News articles tagged with 'influenza'
New research suggests wild birds may play a role in the spread of bird flu
— 28 Mar 2011 14:32 | HealthWild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1…
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…
Flu reduction policies don't need to start at the beginning of an outbreak, study suggests
— 11 Feb 2011 16:33 | HealthIt might be better to implement policies to reduce the impact of a flu epidemic a few weeks after the start of an outbreak rather than straight away, according to a new study that uses…
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…
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…
Fighting flu in newborns begins in pregnancy
— 15 Dec 2010 17:44 | HealthA three-year study by Yale School of Medicine researchers has found that vaccinating pregnant women against influenza is over 90 percent effective in preventing their infants from being…
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…
Researchers devise computer model for projecting severity of flu season
— 9 Dec 2010 17:00 | HealthResearchers have developed a statistical model for projecting how many people will get sick from seasonal influenza based on analyses of flu viruses circulating that season. The research,…