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Nearly half of Americans believe H1N1 outbreak is over, poll finds

The latest poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that almost half of Americans believe the H1N1 flu outbreak is over (44%), and levels of concern about getting sick with the virus continue ...

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created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Poll: Many parents, high-priority adults who tried to get H1N1 vaccine unable to get it

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new national poll from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that a majority of adults who tried to get the H1N1 vaccine for themselves or their children have been unable ...

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Scientists make human blood protein from rice

Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Genomic sequence and comparison of two macaques reveal new insights into biomedical research

The South China Center for Innovative Pharmaceuticals, Sun Yat-Sen University, and BGI, the world's largest genomic organization, announced that they were among the research organizations from China, US and UK comprising ...

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created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India health costs a crisis impoverishing millions

(AP) -- When Nasir Khan cried out at night from the searing pain of kidney stones, the entire slum could hear him.

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The digital side of biology

Revolutions in science come in waves. One of the epoch-making events in modern biology came in 1995 when J. Craig Venter, an American biologist, decoded the whole genome of the Haemohilus influenzae bacterium ...

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created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flu epidemic shuts Moscow schools

Moscow and two other cities shut their schools for a week Saturday and urged children not to play in groups in a bid to stamp out the worst flu outbreak to hit central Russia in more than a decade.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UK's surge in flu could stretch across Europe

(AP) -- European health officials are warning that the swine flu outbreak that appears to be spiking in Britain could soon spread to the rest of the continent.

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created Jan 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flu vaccination disparities exacerbated by supply problems

The gap in flu vaccination rates between elderly whites, African-Americans and Hispanics is amplified when vaccine supply is limited or delayed. That is the conclusion of a study out today in the American Journal of Preventive Me ...

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created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cholera and vaccine experts urge United States to stockpile vaccine

As the cholera epidemic in Haiti continues to rage, public health workers are focusing their efforts on treating the tens of thousands who have already been hospitalized with cholera-like symptoms and providing clean water ...

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created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strengthening routine flu vaccination and health programs may improve pandemic vaccinations

Strengthening routine influenza vaccination and health programs may help states improve their vaccination coverage against future pandemics or other health emergencies, a new study suggests.

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created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eliminating malaria impossible without vaccine

(AP) -- Eliminating malaria, the mosquito-borne scourge that kills more than 860,000 people a year, would be a dream come true for millions - but medical experts say right now that goal remains completely ...

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created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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