H7N9 Bird Flu May Be Developing Drug Resistance
Some strains of the H7N9 bird flu in China are becoming resistant to the only antiviral drugs doctors have left to treat the infection, a new study suggests. The study, which examined the viruses in a single person infected with H7N9, found that a …
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Flu may explain seasonal birth differences: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Research has long shown slight health differences among babies born at different times during the year, and a new study suggests seasonal flu may be a contributing factor. In the study of over 600,000 women who each had …
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Genomic analysis may help fine-tune individual flu vaccine response
HOUSTON — (July 17, 2013) — Everyone knows a person who has received the flu vaccine and still got the flu. Why that happens is a mystery that may be answered in the genome. Getting to that answer requires a considerable amount of work and new …
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CDC advises fair attendees to be aware of new strain of swine flu
But along with the rides, food and animals, which usually include pigs, people should be looking out for the possibility of contracting a new variant strain of swine flu, known as H3N2v. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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On the receiving end of a virulent host
This winter's flu is a mongrel. It tickles your trachea on day one. By the next, a blowtorch is playing across your tonsils and the plug has been pulled on your energy reserves. You hunker down, rug up, suck the lozenges and soldier on. When the …
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