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2 hrs ago | Medical Daily

Universal Flu Vaccine Research Bearing Fruit; Forget The Yearly Shot

By creating a completely artificial flu-like structure, researchers are on their way to reducing yearly flu shots to just once in a lifetime.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, Vaccinations, Bird Flu

6 hrs ago | Centers for Disease Control and Preve...

Active Surveillance for Influenza A Virus among Swine, Midwestern United States, 2009 - "2011

Veterinary diagnostic laboratories identify and characterize influenza A viruses primarily through passive surveillance.

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Related Topix: Influenza, Health

9 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Step Toward Universal Flu Vaccine Shows Promise In Animal Tests

A new approach for creating immunity against the flu virus that produces a stronger immune reaction and protects against more strains than the current vaccines, has shown promising results in animal tests.

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Related Topix: Influenza, Health

13 hrs ago | AlertNet

GSK flu shot may raise adult narcolepsy risk -Finnish ...

GlaxoSmithKline Plc's H1N1 pandemic flu shot may put adults at higher risk of developing narcolepsy, not only children as previous studies found, Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare said on Thursday.

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

14 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Mysterious respiratory illness sickens 7 in Alabama; 2 dead

Alabama state health officials are trying to figure out what mystery illness has caused two people to die and five others to become ill.

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Related Topix: Alabama Government, Alabama, Influenza, Health

18 hrs ago | FiveThirtyEight

Well: Aging: Fewer Elderly Deaths in Flu Pandemics

Age has its privileges, and a new study suggests that one of them may be immunity to some flu pandemics.

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

Wed May 22, 2013

Centers for Disease Control and Preve...

Fatal Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Encephalopathy in Immunocompetent Man

We report an immunocompetent patient who had fatal encephalopathy after mild influenza.

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Related Topix: Influenza, Health, France, World News,

Science Daily

Novel approach for influenza vaccination shows promise in early animal testing

The vaccine concept, which was developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , represents an important step forward in the quest to develop a universal influenza vaccine -- one that would protect against most or all influenza strains without the need for an annual vaccination.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, Infectious Diseases, Nanotechnology, Science / Technology

RickeyStokesNews.com

H1N1, AH3 Viruses Found In Mysterious Cases Involving Death and Sickness

A health report shows one of the two people who died recently due to respiratory illness suffered from the H1N1 virus.

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Related Topix: Health

Alabama Live

One of the deaths in unknown respiratory illness outbreak linked to H1N1 flu virus; number of infected rises

One of the deaths in the recent outbreak of an unknown respiratory illness could be associated with the H1N1 flu virus.

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Related Topix: Health, Alabama Government, Alabama

EurekAlert!

Swine flu pandemic of 2009 more deadly for younger adults, UCI study finds

As the world prepares for what may be the next pandemic strain of influenza virus, in the H7N9 bird flu, a new UC Irvine study reveals that the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic was deadliest for people under the age of 65, while those 65 and over had greater immunity due to previous exposure to similar viruses.

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Related Topix: Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza, Bird Flu, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA

NatureNews

'Universal' flu vaccine effective in animals

Eight spikes made of viral protein in this synthetic nanoparticle cause the immune system to produce antibodies for a broader spectrum of flu strains than do the common seasonal shots.

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Tue May 21, 2013

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, Bird Flu, Health, Influenza

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, Bird Flu

BBC News

Flu drug bill 'shocking waste'

The government spent A 424m stockpiling a drug to treat flu despite there being question marks over the effectiveness of the medicine called Tamiflu, a public spending watchdog has found.

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Related Topix: Tamiflu, Oseltamivir (generic), Medicine, Health, Influenza

BioMed Central

Impact of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in a...

High rates of bacterial coinfection in autopsy data from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic suggest synergies between flu and pneumococcal disease during pandemic conditions, and highlight the importance of interventions like the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that may mitigate the impact of a pandemic.

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

Mon May 20, 2013

EurekAlert!

Germ-fighting vaccine system makes great strides in delivery

A novel vaccine study from South Dakota State University will headline the groundbreaking research that will be unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' National Biotechnology Conference .

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Related Topix: South Dakota State University, Dakota State University, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Influenza, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Sun May 19, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Wisconsin bill would eliminate workplace flu-shot requirement

Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Health, Vaccinations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FarmingUK

Porcine Immunologist

Purpose The Pirbright Institute carries out research on a number of important viral diseases of swine such as those inducing classical swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever and influenza.The Porcine immunologist post is aimed at strengthening fundamental research capability in the field of pig immunology and analysis of immune ... (more)

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Related Topix: Allergy and Immunology, Medicine, Immunology, Biology, Science, Influenza, Health

Sat May 18, 2013

LiveScience

Swine Flu Found in Elephant Seals

The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.

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