Archive for the ‘Influenza’ Category

Phys Ed: Does Exercise Boost Immunity?

16th October 2009 by admin 2 Comments

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Two recent experiments hit rather close to home at this time of year. In the first, published last year in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, researchers divided mice into two groups. One rested comfortably in their cages. The other ran on little treadmills until they were exhausted. This continued for three days. [...]

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The Facts Versus the Truth About Swine Flu

4th September 2009 by admin 3 Comments

There are the facts and there is the truth. Facts are often debated, because facts depend on how you calculate them. Truth is often ignored because it is often unpopular and usually unpleasant.

The coming unique H1N1 influenza surge will pose a challenge to the U.S. health care delivery and economic systems.
(ABC News Photo Illustration)

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Summer Gives No Relief From Swine Flu

20th June 2009 by admin No Comments

About 7% of the population in areas highly affected by H1N1 swine flu report influenza-like symptoms, a spokesperson for the CDC said during a news briefing today.
Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH, deputy director of the Influenza Division at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, provided an update about the H1N1 pandemic, [...]

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Novartis Hopeful of H1N1 Flu Vaccine By Autumn

12th June 2009 by admin 5 Comments

Novartis AG (NOVN.VX) expects a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, the source of the first flu pandemic for 40 years, to be available by the autumn after it produced the first batch for testing ahead of schedule.
The vaccine will enter clinical trials next month, the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday, a day after the World [...]

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WHO: Swine Flu Pandemic Has Begun, 1st in 41 Years

11th June 2009 by admin No Comments

The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic Thursday — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years — as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere.
In a statement sent to member countries, WHO said it decided to raise the pandemic warning level [...]

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