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Scientist warns over pandemic flu vaccine 6-month time lag

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New research published today (Monday April 27) from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust warns of a six-month time lag before effective vaccines can be manufactured in the event of a ...


Tamiflu Metabolite Found in Sewage Discharge, River Water

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study published September 28th ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers measured oseltamivir carboxylate (OC), the active metabolite of the popular anti-i ...


Survey finds 6 in 10 Americans believe serious outbreak of H1N1 likely in fall/winter

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

As part of a series about Americans' response to the H1N1 flu outbreak, the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health is releasing a national poll that focuses on Americans' views and concerns ...


People walk past warning signs as they enter Melbourne's Austin Hospital in Australia

Google tool tracks flu in Australia, New Zealand

Technology / Internet

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google on Wednesday expanded "Google Flu Trends," its online tool for tracking influenza outbreaks, to Australia and New Zealand.


Researchers track public reaction to flu outbreak

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As two Stanford University researchers described their experience watching public reactions in the initial days of the H1N1 flu outbreak, it sounded like one of those nature films in which tiny fish dart back and forth in ...


WHO: up to 2 billion people might get swine flu

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(AP) -- The World Health Organization says up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu, if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic.


Mexico on edge as reports of swine flu cases climb (AP)

No evidence to raise pandemic flu alert level to phase six: WHO + Latest snapshot of swine flu crisis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The World Health Organisation on Thursday said there was no evidence to suggest that it should raise a pandemic flu alert from phase five to the highest level of six.


WHO says swine flu moving closer to pandemic (AP)

WHO says swine flu moving closer to pandemic

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(AP) -- The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the swine flu outbreak is moving closer to becoming a pandemic, as the United States reported the first swine flu death outside of Mexico, and Germany ...


Swine flu hits Germany, WHO calls emergency review (AP)

Swine flu hits Germany, WHO calls emergency review

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Germany confirmed three cases of swine flu on Wednesday, becoming the third European country hit by the disease that has upended life in Mexico. New Zealand's swine flu total rose to 14 and the World ...


Avian Flu Research Sheds Light on Swine Flu Outbreak (w/Podcast)

Avian Flu Research Sheds Light on Swine Flu Outbreak (w/Podcast)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that the potential for an avian influenza virus to cause a human flu pandemic is greater than previously thought. Results also illustrate ...


California declares swine flu emergency

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to tackle the swine flu outbreak but stressed there was "no need for alarm."


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Bird flu found in Tibet: state media

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chinese officials had confirmed the outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu among poultry in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Sunday, quoting the ministry of agriculture.


Google Earth Supermap of Avian Flu

Study: Excessive use of antiviral drugs could aid deadly flu

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Influenza's ability to resist the effects of cheap and popular antiviral agents in Asia and Russia should serve as a cautionary tale about U.S. plans to use the antiviral Tamiflu in the event of widespread ...


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 ...


Researcher produces, ships only H1N1 vaccine available for swine

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

The only swine vaccine available for the H1N1 virus has been sent to vaccinate a swine herd infected with the virus. The vaccination marks the first time vaccine has been sent to a swine herd diagnosed with the pandemic flu.