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No Influenza This Winter? Better Get Your Shot…

No Influenza This Winter? Better Get Your Shot…

Do you want to be influenza-free this winter? Then, you’d better contact your health care provider...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 14:42
Medicare Prescription Drugs Premiums to Increase

Medicare Prescription Drugs Premiums to Increase

Analysis of government data has revealed that in 2009, Medicare prescription drug-plan...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 17:18
Flu Season Is Almost Here, Get Vaccinated, CDC Recommends

Flu Season Is Almost Here, Get Vaccinated, CDC Recommends

In an attempt to reduce the number of people getting influenza or dying from it, on Wednesday, the...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:20
Controversial Autism Study Canceled over “Unethical” Reasons

Controversial Autism Study Canceled over “Unethical” Reasons

The National Institute of Mental Health decided to give up on its study of a therapy called...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:42
Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby

Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby

Mothers-to-be should consider getting a flu shot while pregnant in order to protect their newborns...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:40

Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Still Immune

Although hard to believe antibodies from survivors of the most devastating 1918 influenza pandemic...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 18:46
FDA Makes This Year’s Flu Vaccines Public

FDA Makes This Year’s Flu Vaccines Public

As autumn is approaching, people should be ready to welcome the flu season. And the best way to do...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 17:15
Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season

Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season

Despite inefficiency of the flu vaccines this year in the U.S., the five companies manufacturing...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 11:12
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News: World

Bird-Flu Strikes At Ukraine Poultry Farm

Bird-Flu Strikes At Ukraine Poultry Farm

According to the Interfax news agency, 153 birds have died from the H5N1 bird-flu virus, at the...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 20:27
Equine Influenza Outbreak in Australia Hinders Racing

Equine Influenza Outbreak in Australia Hinders Racing

The recent outbreak of equine influenza (horse flu) in Australia has required the country to impose...
» read full story August 28th, 2007 - 20:11
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News: Business

Medicare Premiums To Remain Steady In 2009

Medicare Premiums To Remain Steady In 2009

Medicare officials have announced that 2009 would be the sixth year not to register an...
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 22:26
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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News: Science

Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies

Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies

The U.S researchers have discovered a new technology to identify and clone human antibodies...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 16:08
Scientists Map Worldwide Journey of Seasonal Flu

Scientists Map Worldwide Journey of Seasonal Flu

Scientists have finally solved a long-standing mystery of where seasonal flu viruses originate and...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:43

Magpie Infected With H5N1 Virus Found In China

Hong Kong went into alert this week when a dead magpie found in an urban area of the region tested...
» read full story June 08th, 2007 - 15:48
Indonesian Health Officials Still Alert Over Bird Flu Threat

Indonesian Health Officials Still Alert Over Bird Flu Threat

Indonesian health officials say the country’s efforts to contain the deadly H5N1 virus have...
» read full story June 06th, 2007 - 15:49
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News: Health

Flu Season Continues to Pose a Major Health Threat

Flu Season Continues to Pose a Major Health Threat

Despite annual vaccinations, the U.S. faces a burden of influenza that results in thousands of...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 16:20
Lots Of Vaccines Available This Influenza Season

Lots Of Vaccines Available This Influenza Season

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has chosen Wednesday to be the official first day of...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 16:01
It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot, CDC Warns

It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot, CDC Warns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reiterated its recommendation that all kids aged 6...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 15:15
CDC Expands Recommendations for Influenza Shots

CDC Expands Recommendations for Influenza Shots

Wednesday, health officials assembled in Washington D.C. endorsed the Centers for Disease Control...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 21:15
Flu Vaccine Recommended For Children Of School Age

Flu Vaccine Recommended For Children Of School Age

As the flu season approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 18:49
People Encouraged To Get A Flu Shot

People Encouraged To Get A Flu Shot

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that children aged 6 months to 4...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 16:30
Medicare Premiums to Remain Steady in 2009

Medicare Premiums to Remain Steady in 2009

Medicare officials have announced that 2009 would be the sixth year not to register an...
» read full story September 20th, 2008 - 16:14
Pregnant Women Should Consider Getting a Flu Shot to Protect Their Baby

Pregnant Women Should Consider Getting a Flu Shot to Protect Their Baby

A new study conducted by a doctor at the John Hopkins University’s Bloomerg School of Public...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 13:43
One Flu Shot in Pregnant Women Can Save Both Mother and Baby

One Flu Shot in Pregnant Women Can Save Both Mother and Baby

Recent studies have finally found a way to help prevent infections in newborns, as they are more...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 08:38
Flu Shots Have Been Overestimated

Flu Shots Have Been Overestimated

It appears that old people aren’t actually protected from potentially deadly diseases such as...
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 07:22
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
FDA Clears Next Season’s Flu Vaccines

FDA Clears Next Season’s Flu Vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration approved six flu vaccines for the upcoming flu season changing...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 15:30
Flu Vaccine Ineffective in Some Seniors but Still Worth Having

Flu Vaccine Ineffective in Some Seniors but Still Worth Having

For many years, the elderly have been told that a simple flu shot could keep them safe against...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 14:10
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

Report: Tropical Diseases Common among US Poor

Tropical diseases usually common in Africa, Asia and Latin American appear to be also common among...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 12:34
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
US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years

US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years

Finally, some good news is coming from the federal US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 12:07
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
Minn. Health Dept. Warns: Tick-Borne Illnesses on the Rise

Minn. Health Dept. Warns: Tick-Borne Illnesses on the Rise

Minnesota health officials announced that bites from blacklegged ticks (also called deer ticks)...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 14:53
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

Lab Tests Show No Serious Infectious Illness on Via Rail Train

The Via Rail train quarantined by Canadian authorities after a passenger woman died and up to six...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 14:11
Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season

Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season

Although this year’s vaccine against flu was largely ineffective, the five companies manufacturing...
» read full story May 11th, 2008 - 19:51
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
Scientists' Perfect Way to Rapidly Generate Human Antibodies

Scientists' Perfect Way to Rapidly Generate Human Antibodies

Scientists have perfected a way to generate protein sentinels of the immune system, known as...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 11:21
CDC: A Quarter of US Kids Don’t Meet Vaccination Guidelines

CDC: A Quarter of US Kids Don’t Meet Vaccination Guidelines

New research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that about a quarter...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 16:41
World’s First Microchip to Detect Influenza Now on Sale

World’s First Microchip to Detect Influenza Now on Sale

STMicrolectronics NV, Europe’s largest semiconductor maker and medical diagnostics research...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 12:33
Massachusetts Confirms Its Fourth Pediatric Death from Influenza

Massachusetts Confirms Its Fourth Pediatric Death from Influenza

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed the fourth flu-related death of a child...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 14:54
Hong Kong Flu Outbreak under Control

Hong Kong Flu Outbreak under Control

Hong Kong’s government ordered more than half a million primary and kindergarten students Wednesday...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 20:28
Concern over Flu Outbreak Shuts Hong Kong Schools

Concern over Flu Outbreak Shuts Hong Kong Schools

The Hong Kong’s government ordered more than half a million primary and kindergarten students...
» read full story March 13th, 2008 - 10:27
Influenza Study Sheds Light on "Flu Season"

Influenza Study Sheds Light on "Flu Season"

A new US study on the Influenza viruses, published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, has shed...
» read full story March 02nd, 2008 - 21:36
CDC Panel: All Children up to Age 18 Should Get Flu Shots

CDC Panel: All Children up to Age 18 Should Get Flu Shots

A panel of federal vaccine advisers recommended Wednesday that all children aged from six months...
» read full story February 28th, 2008 - 11:18
China Reports Its Third Bird Flu Victim for 2008

China Reports Its Third Bird Flu Victim for 2008

A 44-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the southern Chinese province of...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 11:16
US Health Officials Held Urgent Meeting over Next Year’s Vaccine

US Health Officials Held Urgent Meeting over Next Year’s Vaccine

The number of states affected by influenza in the U.S. has risen from 44 at the middle of this...
» read full story February 23rd, 2008 - 18:30
CDC: As Viruses Mutate, Flu Vaccine Becomes Inefficient

CDC: As Viruses Mutate, Flu Vaccine Becomes Inefficient

The World Health Organizations issued a warning about the necessity of adapting next year’s...
» read full story February 16th, 2008 - 10:27
CDC: Flu Vaccine Ineffective This Year, but Still Worth Having

CDC: Flu Vaccine Ineffective This Year, but Still Worth Having

Flu vaccine being used this winter is not as well matched to the strains of flu starting to appear...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 13:06
Half of Bangladesh Districts Affected by Bird Flu

Half of Bangladesh Districts Affected by Bird Flu

Three more districts of Bangladesh have been affected by the avian influenza, raising the number...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 10:13
Tamiflu Resistant Flu Virus Strikes European Countries

Tamiflu Resistant Flu Virus Strikes European Countries

A small but significant number of flu viruses resistant to Tamiflu have been detected in more than...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 11:11
A Needle-Free Flu Vaccine for the Squeamish

A Needle-Free Flu Vaccine for the Squeamish

Patients afraid of flu shots, young or old, may soon be spared the nervousness of another prick as...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 11:12
Indonesia Reports Its 100th Bird Flu Victim

Indonesia Reports Its 100th Bird Flu Victim

An Indonesia woman, 23, from East Jakarta has died from bird flu, raising the country’s death toll...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 17:43
Indonesia Reports Its 95th Bird Flu Death

Indonesia Reports Its 95th Bird Flu Death

The death of a woman in West Java’s Banten province has brought Indonesia’s human death toll from...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 12:00
xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel Gets Clearance for FDA

xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel Gets Clearance for FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Thursday a new test that can quickly inform...
» read full story January 05th, 2008 - 17:16
Authorities searching for people who traveled with TB infected woman

Authorities searching for people who traveled with TB infected woman

Health officials are searching for dozens of airline passengers who may have come in contact with a...
» read full story January 03rd, 2008 - 16:30
Pet Birds in PetSmart Stores Tested Positive for Bacterial Infection

Pet Birds in PetSmart Stores Tested Positive for Bacterial Infection

The Washington State Department of Health has issued a warning on Friday saying that some recently...
» read full story December 29th, 2007 - 19:36
Myanmar Reports Its First Case of Human Bird Flu

Myanmar Reports Its First Case of Human Bird Flu

The Ministry of Health in Myanmar announced on Friday the first case of bird flu in a...
» read full story December 15th, 2007 - 13:15
Merck Recalls 1.2 Million Doses of Childhood Hib Vaccine

Merck Recalls 1.2 Million Doses of Childhood Hib Vaccine

Merck & Co. is recalling about 1.2 million doses of a childhood vaccine designed to protect...
» read full story December 13th, 2007 - 11:24
New Jersey Parents Object First-in-Nation Vaccine Mandates

New Jersey Parents Object First-in-Nation Vaccine Mandates

Parents worrying about possible negative effects of the flu shots are trying to block New Jersey...
» read full story December 09th, 2007 - 17:37
Researchers Say Winter is Flu's Favourite Season

Researchers Say Winter is Flu's Favourite Season

A team of researchers from Mount Sinai Medical College, New York, discovered why the flu spreads...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 11:36
Bird Flu Outbreaks in South Korea

Bird Flu Outbreaks in South Korea

South Korean authorities killed thousands of ducks at four southern farms, after they have...
» read full story November 26th, 2007 - 13:06
FDA Wants Warnings on Influenza Drugs

FDA Wants Warnings on Influenza Drugs

Two drugs used to treat Influenza, Roche's Tamiflu and Glaxo's Relenza, are suspected to be...
» read full story November 23rd, 2007 - 23:40
This Year’s Flu Season Covered by Flu Vaccine

This Year’s Flu Season Covered by Flu Vaccine

Federal officials announced on Friday that more than 103 million doses of flu vaccine are in the...
» read full story November 10th, 2007 - 11:13
Indonesian Woman Dies of Bird Flu

Indonesian Woman Dies of Bird Flu

Indonesia reported its 87th death from bird flu Monday, saying a 44-year-old woman from Sumatra...
» read full story October 08th, 2007 - 14:41
Bird Flu Strain in Canada; Not H5N1

Bird Flu Strain in Canada; Not H5N1

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed Thursday that a bird flu strain has been found at a...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 10:39
FDA Approves FluMist for 2 to 5-Year-Olds

FDA Approves FluMist for 2 to 5-Year-Olds

The demographic of people who can get MedImmune's nasal flu vaccine FluMist has expanded from ages...
» read full story September 20th, 2007 - 12:49
H5N1 Scare In Germany; 160,000 Geese Slaughtered

H5N1 Scare In Germany; 160,000 Geese Slaughtered

German health officials were quick to react when the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was discovered at a...
» read full story August 27th, 2007 - 15:10
Friend or Foe?

Friend or Foe?

A new study has shown that while friends can sometimes be priceless when it comes to criticizing...
» read full story July 26th, 2007 - 12:20
GSK Donates 50 Million Doses of Vaccine To WHO

GSK Donates 50 Million Doses of Vaccine To WHO

The drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will donate 50 million doses of H5N1 adjuvanted pre-pandemic...
» read full story June 14th, 2007 - 12:06
Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Better For Younger Children

Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Better For Younger Children

If you want your child safe from influenza, the new version of FluMist is supposedly more efficient...
» read full story February 25th, 2007 - 16:36
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