12 JUL 2012 Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is usually characterized by rapidly developing motor weakness and areflexia (the absence of reflexes). “The disease is thought to…
Public release date: 15-Aug-2011 The antiviral, oseltamivir has been used to reduce severity of and mortality from H1N1 influenza. In rural China, where there is…
Public release date: 29-Oct-2009 – “Preventing infection with seasonal influenza viruses by vaccination might prevent the induction of heterosubtypic immunity to pandemic strains – Infection…
Public release date: 6-Apr-2010 – associated with an increased risk of approximately 68% for pH1N1 disease. In September 2009, news stories reported that researchers in…
Topics: Arginine performs as well as established drugs for Diabetes * American Scientific journal Enocrinology Sep 2013 Nutritional Supplements reduce hospital stays by 21% *…
Topics: Arginine performs as well as established drugs for Diabetes * American Scientific journal Enocrinology Sep 2013 Nutritional Supplements reduce hospital stays by 21% *…
Experts warn of danger that the new viral strains created by mixing bird-flu virus with human influenza could escape from the laboratory to cause a…
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Andrew Hyde press@plos.org 44-122-346-3330 Public Library of Science Did seasonal flu vaccination increase the risk of infection with pandemic…
2009 study posted for filing The devastation of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is well known, but a new article suggests a surprising factor in…
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Michael Woods m_woods@acs.org 202-872-6293 American Chemical Society Scientists in China have discovered that roots of a plant used a…
The 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus appears to have required certain mutations in order to be transmitted to humans, according to a paper in the…
Contact: Bonnie Cameron bonnie.cameron@stjude.org 901-495-4815 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Special modification of reverse genetics created at St. Jude allowed vaccine to be custom-made within…
Introduction Following the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 (pH1N1) pandemic, both seasonal and pH1N1 viruses circulated in the US during the 2010–2011 influenza season; influenza vaccine effectiveness…
CHICAGO – In studies examining the risk of adverse outcomes after receipt of the influenza A(H1N1) vaccine, infants exposed to the vaccine in utero did…
Public release date: 29-Oct-2009 New research in the FASEB Journal opens the door for new drugs that could prevent severe flu-related lung damage As…
Public release date: 9-Nov-2009 – “When you listen to the current news about H1N1, it’s interesting because everyone feels that this is a random threat,…