Vaccination
Is a 'universal' flu vaccine on the horizon?
(HealthDay)—Work is proceeding apace on a "universal" flu vaccine capable of protecting humans from all forms of influenza, researchers report.
Mar 9, 2020
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Influenza
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza: Combating bacterial superinfection with the help of the microbiota
Researchers from the Lille Centre for Infection and Immunity (CNRS/INSERM/Institut Pasteur de Lille/University of Lille/CHU Lille), INRAE and from Brazilian (Belo Horizonte), Scottish (Glasgow) and Danish (Copenhagen) laboratories ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why public health officials sound more worried about the COVID-19 than the seasonal flu
The spread of the new coronavirus, which has infected over 80,000 people worldwide and resulted in the death of more than 3,000, has raised alarms around the world.
Mar 3, 2020
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Vaccination
Flu vaccine may not decrease hospitalization or mortality among elderly persons
Influenza vaccination rates increase sharply at age 65 with no matching decrease in hospitalizations and mortality rates in this population. These findings suggest that current vaccination strategies prioritizing elderly ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Medical research
Obesity promotes virulence of influenza
Obesity promotes the virulence of the influenza virus, according to a study conducted in mice published in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The finding could explain, in part, why the ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infectious diseases A-Z: Influenza's second wave
Flu activity in the United States remains high and is expected to continue for weeks. So far this flu season, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention estimates there have been 29 million flu illnesses and 280,000 ...
Feb 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infectious diseases A-Z: Flu vaccine is a good match
The flu vaccine is a good match for the 2019-2020 flu season, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Efficacy of the vaccine is estimated to be 45% so far this season. The CDC says the vaccine was even ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research points the way toward a practical nutraceutical strategy for coping with RNA virus infections
In a compelling article in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, Mark McCarty of the Catalytic Longevity Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA, and James DiNicolantonio, PharmD, a cardiovascular research scientist at Saint Luke's ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers analyze influenza epidemiologic supervision and children cases in Catalonia
The viral infections of the upper respiratory tract are an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and, among them, influenza is one of the most important ones, with severe cases ranging from three and five million ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Health
Flu season that's sickened 26 million may be at its peak
It's been overshadowed by the new coronavirus outbreak in China, but this year's flu season could be near its peak after surging throughout the United States for months.
Feb 21, 2020
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