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
Tweets can help track national health trends—and now local ones too
(Medical Xpress)—When Twitter recently unveiled a new grant program that will allow outside researchers to mine its stockpile of tweets, the social media site pointed to Johns Hopkins' flu tracking as one example of the ...
Mar 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover immune signature that predicts poor outcome in influenza patients
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a signature immune response that might help doctors identify which newly diagnosed influenza patients are most likely to develop severe symptoms and suffer ...
Feb 10, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pediatric infectious disease chief authors new vaccination guideline for immunocompromised patients
A new guideline released Thursday by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) notes that most people with compromised immune systems are especially vulnerable to illness and should receive the flu shot and other ...
Dec 5, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Severe flu complications for cancer patients
It is often noted that very young people and the elderly are most at-risk for experiencing flu-related complications, and one expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham says people with weakened immune systems due ...
Nov 25, 2013
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Cardiology
Flu jab may halve heart attack risk in middle aged with narrowed arteries
The flu jab seems to almost halve the risk of heart attacks in middle aged people with narrowed arteries, finds research published in the journal Heart.
Aug 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Confirmed cases of H7N9 bird flu drug resistance: study (Update)
Laboratory tests have revealed resistance in some H7N9 bird flu patients to the only available treatment, said virologists who unveiled "concerning" study results on Tuesday.
May 28, 2013
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Medications
Better regulation needed for kids' flu vaccine
Flu vaccines given to children should be more rigorously tested before before being allowed onto the market, researchers say, to prevent a repeat of the 2010 vaccine release, which caused a spate of high fevers and febrile ...
Apr 15, 2013
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Health
Healthy doctors make healthy patients, study finds
Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers at the University of British Columbia and in Israel have discovered.
Apr 8, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 flu patients wear ...
Mar 7, 2013
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