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Health

3-year-old in Vietnam dies of bird flu

   Hanoi  - A 3-year-old Vietnamese boy has died of avian influenza after four...
» read full story March 20th, 2009 - 09:51
Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu

Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu

Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 14:00
More Hong Kong Birds Test Positive for H5N1

More Hong Kong Birds Test Positive for H5N1

  Three of the 21 dead birds that were recently discovered on Hong Kong’s shores tested...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:50
Scientists Announce Breakthrough in Flu Vaccine Development

Scientists Announce Breakthrough in Flu Vaccine Development

A team of researchers working under Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:43
Hong Kong’s Government Does Not Want to Admit Bird Flu Outbreak

Hong Kong’s Government Does Not Want to Admit Bird Flu Outbreak

  Hong Kong has not officially reported any cases of bird flu since December, but a Hong Kong...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 16:48
Young Girl Lucky To Be Alive After Bird Flu

Young Girl Lucky To Be Alive After Bird Flu

Amazing as it sounds, a 3-year-old girl has become the youngest person ever in China to recover...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 15:14
Malaysia Bans Chicken Import from China

Malaysia Bans Chicken Import from China

As China is faced with a serious threat because of the bird flu, Malaysia has banned the import...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 14:10
Six Bird Flu Cases in China This Month

Six Bird Flu Cases in China This Month

A 29-year old man has been diagnosed with bird flu and is in critical condition in southwest China,...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 02:40
China Reports Its 4th Bird Flu Victim

China Reports Its 4th Bird Flu Victim

Another Chinese woman has died of bird flu, the Health Ministry said Saturday.  She is the...
» read full story January 24th, 2009 - 15:50
Boy, 16, Dies of Bird Flu in China! Stronger Prevention and Supervision Programs Are Needed

Boy, 16, Dies of Bird Flu in China! Stronger Prevention and Supervision Programs Are Needed

A 16-year-old boy has died of bird flu in central China, becoming the third victim in China in...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 11:33

Another H5N1 Alert in China!

China has been dealing this year with a growing epidemic of the highly contagious and potentially...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 00:52
China Fears Bird Flu Could Kill Thousands During Lunar New Year

China Fears Bird Flu Could Kill Thousands During Lunar New Year

The bird flu is making new victims, this time in China. The Chinese Health Ministry said on its...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 12:56
Bird Flu Makes More Victims: Vietnam Announces Second Human Case of Bird Flu

Bird Flu Makes More Victims: Vietnam Announces Second Human Case of Bird Flu

Health officials earlier this week confirmed Vietnam’s first human case of bird flu since...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 13:20
China Confirms Beijing Woman Died of Bird Flu

China Confirms Beijing Woman Died of Bird Flu

 A Chinese woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, the World Health Organisation...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 14:16
Bird Flu Found In China Too

Bird Flu Found In China Too

Chinese agriculture officials have recently announced that they have found poultry infected with a...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 14:29
Bird Flu Outbreak In Hong Kong

Bird Flu Outbreak In Hong Kong

A new outbreak of the bird flu in Hong Kong shows the disease still poses a major threat. A World...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 16:46
WHO Warns Governments to Keep Guard Up For Bird Flu

WHO Warns Governments to Keep Guard Up For Bird Flu

Thursday a World Health Organization official warned Asian governments to be vigilant for bird...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 16:11
Hong Kong to Cull 80,000 Chickens amid Bird Flu Scare

Hong Kong to Cull 80,000 Chickens amid Bird Flu Scare

More than 80,000 chickens will be culled in Hong Kong after bird flu was detected in a poultry...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 16:00
New Bird Flu Vaccine From Novavax Shows Encouraging Results

New Bird Flu Vaccine From Novavax Shows Encouraging Results

Novavax Inc. announced on Tuesday that their new bird flu vaccine that uses a mock version of the...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 00:24
Tamiflu Maker Tries to Convince Companies to Stockpile Drug

Tamiflu Maker Tries to Convince Companies to Stockpile Drug

Roche is apparently discontent that sales of its Tamiflu influenza drug have dropped and seeks new...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 20:49
Baxter’s New Bird Flu Vaccine May Be Best Choice

Baxter’s New Bird Flu Vaccine May Be Best Choice

Bird flu virus is closer than ever to finding its enemy, as the first experimental bird flu...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 13:35
Mass Bird Cull in Hong Kong over Bird Flu Threat

Mass Bird Cull in Hong Kong over Bird Flu Threat

Just days after Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry after excrement samples tested...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 14:43
All Hong Kong Markets to be Inspected for Bird Flu Virus

All Hong Kong Markets to be Inspected for Bird Flu Virus

Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry on Saturday after excrement samples taken from...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 15:37
Bird Flu Strain at Tyson Foods Leads to Killing of 15,000 Hens

Bird Flu Strain at Tyson Foods Leads to Killing of 15,000 Hens

Routine blood tests conducted Friday on hens at Tyson Foods Inc., the world’s largest meat...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 13:14
Bangladesh: Child Doing Well after Bird Flu

Bangladesh: Child Doing Well after Bird Flu

Bangladesh reported on Thursday that a child infected with bird flu had recovered...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 15:05
Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance

Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance

GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has received the European Union approval for the world’s first wide-spectrum...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 10:46
WHO: ‘Threat of a Pandemic Influenza Has Not Diminished’

WHO: ‘Threat of a Pandemic Influenza Has Not Diminished’

During a conference held in Geneva on May 6, World Health Organization experts warned on the...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 16:37
Indonesia Reports Its 108th Bird Flu Victim

Indonesia Reports Its 108th Bird Flu Victim

Just days after Indonesian authorities organized a three-day bird flu crisis exercise, a...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 12:08
South Korea Confirms Fourth Outbreak of Bird Flu Virus

South Korea Confirms Fourth Outbreak of Bird Flu Virus

A fourth outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus was confirmed by the South Korean government, after...
» read full story April 13th, 2008 - 19:09
Thousands of Chickens to Be Culled in S Korea amid Bird Flu Alarm

Thousands of Chickens to Be Culled in S Korea amid Bird Flu Alarm

South Korean authorities have started culling thousands of chickens following a bird flu outbreak,...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 15:54
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Specials

New Flu Vaccine Based on Human Antibodies May Come in Years

A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
» read full story February 24th, 2009 - 15:00
Bird Flu Outbreak in China Raises Concern Over Human Transmission

Bird Flu Outbreak in China Raises Concern Over Human Transmission

  Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday that they had begun destroying and vaccinating...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 13:23
China Culls Chickens after Bird Flu Outbreak

China Culls Chickens after Bird Flu Outbreak

More than 370,000 chickens have been culled in China’s eastern Jiangsu province after finding the...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 15:05
Update: The Efficacy Of Hong Kong’s Bird Flu Vaccine Questioned

Update: The Efficacy Of Hong Kong’s Bird Flu Vaccine Questioned

This week’s bird flu outbreak is the first incident of this type on a Hong Kong farm since 2003,...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 16:20
New Bird Flu Outbreak Reported In Hong Kong

New Bird Flu Outbreak Reported In Hong Kong

Commonly known as the “bird flu” or “avian flu,” avian influenza is a type of influenza caused by...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 19:23
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Business

GSK’s Shares Up on EU Permission to Sell Bird-Flu Vaccine

GSK’s Shares Up on EU Permission to Sell Bird-Flu Vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline, the United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company,...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 21:51
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World

Mexico's flu death toll rises to 44

Mexico City  - The number of dead in Mexico's epidemic of a hitherto-unknown strain of flu...
» read full story May 07th, 2009 - 22:37

Mexico's flu death toll reaches 42

Mexico City - The number of deaths in Mexico known to have been caused by the outbreak of a...
» read full story May 06th, 2009 - 23:36

Deadly tide of birds fuels fears of bird flu cover-up

   Hong Kong  - For more than a week now a deadly tide has been washing out of...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 12:15

Bird flu claims fifth human victim in China in one month

Beijing  - A 21-year-old woman was confirmed infected with bird flu in central China's Hunan...
» read full story February 01st, 2009 - 11:13
Chinese Woman Died of Bird Flu

Chinese Woman Died of Bird Flu

The Chinese government announced on Tuesday that a 19-year-old teenager girl from Beijing died of...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 15:50
Beijing Woman Dies Of Bird Flu

Beijing Woman Dies Of Bird Flu

 A Chinese woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, the World Health Organisation...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 07:53

Baby girl hospitalized in Hong Kong with mild form of bird flu

The infant, who normally lives in Shenzhen in southern China, was diagnosed with the H9N2 strain of...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 16:20

Hong Kong steps up border checks to halt bird flu outbreak

Hong Kong - Customs officials were on Friday stepping up the number of random checks on vehicles...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 08:59
Bangladesh Culls Thousands of Chickens over Bird Flu Concern

Bangladesh Culls Thousands of Chickens over Bird Flu Concern

The spread of deadly bird flu in Bangladesh has forced health authorities to slaughter about...
» read full story February 19th, 2008 - 14:03
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Science

New Flu Vaccine Based On Human Antibodies May Come In Years

A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
» read full story February 25th, 2009 - 10:20
Bird Flu in France and Germany Again

Bird Flu in France and Germany Again

French officials announced Thursday that three swans have been found dead and carrying the deadly...
» read full story July 05th, 2007 - 12:24
Czech Republic Confirms New H5N1 Case In Poultry

Czech Republic Confirms New H5N1 Case In Poultry

State Veterinarian Administration confirmed a second case of bird flu among poultry on a farm in a...
» read full story June 27th, 2007 - 17:46
H5N1 Detected at Czech Poultry Farm

H5N1 Detected at Czech Poultry Farm

Laboratory tests have confirmed that the bird flu which affected turkeys at a Czech farm carried...
» read full story June 21st, 2007 - 16:57
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