Tag Archives: H1N1

Flu prevention and cure if infected close at hand?

Posted on April 24, 2011 by rndsync

A lot of people get sick every year due to the influenza virus. Some are hospitalized and a few even die. It’s intersting to see how the hospitalization rates varied over years CDC tracks this very closely as they do … Continue reading →

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A better understanding of how Flu invades our bodies and cells helps give us better insight into prevention and mitigation

Posted on February 20, 2011 by rndsync

This is a very good article on the NSF website and research work on understanding common flu and also possibly H1N1 and other variants. In order to infect a healthy cell, a flu virus must enter the cell (upper left) … Continue reading →

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H1N1 distinct signature in respiratory illness?

Posted on October 26, 2010 by rndsync

A new study from Rhode Island Hospital examined patients with viruses and found distinguishing characteristics of the H1N1 virus in how it affects respiratory illness. Phil Chan, MD, an infectious diseases fellow at Rhode Island Hospital, studied the signs, symptoms, … Continue reading →

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Mutant H1N1 virus may be involved in fatal or severe illnesses

Posted on October 26, 2010 by rndsync

A Mutation called D222G in a protein found in H1N1 virus may have caused many of the fatal and severe cases of virual pneumonia that occurred post H1N1 infection. According to a World Health Organisation report, the D222G mutation was … Continue reading →

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Christmas tree – natural source of main ingradient in Tamiflu?

Posted on September 6, 2010 by rndsync

Nilmini Gedivinne and her colleagues at the University of Maine in Orono discovered that some evergreen leaves bristle with shikimic acid the starter ingredient of the anti-flu medicine Tamiflu. No more shortage of Tamiflu like it happened in 2005?

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Very small window for migratory birds to spread H5N1

Posted on September 6, 2010 by rndsync

Satellite data reveals a very small window of 5 to 15 days for bird flu virus to spread distances over 500Km. Research published in British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology reveals why the global spread of bird flu by … Continue reading →

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Bird flu coming back?

Posted on September 6, 2010 by rndsync

The dreaded H5N1 is not completely gone. While WHO declared H1N1 pandemic over, there are other forms of flu viruses that are lying dormant and can raise their ugly heads. Webster, chairman of the virology and molecular biology department at St. … Continue reading →

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Experimental drug AVI-7100 shows good potential against H1N1 virus

Posted on August 25, 2010 by rndsync

Two preclinical studies which evaluated AVI-7100 against a fully virulent pandemic H1N1 (swine flu) virus had promising results, says AVI Biopharma Inc. Data from the studies on ferrets (influenza effect on ferrets are close to the effect on humans) revealed statistically … Continue reading →

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Swine flu vaccine Pandermix may be linked to Nacrolepsy

Posted on August 25, 2010 by rndsync

Finland halts the use of Pardermix – swine flu vaccine – because narcolepsy risk in children and adolescents. the news

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Get your flu vaccine early! Here is information on that topic…

Posted on August 16, 2010 by rndsync

CDC Flu vaccines are arriving soon. Get yours as soon as possible The vaccine typically lasts for 6 to 8 months and as such if you take it in September, it will last the flu season. Also the effect of … Continue reading →

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