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University of Michigan (U-M) investigators determined in a new study that the spread of pandemic flu could be reduced by as much as 75 percent if people simply wash their hands and wear face masks.
These two simple actions can deal a devastating blow to the pathogen, preventing it from spreading like wildfire among... |
26 January 2012
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Three Canadian research teams are launching a new and rare trial that aims to test whether a new Canadian medicine approved by Health Canada for adults, could also help parents get rid of their kids' colds.A positive safety trial was already published in Pediatrics – the official journal of the American Ac... |
21 October 2010
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A new approach currently undergoing study could finally allow experts to create universal flu vaccines, which means that people may take a vaccine against the pathogen once, and then not worry about getting sick for years. At this point, people who want to stay protected need to take a dose of flu vaccines every year... |
19 October 2010
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A new genetic analysis has revealed that flu strains do not die off during the summer months, but rather they elope warm regions, and move to where conditions can ensure their survival.All around the world, the autumn months are associated with the onset of the flu season. Regardless of when autumn comes – time... |
10 September 2010
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According to a new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the AH1N1 influenza pandemic is maintaining itself at moderate levels in all areas of the world. On the bright side of things, it would appear that it is also letting off in some regions, which is nothing but good news. In terms of effec... |
18 January 2010
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Developer IntuApps is preparing (hoping?) for the approval of a Swine Flu Tracker app for iPhone and iPod touch, a tool that will enable every handset owner on the planet to successfully zig-zag through the hotbeds of the infection. The app will be distributed free of charge, following its approval in the App Store. ... |
4 May 2009
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Drinking plenty of liquid is always the best option to fight a cold or reduce its symptoms, that much has been known for years. Liquids help detoxify the body and make it stronger to fight the virus – which is why a sauna acts almost in the same way, an Australian research has found. Not only do saunas relieve ... |
20 February 2009
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The cold season is usually taking its toll on our bodies, what with having to endure the low temperatures and, at the same time, muster enough strength to deal with the flu virus. More often than not, it breaks down and, as a result, we end up sick for at least 6-7 days, which is why doctors are now telling us not to... |
17 February 2009
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Since the cold and flu season is still here, and will continue to be for yet another while, it’s best we do everything we can to make sure we don’t come down with something as well. Other than dressing appropriately and making sure we get the recommended dose of daily vitamins, doctors also tell us we sho... |
5 February 2009
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Scientists in the United States and Japan managed to discover the genetic complex that is thought to be responsible for the 50 million deaths registered during the largest and deadliest pandemic in the world, the 1918 influenza pandemic. The complex, which contains three genes, allows the virus to survive and replica... |
30 December 2008
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The human rhinovirus (HRV) is the main culprit behind the common cold and the flu. These epidemics affect millions of people yearly and a drug to completely eradicate them has yet to be devised, because of their high mutagen potential, meaning that the virus changes its structure yearly. As a result, the only way to ... |
27 October 2008
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Flue strikes Europe and North America each winter. But the virus is not native: it always comes from the agglomerated cities of East and Southeast Asia, where new strains of deadly influenza viruses evolve and expand around the globe, as revealed by two new studies published in the journal Science. "For over 60 years... |
21 April 2008
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YouTube is the biggest video sharing site in the world, there's no doubt about it, and because of that it gets billions of views every month. The queries submitted are various, ranging from those that still long for the good old days when porn was indexed there, to those that want to see the latest insight on Op... |
7 December 2007
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Everybody knows that flue hits hardest in winter, but what aspects favor the virus? A new research shows that lower temperatures and humidity are the main responsible factors. Many causes had been enumerated for explaining the infection's boom during the winter months, like people's tendency to reunite for ... |
26 October 2007
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Bird flue virus is regarded as a major global threat to human health: H5N1 has severely affected the poultry industry in many countries and even if it has killed a little more than 200 human victims, the death rates are high. But fear comes especially from a possible mutation or hybridization with common human flu vi... |
28 September 2007
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