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Got the Flu? You Might Pass It on to Your PetPet owners who contract H1N1 flu may pass the disease along to their pets, especially if the pet is a cat or ferret. |
Released: 11/19/2009 10:30 AM EST
Kansas State University |
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Have Egg Allergy? You May Still Be Candidate for Flu Vaccines, Says AllergistAs flu season got underway this fall, Dr. Catherine Monteleone, an allergist, noticed that her office started to receive an unusually high number of calls from people with egg allergy. They previously had avoided flu vaccines because of their sensitivity to eggs. This year, with all the attention being paid to the novel H1N1 influenza, those patients want to be protected against flu, and they contacted her to find out if they are candidates for inoculation. |
Released: 11/18/2009 4:15 PM EST
Expert Available University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) |
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Avoiding Panic in PandemicsA scholarly article “Avoiding panic in pandemics,” offers the first comprehensive, international baseline evidence about background illness and sudden death rates in healthy populations. |
Released: 11/18/2009 9:00 AM EST
Dalhousie University |
MedicineChannels:Infectious Diseases, Public Health, H1N1 Flu Pandemic
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Popular Rapid Influenza Tests Pose a Dangerous Public Health RiskFlipping a coin may be more effective in diagnosing flu infections, says Loyola researcher, studies. |
Released: 11/17/2009 3:00 PM EST
Loyola University Health System |
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Previous Seasonal Flu Infections May Provide Some Level of H1N1 ImmunityResearchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 “swine” flu. “The question we asked was, “Is the swine flu more like the seasonal flu or like a totally new strain of influenza where there would be no immunity?,” said Alessandro Sette, Ph.D., an internationally recognized vaccine expert and director of the La Jolla Institute’s Center for Infectious Disease. |
Released: 11/17/2009 9:00 AM EST
La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology |
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Scientist Begins to Unravel What Makes Pandemic H1N1 TickAs the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as “swine flu,” continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in older adults. |
Released: 11/16/2009 3:40 PM EST
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
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Public May Find It Hard to Follow Measures to Limit Spread of InfectionUniversity of Michigan researchers say that implementing and sustaining infection-limiting measures will be a challenge during pandemics. |
Released: 11/16/2009 2:20 PM EST
University of Michigan Health System |
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Experts to Answer H1N1 Questions During Live Facebook ChatPeople who have questions about the H1N1 flu can get answers from infectious disease experts at Rush University Medical Center during a one-hour, live Facebook chat to be held on Friday, November 20 from12 p.m. until 1 p.m. |
Released: 11/16/2009 12:05 PM EST
Rush University Medical Center |
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Scientists Put Interactive Flu Tracking at Public's FingertipsNew methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, researchers say. |
Released: 11/16/2009 11:35 AM EST
Ohio State University |
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Role of Statins in Reducing H1N1 Mortality Rates StudiedVanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying statins, the class of drugs long associated with lowering cholesterol, as a way to reduce H1N1-related deaths. |
Released: 11/12/2009 4:00 PM EST
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |

