Each year, thousands of Americans die from the flu.
Now a new study suggests that certain drugs that lower cholesterol may also reduce the flu’s severity and may prevent flu deaths.
flu deathsCholesterol-Lowering Drugs Tied to Flu SurvivalWebMD Health Tue, 12/13/2011 - 23:02
CDC study: Swine flu deaths higher in older kidsHeadlines from the Associated Press Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:00
ATLANTA (AP) -- About one in 13 U.S. swine flu deaths have been children and most of the kids have been of school age, the federal government said Thursday in its first study of the new flu's youngest victims.... Tags:
IVW: Strong Immune Response Could Be Behind Swine Flu DeathsMedPage Today Infectious Disease Thu, 04/30/2009 - 08:24
CANNES, France (MedPage Today) -- In the absence of hard data about what is killing swine flu victims in Mexico and why the virus seems to be attacking younger adults, researchers here speculated that it could have to do with the body's immune response. Suspected swine flu deaths in Mexico top 100Headlines from the Associated Press Mon, 04/27/2009 - 01:25
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The Mexican government is trying to stem the spread of a deadly strain of swine flu as a new work week begins by urging people to stay home Monday if they have any symptoms of the virus believed to have killed more than 100 people.... |
