Posts Tagged ‘Influenza Virus’

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. [...]

World Health Officials Say Two Billion People May Contract Swine Flu

30th July 2009 by admin 3 Comments

The World Health Organization predicts the H1N1 Swine Flu virus will infect two billion people, or one out of every three persons, over the next two years. While this flu has already killed 800, the WHO says thousands more could die unless an effective vaccine is developed soon.

A CDC Image of H1N1 influenza virus

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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 [...]