News articles tagged with 'flu' (Page 2)
Bacteria seek to topple the egg as top flu vaccine tool
— 7 Dec 2010 17:28 | HealthOnly the fragile chicken egg stands between Americans and a flu pandemic that would claim tens of thousands more lives than are usually lost to the flu each year…
NIH experts describe influenza vaccines of the future
— 18 Nov 2010 11:09 | HealthIn a review article appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes…
New way of predicting dominant seasonal flu strain
— 16 Nov 2010 11:51 | HealthRice University scientists have found a way to predict rapidly whether a new strain of the influenza virus should be included in the annual seasonal flu vaccine. While it sometimes…
Swine flu variant linked to fatal cases might have disabled the clearing mechanism of lungs
— 23 Oct 2010 17:12 | HealthA variant of last year's pandemic influenza linked to fatal cases carried a mutation that enabled it to infect a different subset of cells lining the airway, according to new research.…
Putting a bull's-eye on the flu: Detailing influenza's structure for drug targeting
— 23 Oct 2010 16:15 | HealthBeating the flu is already tough, but it has become even harder in recent years - the influenza A virus has mutated so that two antiviral drugs don't slow it down anymore…
Medicaid reimbursement and childhood flu vaccination rates linked
— 18 Oct 2010 09:20 | HealthIncreasing the amount that physicians are reimbursed by Medicaid for administering influenza shots may raise vaccination rates among poor children. That is the conclusion of a study…
Higher incidence of seizures seen in children with H1N1 virus compared to seasonal flu
— 20 Sep 2010 12:06 | HealthA recent study by researchers at the University of Utah determined that the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) caused a higher rate of neurological complications in children than the…
The friendly way to catch the flu
— 16 Sep 2010 05:34 | HealthYour friends are probably more popular than you are. And this 'friendship paradox' may help predict the spread of infectious disease…
Government urges universal flu vaccinations
— 23 Aug 2010 18:12 | HealthFlu vaccine will soon be available at local pharmacies and doctor's offices, and government officials are urging everyone over 6 months of age to receive it. This year's vaccine protects…
Immune responses during pregnancy linked to schizophrenia among offspring
— 13 Aug 2010 08:21 | HealthInfections like the flu are common occurrences during pregnancy, and research has shown that children born to mothers who suffered from flu, viruses and other infections during pregnancy…