Antibodies are a tricky thing. Some confer protection for years, some a lifetime. To help explain, Eric Altschuler discusses new findings about the 1918 pandemic flu virus
Pandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on Friday
Pandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on Friday
Attorneys will attempt to show that vaccines with the thimerosal preservative triggers symptoms of autism
This year's flu season has shaped up to be the worst in three years, partly because the vaccine didn't work well against the viruses that made most people sick
Hong Kong officials gave kindergarten and primary school kids an early break for the Easter holiday in the midst of a widespread flu outbreak.
A CDC survey finds that American adults are failing to get themselves immunized, putting themselves at unnecessary risk for disease
Most of us know that dragging ourselves to work when we're sick is a really bad move. Unfortunately, not all of our co-workers have gotten the memo during this cold and flu season.
Some major US airports are offering flu shots to travelers as they pass through security checkpoints
Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentKelly Ripa left the set of Live with Regis & Kelly halfway through Tuesday morning's telecast, and Regis Philbin explained later in the show that she had not been feeling well.
Antibodies are a tricky thing. Some confer protection for years, some a lifetime. To help explain, Eric Altschuler discusses new findings about the 1918 pandemic flu virus
Pandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on Friday
Pandemic flu, not terrorism, is the most serious risk to the U.K. public, says Britain's first ever national threat assessment, published on Friday
Attorneys will attempt to show that vaccines with the thimerosal preservative triggers symptoms of autism
This year's flu season has shaped up to be the worst in three years, partly because the vaccine didn't work well against the viruses that made most people sick
Hong Kong officials gave kindergarten and primary school kids an early break for the Easter holiday in the midst of a widespread flu outbreak.
A CDC survey finds that American adults are failing to get themselves immunized, putting themselves at unnecessary risk for disease
Most of us know that dragging ourselves to work when we're sick is a really bad move. Unfortunately, not all of our co-workers have gotten the memo during this cold and flu season.
Some major US airports are offering flu shots to travelers as they pass through security checkpoints
Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentKelly Ripa left the set of Live with Regis & Kelly halfway through Tuesday morning's telecast, and Regis Philbin explained later in the show that she had not been feeling well.
FDA panelists this week will scrutinize the safety of certain drugs approved for children - including anti-viral and anti-asthma drugs from Glaxo, Roche and Novartis - in meetings that could have wider implications for the industry.
When cold and flu season comes around, many people head to their medicine cabinets in search of relief. But a trip to the kitchen may be the smarter move.
With cold and flu season comes time-honored traditions for relief and prevention: Feed a fever, starve a cold. Wear warm clothes. Eat chicken soup.
After years of shortages and confusion, this fall promises plenty of flu vaccine to go around -- up to 132 million doses, more than the nation has ever produced
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Fast flu tests, which drastically cut the time to diagnose a patient with influenza or not, are helping doctors better treat the illness, according to a recent study and medical experts.
Centuries ago, people believed epidemics were caused by the stars' influence, thereby giving influenza its name.
More than two million Muslims are converging on the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia for The Hajj, Islam's annual pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammad.
Employers should look out for common strains of influenza, which can quickly spread through an organization and severely damage the bottom line - to the tune of nearly $10 billion in paid sick leave nationwide, according a study released Monday by a global outplacement consultant.
Cold and flu season is just getting under way in the United States. Before it's over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts, up to 20 percent of Americans will suffer from the flu.
Here's the good news for consumers: There's no flu vaccine shortage this year; in fact, 2006 will probably be a record year for vaccine production.
Common misconceptions about influenza and the flu vaccine may be preventing people from getting vaccinated, a new survey has found.
With more than 100 million doses of flu vaccine expected to be available in the United States this year, anyone who wants it should be able to get it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in September.
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Elderly people, whose immune responses typically weaken with age, can be safely protected against common influenza with doses of vaccine that are up to four times stronger than usual, researchers said Monday.
Shareholders of the troubled vaccine maker Chiron face a crucial vote in the next few days: Sell out to Novartis, or reject the drug maker's merger bid and continue to go it alone.
With flu season reaching its peak, two drugs typically prescribed to fight the virus will be ineffective this season and should not be prescribed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Saturday.
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Chiron Corp. said Wednesday it will produce fewer influenza virus vaccines than previously expected because of last year's regulatory problems, but insisted there will be enough of the vaccine for those most in need.
Drugmakers hope to prevent severe shortages of flu vaccines this year, but there could still be higher prices for shots in the coming season, according to a published report.
Authorities are doing everything possible to ensure samples of a killer influenza virus sent to more than 4,000 laboratories worldwide are destroyed before anyone becomes infected, a top U.S. disease expert says.
The World Health Organization has told laboratories to immediately destroy samples of a flu virus after a Canadian lab identified it as a strain that triggered a 1957 pandemic.
With Pope John Paul II hospitalized for an acute respiratory infection, CNN Anchor Aaron Brown spoke with Father Tom Reese, editor-in-chief of "America" and the author of "Archbishop, Inside the Power Structure of the Catholic Church;" CNN Analyst Delia Gallagher at Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic; and Dr. John Cahill of St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York.
Pope John Paul II's condition stabilized Wednesday morning following overnight hospital treatment for an acute respiratory infection, a papal spokesman said.
Pope John Paul II was taken to a hospital late Tuesday with an acute respiratory infection, hours after aides announced he was suffering from the flu, the Vatican said.
First, it's a scratchy throat. Next, the watery eyes. Then, the dreaded runny nose. Your personal cold and flu season has begun.
Concerned about the flu vaccine shortage at home, U.S. public health officials are examining the defenses against a global flu outbreak -- and they don't like what they see.
The UK government has extended by three months a ban on the production of influenza vaccine at Chiron Corp.'s plant in Britain.
Two months after a flu vaccine shortage prompted rations and long lines, the U.S. government is expanding its stockpile.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine for use in the United States.
The ranking minority member of a House committee on Wednesday blasted the Food and Drug Administration, saying it failed to properly address problems that may have led to a shortage of flu vaccine.
As the flu season nears, companies forced to cut back or cancel their flu vaccine programs are coming up with alternatives in a bid to keep employees healthy.
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A new national poll suggests most Americans do not blame President Bush for the current shortage of flu vaccine.
Texas and Connecticut joined Kansas and Florida last week in filing suits against a flu vaccine wholesaler for trying to sell scarce supplies of the immunization for 10 times the normal market value.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - MedImmune Inc. will provide an additional 1 million doses of its FluMist nasal spray vaccine to the U.S. market this year to help the country cope with a shortage of flu shots, health officials said Thursday.
The number of flu cases in the nation is lower than usual at this time of year, a top U.S. health official said on Wednesday.
Drug manufacturer Chiron Corp. was preparing to announce it wouldn't release any flu vaccine to the United States a week before British health regulators forced it to pull the vaccine from the market due to contamination concerns, and ahead of a statement from the company that it would deliver the flu shots on time, according to a published report.
Drug maker Aventis-Pasteur has found an additional 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine that it will deliver to the United States in January, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday.
The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is "not a health crisis," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, urging people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation's limited number of vaccines.
John Kerry travels to the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Ohio on Tuesday, a day after urging voters in another key state -- Florida -- to cast their ballots early.
A flu season made worse by a shortage of flu vaccine could cost the U.S. economy about $20 billion in health care costs and employee absences, according to a published report Monday.
None of the influenza vaccine produced by Chiron Corp. in its Liverpool, England plant is salvageable, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.
This week, one issue hit home with voters and forced the candidates to re-think their scripts. The issue even walked off with the Political Play of the Week.
Nearly 50 people waited for two hours to get the highly sought after flu shot at one Manhattan clinic.
Flu vaccine maker Chiron Corp. said Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an informal inquiry into the company's handling of regulators' halt on its flu vaccine operation.
U.S. hospitals have been actively solicited by pharmaceutical distributors, who are offering the flu vaccine at vastly inflated prices, since the supply has been cut in half due to Chiron Corp.'s plant contamination problems, a survey said Wednesday.
Flu vaccines are being distributed for people considered most at risk this flu season according to new criteria released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Chiron Corp., the company that made the flu vaccine that was pulled from the market last week due to safety concerns, has received a federal grand jury subpoena about problems with the drug, the company said Tuesday.
Doctors' leaders in Britain are warning that the licence suspension of a major flu vaccine supplier will have a "significant impact" on the UK's immunization program.
Public health officials predicted a flu vaccine shortage in the United States this season after Chiron Corp. said Tuesday it won't be able to make millions of doses of the vaccine due to problems at its British plant.
The Dow declined and the broader market drifted Tuesday as investors eyed record high oil prices and some disappointing quarterly earnings forecasts.
With the markets struggling to get past soaring oil prices, two money managers appeared on CNNfn to suggest some plays in the drug, financial and beverage sectors.
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With summer waiting around the corner and mosquitoes beginning to buzz, the United States is poised for a third epidemic year of West Nile virus, experts warn.
Influenza activity appears to have peaked in the United States, with the number of states reporting cases dropping sharply, according to federal officials.
This year's flu vaccine had little or no effectiveness against influenza-like illnesses, according to a preliminary study released Thursday.
Influenza activity appears to be on the downturn in the United States, even as federal officials report more than 90 children have died of the flu this season.
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Imagine receiving a "fat shot" to prevent obesity--the same way you get a flu shot to prevent influenza. Farfetched? Not according to a recent study in the International Journal of Obesity. The rep...
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