Medications
UK scientists slam Tamiflu drug in ongoing debate
British scientists say there isn't enough evidence to prove the antiviral drug Tamiflu reduces the spread of flu.
Apr 10, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two-year-old Cambodian girl dies of bird flu
A two-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, becoming the country's fourth confirmed fatality—all children—from the deadly virus this year, health authorities said Monday.
Mar 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Macau culls 7,500 chicken over bird flu scare
Macau culled 7,500 chicken after discovering the H7-type avian influenza in live poultry for the first time in the city, authorities said Thursday, adding the birds had been imported from mainland China.
Mar 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
H7N9 bird flu comes home to roost in China
The handful of poultry dealers lingering at Chengbei Market have had little to do since Chinese authorities shut down their livelihoods after H7N9 bird flu began stalking the country again, killing scores of people this year.
Mar 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Another Cambodian boy dies of bird flu
An 11-year-old Cambodian boy has died of bird flu, a hospital official said Monday, the impoverished kingdom's third confirmed fatality—all children—from the illness this year.
Mar 10, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China bird flu deaths reach 72 this year
A total of 72 people died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China in the first two months of this year, government figures showed, far more than in the whole of 2013.
Mar 10, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cambodian boy dies of bird flu in second death for 2014
A three-year-old Cambodian boy has died of bird flu, the health ministry said Friday, in the country's second fatality this year.
Mar 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity
A group of international scientists have completed the first global inventory of flu strains in birds by reviewing more than 50 published studies and genetic data, providing new insight into the drivers of viral diversity ...
Mar 6, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hong Kong reports sixth H7N9 bird flu case
Hong Kong confirmed Tuesday a new human case of the deadly H7N9 avian flu found in an 18-month-old girl, the sixth case to be discovered in the city.
Mar 4, 2014
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Medical research
Scientists describe deadly immune 'storm' caused by emergent flu infections
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have mapped key elements of a severe immune overreaction—a "cytokine storm"—that can both sicken and kill patients who are infected with certain strains of flu virus.
Feb 27, 2014
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