News articles tagged with 'influenza' (Page 2)
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…
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…
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…
NIH scientists explore 1510 influenza pandemic and lessons learned
— 13 Nov 2010 09:41 | HealthHistory's first recognised influenza pandemic originated in Asia and rapidly spread to other continents 500 years ago, in the summer of 1510. A new commentary by researchers at the…
Half of those travelling internationally not aware of potential health risks
— 4 Nov 2010 13:15 | HealthMore than 30 million people in the United States travel to resource-limited areas of the world each year. This global mobility may contribute to the spread of infectious diseases -…
Tamiflu is more effective at relieving flu symptoms than a combination of tamiflu and relenza
— 3 Nov 2010 11:41 | HealthIn adults with seasonal influenza A virus infection, the combination of the drugs oseltamivir (tamiflu) and zanamivir (relenza) is less effective than oseltamivir monotherapy and not…
New study re-examines bacterial vaccine studies conducted during 1918 influenza pandemic
— 3 Nov 2010 11:32 | HealthSecondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and may be important in modern…
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…
Studies assess complications and deaths from 2009 H1N1 influenza among children
— 2 Nov 2010 15:30 | HealthMore than one-fourth of children hospitalised with 2009 novel influenza A(H1N1) in California required intensive care or died, according to a report in the November issue of Archives…