News tagged with influenza pandemic
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Prenatal exposure to Hong Kong flu associated with reduced intelligence in adulthood
The Hong Kong flu pandemic was responsible for more than 700,000 deaths worldwide in the late 1960s, with major disease outbreaks in Europe in the winter of 1969-1970. A number of studies have been conducted to determine ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Human vaccine against bird flu a reality with new discovery
A vaccine to protect humans from a bird flu pandemic is within reach after a new discovery by researchers at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Research team finds immune molecule that attacks wide range of flu viruses
The discovery of the molecule, an antibody known as CR6261, is good news for researchers who hope to design a flu vaccine that would give humans lifelong protection against a majority of influenza viruses. The antibody also ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Study calls for increased research in flu transmission to prepare for pandemic flu outbreak
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have completed a study to better understand the impact of infection control measures during a possible flu pandemic. Their study focused on the likelihood of the transmission of flu from ...
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Shades of 1918? New study compares avian flu with a notorious killer from the past
In the waning months of the First World War, a lethal virus known as the Spanish flu (influenza A, subtype H1N1), swept the United States, Europe and Asia in three convulsive waves. The year was 1918. The ...
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Feb 10, 2009 |
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