Swine Flu

Antibodies help seriously ill H1N1 patients recover

Patients who fell severely ill with the pandemic H1N1 flu responded well when treated with antibodies harvested from survivors of the disease, a study…    

GSK tests intravenous flu drug vs Roche’s Tamiflu

GlaxoSmithKline has started a pivotal study testing intravenous zanamivir against Roche’s best-selling pill Tamiflu as a treatment for patients hospitalised with influenza, it said…    

Swine flu survivors developed super flu antibodies

A study of antibodies from people infected with H1N1 swine flu adds proof that scientists are closing in on a “universal” flu shot that…    

Antibody may help treat and prevent influenza outbreaks

Researchers have discovered a monoclonal antibody that is effective against “Avian” H5N1, seasonal H1N1 and the 2009 “Swine” H1N1 influenza. Scientists at Sea Lane…    

Swine flu shot protects against 1918 flu: study

People who got vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu virus may also be protected against the strain of influenza that killed 50 million to…    

Swine flu season not over, US health officials warn

While swine flu has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S.…    

Resistance can develop fast with swine flu: report

The H1N1 swine flu virus can develop resistance quickly to antivirals used to treat it, U.S. doctors reported on Friday.

Government researchers…    

Swine flu virus not so new, study finds

The H1N1 swine flu virus may have been new to humanity in many ways but in one key feature its closest relative was the…    

Findings confirm H1N1 flu’s toll on pregnant women

New research from Australia confirms that the HIN1 flu hits pregnant women particularly hard-especially if they have asthma, obesity or diabetes.

“This…    

Swine flu still out there, officials caution

H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said…    

Swine flu has killed up to 17,000 in U.S.

H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.…    

Swine flu killed up to 17,000 in U.S.: report

H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on…    

Swine Flu vaccination: voluntary system works

Social interaction between neighbours, work colleagues and other communities and social groups makes voluntary vaccination programs for epidemics such as Swine Flu, SARS or…    

Swine flu still out there, officials caution

H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials…    

Swine flu pandemic hit European children: study

The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu raised the death rate among children across Europe late last year but not adults, researchers reported on Thursday.…    

‘Fake’ swine flu pandemic? WHO slams charges

The World Health Organization on Monday slammed as “irresponsible” critics who claim swine flu is a fake pandemic created for the benefit of drug…    

2009 H1N1 Influenza

Within 2 months of its discovery last spring, a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus, currently referred to as 2009 H1N1, caused the first influenza…    

Researchers find new patterns in H1N1 deaths

Brazilian researchers have performed the first-ever autopsy study to examine the precise causes of death in victims of the H1N1 swine flu.

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One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine May Provide Sufficient Protection for Infants and Children

One dose of vaccine may be effective to protect infants and children and reduce transmission of the H1N1 virus, according to a study in…    

Testing group data shows swine flu waning in US

Results from flu tests show the pandemic of swine flu is definitely on the downswing in the United States, researchers at Quest Diagnostics said…    

Swine flu has killed 10,000 Americans since April

Swine flu has killed nearly 10,000 Americans, including 1,100 children and 7,500 younger adults, and infected one in six people in the United…    

UK study confirms H1N1 far less lethal than feared

H1N1 pandemic swine flu is far less lethal than feared, British scientists said on Wednesday, but public health officials should not be complacent in…    

WHO backs findings on Tamiflu for seasonal flu

The World Health Organisation on Friday endorsed findings that there is no clear evidence that the antiviral Tamiflu prevents complications such as pneumonia…    

Study confirms low mortality for swine flu

One of the most systematic looks yet at the swine flu pandemic confirms that it is at worst only a little more serious than…    

Novel Barrier Gauze May Provide Additional Safeguards Against Influenza Viruses including H1N1

An independent lab report demonstrated that BIOGUARD™ barrier gauze dressings exhibit greater than 99.9% inactivation rates against swine flu virus after exposure for…