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Virus that caused flu pandemic dominates again
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Virus that caused flu pandemic dominates again

Young adults, beware. The swine flu responsible for the pandemic five years ago is once again the dominant strain in North America. This doesn’t mean we are in the midst of another swine flu pandemic, but it does...

6 March, 2014
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Discovery may hold key for universal flu vaccine
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Discovery may hold key for universal flu vaccine

We might not have a cure for the common cold, but scientists have discovered a potentially powerful new treatment for much more dangerous flu viruses. Researchers at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., and...

13 August, 2012
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CDC preparing vaccine for new swine flu
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CDC preparing vaccine for new swine flu

Only 29 human cases of a new strain of “swine” flu have been identified in two years, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is making sure it’s prepared should the H3N2 strain become...

6 August, 2012
4 min read
Compulsory jabs not just a shot in the dark
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Compulsory jabs not just a shot in the dark

About five years ago, two young girls died in a Philadelphia hospital. They were being treated for cancer, and caught the flu. Their immune systems were suppressed by the assault of chemotherapy drugs, so the flu...

16 July, 2012
10 min read
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
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