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Who to blame for flu? Maybe the U.S., study finds
• Flu • • Public Health • May 28 10
The United States may provide an incubating ground for some flu strains, helping them migrate to warmer climates, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Hand-washing, mask-wearing may limit transmission of pandemic flu
• Flu • • Public Health • Apr 29 10
Practicing non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as hand-washing and mouth covering may help limit the transmission of the pandemic flu, but more research on…
Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study
• Asthma • • Flu • Mar 19 10
In a study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks.
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Industry crackdown on salt could save U.S. billions
• Dieting • • Flu • Mar 03 10
Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes…
Flu pandemic remains moderate, easing in areas: WHO
• Flu • • Public Health • Jan 18 10
The H1N1 flu pandemic remains moderate and its effects are probably closer to those of 1957 and 1968 than the far more deadly 1918…
How Flu Succeeds
• Flu • Dec 21 09
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Mount Sinai), the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (Salk) and…
WHO backs findings on Tamiflu for seasonal flu
• Flu • • Public Health • • Swine Flu • Dec 11 09
The World Health Organisation on Friday endorsed findings that there is no clear evidence that the antiviral Tamiflu prevents complications such as pneumonia…
Novel Barrier Gauze May Provide Additional Safeguards Against Influenza Viruses including H1N1
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Dec 08 09
An independent lab report demonstrated that BIOGUARD™ barrier gauze dressings exhibit greater than 99.9% inactivation rates against swine flu virus after exposure for…
Tamiflu-resistant flu not spreading more widely-WHO
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Dec 04 09
Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 viruses have not spread to hospital staff or beyond despite spreading among two clusters of patients in Britain and the United States…
Closing schools could cut flu transmission by fifth
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 30 09
Closing schools could cut the transmission of H1N1 pandemic flu by a fifth but the negative macroeconomic impact of closures must be balanced against…
US sees rise in secondary infections after flu
• Flu • • Infections • Nov 26 09
U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they are seeing a worrying pattern of serious bacterial infections in swine flu patients, mostly among younger adults…
Flu levels off in parts of Canada, officials say
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 25 09
The H1N1 flu pandemic has hit a plateau in parts of Canada, but the overall numbers of hospitalizations and deaths continue to increase, health…
China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 25 09
China must be alert to any mutation or changes in the behavior of the H1N1 swine flu virus because the far deadlier H5N1 bird…
Don’t kiss Santa, he may have the flu
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 23 09
Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary’s state…
China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 20 09
China has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 swine flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been…
Got the Flu? You Might Pass It on to Your Pet
• Flu • Nov 19 09
Pet owners who contract H1N1 flu may pass the disease along to their pets, especially if the pet is a cat or ferret.
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New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 19 09
Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according…
Experts to Answer H1N1 Questions During Live Facebook Chat
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Nov 16 09
People who have questions about the H1N1 flu can get answers from infectious disease experts at Rush University Medical Center during a one-hour, live…
Flu infections starting to peak in some areas: WHO
• Flu • • Infections • • Public Health • Nov 15 09
Flu infections may be peaking in some parts of the northern hemisphere, but are still spreading fast in others, the World Health Organization said…
When moms get flu shot, babies benefit too: study
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 30 09
When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday.
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WHO experts say flu vaccines safe, one dose needed
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 30 09
Only one dose of vaccine is needed for protection against pandemic H1N1 flu and the jabs have so far proved to be safe,…
Older Patients with Dementia at Increased Risk for Flu Mortality
• Flu • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 27 09
An epidemiological study on pneumonia and influenza (P&I) in adults age 65 and over reports that patients with dementia are diagnosed with flu less…
Regular exercise may help battle the flu
• Flu • Oct 26 09
Regular exercise may help reduce the misery of the flu by boosting the immune system’s response to the virus, a study in mice…
H1N1 flu causes unusual damage to lungs
• Flu • • Respiratory Problems • • Swine Flu • Oct 16 09
The new pandemic H1N1 flu may cause blood clots and other unusual damage in the lungs and doctors need to be on the lookout,…
Asthma Is Most Prevalent Underlying Illness Among Most Serious H1N1 Cases
• Asthma • • Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 16 09
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) view updated statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with concern -…