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Human Trials Of Universal Flu Vaccine Begin At Oxford University
Posted: September 6th, 2008, 5:14pm EDT
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Andrea Kay: Accountability is Step 1 in building integrity
Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:36am EDT
A few weeks ago, I had an appointment with a saleswoman to learn about her product.
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NewsTrack Health and Science News
Posted: September 6th, 2008, 12:32am EDT
U.S. researchers said they've discovered new genetic mutations involved in glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer.
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Trials begin in universal flu-vaccine study
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 8:03pm EDT
Scientists are beginning clinical trials of a new flu vaccine that could offer long-term protection against multiple strains of the disease, Oxford University said today.
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CDC chief states flu pandemic is coming
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 1:56pm EDT
Ready or not, a flu pandemic is coming, says Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
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Most U.S. Kids Getting Recommended Vaccinations
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Most U.S. Kids Getting Recommended Vaccinations
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Deaths Heighten Arthritis Drugs Warning
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Deaths Heighten Arthritis Drugs Warning
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Created: 9/5/2008
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Idaho bird farm quarantined after bird virus found
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 1:36pm EDT
A southwestern Idaho bird farm has been quarantined after a bird there was found to have a low-pathogenic bird flu, but Idaho Department of Agriculture officials say it is not the same bird flu virus that has ...
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Defra budgets 'not flexible en...
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 3:37am EDT
DEFRA BUDGETS 'NOT FLEXIBLE ENOUGH' Defra failed to make budget flexible enough to deal with unforeseen events, MPs said Environment ministers failed to make their budget flexible enough to deal with last ...
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Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
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Autism, Measles Vaccine: No Link
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Autism, Measles Vaccine: No Link
Category: Health News
Created: 9/4/2008
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Ex-U.S. law chief mishandled secret papers: probe
Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 11:26pm EDT
Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled top-secret notes on a domestic spying program and on the interrogation of terrorism suspects but will not be prosecuted, a Justice Department report said ...
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Chinese poultry meat makes comeback in EU
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 11:11pm EDT
Chinese poultry meat will soon appear on European dinner tables under a European Union decision, effective on Tuesday, to lift a six-year import ban.
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Monitoring For 'Pandemic' Mutations By Examining Bird Flu Infections
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 4:49am EDT
Main Category: Bird Flu / Avian Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Immune System / Vaccines ; Genetics Article Date: 01 Sep 2008 - 1:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Scientists ...
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Health Tip: When Your Baby Needs Shots
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Health Tip: When Your Baby Needs Shots
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HPV Vaccine Has Higher Allergic Reaction Rate
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: HPV Vaccine Has Higher Allergic Reaction Rate
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Novavax Announces Favourable Results From Phase I/Iia PANDEMIC Influenza Vaccine Program
Posted: September 1st, 2008, 4:35am EDT
Novavax, Inc. announced favorable results from the second stage of the Phase I/IIa human clinical trial of its pandemic influenza virus-like particle vaccine candidate.
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Monitoring For 'Pandemic' Mutations By Examining Bird Flu Infections
Posted: September 1st, 2008, 4:00am EDT
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. The research could hold the key to early identification of a potential influenza pandemic, and to developing drugs and a vaccine. Since its reappearance in 1997, the H5N1 influenza virus has caused disease and death in millions of birds around the globe.
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Scientists examine bird flu infections to monitor for 'pandemic' mutations
Posted: August 31st, 2008, 4:28am EDT
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.
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Study Could Aid Bird Flu Drugs
Posted: August 30th, 2008, 4:13am EDT
University of Texas and Rutgers researchers have reported a discovery that could help scientists develop drugs to fight bird flu and other influenza strains.
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Israel releases 198 Palestinian prisoners
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 4:11am EDT
Israel freed 198 Palestinian prisoners to a hero's welcome in the West Bank on Monday, saying it hoped the release would bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his peace efforts.
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Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Posted: August 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
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Created: 8/29/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Vietnam: Smuggling from China brings new H5N1 strain
Posted: August 28th, 2008, 4:02am EDT
Via Viet Nam News: Deadly H5N1 strain detected . Excerpt: A strain of the H5N1 virus that poses a high risk of infecting humans and caused an avian flu epidemic in China, has appeared in smuggled poultry in ...
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U.N. says has evidence air strikes killed 90 Afghans
Posted: August 27th, 2008, 7:45pm EDT
The United Nations said on Tuesday it had found convincing evidence that 90 Afghan civilians, most of them children, were killed in air strikes by U.S.-led coalition forces in western Afghanistan last week.
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Discovery Offers Potential For Drugs To Fight Bird Flu, Other Influenza Epidemics
Posted: August 27th, 2008, 5:00am EDT
Researchers at Rutgers University and The University of Texas at Austin have reported a discovery that could help scientists develop drugs to fight the much-feared bird flu and other virulent strains of influenza. -
Pitt Scientists Receive $3.6 Million To Test Vaccine Against Deadliest Strain Of Avian Flu
Posted: August 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research have been awarded $3.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to conduct animal studies of vaccines designed to protect against the most common and deadliest strain of avian flu, H5N1. Recent outbreaks of H5N1 have prompted health officials to warn of its continued threat to global health and potential to trigger an avian flu pandemic.
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Health Tip: Taking an Antibiotic
Posted: August 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Health Tip: Taking an Antibiotic
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Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals
Posted: August 27th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals
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Novavax Calls Bird Flu Vaccine Trial Results Favorable
Posted: August 26th, 2008, 7:44pm EDT
Novavax, Inc. today held an investor conference call to discuss results from the Phase I/IIa human clinical trial of Novavax's H5N1 pandemic influenza VLP vaccine candidate at 11:00. This was a big news about ...
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After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
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Blood In Semen
Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Blood In Semen
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H5N1 strains in India, Bangladesh are similar
Posted: August 26th, 2008, 1:22am EDT
Via The Times of India : Bird flu strain in India, Bangladesh similar . Excerpt: The bird flu virus, that caused India's worst Avian Influenza outbreak this year, has been found to be "a lot similar" to the one ...
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Understanding how influenza A works
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 5:14pm EDT
The researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of a site on an influenza A virus protein that binds to one of the human protein targets, thereby suppressing a person's natural defenses to the ...
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Indonesia: H5N1 education campaign run by religious organization
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 9:10am EDT
Via The Jakarta Post : Campaigns take bird flu education to villages . Excerpt: Red spaghetti, a chicken roll and hot chili fried eggs replaced the usual banners, posters and stickers in a bird flu campaign ...
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Smokers More Likely to Bleed After Throat Surgery
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Smokers More Likely to Bleed After Throat Surgery
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Ha Noi: Viet Nam successfully tests locally-made vaccine vs bird flu
Posted: August 25th, 2008, 12:48am EDT
The first human group test of the locally-produced H5N1 influenza vaccine, Fluvax, was successful, with 30 Vietnamese students inoculated at the Military Medical Institute .
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Tamiflu-resistant viruses spreading rapidly
Posted: August 24th, 2008, 3:29pm EDT
Tamiflu retroviral drugs being stockpiled by the Government may not be an effective weapon against the next flu pandemic.
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What Is Bird Flu?
Posted: August 24th, 2008, 4:59am EDT
Bird flu viruses infect birds, including chickens, other poultry and wild birds such as ducks.
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ND birds show no dangerous flu
Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 4:57am EDT
State officials say tests of birds in the state continue to show no signs of a dangerous strain of avian flu.
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Vietnam-made Bird Flu Vaccine Proves Effective
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 4:55am EDT
The first human testing stage has proven the effectiveness of a locally-produced H5N1 influenza vaccine, the Vietnam news agency reported Friday.
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Measles Cases Highest Since 1996
Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Measles Cases Highest Since 1996
Category: Health News
Created: 8/22/2008 2:00:00 AM
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153 killed in Madrid airport plane crash
Posted: August 21st, 2008, 4:40am EDT
About 145 people were killed when a Spanish jet taking holidaymakers to the Canary Islands crashed on takeoff and burst into flames at Madrid airport on Wednesday, an emergency services spokesman said.
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Experts: HPV Vaccine a Preteen Priority
Posted: August 21st, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Experts: HPV Vaccine a Preteen Priority
Category: Health News
Created: 8/21/2008
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Gardasil (HPV Vaccine)
Posted: August 21st, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Gardasil (HPV Vaccine)
Category: Medications
Created: 8/21/2008
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ViRexx Announces Encouraging Results From Its Lead Chimigen(TM)...
Posted: August 20th, 2008, 4:21am EDT
ViRexx Medical Corp. , company focused on developing innovative-targeted therapeutic products that offer better quality of life and a renewed hope for living.
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Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
Posted: August 20th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
Category: Health News
Created: 8/20/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Sunburn and Sun Poisoning
Posted: August 20th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Sunburn and Sun Poisoning
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 8/20/2008
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Sunburn (Sun Poisoning)
Posted: August 20th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Sunburn (Sun Poisoning)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 8/20/2008
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Hope over 'quick' bird flu test
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 4:03am EDT
Experts developing a portable testing machine for bird flu in humans say it could save lives by cutting the time it takes to spot potentially lethal cases.
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Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later
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Created: 8/19/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments
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Created: 8/19/2008 2:00:00 AM
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One-Year Recovery for West Nile Virus
Posted: August 19th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: One-Year Recovery for West Nile Virus
Category: Health News
Created: 8/19/2008
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H9N2 avian flu strain has pandemic potential
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 3:58am EDT
Pandemic planners may have been looking at the wrong avian influenza virus as the source of the next worldwide flu epidemic.
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Flu Antibodies Recovered From 1918 Pandemic Survivors
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Scientists in the US recovered antibodies to the 1918 flu virus from elderly survivors of the pandemic, used them to create cell lines of monoclonal antibodies and then showed they were still potent by injecting them into infected mice that survived, whereas the controls did not. -
Flu Antibodies Recovered From 1918 Pandemic Survivors
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Scientists in the US recovered antibodies to the 1918 flu virus from elderly survivors of the pandemic, used them to create cell lines of monoclonal antibodies and then showed they were still potent by injecting them into infected mice that survived, whereas the controls did not.
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Snoring
Posted: August 18th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Snoring
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 11/29/2005
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South Korea declares itself H5N1-free
Posted: August 17th, 2008, 3:58am EDT
Via Korea Times : S. Korea Declared Bird Flu-Free Zone . Excerpt: South Korea Sunday declared itself a bird flu "clean zone" after three months without a confirmed case of the virus.
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Canopus Biopharma And Leading Chinese Researcher Team Up To Treat...
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:46pm EDT
An internationally renowned avian influenza expert hailed "encouraging and exciting" results from experiments conducted by his research team.
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Bird Flu In Indonesia: Prevalence, Mortality, And Action
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
In order to help Indonesia improve its high human mortality due to bird flu (H5N1 influenza), more effective diagnostic methods must be used and improved case management must be implemented to achieve faster treatment with antivirals, according to the authors of an article released on August 14, 2008 in The Lancet. Most of us are familiar with the flu, which seasonally affects many populations.
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Experts Closing In On Avian Flu Breakthrough
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 12:33pm EDT
Groundbreaking research to enable rapid diagnosis of bird flu - including the deadly H5N1 strain which can be fatal if passed on to humans - is being developed with the help of Nottingham Trent University.
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New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 12:31pm EDT
A new strain of avian flu never before reported in Africa has been identified in Nigeria, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization announced, local media reported Tuesday.
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Canopus Biopharma And Leading Chinese Researcher Team Up To Treat Avian Influenza, To Prevent Possible Pandemic
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 6:00am EDT
An internationally renowned avian influenza expert hailed "encouraging and exciting" results from experiments conducted by his research team. This study demonstrated impressive efficacy of a novel statin/caffeine combination, StatC™ in the treatment and prevention of H5N1, H1N1 and H3N2 in a mouse model. Dr.
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Bird flu detection 'in two hours'
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 4:11am EDT
Scientists at a British university are developing a machine that can detect an outbreak of bird flu in two hours.
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Experts Closing In On Avian Flu Breakthrough
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 8:00pm EDT
Groundbreaking research to enable rapid diagnosis of bird flu - including the deadly H5N1 strain which can be fatal if passed on to humans - is being developed with the help of Nottingham Trent University. Experts from the university's School of Science and Technology are playing a key role in a European project to create portable machines capable of identifying the disease instantly, potentially saving the lives of countless humans and animals.
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Appeals court upholds CIA leak lawsuit dismissal
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:05pm EDT
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dismissed former CIA analyst Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney and several former Bush administration officials for disclosing her identity to the ...
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Post-Surgical Epidural May Boost Survival
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Post-Surgical Epidural May Boost Survival
Category: Health News
Created: 8/13/2008 9:18:00 AM
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New bird flu detected in Nigeria
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 12:51pm EDT
A strain of highly pathogenic bird flu previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria, the UN food agency said today.
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Nigeria: A new strain of H5N1
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 5:26am EDT
Via Stackyard, an online agricultural news service: New Bird Flu Strain Detected in Nigeria .
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New Bird Flu Strain Detected In Nigeria - FAO Calls For Increased Surveillance
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 5:00am EDT
A strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria for the first time, FAO said recently. Nigeria has recently reported two new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in the states of Katsina and Kano.
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CIDRAP: H5N1 'underestimated and underreported'
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 9:55pm EDT
August 11, 2008 CIDRAP: H5N1 "underestimated and underreported" That seems to me the key point in this valuable new CIDRAP report: FAO says H5N1 situation in birds has improved .
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Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
Category: Health News
Created: 8/9/2008 2:00:00 AM
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13 Indonesians test negative for bird flu
Posted: August 10th, 2008, 9:39pm EDT
JAKARTA, Indonesia : A senior health official says 13 villagers hospitalized with bird flu-like symptoms in western Indonesia have tested negative for the disease.
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Indicted Detroit mayor jailed for violating bond
Posted: August 10th, 2008, 6:56am EDT
Detroit's mayor was ordered jailed on Thursday for violating travel restrictions imposed on him while he awaits trial on perjury and official misconduct charges.
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China throws open doors to world
Posted: August 9th, 2008, 6:42am EDT
Resurgent China opened the Olympics on Friday with a burst of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony that celebrated ancient Chinese history and aimed to draw a line under months of political controversy.
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Anthrax probe to close after suspect's death
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 6:41am EDT
U.S. Army scientist Dr. Bruce Ivins was the only person responsible for the 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks that killed five people, and authorities will close the case, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday.
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13 Indonesians hospitalized with bird flu symptoms
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 6:22am EDT
JAKARTA, Indonesia : Health workers rushed to a village in western Indonesia to test for bird flu Thursday after 13 people were hospitalized with symptoms of the disease and dozens of chickens died, a ...
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GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 8/7/2008 2:00:00 AM
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3 dead in feared bird flu outbreak in Indonesia: officials
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 9:30am EDT
THREE people have died and 13 have been admitted to hospital with symptoms of bird flu in Indonesia, a nurse treating the patients said on Wednesday.
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High Blood Pressure
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: High Blood Pressure
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
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Revamped Flu Vaccines Approved by FDA
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Revamped Flu Vaccines Approved by FDA
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Created: 8/6/2008
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Tongue Problems
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Tongue Problems
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 8/6/2008
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Bird flu claims one in Indonesia
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 2:30pm EDT
The death toll from bird flu in Indonesia has risen to 112 after a 19-year-old man died from the virus last week, a health ministry official said on Monday.
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Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas
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Created: 8/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
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OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
Category: Health News
Created: 8/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
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GPs not prepared for pandemic
Posted: August 4th, 2008, 2:10pm EDT
BIRD flu will hit Australia but some GPs will refuse to treat patients preferring to keep themselves and their families safe, research shows.
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Heat Rash
Posted: August 4th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Heat Rash
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 8/4/1999 4:30:00 AM
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U.S. troops killed civilians in June incident: military
Posted: August 4th, 2008, 12:57am EDT
The U.S. military said an investigation into an incident in which American troops killed three Iraqis near Baghdad airport last month showed the victims were not criminals but innocent civilians.
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Indonesian man dies of bird flu, official says - AP
Posted: August 3rd, 2008, 12:56am EDT
An Indonesian factory worker died of bird flu, bringing the death toll in the country worst hit by the virus to 112, a top health official said Sunday.
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POULTRY: UD gets grant for avian flu research
Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 9:36am EDT
Researchers at the University of Delaware and 17 other institutions received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue research and outreach programs related to avian flu.
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Bird flu saved horse industry: experts
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 9:37pm EDT
The global threat of bird flu saved the Australian horse industry, experts say. In 2004, the CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory developed a molecular diagnostic test for bird flu, at a time when equine ...
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Karadzic faces U.N. judge to hear genocide charges
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 1:33pm EDT
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic faces a U.N. war crimes judge for the first time on Thursday to answer genocide charges after his dramatic arrest that ended 11 years on the run.
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Advances Made Against Alzheimer's Disease
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Advances Made Against Alzheimer's Disease
Category: Health News
Created: 8/1/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Flu Vaccine Less Helpful to Seniors
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Title: Flu Vaccine Less Helpful to Seniors
Category: Health News
Created: 8/1/2008
Last Editorial Review: 8/1/2008
Topix.net - Bird Flu
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LANI Phase II Completed -- Phase III Scheduled
Posted: July 31st, 2008, 1:31pm EDT
Biota Holdings Limited today announced that its second generation, influenza treatment, CS-8958, has successfully completed its initial Phase II clinical evaluation, showing favourable outcomes against all ...
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Posted: July 30th, 2008, 1:21pm EDT
North Louisiana chicken farmers are doing their best in the battle against ever-increasing costs of operation, but there's another war they're waging - and winning, so far.
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Posted: July 30th, 2008, 4:52am EDT
North Louisiana chicken farmers are doing their best in the battle against ever-increasing costs of operation, but there's another war they're waging - and winning, so far.
Medical News Today - Bird Flu/Avian Flu
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Pandemic Research Receives $1.6M Funding Boost
Posted: July 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT
Densely populated cities and increased air travel can be factors which create and spread pandemic disease. But a McMaster University researcher is working with isolated Hutterite communities to understand the transmission of pandemic diseases like influenza. Dr. Mark Loeb and his research team have received $1.
Topix.net - Bird Flu
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Posted: July 29th, 2008, 8:18pm EDT
North Louisiana chicken farmers are doing their best in the battle against ever-increasing costs of operation, but there's another war they're waging - and winning, so far.
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Posted: July 29th, 2008, 11:17am EDT
North Louisiana chicken farmers are doing their best in the battle against ever-increasing costs of operation, but there's another war they're waging - and winning, so far.