Flu Shot Cuts Need For Doctors' Visits, Hospitalization Among Children
Children under the age of 5 who receive an annual flu shot have a greatly reduced risk of needing to see their doctor.
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Iomai Studies Dose-Sparing Patch For Use With Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
Iomai Corporation has begun study that will assess the safety and dose-sparing capability of the company's immunostimulant patch when used in combination with an injected H5N1 influenza vaccine.
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Pandemic Flu Community Guides Now Available
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) recently sent supplies of its free, 12-page booklet titled Preparing for Pandemic Flu.
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HHS Announces $75 Million In Supplemental Funding To States For Pandemic Flu Preparedness
HHS is making available another $75 million to states, territories and four metropolitan areas to help strengthen their capacity to respond to a pandemic influenza outbreak.
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Dodge Flu Without Leaving Work
On-site flu shot clinics are a convenient and time-saving way to encourage vaccination, and CIGNA HealthCare is making it easy for employers to offer them.
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Confirmed In Bavaria
European Commission was informed by the German authorities of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a duck farm in Bavaria.
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Advanced Supply Contracts For Pandemic Flu Vaccine
Advanced supply contracts to provide the vaccine for a possible flu pandemic were awarded by the Department of Health to pharmaceutical company GSK and Baxter Healthcare.
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Key Differences Between Bird Flu And Human Flu
Scientists have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans.
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Sugar compound could help fighting flu
A component of the natural sugars in plants could make flu vaccines up to 100 times more effective.
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New target for anti-flu drug development
A new mechanism by which flu virus may kill the cell, and how this could be used to fight the virus.
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Most flu shot plans do not address how to vaccinate hard-to-reach populations
This shortcoming could pose serious health risks in event of pandemic flu.
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Pandemic Flu Summit Targets CBO Preparedness
Organizations with the ability to continue providing services during a crisis set off by an influenza pandemic will be top priority at a conference.
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Scientists Target Future Pandemic Strains Of H5N1 Avian Influenza
Preparing vaccines and therapeutics that target a future mutant strain of H5N1 influenza may be possible.
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Results From Phase 1 Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial Promising
AlphaVax announced posiive results from Phase I clinical trial of an influenza vaccine.
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Fairfax County To Mail Influenza Preparedness Guides
Residents of Fairfax County soon will receive a reference guide "Caring for Yourself and Others: Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza".
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Be Vigilant Against Influenza
Hong Kong Department of Health called on public to maintain strict personal and environmental hygiene to prevent influenza.
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TFAH Lauds Administration For Pandemic Flu Preparedness Progress
Federal government has made major strides in preparedness for a pandemic.
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New - Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
This flu vaccine is intended to provide protection against all 'A' strains of the virus that causes human influenza, including pandemic strains.
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Scientists Describe How 1918 Influenza Virus Sample Was Exhumed
The effort to find preserved samples of the 1918 influenza virus has been a pursuit of both historical and medical importance.
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Avian Influenza Confirmed In Wild Birds In Germany
The European Commission has been informed of new suspected cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds.
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Tamiflu Capsules Approved By Food And Drug Administration
FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application to market Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) capsules in 30 mg and 45 mg doses.
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San Bernardino County Conducts Pandemic Influenza Exercise
An exercise is being conducted to evaluate San Bernardino County's readiness to respond to a potential Pandemic Influenza emergency.
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DelSite Solving Delivery Of Influenza Vaccine In Pandemic Situations
DelSite Biotechnologies's novel powder-based vaccine delivery technology may solve most of the key obstacles that delay influenza pandemic preparedness.
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Avian Influenza H5N1 Confirmed In Wild Swans In Germany
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 is present in two swans found dead in the province of Nurnberg, in Bavaria.
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Tamiflu Treatment Improves Clinical Benefits For Children With Influenza
Earlier initiation of treatment with Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) is associated with greater reduction in illness duration, symptom severity and secondary complications in children with influenza.
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Avian Influenza Virus Confirmed In Turkey Farm In Czech Republic
European Commission was informed by the Czech authorities of a suspected outbreak of avian influenza in the Pardubicky Region, in the centre of the country.
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Louisiana State Sends Out 1.6 Million Pandemic Flu Preparedness Handbooks
Louisiana Department of Health announced the mass public distribution of 1.6 million handbooks designed to inform the public how to guard against the looming danger of pandemic flu.
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WHO Plans For H5N1 Influenza Global Vaccine Stockpile
World Health Organization is working with vaccine manufacturers to move ahead on plans to create a global stockpile of vaccine for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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HHS To Expand Domestic Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity For Potential Influenza Pandemic
HHS announced the award of two contracts to expand the domestic influenza vaccine manufacturing capacity that could be used in the event of a potential influenza pandemic.
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After Hurricane Season Flu Shot Season Begins
As surely as hurricane season makes its annual appearance, so does flu shot season, to be followed just a surely by influenza itself, spreading its misery, costing the economy billions, and killing thousands of Americans.
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Pandemic Flu - Plan, Prepare, Protect
Six Mississippi agencies and departments have jointly launched a statewide campaign to help prepare you and your family for a unique public health threat: pandemic influenza.
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Clinical Study Of Codeine Phosphate For Cold And Flu Treatment
China Aoxing Pharmaceutical received formal approval from the China State Food and Drug Administration for the clinical study of Codeine Phosphate Compound Medicine for cold and flu treatment.
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Recommendations On Influenza Vaccination For 2007/08 Announced
The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Disease released its recommendations for 2007/08 influenza season, recommending eight categories of people to receive vaccination against influenza.
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Human Cases Of Avian Influenza A/H7N2 In UK
National Public Health Service for Wales is continuing with the investigation of avian influenza incident and with the implementation of public health measures.
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FDA Finalizes Guidances For Pandemic And Seasonal Influenza Vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final recommendations to increase the supply of safe and effective influenza vaccines for both seasonal and pandemic use.
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Los Angeles Health Department For Pandemic Flu Preparedness
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to help prevent students and staff from catching seasonal flu, and to collaborate on pandemic flu preparedness.
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Human Cases Of Avian Influenza In UK
United Kingdom Health Protection Agency announced that influenza A/H7N2 virus infection had been laboratory confirmed in four individuals exposed to infected poultry in Corwen Farm, Conwy, Wales.
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Human Antibodies Protect Mice From Avian Flu
Antibodies, derived from immune cells from recent human survivors of H5N1 avian influenza, successfully treat H5N1-infected mice as well as protect them from an otherwise lethal dose of the virus.
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Confirmation Of Avian Influenza H7N2 Infection
The Health Protection Agency is providing expert support and advice after an H7N2 avian influenza infection was found in birds on a small farm in north Wales.
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America's Leaders To Help Americans Prepare For Pandemic Flu
The U.S. Department of Health has launched the Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog, a five-week-long blog about pandemic preparedness.
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