News tagged with flu vaccine
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Less is more! Nanopatch is 100 times better than needle and syringe
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research, led by Professor Mark Kendall, from UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, demonstrates that a vaccine delivered by a Nanopatch induces a similarly protective immune ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Universal flu vaccine study yields success in mice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Adelaide researchers have taken a step closer to the development of a universal flu vaccine, with results of a recent study showing that a vaccine delivered by a simple nasal spray could provide ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 18, 2011 |
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WHO list reveals pandemic flu advisors with industry ties
Five of the 15 experts that advised the World Health Organisation about swine flu pandemic alerts had received support from the drugs industry, including for flu vaccine research, the WHO revealed on Wednesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 11, 2010 |
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Did seasonal flu vaccination increase the risk of infection with pandemic H1N1 flu?
In September 2009, news stories reported that researchers in Canada had found an increased risk of pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza in people who had previously been vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Their research, consisting ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Six bad reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada: official (Update)
Six severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been observed in Canada, health authorities said Tuesday, adding that all of the individuals are feeling better.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Swine flu vaccine likely causes child narcolepsy: study
Children injected with the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine were nine times more likely to contract narcolepsy than those who were not vaccinated, a preliminary study by Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL, ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Scientists advance universal flu vaccine
A universal influenza vaccine - so-called because it could potentially provide protection from all flu strains for decades - may become a reality because of research led by scientists from the National Institute of Allergy ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Researchers study flu proteins in-depth to identify virus vulnerabilities
Each year, people everywhere prepare for flu season. Some will get the flu vaccine, some take vitamin supplements, some launch a vigorous handwashing campaign, while others take an entirely different approach: ...
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Most would refuse emergency use H1N1 vaccine or additive
A majority of Americans would not take an H1N1 flu vaccine or drug additive authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and University ...
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
(AP) -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Researchers take a step toward universal flu vaccine
Researchers at a small Seattle biotech company, Theraclone, have discovered rare anti-flu antibodies that target a potential vulnerability in flu viruses.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Scientists Propose New Explanation for Flu Virus Antigenic Drift
(PhysOrg.com) -- Influenza viruses evade infection-fighting antibodies by constantly changing the shape of their major surface protein. This shape-shifting, called antigenic drift, is why influenza vaccines ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 29, 2009 |
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The truth about swine flu: Separating fact and rumor
Swine flu is spreading: 292 U.S. deaths have been confirmed since Aug. 30, and seven times that number are suspected. But rumors about the illness and the vaccine to prevent it are spreading even faster.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Danger of swine flu is not what it is, but what it could become
Swine flu is not a danger for what it is, the experts say. It's a danger for what it could be. That's why officials are pushing swine flu vaccine, which should start arriving as early as Oct. 6.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 28, 2009 |
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World was 'lucky' with swine flu: WHO chief
World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan said Monday that the world had been "lucky" with the swine flu pandemic after the virus failed to mutate to a more deadly form.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 17, 2010 |
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