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3 hrs ago | Xinhuanet

Taiwan's 1st H7N9 bird flu patient recovers

The first Taiwanese person to be infected with the H7N9 bird flu has recovered and left the hospital on Friday after 35 days of treatment, a spokesman for Taiwan University Hospital said on Friday.

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Related Topix: Health, China, World News

5 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Low Population Immunity Predicted If New Bird Flu Virus H7N9 Escalates Into A Human Pandemic

The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in birds.

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Related Topix: Health, Epidemic, Medicine, Influenza, Natural Disasters

Thu May 23, 2013

GigaOM

Dodgy data: the iceberg to science's Titanic

There's an epidemic going on in science: experiments that no one can reproduce, studies that have to be retracted, and the emergence of a lurking data reliability iceberg.

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Related Topix: Health, Journalism

Silicon Alley Insider

The New Bird Flu Will Spread More Easily Among Humans Than Other Bird Flu Strains

A girl, who was previously infected with the H7N9 bird flu virus, waves as she is being transferred to a public ward from the ICU at Ditan hospital in Beijing, April 15, 2013.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Influenza

Medical Daily

As H7N9 Epidemic Fades, Bird Flu Experts Identify How The Virus Spreads

As China's H7N9 avian influenza outbreak draws to a close, scientists are exploring how this new strain of bird flu started an epidemic in the first place.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Health, Influenza, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Cleveland.com

Understanding the new strain of bird flu: NetWellness

By now you may have heard that a new strain of bird flu has been identified in China where a new virus -- H7N9 -- has infected chickens and pigeons sold in markets.

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Related Topix: Health, Influenza

CBS Local

CDC: Deadly Alabama Illnesses Not Caused By Any Single Germ

In tests on seven of the nine patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found no sign that the illnesses were caused by any single germ, CDC spokeswoman Sharon Hoskins said in an email.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

New Scientist

Evolving H7N9 bird flu could close poultry markets

Flu: there's good news and bad news. On the one hand, there have been no new human cases of H7N9 bird flu in China since 8 May.

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Related Topix: Health, World News, China, Science / Technology

WBOC-TV Salisbury

WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus

World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

MediLexicon

Computer Model Predicts When Viruses Become Infectious

A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a report to be published in the International Journal Data Mining and Bioinformatics.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Influenza, University of Arizona

Science Daily

Swine flu pandemic of 2009 more deadly for younger adults

Deaths from flu pandemics tend to skew younger than those from seasonal flu because of "antigenic recycling," or the fact that some parts of flu viruses have already made the rounds.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza, UC Irvine, Vaccinations

Wed May 22, 2013

NEWS.com.au

H7N9 bird flu appears contained, UN health experts say

The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some US$6.5 billion in losses to the economy, UN experts said.

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Related Topix: Health, Epidemic, Influenza, Natural Disasters, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

The Stockmasters

5 Trade Ideas for Wednesday

Kinross Gold Corp : Gold "could" be putting in a bottom here. Still a bit of risk involved, but check out the buy volume in KGC so far in May.

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Related Topix: Mining, Kinross Gold, Biotech, Novavax, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Influenza

Al Bawaba

17% of Egypt's population suffered food insecurity

The World Food Programme in Egypt released a report on Tuesday showing that 17 percent of Egypt's population, an estimated 13.7 million people, suffered from food insecurity in 2011, compared to 14 percent in 2009.

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Shanghai Daily

Scientists make new H7N9 claim

SCIENTISTS at Fudan University claimed yesterday that the H7N9 bird flu virus originated from poultry or wild bird in eastern China instead of the previous theory that the virus's two major proteins - HA and NA - come from fowl in China and South Korea respectively.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Influenza, Infectious Diseases

I-Newswire.com

NY Immunologist Dr. Arthur Lubitz on Bird Flu Affecting Travel to China

The Centers for Disease Control said recently that despite the outbreak of H7N9 bird cases and the widespread incidence of air pollution, China is still a safe destination for tourists.

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Related Topix: Travel, Asia Travel, China Travel, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China Travel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Tue May 21, 2013

ETaiwanNews.com

Taiwan expects to host World Medical Association meet in 2016

Geneva, May 20 Taiwan is expected to host a World Medical Association conference in 2016 for the first time, Taiwan's top health official said Monday.

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Related Topix: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Health, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Voice of America

Bird Flu Costs in China set at $6.5 Billion

Scientists and economists say the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has cost that country's poultry industry $6.5 billion, as consumers shun chicken and health officials make gains in controlling the deadly virus.

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Russia Taday

'Shocking incompetence': UK health officials threw away A 74m of bird flu 'wonder-drug'

UK's Department of Health threw away A 74m worth of Tamiflu, the antiviral drug, before its expiry date, due to unsafe storage procedures.

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Related Topix: Tamiflu, Oseltamivir (generic), Medicine, Health, Influenza, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Reuters

H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 billion so far -U.N

The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday.

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