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Prevent Flu

Nasal Gel Cold & Flu Block Launched

NasalGuard Cold & Flu Block has been tested and proven to entrap 94% to 97% of viruses including the common cold, avian flu and H1N1. “Trutek’s expansion into the European market is an extremely exciting opportunity for the company,” said Vir Narula, Chief Operating Officer of Trutek Corp. “With the success of our allergy prevention [...]

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Indian Schools now have a Swine Flu break

City schools give kids special breaks to wash hands and keep H1N1 virus at bay; some even get innovative with jingles and street plays to make it fun “RUB, rub, rub it clean; wipe, wipe, wipe it dry,” resounds the room as 100-odd kindergarten students of New India School clean their hands. The children keep [...]

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A Novel Anti-Influenza Copper Oxide Containing Respiratory Face Mask

Protective respiratory face masks protect the nose and mouth of the wearer from vapor drops carrying viruses or other infectious pathogens. However, incorrect use and disposal may actually increase the risk of pathogen transmission, rather than reduce it, especially when masks are used by non-professionals such as the lay public. Copper oxide displays potent antiviral [...]

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Swine Flu response saved lives?

Sylvie Briand, who heads the World Health Organization’s Global Influenza Programme, was the keynote speaker this week at a conference organised by UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) to examine lessons learned from the 2009 influenza pandemic. Certain events — such as the rapid spread of the virus — were anticipated, said Briand. Others, such as [...]

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Echinacea potent agianst Flu?

According to the study, published in the Virology Journal, the echinacea extract inhibited the infectiousness of all examined flu viruses by over 99%. Five influenza A strains were investigated: H3N2 (e.g. “Hong Kong flu” or seasonal influenza), H5N1 (e.g. “bird flu”, human pathogen), H7N7 (e.g. avian influenza, also human pathogen), H1N1 (human influenza) and the [...]

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Study Examines Public Behavior During H1N1 Pandemic

The new Harvard study, “The Public's Response to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic,” found that, while “early in the pandemic, when no vaccine was available a majority of Americans were quick to adopt two central public health recommendations.” In the event of another influenza pandemic, a “substantial portion of the public” may not be so [...]

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H1N1 Research: Finding a Universal Influenza Vaccine

Hence, some modern lines of research toward a universal vaccine try to take aim at those sections of HA portion of the virus that are relatively static over time and are consistent over several strains. Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York developed a proof-of-concept designed to help the immune system develop [...]

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World Cup swine flu warning

Fans heading to the World Cup in South Africa are being advised to avoid the risk of picking up the virus abroad and bringing it back to the UK. Ros Jervis, consultant in public health for Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust, said: “Southern hemisphere countries are just entering their swine flu season so the vaccine [...]

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Japan leads the way in swine flu response

WHO officials are keeping a close eye on how Japan has dealt with the latest outbreak of the new flu in an attempt to understand why Japan was the only country where infections remained remarkably low. The estimated death toll from the new flu reached 17,000 worldwide–12,000 in the United States and a mere 198 [...]

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Preventing Pandemics in Crowded Refugee Camps

The International Rescue Committee, working with local authorities and volunteers, helped stop a potentially lethal swine flu epidemic from spreading in a crowded refugee camp in Thailand in November 2009. The rapid response was made possible through a preparedness plan designed by the IRC to improve access to health care and education for Burmese refugees [...]

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