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Triple-combo drug shows promise against antiviral-resistant H1N1, researcher says (w/ Video)
An experimental drug cocktail that includes three prescriptions now widely available offers the best hope in developing a single agent to treat drug-resistant H1N1 swine flu, says a virology researcher in the University of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 27, 2009 |
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HHS' Sebelius: Ample flu vaccine will be available
(AP) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line."
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 26, 2009 |
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NY officials rescind mandatory H1N1 flu shot order
(AP) -- New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers across the state to get vaccinated against the swine flu by the end of November or risk losing their ...
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Oct 23, 2009 |
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Important new novel 2009 H1N1 flu advisory for cardiopulmonary transplantation
Each year 3-5 million people have severe cases and 250-500,000 die from complications of seasonal influenza world-wide. This year, the novel 2009 H1N1 (nH1N1) influenza, previously called swine flu, has reached pandemic status. ...
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Oct 23, 2009 |
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Flu focus: NIH project aims for better drugs
Rice University scientists have won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to scrutinize the influenza A virus for clues that could lead to more effective antiviral drugs. Strains of influenza A include ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Major swine flu outbreak at US Air Force Academy, unique opportunity to study virus behavior
With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace ...
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu
(AP) -- Preliminary tests show three pigs in Minnesota may have contracted the swine flu virus making them the first potential U.S. cases in swine, agricultural officials said Friday. They stressed the finding does not threaten ...
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Oct 17, 2009 |
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Swine flu 6 months later: Relief, but winter looms
(AP) -- It was six months ago that scientists discovered an ominous new flu virus, touching off fears of a catastrophic global outbreak that could cause people to drop dead in the streets. Doomsday, of course, ...
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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Lawsuit seeks to halt US swine flu vaccination campaign
New York medical workers took legal action Thursday to halt a massive swine flu inoculation program being rolled out across the United States, claiming the vaccines have not been properly tested.
Oct 15, 2009 |
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