Influenza News
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Atlanta -
Ginseng can help treat and prevent the flu and other respiratory viruses that infect the lungs and breathing passages, according to new research findings.
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A protein produced by the flu virus helps it outwit one of our body's natural defense mechanisms. This makes the protein a potentially good target for antiviral drugs directed against the influenza A virus.
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Research suggests that Northern sea otters living off the coast of Washington state were infected with the same H1N1 flu virus. Thus the findings suggest that human flu can infect sea otters.
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London -
Hundreds of millions of dollars may have been wasted in the U.K. on a drug for flu that works no better than paracetamol, according to a new scientific report.
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Scientists have developed a formula that can predict the evolution of the seasonal flu for the next year. This will allow health providers to prepare and the public to be aware of the most serious instances of flu.
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The strain of influenza that caused the 1918 flu pandemic (Spanish flu) probably came from birds, according to a new study.
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Every season, flu causes on average 200,000 Americans to go to the hospital and kills thousands to tens of thousands of people, according to the U.S. CDC. This is the startling headline in a new report about flu.
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Canadian researchers estimate that this season's flu vaccine is about 70 percent effective so far, which is much higher than the recent 24 percent estimate reported by a Spanish team.
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The differences in the seasonal flu strains relate to tiny mutations in the influenza virus genes. However, major pandemics are connected to major genetic shifts. By studying these differences, scientists hope to predict the seriousness of the flu season.
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The Chinese government has reported the first two human cases of H10N8 avian influenza. One case is linked to the death of a 73-year-old woman.
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The death of a medical worker in China has prompted concern that the avian flu virus can spread between humans. This follows a second presumed case of human-to-human transfer.
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Researchers are developing an advanced type of nanotechnology that “traps” viruses before they can infect host cells. This is designed to reduce the rate of flu infections.
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How effective is Tamiflu? According to a U.K. parliamentary committee, no one really knows because the drugmakers have not disclosed enough data on the anti-influenza medicine.
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A study has shown that mice lacking a certain protein, called Tmprss2, are no longer affected by particular flu viruses.
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The flu season has started, and winter's colder weather, as well as being cooped up inside makes us more susceptible to coming down with the virus. The flu bug can spread easily, leaving its victim out of work for days at a time.
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Scientists claim that a model that tracked last winter’s flu season could accurately predict peak outbreaks across the U.S.
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The strain of flu that caused a pandemic during the 1950s remains a risk to human populations today, according to a new research report. The virus is said to be residing in bird populations.
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A common fungus-fighting drug, used to treat people who are already sick, increases the susceptibility to flu, according to studies carried out using mice.
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A Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) patient’s pet camel has tested positive for the coronavirus. This has re-opened the debate over how the virus is being spread.
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An everyday food additive appears to block a deadly new strain of avian influenza virus from infecting healthy cells, according to a new research study.
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Some diseases can modify animal odors in subtle ways. In one study, it has been shown that infection with avian influenza (AIV) alters fecal odors in mallards. This could lead to a new detection method to root out infected birds.
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The source of the MERS virus, a flu like condition that has been responsible for multiple deaths worldwide, continues to mystify scientists. Although possible sources have been put forward, from bats to camels, none are definitive.
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Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which viruses such as influenza, West Nile and Dengue evade the body's immune response and infect people. The findings may provide scientists with a new target for antiviral therapies.
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An unknown respiratory infectious pathogen has hospitalized seven people in southeast Alabama and killed two, sending health officials scrambling to identify the bug.
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In the backdrop of two emerging outbreaks of H7N9 bird flu and the SARS-like novel coronavirus, the H5N1 strain has re-emerged, ushering in a third viral threat to health authorities in several countries.
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As the death toll from the H7N9 bird flu virus climbed to 31 on Monday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assured the public that the current strain does not pose a pandemic threat.
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As the H7N9 bird flu virus continues to spread through China, scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have reported the discovery of a new drug to aid in the treatment of severe influenza infection.
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Chinese scientists have taken two directions in studying the H7N9 bird flu virus - from mapping its potential infection routes to blending the virus with human influenza strains.
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With 26 deaths attributed to the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China and a known mortality rate of 20 percent, scientists are expressing their concerns on the seriousness of this virus.
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As the death toll from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China reached 21 and infections continue to increase, Hong Kong authorities now believe the virus may have already infected double the known figure.
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Influenza Image
Angie Muldowney
A view through Lush's shop window in town (Southampton). This would be nice to find under my xmas tree - might be a bit pongy though. (Thoughts of Angie Muldowney)
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Indiana Public Media
Vaccine
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hongiiv
Speculation is swirling around the drug Tamiflu and whether it truly works to fight influenza
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Daniel's Blog
A woman sneezing.
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Cynthia Goldsmith
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses
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thomaspetermueller
A closer look at three of our children in bed with the flu, looking suitably miserable. Thomas Mueller, Feb. 29, 2008
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Family Freedom Health Network
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DRACO successfully treats viral infections. The microscope images show that in the left set of four photos, rhinovirus (the common cold virus) kills untreated human cells (lower left), whereas DRACO has no toxicity in uninfected cells (upper right) and cures an infected cell population (lower right). In the right set of four photos, dengue hemorrhagic fever virus kills untreated monkey cells (lower left), whereas DRACO has no toxicity in uninfected cells (upper right) and cures an infected cell
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