As the H1N1 “Swine Flu” rapidly approaches pandemic, with new reports of outbreaks in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and the first reported death in the U.S., Cannabis Science Inc. (OTCBB: GFON) CEO Steven Kubby urged public health officials around the world to “take medical cannabis...
Cannabis Science Inc. Urges Health Officials To “Take Medical Cannabis Seriously”
VaxInnate’s Seasonal Flu Vaccine Candidate Shown Safe And Immunogenic In Phase I Study
An investigational flu vaccine based on a novel technology that could dramatically improve the potency, manufacturing capacity and cost effectiveness of flu vaccines, was safe and immunogenic in a Phase I trial presented at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases’ (NFID) Twelfth Annual...
Drug Resistant Influenza A Virus Potentially Serious To High-Risk Patients
A mutation of the influenza A(H1N1) virus that is resistant to the drug oseltamivir may pose a serious health threat to hospitalized patients who have a weakened immune system, according to a study to be published in the March 11 issue of JAMA, and being released early online because of its public health...
Inactivated Flu Vaccine Associated With Fewer Medical Visits For Respiratory Illness Than Intranasal Vaccine
A study among U.S. military personnel finds that those who received a flu shot with the trivalent inactivated vaccine had fewer subsequent health care visits related to pneumonia and influenza than those who received an intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine, according to a study appearing in the...
Calls For Compulsory Flu Jabs For NHS Staff
The Royal College of General Practitioners has called for hospital doctors, GPs, nurses, carers and other staff to have compulsory flu jabs. It is reported that Department of Health figures show fewer than one in seven frontline NHS staff had a flu jab last year! Such low levels of vaccination among...
GMC Produces Pandemic Guidance For Doctors, UK
Doctors may work outside their normal field of practice in the event of a pandemic according to new guidance produced by the GMC yesterday, 2 March 2009. The guidance, Pandemic Influenza: Good Medical Practice - Responsibilities of doctors in a national pandemic provides the basis for doctors’...
Discovery Of Immune Molecule That Attacks Wide Range Of Flu Viruses
The discovery of the molecule, an antibody known as CR6261, is good news for researchers who hope to design a flu vaccine that would give humans lifelong protection against a majority of influenza viruses. The antibody also has the potential to treat those who are unvaccinated and become infected with...
Supermarket Pharmacies Urged To ‘Get Smart’ About Free Antibiotics
As influenza season shifts into high gear, with 24 states now reporting widespread activity, the nation’s infectious diseases experts are urging supermarket pharmacies with free-antibiotics promotions to educate their customers on when antibiotics are the right prescription - and when they can...
Calling For Increased Research In Flu Transmission To Prepare For Pandemic Flu Outbreak
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have completed a study to better understand the impact of infection control measures during a possible flu pandemic. Their study focused on the likelihood of the transmission of flu from individuals showing no symptoms (asymptomatic) or from individuals who are infected...
New Study Compares Avian Flu With A Notorious Killer From The Past
In the waning months of the First World War, a lethal virus known as the Spanish flu (influenza A, subtype H1N1), swept the United States, Europe and Asia in three convulsive waves. The year was 1918. The ensuing pandemic claimed up to 100 million victims, most of whom succumbed to severe respiratory...