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2/3 of Australians unlikely to get vaccinated against swine flu

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australia risks a serious swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) outbreak with two-thirds (65 per cent) of unprotected Australians stating they're unlikely to get vaccinated against the disease in the next 12 months, according ...


Tracing the traces: Nanogram concentrations of a toxic compound detected in chlorinated tap water

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking water can transmit a number of diseases, including typhoid, dysentery, cholera, and diarrhea, which can then spread explosively throughout an entire service area. To avoid this problem, drinking ...


Poll finds 3/4 of parents who tried to get H1N1 vaccine for their children have gotten it

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new poll by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows the shortage of H1N1 vaccine for children is easing. As of late last week, three-quarters of parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children ...


Best go digital in a pandemic

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The use of a digital checklist for patients being administered emergency drugs during a pandemic or following a biological terrorist attack reduces the fatigue factor, according to a report in the International Journal of ...


Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night.


New Vaccines May Help Thwart E. coli O157:H7

New Vaccines May Help Thwart E. coli O157:H7

Biology / Other

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Immunizing calves with either of two forms of a vaccine newly developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists might reduce the spread of sometimes deadly Escherichia coli O157:H7 ...


WHO to send swine flu vaccine to poor countries

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The World Health Organization plans to start shipping swine flu vaccine to Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Mongolia in the next few weeks, flu chief Keiji Fukuda said Thursday.


Pandemic toolkit offers flu with a view

Pandemic toolkit offers flu with a view

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As communities brace for rising wintertime influenza cases, scientists are developing a mathematical and visual analytic toolkit to help health officials quickly analyze pandemics and craft ...


Chinese health officials step up flu prevention

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- China's Health Ministry warned Friday that the swine flu outbreak in the country could peak over the next several months, especially as hundreds of millions of people return home for the traditional Chinese New Year.


Study reveals H1N1 unexpected weakness

Study reveals H1N1 unexpected weakness

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 7

The H1N1 influenza virus has been keeping a secret that may be the key to defeating it and other flu viruses as well.



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