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Government Panel Defends Censorship of Bird Flu Virus Research
Members of the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) on Tuesday defended its recommendation that details about how scientists made a virulent form of the H5N1 flu virus not be...
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Bird Flu: More Common, Less Deadly than We Thought?
This is one thing we thought we knew about the avian influenza virus H5N1: it is extremely deadly. Since the virus first emerged widely in human beings in 2003, there have been 587 cases confirmed by...
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Dangers of Man-Made Bird Flu Are Exaggerated, Its Creators Say
Researchers who created a so-called superstrain of H5N1 bird flu say the virus may not be as lethal or as virulent as has been widely suggested. This week, at a meeting of experts attending the...
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Study: Why Flu Hits Some People Harder than Others
During the 2009-10 H1N1 or “swine flu” pandemic, the same virus that caused mild coughing and sneezing in some patients proved fatal for others. It highlighted a medical mystery: why are some people...
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H5N1 Paper Published: Deadly, Transmissible Bird Flu Could Be Closer than...
You might not have noticed, but the influenza world has been in a bit of an uproar since late last year, when news leaked out that two teams of researchers had purposefully tweaked H5N1 bird flu in the...
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H5N1: Bird Flu Pandemic May Be Closer than Thought, Study Finds
After a delay of more than six months, a controversial paper describing a virulent, man-made form of bird flu was published in the journal Science on Thursday. The findings suggest that we may be...
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H1N1′s Death Toll: 15 Times Higher than Previously Thought
New estimates put the number of deaths due to H1N1 flu in 2009-10 at about 284,500 — a huge jump from the 18,500 originally reported. What explains the increase?
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H1N1 Vaccines Linked to Guillain-Barre Syndrome but Not Birth Defects
How safe are flu vaccines? Two new studies show that the H1N1 vaccine poses no risk of birth defects when given to pregnant women, but does slightly increase the risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a...
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A Bird Flu Spreads in Seals. Could Humans Be Next?
Researchers report that a new flu virus that killed 162 New England harbor seals appears to have originated in birds, raising the question: if the virus has evolved to spread between mammals, could it...
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Trying to Avoid a Cold? Skip the Vitamin D Supplements
Zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D, old-fashioned chicken soup. Chances are you’ve probably tried all of these remedies to ward off symptoms of a cold, but scientists now say that you can cross at least one of...
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Does The Flu Shot Curb Heart Disease?
Here’s something to consider if you haven’t gotten your flu shot: people who are vaccinated may have a lower risk of heart disease. In two separate studies presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular...
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Pregnant Moms’ Flu Linked to Higher Risk of Autism Among Children
Expectant moms may have one more reason to get a flu shot. According to the latest research on flu vaccination during pregnancy, following current recommendations for influenza shots may help to lower...
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Rising Number of Flu Cases Raises Public-Health Concern
In Boston, hospitals are restricting visitors to protect patients with weakened immune systems; some are barring children under 14 years altogether from traipsing through their wards. And hospital...
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Flu Vaccine is 62% Effective, Say Health Officials
Based on early data from flu sufferers, health officials say the current influenza vaccine is 62% effective in reducing symptoms of the disease. That means that those who are vaccinated are 62% less...
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A Snapshot of Influenza Activity in All 50 States
Here is a snapshot of flu activity in all 50 states and the District of Columbia: Alabama: Like many states, Alabama is having an earlier and busier flu season than a year ago — though not as bad as...
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Sneezing Etiquette: Why Don’t Adults Sneeze the Proper Way?
Kids don’t cough or sneeze into their hands anymore, so why haven’t American adults caught on? Read more on our companion blog Ideas.
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More Flu Medications Made Available as Epidemic Continues
Flu hospitalizations among the elderly rose sharply last week, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines available and to urge wider use of them as soon as symptoms...
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Flu Season ‘Bad One for the Elderly,’ CDC Says
The number of older people hospitalized with the flu has risen sharply, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines available and to urge wider use of them as soon as...
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Flu Season Fuels Debate over Paid Sick Time Laws
(NEW YORK) — Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn’t afford to miss. A school speech therapist who works as...
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Achoo, It’s You! Facebook App Points the Finger at Flu Spreaders
You’ve gotten your flu vaccine and you wash your hands regularly. But you still need protection from those flu-ridden friends on your social network. If you are looking for the latest in flu...
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