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WHO warns countries to stay on guard for H5N1 threats The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned that recently confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam serve as a reminder that the virus is still a threat to humans.
A 6-year-old North Las Vegas boy died Thursday from H1N1-related causes, the Clark County coroner's office said.
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"The one thing I know for sure is that I know a lot less about influenza today than I did 10 years ago. The more we learn about these viruses, the more we understand just how much we don't know." -...
U.S. health officials are dealing with shortages and production delays of H1N1 vaccine, but stand by the choice not to opt for vaccine boosters, called adjuvants, that could stretch supply of H1N1 vaccine, but are not licensed in the United States.
CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that Dr. Kenneth S. Rosenthal, Professor of Immunology and Microbiology of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy, reported on work conducted in collaboration with scientists at the Cleveland Clinic and CEL-SCI on CEL-SCI's LEAPS vaccine technology.
BERKELEY, Calif. -- XOMA Ltd. , a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and provided a general business update.
WEST HAVEN, Conn.----NanoViricides, Inc. , announced today that the Company’s CEO, Eugene Seymour, MD, MPH, has been invited to participate in a panel discussion at the Influenza Congress USA 2009, in Washington DC on November 19th .
Not completely inept, just generally dull and ineffectual.
More 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 ...
People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets.
By some views, it's just as possible that sunscreen -- and sun avoidance -- is causing far more harm than mercury ever did.
The World Health Organisation on Friday called for closer monitoring of farm workers and animals for influenza A viruses, following recent cases in a wider range of creatures than pigs.
CEL-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.
The case of an Iowa cat that contracted swine flu has experts re-thinking the disease.
Published: 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.
