Medications
Dreams of ideal flu vaccine are closer to reality
Despite modern advances, the half-century-old method of producing flu vaccine still takes six months and requires hundreds of millions of fertilized chicken eggs.
Feb 15, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health officials: Worst of flu season may be over
Health officials say the worst of the flu season appears to be over.
Feb 8, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Will climate change mean worse flu seasons?
(HealthDay)—Mild winters where few people catch the flu tend to be followed by serious flu outbreaks the next year, a new study finds, suggesting that global warming could mean harsher flu seasons ahead.
Feb 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
At least one in five were infected in flu pandemic, international study suggests
(Medical Xpress)—At least one in five people in countries for which data are available were infected with influenza during the first year of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a new study.
Jan 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Swine flu kills three in Central Europe
Three people have died in Romania and Macedonia after being infected with the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the two countries' health ministries said Thursday.
Jan 24, 2013
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Medical research
Scientists to resume work with lab-bred bird flu
International scientists who last year halted controversial research with the deadly bird flu say they are resuming their work as countries adopt new rules to ensure safety.
Jan 23, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
48 states now report flu activity, 29 children dead: CDC
(HealthDay)—Forty-eight states are now reporting widespread flu activity, up from 47 last week, U.S. health officials reported Friday.
Jan 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu remains widespread in US; eases in some areas
Health officials say nine more deaths of children from the flu have been reported, bringing the total this flu season to 29.
Jan 18, 2013
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Medications
FDA approves new type of flu vaccine
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel type of flu vaccine, the agency announced Wednesday.
Jan 17, 2013
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Health
3Qs: What to know about this year's flu season
Health officials say this year's flu outbreak is the worst in a decade, and Boston on Wednesday declared a public health emergency as the flu epidemic worsened. Forty-one states are currently experiencing ...
Jan 14, 2013
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