News of the results raised red flags Scientists and security specialists are in the midst of a fierce debate over recent experiments on a strain of bird flu virus that made it more co... Read more
Worldwide, flu kills about 500,000 people annually. A compound tested by UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators destroys several viruses, including the deadly Spanish flu that killed a... Read more
An antibody that recognizes all strains of influenza A could be a universal vaccine blueprint. Scientists have found an antibody that inactivates all influenza A subtypes. The antibody bindi... Read more
A simple swine flu breath test is currently being developed with the aim of preventing H1N1 vaccination shortages by identifying those already infected with the strain. A recent study in Gla... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Keeping track of disease trends such as influenza outbreaks has the potential to be far quicker and less costly by monitoring a social network program such as Twitter tha... Read more
Texas researchers are planning to use a combination of tobacco plants and podlike laboratories to speed the production of new vaccines The H1N1 virus‘s rapid spread worldwide last year... Read more