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NASHVILLE (MedPage Today) -- Ninety years after the 1918 flu pandemic, those still alive who recall exposure to the virus, or family stories of it, still have antibodies to the lethal agent, researchers here said.

Scientists say victims of the 1918 flu virus that killed 50m still have protection, which may help in new bird flu treatments.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly a century after history's most lethal flu faded away, survivors' bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the human immune system....

UK experts developing a testing machine for bird flu say it could save lives by cutting the time it takes to detect outbreaks.

LONDON (AP) -- Pandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on Friday....

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Ginseng appears safe for treating children with cold and flu symptoms, researchers here found.

Vaccinating children against flu would prevent the spread of the virus and cut deaths in older people, research suggests.

One of the main benefits of flu jabs for the elderly - protection against pneumonia - may not exist, US scientists claim.

A new study by Group Health suggests that for seniors, a vaccine doesn't offer as much protection as originally thought.

Flu vaccination is still recommended for elderly people, but they get far less pneumonia protection than was thought, a carefully designed study shows.