Early vaccination could save both lives and money during the next flu pandemic, according to a study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. Using lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic...
Getting a flu vaccine reduces a child’s risk of flu-related intensive care hospitalization by 74 percent, according to a CDC study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The study is the first to estimate...
Researchers said they have developed a new method of creating large amounts of flu vaccine by using the genetic code of silkworms. They said the new procedure is quicker and less costly than conventional methods. The...
The first human test of an experimental vaccine against a deadly strain of avian flu, using novel technology that could produce millions of doses very quickly, produced protective antibodies in the vast majority of...
Every year, the influenza virus evolves, allowing the resulting strains to escape the flu-fighting antibodies our immune systems produced in response to previous vaccination or infection. So every year, scientists...
Scientists are moving closer to developing a new universal flu vaccine, and may possibly have it ready in as little as five years. Researchers from the Imperial College London say they made a significant leap forward in...
A prospective cohort study recently published in the journal Nature Medicine reveals that there might be a solution to rapidly changing and evolving flu viruses and strains after all. Researchers from Imperial College...
A team of British scientists says it has made a ‘blueprint’ for a universal flu vaccine. Researchers at Imperial College London asked volunteers to donate blood samples just as the swine flu pandemic was...
The CDC urges the millions of Americans with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, stroke, or heart or lung disease to get a flu vaccine. A chronic health condition, even if it’s well managed, increases a...
“It’s only a virus.” How often do GPs utter those words over the course of a working day? They mean, of course, that your symptoms are mild, non-specific, and don’t warrant any treatment. If you just go home and rest...