Influenza Season

Influenza Season - most related articles:

- H1N1 flu vaccines to be used in 2010 influenza season - 8.2
- US' 49 states gripped with influenza - 7.5
- Sanofi Pasteur's New Influenza Vaccine Plant, US - 6.5
- Vaccinate against H1N1 Flu and Seasonal Flu - 6.1
- Influenza vaccination for children 6 months through 18 years of age - 5.6
- Influenza Flu trends from Google.org - 5.5
- Universal influenza vaccine possible in future - 5.5
- Seasonal influenza vaccine for 2009-2010 approved by US - 4.9
- Cholesterol lowering drugs statins may help hospitalized influenza patients - 4.9
- Influenza patients may get Shionogi's Peramivir soon - 4.7

Influenza Season articles

Universal influenza vaccine possible in future
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new influenza vaccine that brings science one step closer to a universal influenza vaccine that would eliminate the need for seasonal flu shots.

Symptom patterns differ between pandemic, seasonal flu in Singapore
In a tropical environment, influenza A(H1N1) appeared milder than seasonal flu, was less likely to cause fever and upset stomach and more likely to infect younger individuals, according to a report in the May 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Virus hybridization could create pandemic bird flu
Genetic interactions between avian H5N1 influenza and human seasonal influenza viruses have the potential to create hybrid strains combining the virulence of bird flu with the pandemic ability of H1N1, according to a new study.

Vaccinate against H1N1 Flu and Seasonal Flu
It is not too late for those who have not been immunized against the novel H1N1 influenza A virus or seasonal influenza to protect themselves from a potentially serious and possibly fatal illness.

Novartis' Agriflu seasonal influenza vaccine approved in US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Agriflu for people ages 18 years and older to prevent disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and B.

Asthma complicates H1N1 in children
Asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu, revealed by Canadian researchers.

Previous seasonal flu infections may provide H1N1 immunity
Previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 "swine" flu, revealed by researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, US.

H1N1 flu vaccines to be used in 2010 influenza season
Pandemic influenza A H1N1 viruses are becoming much more common than the current seasonal influenza. WHO health experts have recommended that vaccines for use in the 2010 influenza season (southern hemisphere winter) contain the following:

Seasonal influenza vaccine for 2009-2010 approved by US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has approved a vaccine for 2009-2010 seasonal influenza in the United States. The seasonal influenza vaccine will not protect against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.

Influenza patients may get Shionogi's Peramivir soon
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: BCRX) announced positive results from two Phase 3 studies of intravenous (i.v.) peramivir in patients with seasonal influenza.

US preparing for fall flu season and H1N1 virus
In US, the Obama Administration sent a strong message to the nation that it is time to start planning and preparing for the fall flu season and the ongoing H1N1 flu outbreak.

Sanofi Pasteur's New Influenza Vaccine Plant, US
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group (Euronext: SAN) (NYSE: SNY), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed its new influenza vaccine manufacturing facility.

Swine Flu update for people with heart disease
In general, influenza of all types can pose greater dangers for people with heart failure, or with any cardiovascular disease. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.

Influenza Flu trends from Google.org
By tracking the popularity of certain Google search queries, Google's engineers have discovered that they can accurately estimate the level of flu in each state, in near real time.

US' 49 states gripped with influenza
After relatively low levels of influenza activity in the early part of the season, since January influenza activity has been picking up in the US. This week 44 states are reporting widespread influenza activity. This is up from 31 states reporting widespread activity last week. Five states are reporting regional activity, making 49 states overall.

European influenza viruses resistant to tamiflu, oseltamivir
Preliminary surveillance into antiviral drug susceptibility against seasonal flu viruses currently circulating in Europe has revealed that some of the A (H1N1) viruses (13%) have shown resistance to the antiviral drug, oseltamivir (Tamiflu). These viruses however, remain sensitive to the antivirals, zanamivir and amantadine.

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