Scientists are working on a "universal" flu vaccine that would eliminate the need for year to year flu shots, and may even protect against a bird flu pandemic.
bird fluScientists give 'universal' flu vaccine a shotNYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Fri, 09/05/2008 - 19:07
Scientists are working on a "universal" flu vaccine that would eliminate the need for year to year flu shots, and may even protect against a bird flu pandemic. Scientists examine bird flu infections to monitor for 'pandemic'...EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases Thu, 08/28/2008 - 23:00
(Wellcome Trust) Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust are to examine what is preventing the H5N1 avian influenza virus from causing a human pandemic and what mutations are required to realise its deadly potential. Novavax Moves Closer to Licensing Bird Flu Vaccinewashingtonpost.com - Health Tue, 08/26/2008 - 23:00
Novavax said yesterday that its bird flu vaccine elicited a robust immune response in humans, moving the biotech a step closer to licensing its pandemic vaccine production system. Bird flu hopes from 1918 victimsBBC News | Health | World Edition Sun, 08/17/2008 - 18:38
Scientists say victims of the 1918 flu virus that killed 50m still have protection, which may help in new bird flu treatments. Hope over 'quick' bird flu testBBC News | Health | World Edition Wed, 08/13/2008 - 19:46
UK experts developing a testing machine for bird flu say it could save lives by cutting the time it takes to detect outbreaks. Tags:
Newly described 'dragon' protein could be key to bird flu cureEurekAlert! - Medicine and Health Mon, 07/14/2008 - 23:00
(DOE/Argonne National Laboratory) Scientists and researchers have taken a big step closer to a cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or "bird flu," the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives and infected nearly 400 people in 14 countries since it was identified in 2003. Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealedEurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases Mon, 07/07/2008 - 23:00
(Society for General Microbiology) Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of General Virology. UC San Diego researchers identify potential new drug candidates ...EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases Tue, 07/01/2008 - 23:00
(University of California - San Diego) As the specter of a worldwide outbreak of avian or "bird flu" lingers, health officials recognize that new drugs are desperately needed since some strains of the virus already have developed resistance to the current roster of anti-flu remedies. Reserving Tamiflu for workers in case of pandemicHeadlines from the Associated Press Thu, 06/26/2008 - 12:10
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fears of bird flu are slumping and so have sales of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu. Now its maker is offering a deal to U.S. employers: Pay an annual fee and reserve enough to protect every worker if a new super-flu strikes.... Experts: New Bird flu vaccine looks promisingHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 06/11/2008 - 16:07
The first experimental bird flu vaccine made from lab-grown cells instead of chicken eggs shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus, scientists report.... |