New Bird Flu Shot Promising

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The first experimental bird flu vaccine made from lab-grown cells instead of chicken eggs shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus...

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Flu vaccine halves elderly deaths: study

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Annual influenza vaccines save the lives of elderly people, even though they are less effective in this group compared to younger people, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
Ten years of data from three regions of the United States show that the vaccine reduces the risk of hospitalization from pneumonia or the flu by 27 percent in the elderly, and cuts the death rate in half.

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Tai chi may boost immune response to flu shot

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A preliminary study suggests, the traditional Chinese arts of tai chi and qigong may help boost older adults' immune response to the flu vaccine.

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Fresh Outbreak of H5N1 Bird Flu in Germany

DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.themoneytimes.com)

After a brief lull, H5N1 strain of bird flu is back in Germany. Health officials from the southern German city of Nuremberg confirmed late Sunday that eight dead birds discovered near two lakes in southern Germany were infected with the highly pathogenic bird flu virus H5N1.

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Attention:Vietnam on alert after latest human bird flu death

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Vietnam has earned worldwide praise for successfully containing the epidemic with its aggressive measures to protect against the spread of the bird flu. Since the virus reappeared in 2003 culling and mass vaccination have kept the spread of the bird flu under control.Those early outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu infected 94 people and killed at least 42 others and killed or led to the culling of more than 50,000 birds.Although the H5N1 virus is highly pathogenic it remains at present a disease of birds and people only become infected when they handle diseased birds

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Hanoi hospital reports new suspected human cases of bird flu

DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.thanhniennews.com)

Bird flu has resurfaced among poultry in 14 provinces and Can Tho city since last month.The health ministry sought the cooperation of health and veterinary centers Monday in monitoring bird flu outbreaks among poultry.The Animal Health Department said 129 million birds had been vaccinated against the disease this year with 41 out of the country’s 64 provinces and cities completing the first phase of a vaccination campaign.

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WHO may set up bird flu vaccine stockpile for poor

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"The World Health Organisation (WHO) is considering building a stockpile of up to 60 million vaccine doses to be used by developing nations to counter any influenza pandemic, its top bird flu official said on Wednesday."

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U.S. OKs 1st bird flu vaccine for humans

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A bird flu vaccine won federal approval for the first time Tuesday as a stopgap measure against a potential pandemic until more effective vaccines can be developed. The vaccine is the first to win Food and Drug Administration approval for use in protecting humans against the H5N1 influenza virus. It would be used if the strain mutated into a form that spread easily from person to person, sparking a pandemic.

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