News articles tagged with 'H1N1' (Page 10)
MIT and CDC discover why H1N1 flu spreads inefficiently
— 3 Jul 2009 02:10 | HealthA team from MIT and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 'swine flu' virus has spread from person to person less effectively…
Dynasty: Influenza virus in 1918 and today
— 30 Jun 2009 13:39 | HealthThe influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
Could older population have enough exposure to past H1N1 flu strains to avoid infection?
— 19 Jun 2009 07:36 | HealthA letter to the editor by Rhode Island Hospital infectious diseases specialist Leonard Mermel, DO, identifies characteristics of the outbreak of H1N1 in 1977 and speculates its impact…
Pregnant women at high risk of complications from H1N1 influenza
— 15 Jun 2009 19:33 | HealthWith the H1N1 flu outbreak now elevated to pandemic level, a new article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reports that oseltamivir (Tamiflu(R)) and zanamivir (Relenza(R))…
Computer simulation captures immune response to flu
— 19 May 2009 12:11 | HealthResearchers have successfully tested first the first time a computer simulation of major portions of the body's immune reaction to influenza type A, with implications for treatment…
Swine flu: What does it do to pigs?
— 11 May 2009 16:16 | BiologyThe effects of H1N1 swine flu have been investigated in a group of piglets. Scientists writing in BioMed Central's open access Virology Journal studied the pathology of the virus, finding…
Online surveillance tools provide opportunity to support public health
— 8 May 2009 05:47 | HealthTapping the Internet - including personal Web searches, news reports, blogs, chat rooms and social networking sites - is fast becoming a way to get a complete, up-to-the-minute view…