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New study suggests an oral flu vaccine may be more effective than flu shots … – ABC News
ABC News New study suggests an oral flu vaccine may be more effective than flu shots …ABC NewsNew research finds that chemicals commonly found in non-stick cookware, microwave popcorn bags and other manufactured goods may make childhood vaccines less effective, perhaps making it easier for certain diseases to spread through the population.Microwave popcorn bag... »
China Reports a Second Bird Flu Death in Less Than a Month – New York Times
Globe and Mail China Reports a Second Bird Flu Death in Less Than a MonthNew York TimesBEIJING — A man died in southern China on Sunday from the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Health Ministry reported. It was China's second such death in less than a month. The latest victim, an unidentified 39-year-old, fell... »
Bird flu: 2nd death in 30 days in China – Times of India
CTV.ca Bird flu: 2nd death in 30 days in ChinaTimes of IndiaAman in southwest China who contracted the bird flu virus died on Sunday, health authorities said, the second human death from the virulent disease in the Asian country in just under a month. Concerns about avian influenza have risen across southeast …Man dies... »
China Reports 2nd Bird Flu Death in Month – New York Times
Daily Mail China Reports 2nd Bird Flu Death in MonthNew York TimesBEIJING — A man died in southern China on Sunday from the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Health Ministry reported. It was China's second such death in less than a month. The latest victim, an unidentified 39-year-old, fell ill on Jan. …Man dies... »
Bio-terror fear halts bird flu research – Fox News
CTV.ca Bio-terror fear halts bird flu researchFox NewsWASHINGTON – Scientists who created easier-to-spread versions of the deadly bird flu said Friday they're temporarily halting more research, as international specialists debate what should happen next. Researchers from leading flu laboratories around …Scientists Agree to Halt Work on Dangerous Bird Flu StrainCNNBioterror fears halt research on... »
Bioterror fears halt mutant bird flu study for 60 days – Times of India
CTV.ca Bioterror fears halt mutant bird flu study for 60 daysTimes of IndiaNEW YORK: Researchers studying a potentially more lethal, airborne version of the bird flu virus have suspended their studies because of concerns the mutant virus they have created could be used as a devastating form of bioterrorism or accidentally …Meeting to address... »
Meeting to address bird flu research impasse: WHO – CTV.ca
CTV.ca Meeting to address bird flu research impasse: WHOCTV.caThe World Health Organization will gather a relatively small group of technical experts in mid-February in a bid to try to breaking the impasse over the proposed publication of controversial bird flu research. The controversy was ignited when a US …Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly... »
Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly Strain of Bird Flu – New York Times
Zee News Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly Strain of Bird FluNew York TimesThe scientists who altered a deadly flu virus to make it more contagious have agreed to suspend their research for 60 days to give other international experts time to discuss the work and determine how it can proceed without putting the... »
Scientists Developing Deadly Bird Flu Mutations Agree to Pause Research – Forbes
Forbes Scientists Developing Deadly Bird Flu Mutations Agree to Pause ResearchForbesAmid growing controversy, scientists in two laboratories have agreed to temporarily suspend their work on mutations of the H5N1 influenza virus, or bird flu, according to a letter published in the journals Nature and Science. …Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly Strain of Bird... »
Hong Kong Urges Bird-Flu Vigilance – Wall Street Journal
Globe and Mail Hong Kong Urges Bird-Flu VigilanceWall Street JournalBy YVONNE LEE Hong Kong will step up surveillance of H5N1 to prevent more human cases. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks to Hong Kong University bird-flu expert Leo Poon. HONG KONG—Health authorities in Hong Kong are urging residents to take steps to ensure …China: Bird... »