Influenza News

A flu pandemic poses a greater threat to Britain than terrorism, an official government risk assessment will warn today.

Florida is more ready for a hurricane and other disasters than ever before, Gov.

To avoid producing vaccines that treat the wrong strains during flu season, the FDA should consider deferring some of its selections as well as other changes to the vaccine composition, according to a study by ...

Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said Thursday it started shipments of its Fluvirin Influenza Virus Vaccine to U.S. health care facilities and practitioners for the 2008/2009 influenza season.

If you're the parent of a toddler, whether he is in preschool, daycare, or at home, it is important to incorporate healthy habits at an early age.

TABCORP Holdings has reported an annual loss after booking writedowns of $707.5 million, mostly due to a Victorian government decision not to compensate the gambling firm for the loss of its gaming licence ...

London, Aug 5 : Flu can virtually be wiped out if all children under 16 are given jabs to fight the disease, suggests a new report.

COLUMBUS: The Ohio Department of Health is trying to get your attention with its chilling radio and television ads warning what a severe flu outbreak would look like.

Immunotherapy shows promise in treating children with high-risk sarcomas, according to a U.S. National Institute of Health pilot study.

U.S. health regulators have approved six versions of the influenza vaccine to help combat the virus during the 2008-2009 flu season later this year.

Ignore the sweltering heat and humidity. MedImmune is telling us to start preparing for the winter flu season.

Good health hinges on up-to-date vaccines no matter how old you are. Seniors, especially, need protection from illness.

BIRD flu will hit Australia but some GPs will refuse to treat patients - preferring to keep themselves and their families safe, research shows.

Immunotherapy shows promise in treating children with high-risk sarcomas, according to a U.S. National Institute of Health pilot study.

Giving children a flu vaccination could reduce its spread among older people, research suggests.

Monday, 4 August 2008, 8:33 am Press Release: National Influenza Strategy Group More Kiwis keen on influenza vaccine The total number of influenza vaccine doses distributed in New Zealand throughout the 2008 ...

Every year, nearly 50,000 Americans, mostly adults, die from diseases that vaccination can prevent and millions more need to be hospitalized, get too sick to care for loved ones, like children or elderly ...

Flu vaccine is found to be less effective for seniors than it was thought. A team of researchers from Group Health Center for Health Studies in Seattle examined 1173 aged from 65 to 94 suffering from pneumonia ...

The three strains for the new influenza vaccine formulation were confirmed by the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee in February 2008 and correspond with recommendations made by ...

Iomai Corporation announced today that its stockholders approved the merger of Iomai with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intercell AG.