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How contagious is swine flu? Less than the novel viruses that have caused big world outbreaks in the past, new research suggests. If someone in your home has swine flu,...

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First Of Controversial Bird Flu Studies Is Published : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

npr.org — “The paper describes experiments that suggest just a few genetic changes could potentially make a bird flu virus capable of becoming contagious in humans, and causing a dangerous pandemic. A fierce debate has raged over this study for months, because of fears that the work might provide a recipe for turning bird flu into a bioweapon.View full resource at npr.org

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npr.org — “The paper describes experiments that suggest just a few genetic changes could potentially make a bird flu virus capable of becoming contagious in humans, and causing a dangerous pandemic. A fierce debate has raged over this study for months, because of fears that the work might provide a recipe for turning bird flu into a bioweapon.View full resource at npr.org

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Study Identifies Genetic Regulators Hijacked By Avian And Swine Flu Viruses

medicalnewstoday.com — “Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a number of tiny but powerful genetic regulators that are hijacked by avian and swine flu viruses during human infection.View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Study: Why Flu Hits Some People Harder than Others | Healthland | TIME.com

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Edinburgh Scientists Isolate Gene that May Determine Susceptibility to Flu - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: Scientists in Scotland may have isolated a gene that determines how severe a person's reaction to contracting flu becomes, according to Reuters on Sunday. The study, which was published in the journal Nature, specifically looked at the DNA of people who had contracted the particular strain of flu known as H1N1, or "swine flu."View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Rapid influenza diagnostic tests highly accurate in children than in adults

news-medical.net — “A new study conducted by researchers from McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC), and Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, has put the accuracy of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) under the microscope.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Swine Flu and You | Danielle Ofri

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Closing elementary and secondary schools can help slow pH1N1 transmission

news-medical.net — “Closing elementary and secondary schools can help slow the spread of infectious disease and should be considered as a control measure during pandemic outbreaks, according to a McMaster University led study.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Tamiflu resistant flu on the rise: Study

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Influenza shot boosts immune response in pregnant women, protects neonatal babies

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NanoViricides submits pre-IND Meeting Request for FluCide to FDA

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Bird Flu Research Rattles Bioterrorism Field : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

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medicalnewstoday.com — “New technology now makes it possible to collect 'near real-time' data about whether people are having any side effects from vaccination. By studying people who received the 2009-10 swine flu vacciView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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news-medical.net — “SEEK, a leading UK privately-owned drug-discovery group, today announced encouraging results following the successful completion of its Universal Flu Vaccine Phase II challenge study.View full resource at news-medical.net

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