News articles tagged with 'influenza' (Page 24)
New hospital standards needed for paediatric flu vaccines
— 4 Feb 2008 09:57 | HealthA new study published in the February 2008 issue of Paediatrics finds that many children hospitalised for influenza have had a recent, previous hospitalisation that would have provided…
Chemists track how drug changes, blocks flu virus
— 2 Feb 2008 10:35 | ChemistryAn anti-virus drug attacks influenza A by changing the motion and structure of a proton channel necessary for the virus to infect healthy cells, according to a recently published research…
New vaccine against deadliest strain of avian flu tested
— 30 Jan 2008 10:15 | HealthA vaccine against the most common and deadliest strain of avian flu, H5N1, has been engineered and tested by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Centre for Vaccine Research…
McMaster test detects the most prevalent respiratory viruses
— 29 Jan 2008 12:04 | HealthDiagnosing a nasty cough is now a lot easier thanks to a new test developed at McMaster University, which has just been approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in…
Many kids unprotected against flu, poll finds
— 22 Jan 2008 10:24 | HealthFlu season is here. Are you, your children and your grandchildren vaccinated? According to a report recently released by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National…
Cell death suppression increases efficacy of M2 vaccines
— 17 Jan 2008 01:32 | HealthSignificant public attention has recently been focused on the development of new anti-influenza (flu) vaccines that provide protection against a broad spectrum of viral strains. One…