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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:39:53 +0200

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American Ginseng Root : Approved to fight colds and flu

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:39:53 +0200

A major U.S. scientific review (monograph) of COLD-fX conducted by leading American cold/flu experts concludes the cold/flu remedy delivered "impressive" benefits to users.
COLD-fX is the result of intensive scientific research on a natural herb, American ginseng root. It is believed to be the first natural medicine in Canada approved to fight colds and flu by boosting the immune system.
Find out more about COLD-fX >>

Also In Global Health News: Bird Flu In Bangladesh; Women's Health In Kenya; Drug-Resistant Malaria In Cambodia; Over-Diagnosis Of Malaria In Children

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:58:00 +0200

USAID Program To Prevent Spread Of Bird Flu In Bangladesh Expands All Headline News reports on a USAID-funded initiative to prevent the spread of bird flu in Bangladesh...

U.S. songbirds carry low-risk bird flu, study finds

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:03:48 +0200

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Songbirds such as sparrows and thrushes carry various forms of bird flu and could potentially spread the viruses to pigs and poultry, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

Avian Flu's Endurance In 5 Countries Poses Global Threat To Human Health, FAO Official Says

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:58:00 +0200

Though the world has made "great strides" in eliminating H5N1 (avian flu) from poultry since the "peak of its outbreak in 2006" in 63 countries, the virus persists in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam, VOA News reports (DeCapua, 4/16). Juan Lubroth, the U.N...

Swine- And Avian-Origin Influenza Targeted By Immune Molecules

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:58:00 +0200

Antibodies are immune molecules that have a key role in protecting against infection with influenza virus. The target of the protective antibodies is the influenza protein HA, which varies so dramatically among influenza viruses that it is used to classify them into subtypes (H1-H16)...

Also In Global Health News: Bird Flu; Burundi's Global Fund Grant; Maternal Mortality In Ghana; Food Security In Africa; More

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:58:00 +0100

WHO Warns Bird Flu Continues To Pose Threat Despite a reduction in the number of cases of avian flu (H5N1) since its peak in 2006, the WHO said in a statement Wednesday that "the newly confirmed human and poultry cases of avian influenza this year are a reminder that the virus poses a real and continuous threat to human health," Agence France-Presse reports (3/24)...

Inovio Biomedical H5N1 Avian Influenza DNA Vaccine Receives Korean Approval To Begin Clinical Trials

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:58:00 +0100

Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced that its affiliate VGX International Inc. (Korean Stock Exchange: 011000) has received approval in Korea to begin a Phase I clinical trial in healthy volunteers for Inovio's SynCon? preventive DNA vaccine (VGX-3400) targeting H5N1 avian influenza...

Pandemic Hybrid Of Bird And Human Seasonal Flu Possible Say Scientists

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:58:00 +0100

An international team of scientists has created a highly pathogenic laboratory hybrid of the H5N1 bird flu and human seasonal flu viruses by swapping just one gene, and propose that a similar genetic interaction could happen in nature between the current pandemic H1N1 swine flu and H5N1 avian flu strains, highlighting the importance of continued surveillance...

Virus Hybridization Could Create Pandemic Bird Flu

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:58:00 +0100

Genetic interactions between avian H5N1 influenza and human seasonal influenza viruses have the potential to create hybrid strains combining the virulence of bird flu with the pandemic ability of H1N1, according to a new study. In laboratory experiments in mice, a single gene segment from a human seasonal flu virus, H3N2, was able to convert the avian H5N1 virus into a highly pathogenic form...

1918 And 2009 H1N1 Flu Probably Not Spread By Birds

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:58:00 +0100

The two strains of the H1N1 influenza virus responsible for the 1918 and 2009 global flu pandemics do not cause disease in birds. The results of the study, published in the February issue of the Journal of General Virology, also show it is unlikely that birds played a role in the spread of the H1N1 virus in these pandemics...

New Research Findings Can Improve Avian Flu Surveillance Programs

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:58:00 +0100

Genetic analyses of avian influenza in wild birds can help pinpoint likely carrier species and geographic hot spots where Eurasian viruses would be most likely to enter North America, according to new U.S. Geological Survey research...

Also In Global Health News: ART Access In Zimbabwe; Indonesia Bird Flu Deaths; Kenya Floods; Solomon Island Tsunami

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:58:00 +0100

Zimbabwe Wants To Boost Access To ART By End Of 2010, Health Minister Says Zimbabwe's government plans work with international organizations to increase the number of people receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to 300,000 by the end of the year, up from the 180,000 who currently get the drugs, Henry Madzorera, the country's health minister, said on Tues...

Compound Found To Safely Counter Deadly Bird Flu

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:58:00 +0100

The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public-health officials awake at night. Now, however, a study published this week (Dec...

Medicago Reports Positive Phase I Results For Its Avian Flu Pandemic Vaccine

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:58:00 +0100

Medicago Inc. (TSX-V: MDG) a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), reported positive interim results from a Phase I human clinical trial with its H5N1 Avian Influenza vaccine candidate ("H5N1 vaccine")...

Egyptian woman contracts bird flu

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:29:33 +0200

A 33-year-old Egyptian woman has contracted the highly pathogenic bird flu virus, the fourth case this month, Egyptian state news agency MENA said.

Compound identified that may fight bird flu

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:49:17 +0200

Scientists in Hong Kong and the U.S. have identified a synthetic compound which appears to be able to stop the replication of influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Bird flu found on Kentucky poultry farm

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:01:47 +0200

State and federal authorities are investigating an outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm in western Kentucky.

Vietnamese woman infected with bird flu

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:01:56 +0100

A 23-year-old Vietnamese woman has been infected with bird flu and is in serious condition, the World Health Organization said.

Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu case this year

Sun, 8 Feb 2009 21:34:03 +0100

A melee broke out in northern Vietnam when more than 100 villagers prevented authorities from destroying chickens to stop the spread of bird flu, officials said.

3 Hong Kong birds test positive for bird flu

Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:48:32 +0100

Three of the 21 dead birds that recently washed up on Hong Kong's shores tested positive for the deadly strain of bird flu, the government said Wednesday.

No signs Canada bird flu outbreak has spread

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:11:08 +0100

There is no sign an outbreak of bird flu in Canada has spread beyond the turkey farm near Vancouver where the disease was discovered last week but testing continues, officials said.

China warns of 'grim' fight against bird flu

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:44:21 +0100

China faces a grim situation in preventing and controlling human cases of bird flu, the health minister said after announcing four infections and three deaths.

China reports second bird flu death

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:38:32 +0100

The Chinese Health Ministry says a second person has died from bird flu in China this year.

Beijing woman dies from bird flu, China says

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:44:39 +0100

Bird flu confirmed in eastern India

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:44:36 +0100

The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in samples taken from dead chickens in eastern India.

Hong Kong on high alert after bird flu outbreak

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:58:20 +0100

A World Health Organization official urged Asian governments not to let down their guard against bird flu, saying a new outbreak in Hong Kong shows the disease still poses a threat.

Hong Kong reports bird flu outbreak

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 18:00:15 +0100

The Global Bird Flu Riddle

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:39:53 +0200

Bird flu patients die of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). What causes ARDS and what makes it fatal? Read it here …