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Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study, led by researchers from The ...


Report on H1N1 cases in California shows hospitalization can occur at all ages, with many severe

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

In contrast with some common perceptions regarding 2009 influenza A(H1N1) infections, an examination of cases in California indicates that hospitalization and death can occur at all ages, and about 30 percent of hospitalized ...


GSK swine flu drug approved in US: company

Medicine & Health / Medications

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

British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has announced that US regulators have approved its swine flu vaccine for adults in the United States.


Scientists begin to unravel what makes pandemic H1N1 tick

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

As the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected ...


Syringes with influenza virus vaccine sitting on a tray

Google launches online flu shot finder

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.


Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.


New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic

New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ON ...


Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers: Dilemma, debate and confusion

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A commentary in the December issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of a common pathogen - the influenza virus - and its impact on decisions about how best to pro ...


Researchers mobilizing global resources to test new treatments for severe H1N1 infection

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

An important, ground-breaking initiative is unfolding in the global critical care community in response to the H1N1 pandemic.


Researcher produces, ships only H1N1 vaccine available for swine

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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.



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