturday.
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Jan 22, 2012 |
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WHO nominates current head Chan for second term
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday nominated its current chief Margaret Chan for a second term at the head of the UN agency.
Health
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Promising results in mice on needle-free candidate universal vaccine against various flu viruses
Scientists from the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have discovered that an antigen common to most influenza viruses, and commonly referred to as matrix protein 2 (M2), when administered under the tongue could protect ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Nicaragua swine flu outbreak infects 32
At least 32 people have been infected in a flare-up of the H1N1 swine flu virus in Nicaragua over the last week, according to the health ministry.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 14, 2011 |
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People hospitalized with asthma 'less likely to die from swine flu'
People with asthma who are admitted to hospital with pandemic influenza H1N1 (swine flu) are half as likely to die or require intensive care than those without asthma, according to new research.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Researchers work to determine how H1N1 becomes pandemic
The last century has seen two major pandemics caused by the H1N1 virus -- the Spanish Flu in 1918 and 2009's Swine Flu scare, which had thousands travelling with surgical masks and clamoring for vaccination. But scientists ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Single-dose H1N1 vaccine not reliable protection for pediatric liver-transplant patients
Researchers from Australia determined that pediatric liver transplant patients who received a single-dose of the H1N1 vaccine were not adequately protected against the virus compared to healthy children. This study appearing ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 26, 2011 |
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'Swine flu' breath test could reduce future vaccination shortages, research suggests
A novel breath test, measuring the immune response to the H1N1 flu virus, could help to ease future vaccine shortages by identifying the people who have already been infected with the flu virus.
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Jul 14, 2011 |
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No substantial link between swine flu vaccine and Guillain-Barre syndrome, confirm experts
Adjuvanted vaccines used during the 2009 swine flu pandemic did not increase the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome substantially, if at all, finds a large Europe-wide study published in the British Medical Journal today. ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Swine flu spread was much wider than first thought, scientists say
The swine flu outbreak of winter 2009-2010 was much more widespread than was previously realised, research suggests.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 08, 2011 |
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