Visually mapping avian flu may help H1N1
UPI - Tue Nov 17, 3:48 pm ETCOLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers linked several powerful computer systems to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data on the H5N1 virus, also known as avian flu.
Bird Flu
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H1N1 Deaths Exceed 6,000 - Animals Affected As Well
redOrbit - Fri Nov 6, 5:41 pm ETMore than 199 countries and overseas territories have reported lab-confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza as of November 1, resulting in more than 6000 deaths, according to figures released Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO).“As many countries have stopped counting individual cases, particularly of milder illness, the case count is likely to be significantly lower than the actual number ...
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Peter Christian Hall: Thimerosol in Flu Vaccines? America's Mercury Habit is Nothing New
The Huffington Post - Fri Nov 6, 2:37 pm ETBy some views, it's just as possible that sunscreen -- and sun avoidance -- is causing far more harm than mercury ever did.
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Could Humans Infect Pets With H1N1?
Animal Planet - Fri Nov 6, 7:53 am ETThe case of an Iowa cat that contracted swine flu has experts re-thinking the disease.
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Federal Faces: Richard Greene
Washington Post - Mon Nov 2, 12:00 am ETBest known for: Helping USAID address global health issues in developing countries. Among the concerns: malaria, avian influenza, tropical diseases, and maternal and child health programs.
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Cat Gets H1N1 Swine Flu
WebMD - Thu Nov 5, 5:11 pm ETH1N1 swine flu was detected in a 13-year-old Iowa cat after two members of the family that owns the cat fell ill. The cat, and both humans, recovered.
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CEL-SCI to Conduct First Clinical Study of Investigational LEAPS-H1N1 Treatment for Hospitalized H1N1 Infected ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 6, 9:45 am ETCEL-SCI Corporation , a developer of vaccines and therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and a late-stage oncology company, announced today that an Institutional Review Board of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has given clearance for the Company's first clinical study to proceed.
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World first as swine flu found in US cat
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 4, 7:24 pm ETVets in the US state of Iowa said Wednesday that a household cat had tested positive for swine flu -- the first known case in the world of the new pandemic strain spreading to the feline population.
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Nation facing vaccine shortage for seasonal flu
Spartanburg Herald-Journal - Thu Nov 5, 6:07 pm ETPublished: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:14 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:14 a.m. Even though the regular flu season has yet to start, the nation is facing a severe shortage of seasonal flu vaccine as well as swine flu vaccine.
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Clem's Chronicles: 2009 Elex/Italy & The CIA/Monitoring Sex Offenders
ABC News - Wed Nov 4, 10:49 pm ETHappy wednesday folks....here's some of what's going on in the world...... VOTE 2009/REPUBLICAN RESURGENCE?-“The Republican renaissance has begun. It has begun in earnest.” So said Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, one day after voters said yes to Republican governors...
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Pets May Be Susceptible To H1N1 Flu
Free Internet Press - Thu Nov 5, 3:40 pm ETCanadians have been lining up across the country to get an H1N1 flu shot, but it may not be just themselves and their family members they have to worry about when it comes to contracting the virus.
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Sick Iowa Kitty Had Swine Flu
NPR - Wed Nov 4, 5:21 pm ETHealth officials have reported the first known case of the new H1N1 flu in a kitty that apparently caught it from some humans in the house.
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Swine Flu Stew
GOOD - Thu Nov 5, 11:01 am ETCan your food choices help make you more healthy? Vietnamese pho is next to godliness. Fresh noodles, steaming amber beef broth, and herbs. The soup’s spices enhance and concentrate the flavor of beef. There’s magic in pho. But is there medicine in it, too? Pho contains star anise. Star anise contains shikimic acid, the active ingredient in Tamiflu, one of only two antiviral drugs approved by ...
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Big Pharma Again Taking Shot At Vaccines
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 3, 6:26 pm ETThe news lately has been all about H1N1. Serious as the swine flu pandemic is, the vaccine is pretty ordinary from a scientific point 15f view.
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Iowa cat tests positive for H1N1 flu
Quad-City Times - Wed Nov 4, 3:26 pm ETAn Iowa cat is the first feline in the nation to test positive for H1N1 influenza.
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Medicago to present at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Global Health Security Initiative Workshop
CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 4, 8:51 am ETMedicago Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles , today announced that it received an invitation from the U.S.
WHO: Avian Influenza Updates
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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 24
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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 23
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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
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