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Mexico health sec: Swine flu way up after low year

(AP) -- Mexico's federal health secretary says swine flu cases in January have surpassed the number for all of 2011, a year when the virus barely appeared worldwide.

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created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two die of A(H1N1) swine flu in Mexico: official

An outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu claimed the lives of two people -- 19 and 21 years old -- in Mexico's capital in the first weeks of the year, health authorities said Saturday.

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created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Single-dose H1N1 vaccine not reliable protection for pediatric liver-transplant patients

Researchers from Australia determined that pediatric liver transplant patients who received a single-dose of the H1N1 vaccine were not adequately protected against the virus compared to healthy children. This study appearing ...

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created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Large study reaffirms H1N1, seasonal flu vaccine safety

Back in spring 2009, the H1N1 influenza virus crossed the U.S. border and raised concerns that it might cause a full-scale epidemic in the fall. The Food and Drug Administration worked with other Health and Human Services ...

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created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Patients with RA receive less protection from pandemic influenza with H1N1 vaccine

Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis taking disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, showed significantly less protection from pandemic influenza after receiving the H1N1 vaccine compared to healthy individuals, according ...

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created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biosensors: A handy kit

(PhysOrg.com) -- A silicon-based microfluidic chip that distinguishes different viral strains shows potential for the quick on-site diagnosis of infectious diseases.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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, ...

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created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Study suggests possible new treatment for severe 2009 H1N1 infection

using plasma from patients who have recovered from an infection to treat those with the same infection—has been used to treat multiple diseases. However, the efficacy of this treatment in patients with severe 2009 H1N1 ...

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created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Origins of the pandemic: Study reveals lessons of H1N1

As H1N1 'Swine Flu' returns to the national headlines a new research paper reveals the key lessons about the origins of the 2009 pandemic. The paper, published today in BioEssays, reveals how the pandemic challenges the tr ...

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created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Extreme obesity associated with higher risk of death for 2009 H1N1 patients

For those infected with the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus, extreme obesity was a powerful risk factor for death, according to an analysis of a public health surveillance database. In a study to be published in the ...

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created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Broadening immune protection by supplementing the seasonal flu vaccine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Supplementing seasonal flu vaccines with a viral protein that remains relatively constant may provide broader protection against emerging flu strains such as the 2009 H1N1 pandemic strain, ...

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created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study finds older people with severe asthma need higher H1N1 vaccine dose

(PhysOrg.com) -- Older people with severe asthma may need a double dose of H1N1 vaccine for adequate protection, according to a study headed by University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) scientists.

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created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Over-reactive immune system kills young adults during pandemic flu

On November 19, Jason Martin returned to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for the first time since he nearly died there during last year's H1N1 flu pandemic. The ...

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created Dec 05, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Studies assess complications and deaths from 2009 H1N1 influenza among children

More than one-fourth of children hospitalized with 2009 novel influenza A(H1N1) in California required intensive care or died, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of ...

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created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swine flu continues to spread in New Zealand, 10 dead

Swine flu is continuing to spread in New Zealand, health officials said Monday as the death toll rose to 10 and some areas reported more people in hospital than during last year's pandemic.

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created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Influenza A virus subtype H1N1

Influenza A(H1N1) virus is a subtype of influenzavirus A and the most common cause of influenza (flu) in humans. Some strains of H1N1 are endemic in humans and cause a small fraction of all influenza-like illness and a large fraction of all seasonal influenza. H1N1 strains caused roughly half of all human flu infections in 2006. Other strains of H1N1 are endemic in pigs (swine influenza) and in birds (avian influenza).

In June 2009, World Health Organization declared that flu due to a new strain of swine-origin H1N1 was responsible for the 2009 flu pandemic. This strain is commonly called "swine flu" by the public media.

For more information about Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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