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Study: Most H7N9 patients have coexisting medical issues

(ShanghaiDaily) MOST people infected with the H7N9 virus have pre-existing medical problems and are at greater risk of getting acute respiratory distress syndrome, according to China’s first comprehensive study of the new bird flu virus. The analysis was led by scientists from Fudan University and was published in the latest issue of the New England Read More »

June 7, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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Vaccination Programs In Schools Could Reduce Flu Cases and Deaths

(GlobalBiodefense) Offering flu vaccines at elementary schools could expand vaccination rates and reduce costs, according to a new study reported in the scientific journal Vaccine by researchers from UC Davis Health System; the Monroe County, New York, Department of Public Health; University of Rochester Medical Center; and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

June 6, 2013
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Malaria’s deadly grip revealed: Severe malaria breakthrough

(ScienceDaily) Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, the University of Oxford, NIMR Tanzania and Retrogenix LTD, have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red blood cells stick to the sides of blood vessels in severe cases of malaria. The discovery may advance the development of vaccines or drugs Read More »

June 6, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Europe, North America, International, Public Health, and Research
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University of Maryland School of Medicine finds gut bacteria play key role in vaccination

(EurekAlert) The bacteria that live in the human gut may play an important role in immune response to vaccines and infection by wild-type enteric organisms, according to two recent studies resulting from a collaborative effort between the University of Maryland School of Medicine Institute for Genome Sciences and the Center for Vaccine Development. The first Read More »