News articles tagged with 'flu'
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…
Drug to fight tumours also fights the flu and possibly other viruses
— 28 Feb 2011 16:52 | HealthEver get a flu shot and still get the flu? If so, there's new hope for flu-free winters in the years to come thanks to a new discovery by researchers who found that a drug called DMXAA,…
Universal flu vaccine study yields success in mice
— 18 Feb 2011 20:50 | HealthNasal spray vs. injection - what would you prefer? Adelaide researchers have taken a step closer to the development of a universal flu vaccine, with results of a recent study showing…
Research predicts future evolution of flu viruses
— 18 Feb 2011 18:26 | HealthNew research from the University of Pennsylvania is beginning to crack the code of which strain of flu will be prevalent in a given year, with major implications for global public health…
Boys will infect boys, swine flu study shows
— 1 Feb 2011 21:36 | HealthBoys predominantly pass on flu to other boys and girls to girls, according to a new study of how swine flu spread in a primary school during the 2009 pandemic, published today in the…
GM chickens that don't transmit bird flu developed
— 14 Jan 2011 16:35 | HealthChickens genetically modified to prevent them spreading bird flu have been produced by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh…
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…
A flu vaccine that lasts
— 7 Dec 2010 17:46 | HealthThe costly, time-consuming process of making, distributing and administering millions of seasonal flu vaccines would become obsolete if researchers could design a vaccine that confers…
Flu vaccination disparities exacerbated by supply problems
— 7 Dec 2010 17:31 | HealthThe gap in flu vaccination rates between elderly whites, African-Americans and Hispanics is amplified when vaccine supply is limited or delayed. That is the conclusion of a study out…