News tagged with flu like symptoms

Dengue vaccine could be ready by 2015: Sanofi

French drugs group Sanofi said Friday that its vaccine against dengue, a mosquito-borne infection that kills thousands of people around the world each year, could be launched in about four years.

Medicine & Health / Medications

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Tips for avoiding, treating swine flu

Swine flu has surfaced in the United States, and people are bound to have many questions as the illness arrives a step closer to home. Dr. Mark Dworkin, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Feral pigs exposed to nasty bacteria

A North Carolina State University study shows that, for the first time since testing began several years ago, feral pigs in North Carolina have tested positive for Brucella suis, an important and harmful bacteria that can be ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Disease-carrying colonizers on the move: Predicting the spread of ticks across Canada

Researchers are watching as ticks that carry Lyme disease colonize Canada, but their research aims to predict the communities most likely to be hit by this sickness. "Our findings will help community groups and government ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Search engine data a useful predictor of stock returns: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Those looking for stock tips around the water cooler or on the golf course might try one more source ― online search engine data.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Web startups aim to give consumers more control over their health

When new mom Leah Dillon needed advice for her son's first fever, she wondered where to turn. Recently arrived in Palo Alto, Calif., she couldn't ask neighbors for guidance and wasn't sure if she should page her son's pediatrician ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

You are what you tweet: Tracking public health trends with Twitter

Twitter allows millions of social media fans to comment in 140 characters or less on just about anything: an actor's outlandish behavior, an earthquake's tragic toll or the great taste of a grilled cheese ...

Technology / Internet

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Hong Kong confirms second scarlet fever death

Hong Kong health authorities on Thursday confirmed that a five-year-old boy had died from scarlet fever, the second death in the southern Chinese city as dozens of new cases were reported.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Hong Kong declares scarlet fever outbreak

Hong Kong has declared an outbreak of scarlet fever after it claimed the life of at least one child while infecting thousands of others in the city and elsewhere in China.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wrong strategy could worsen dengue epidemics: study

The wrong approach to wiping out the mosquitoes that cause dengue infections could lead to worse epidemics in the future, according to a study released Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Bugs emerge to bug us, and a few pose health risks

(AP) -- It's that time of year when the bugs emerge to bug us.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

PegIFN-lambda shows superior virological response and improved safety than PegIFN-alpha-2a

Highly exciting new data presented today at the International Liver CongressTM found Pegylated Interferon-lambda (PegIFN-lambda) shows superior virological response in HCV patients of genotypes 1-4, with improved safety and ...

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