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This year's influenza season fairly typical of last decade
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 days ago
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This year's U.S. flu season was typical of those of the last decade, with the prevalence of flu and those who got flu shots close to average, a survey says. A Harris Poll of 2,345 U.S. adults, surveyed online from April 10-15 by Harris Interactive,
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What's in a flu virus' name?
Melbourne :: Australia | 30 days ago
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Inside is just enough genetic material and protein to ensure the virus can take over host cells and replicate itself, but it's actually the spikes on the outside that inspire the code names. The spikes are made of two different proteins:
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DPH: Mass. had a bad case of flu
Boston :: MA :: USA | 1 month ago
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The Bay State still has a bad case of the flu, with the season's totals up dramatically over last year and reported cases widespread, authorities say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu season hasn't officially ended. The federal
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Doctors urge flu shots
Ama :: LA :: USA | 1 month ago
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NSW President Brian Owler says the elderly and very young are particularly vulnerable...He said the northern hemisphere winter brought with it a "very nasty form of the flu". "The flu is more than a bad cold, it is an illness that can leave people
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State told to prepare for 'serious' flu season
Sydney :: Australia | 1 month ago
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The NSW government has released a state-wide plan urging people to prepare for a potentially serious'' flu season with experts expecting a return of swine flu. Health Minister Jillian Skinner along with several health experts released the Get Ready
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Record number of flu deaths in county
San Diego :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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An all-time high of 60 people have died of the flu in the San Diego area during the latest "flu season," the county Health and Human Services Agency announced Wednesday. The total tops the previous record of 58 during the H1N1 pandemic three years
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Warning issued for early start to severe flu season
Sydney :: Australia | 2 months ago
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More than 700 cases of flu have already been reported nationwide in January and February, a figure that is significantly higher than previous years. Epidemic levels of flu were experienced in the northern hemisphere over their winter, leading experts
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Universal flu vaccine may be close: study
Sydney :: Canada | 2 months ago
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Melbourne researchers saying they've found a way to predict and protect against new strains of the virus...The University of Melbourne, Monash University and international scientists worked together and found how the virus evades our immune systems
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Flu Risk And Weather: It's Not The Heat, It's The Humidity
Dakar :: Senegal | 3 months ago
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As winter wanes into spring, flu season wanes, too. But while people get the flu when it's cold in the United States, in Senegal they're getting sick when it's hot...Now, they think they might be have an explanation, though it's not a straightforward
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Swine flu claims life of 23-year-old, toll now 16
Mumbai :: India | 3 months ago
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With this, the toll from swine flu is now 16, since January 1. Meanwhile, 40 more cases of swine flu were diagnosed on Thursday making it a total of 1,211 cases this year. Doctors said the sporadic spells of rain over the last two months and the
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