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Keeping the flu away
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Keeping the flu away

San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center may have found the secret to helping the immune system fight off the flu before it gets you sick. A new study published in the Public...

9 July, 2012
3 min read
‘Key step’ closer to universal flu vaccine
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‘Key step’ closer to universal flu vaccine

Researchers have discovered that the pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies that protect against a variety of flu strains. The discovery brings scientists closer to designing a “universal” influenza vaccine...

1 June, 2012
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Facing up to flu
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Facing up to flu

Amid the scientific controversy over lab-created strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that can skip between mammals, it is easy to lose sight of an important public-health question: what will help the wider world...

9 February, 2012
4 min read
Swine flu, not vaccine, may trigger narcolepsy
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Swine flu, not vaccine, may trigger narcolepsy

In Spring 2011, the number of narcolepsy cases in Beijing, China, multiplied threefold. Now, it looks like the swine flu pandemic of the previous winter was to blame.🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by...

25 August, 2011
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Flu vaccine production to double by 2015
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Flu vaccine production to double by 2015

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that worldwide production of seasonal flu vaccine is expected to double to 1.7 billion doses by 2015,🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health...

18 July, 2011
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