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Flu Helps Spread Pneumonia EurekAlert Press Release

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Flu helps spread pneumoniaEurekAlert (press release)The work could have implications for the management of influenza pandemics and could help reduce incidence of pneumococcal infections in very young children, who are more susceptible to disease. Streptococcus pneumoniae normally lives harmlessly in the ... and more& » Read the full story: Flu helps spread pneumonia - EurekAlert [...]

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Flu Season Goes Easy on Amarillo Amarillo.com

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7Online.com Flu season goes easy on AmarilloAmarillo.comThe health department recorded 93 cases of influenza type A and 63 cases of influenza type B from Oct. 2 to Feb. 18. In the same period last year, the city recorded 1202 cases of type A and 937 cases of type B influenza, disease prevention and control ...Health [...]

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Asthma Is Key Risk Factor for Pneumonia in Children With Influenza

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Asthma Is Key Risk Factor For Pneumonia In Children With Influenza Children with asthma are at increased risk of developing pneumonia as a complication of influenza, reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a [...]

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Warm Temps Boost Your Shot at Skipping Flu Boston Herald

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Warm temps boost your shot at skipping fluBoston Herald“For influenza, we've had an extraordinarily quiet season,” Barry said yesterday. “We know that influenza viruses tend to circulate in the colder weather. Variations in humidity may result in lower circulation of viruses.” According to the Centers for ...Light winter brings fewer flu cases, but bug remains [...]

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H1N1 No Different From Other Types of Influenza Fijivillage

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Fijivillage H1N1 no different from other types of influenzaFijivillagePeople do not need to worry about H1N1 as it is no different from other types of influenza. That is the clarification from the World Health Organization and the Health Ministry after concerns were raised on recent reports on H1N1 cases in Rotuma. ...Public need not worry [...]

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Severe Influenza Among Children and Young Adults With Neurologic and ... Left Brain/Right Brain

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Severe Influenza Among Children and Young Adults with Neurologic and ...Left Brain/Right BrainAll 13 residents with severe influenza had severe to profound neurologic and neurodevelopmental disabilities, including physical limitations (eg, scoliosis, hemiplegia or quadriplegia, or cerebral palsy) (Table 1), and nine had “do not resuscitate” ... Read the full story: Severe Influenza Among Children and [...]

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July 8, 2010

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July 8, 2010 HALIFAX - Seasonal flu shots will be free for all Nova Scotians later this year. Health Minister Maureen MacDonald says the potential exists for H1N1 to be one of the main influenza strains this coming winter. Read more on Brandon Sun Tags: Seasonal, flu shots, maureen macdonald, influenza strains

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Flu Season Shows Little Severity the Daily Pennsylvanian

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Flu season shows little severityThe Daily PennsylvanianShe explained that the influenza strain changes every year. “Sometimes the changes in their makeup are relatively minor,” she wrote. “When this is the case, many people may have some degree of immunity from past years, helping to stop the spread to ...Recommended: Flu season finally arrives, CDC reportsmsnbc.comU.S. [...]

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The National STEM Video Game Challenge Winner Will Make You Sick Kotaku Australia

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The National STEM Video Game Challenge Winner Will Make You SickKotaku AustraliaIn my initial play through of the game, I chose Influenza A, my favourite airborne virus. Being airborne, I had to find an area where wind was blowing in order to infect my target Henry, a sickly slob of an old man. I chose [...]

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Philip A. Rapisarda Dies at Age 89

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Philip A. Rapisarda dies at age 89 Former insurance executive was active in numerous charitable endeavors Philip A. Rapisarda, a retired insurance executive and author who was active in Italian-American cultural affairs and various charitable organizations, died June 28 of congestive heart failure at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 89. Read more on Baltimore [...]

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Mild Winter Helps Improve Health Middletown Journal

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Mild winter helps improve healthMiddletown JournalSince viruses — not cold weather — cause influenza, and viruses spread most effectively in cold, dry air, there are fewer cases of influenza being reported because people are spending more time outdoors, said Dr. Dale J. Block, who is on the staff at ... and more& » Read the [...]

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A Placebocontrolled Trial of Korean Red Ginseng Extract for Preventing ... 7thSpace Interactive Press Release

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A placebo-controlled trial of Korean red ginseng extract for preventing ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)Standardized Korean red ginseng extract has become the best-selling influenza-like illness (ILI) remedy in Korea, yet much controversy regarding the efficacy of the Korean red ginseng (KRG) in reducing ILI incidence remains. Read the full story: A placebo-controlled trial of Korean red [...]

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Three Dead After Flu Outbreak at PEI Seniors Home CTV.ca

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CTV.ca Three dead after flu outbreak at PEI seniors homeCTV.caSUMMERSIDE, PEI — Prince Edward Island's chief health officer confirms that three residents of a seniors home in Summerside have died following an influenza outbreak. Dr. Heather Morrison says all three were men in their 80s and all had underlying ...Flu takes deadly tollJournal Pioneer all [...]

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FDA Clears Evolva's IND for EV077 in Influenza Medical News Today Press Release

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FDA Clears Evolva's IND For EV-077 In InfluenzaMedical News Today (press release)Evolva Holding SA (SIX: EVE) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Evolva's request to test EV-077 in man, under an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for influenza. Neil Goldsmith, CEO and Managing Director ... Read the full story: [...]

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Kiwi Scientist Urges Halt to Doomsday Flu Research the Press

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Kiwi scientist urges halt to doomsday flu researchThe PressThat would be one of the greatest catastrophes that's ever occurred," said Tennessee-based influenza expert Professor Robert Webster, a Kiwi expat who has analysed the biosecurity threat. Webster, who was born on a farm near Balclutha, ... and more& » Read the full story: Kiwi scientist urges [...]

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What Pandemic? $260 Million Worth of H1N1 Vaccine to Go Up in Smoke

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What pandemic? $260 million worth of H1N1 vaccine to go up in smoke "Only a small number of influenza viruses are being reported, most of which are 2009 H1N1. Flu is unpredictable, but sporadic cases of flu, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, will likely continue to occur throughout the summer in [...]

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