News articles tagged with 'H1N1'
MIT scientists identify new H1N1 mutation that could allow virus to spread more easily
— 10 Mar 2011 18:14 | HealthIn the fall of 1917, a new strain of influenza swirled around the globe. At first, it resembled a typical flu epidemic: Most deaths occurred among the elderly, while younger people…
Origins of the pandemic: Study reveals lessons of H1N1
— 13 Jan 2011 16:33 | HealthAs H1N1 'Swine Flu' returns to the national headlines a new research paper reveals the key lessons about the origins of the 2009 pandemic. The paper, published today in BioEssays, reveals…
H1N1 pandemic points to vaccine strategy for multiple flu strains
— 10 Jan 2011 19:45 | HealthAlthough the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic infected an estimated 60 million people and hospitalised more than 250,000 in the United States, it also brought one significant benefit -…
Pandemic flu strain could point way to universal vaccine
— 10 Jan 2011 18:54 | HealthThe search for a universal flu vaccine has received a boost from a surprising source: the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu strain…
2009 H1N1 vaccine safe and induces robust immune response in people with asthma
— 14 Dec 2010 20:54 | HealthResults from a government-sponsored clinical trial of inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in people with asthma indicate that a single dose of vaccine was safe and induced a strong…
Over-reactive immune system kills young adults during pandemic flu
— 6 Dec 2010 18:24 | HealthOn November 19, Jason Martin returned to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre for the first time since he nearly died there during last year's…
Strengthening routine flu vaccination and health programs may improve pandemic vaccinations
— 2 Nov 2010 16:15 | HealthStrengthening routine influenza vaccination and health programs may help states improve their vaccination coverage against future pandemics or other health emergencies, a new study…
How H1N1 differs from other viruses as a respiratory illness
— 23 Oct 2010 17:18 | HealthThe 2009/2010 Influenza A (H1N1) is one of several viruses responsible for respiratory-related infections. A new study from Rhode Island Hospital examined patients with viruses and…
NIH scientists consider fate of pandemic H1N1 flu virus
— 29 Sep 2010 17:29 | HealthWhither pandemic H1N1 virus? In a new commentary, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, review…
Swine flu patients benefited from taking Tamiflu, says study
— 29 Sep 2010 17:08 | HealthHealthy people who caught swine flu during the 2009 pandemic may have been protected against developing radiographically (x-ray) confirmed pneumonia by taking the antiviral drug oseltamivir…