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Anadis Opens New Approach to Respiratory Disease Control
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 1 week (www.medicalnewstoday.com)
Anadis Limited (ASX: ANX), a research-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on polyclonal antibodies to address human disease, announced important progress concerning its accelerated program to develop a nasal antibody spray to provide immediate post-exposure prophylaxis against a range of influenza viruses.
Working with an animal influenza challenge model in the laboratory of Professor Loreena Brown at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, scientists successfully completed a series of proof-in-principal experiments 


Virus Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine
jerry submitted, created time 4 months 4 weeks (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
Little more than protein capsules chock-full of genetic material, viruses barely rank among the living. Yet like people, at least one virus can catch a virus--the viral equivalent of coming down with the flu. This "flu" virus impairs the host virus's ability to grow and reproduce, a research team studying the largest known viruses reports.
Viruses are tiny biological hijackers that cause diseases that include the common cold, the flu, chickenpox, and AIDS. They infect animals, plants, and microorganisms and use their host's cellular machinery to make copies of themselves 


Flu season worst in years, vaccine ineffective
siemens submitted, created time 8 months 3 weeks (edition.cnn.com)
This year's flu season has shaped up to be the worst in three years, partly because the vaccine didn't work well against the viruses that made most people sick, health officials said Thursday. 
Whatever Happened to... Avian Flu?
Sue Wu submitted, created time 10 months 4 days (discovermagazine.com)
For much of 2005 and 2006, headlines about bird flu were sensational (“Virus 911”), fearmongering (“Bird Flu: We’re All Going to Die”), and plentiful, running in major papers daily. The 
A new flu shots will pushed for toddlers to teens
DanyC submitted, created time 10 months 1 week (www.chron.com)
Maybe many of you will say vaccinating all children) is a waste of money and resources because the vaccine isn't that effective, but actually, flu activity in Texas is now widespread, however the side effects it is, we should admit that it keeps the flu from spreading. 
As Viruses Mutate, Flu Vaccine Becomes Inefficient
Sue Wu submitted, created time 10 months 2 weeks (www.efluxmedia.com)
The World Health Organizations issued a warning about the necessity of adapting next year’s vaccines to the new strains of viruses. U.S. officials, together with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also warned about the virus mutations that turn the current vaccines into inefficient methods to stop the infections. 


davidd submitted, created time 11 months 6 days (www.pnas.org)
The pandemic influenza of 1918 (Spanish flu) killed 21–50 million people globally, including in Iceland, where the characteristics and spread of the epidemic were well documented. It has been postulated that genetic host factors may have contributed to this high mortality. They identified 455 individuals who died of the Spanish flu in Iceland during a 6-week period during the winter of 1918, representing >92% of all fatal domestic cases mentioned by historical accounts. 
Drug-Resistant Flu Virus on the Rise
Sue Wu submitted, created time 11 months 1 week (www.time.com)
This winter's most common flu strain is showing resistance to the frontline anti-flu treatment, new data shows. 


Drop of Flu Vaccine Under Tongue Bars Infection
Sue Wu submitted, created time 11 months 1 week (www.washingtonpost.com)
A drop of vaccine placed under the tongue might one day ward off the flu. 


Is a universal flu vaccine on its way?
jane2007 submitted, created time 1 year 20 hours (www.nature.com)
Late last week, a UK-based company reported promising safety data for a 'universal' flu vaccine. Heidi Ledford looks at how such vaccines work, and what challenges must still be overcome. 


Barrier to bird flu transmission found in humans
jane2007 submitted, created time 1 year 1 day (www.nature.com)
Umbrella-shaped sugars that decorate proteins in the nose and throat could be preventing widespread human-to-human transmission of avian flu, new research suggests. Whereas normal winter flu viruses easily latch onto these sugars, the H5N1 virus that causes bird flu cannot. This helps to prevent it from colonizing the upper respiratory tract — a key step in triggering an epidemic. 
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