News tagged with asian flu
H1N1 influenza adopted novel strategy to move from birds to humans
(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus used a new strategy to cross from birds into humans, a warning that it has more than one trick up its sleeve to jump the species barrier and become virulent.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Single flu dose or two? Why doctors aren't sure
(AP) -- Why do scientists warn it may take two doses of vaccine to protect against swine flu when one dose is the norm in a regular flu season? Blame your naive immune system.
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix
(AP) -- Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the ...
May 08, 2009 |
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Fear gone viral
If you were paying attention to the flap over two recent flu experiments involving ferrets, you may have come away with the impression that scientists all but waved a red flag in front of terrorists and said, "Here's a perfect ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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China prepares for big entry into vaccine market
(AP) -- The world should get ready for a new Made in China product - vaccines.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Led by China, fish farms 'soaring'
Nearly half of the fish eaten around the world now comes from farms instead of the wild, with more foresight needed in China and other producers to limit the ecological impact, a study said on Tuesday.
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Health benefits of expressive writing do not apply equally across all cultures, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Freud practically invented it and Oprah has made a career out of it, but not everyone embraces talking their way to mental health. The role that culture plays in determining whether or not ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Bugs emerge to bug us, and a few pose health risks
(AP) -- It's that time of year when the bugs emerge to bug us.
Apr 11, 2011 |
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New research suggests wild birds may play a role in the spread of bird flu
Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Mutation identified that might allow H1N1 to spread more easily
In the fall of 1917, a new strain of influenza swirled around the globe. At first, it resembled a typical flu epidemic: Most deaths occurred among the elderly, while younger people recovered quickly. However, ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Past medical testing on humans revealed
(AP) -- Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, ...
Feb 27, 2011 |
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Avian flu vaccine on the brink
A collaboration between BBSRC and STFC-funded scientists has been using a new form of low energy microscopy to observe how poxviruses interact with components inside live cells. Genetically modified fowlpox ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Scientists find explanation for global advance of shrimp virus
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) has a devastating impact on shrimp farming throughout the world. What makes the situation even more serious is that the virus seems to become more aggressive as the epidemic ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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