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Decrypt the secret virus causing pandemic 1918
A group of genes that help the H1N1 virus enter the lungs and cause inflammation is the way they took tens of millions of people in the pandemic 90 years ago.
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Children born in the fall are more likely to get asthma
Babies born in the fall months, right before the peak of the cold and flu season, are more likely to develop breast milk than babies born in other seasons.
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Vietnam tested bird flu vaccine on humans
On April 19, at the Military Medical Academy, 30 volunteers were practitioners and cadres of the Military Medical Academy who injected the first H5N1 vaccine produced by…
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Why do flu spread in winter
Influenza viruses reinforce and protect themselves with a fat shell in cold weather - this finding helps explain why winter is often more susceptible to flu. The team at…
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Explain the spread of flu in 1918
MIT researchers have discovered two mutations in the H1N1 virus causing bird flu, the main cause of the 1918 pandemic spreading throughout Europe and killing 50 million…
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Newly developed flu vaccine
The flu vaccine is currently being studied and researched by scientists, adding ingredients to increase protection against three new strains of influenza virus.
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Successfully tested universal flu vaccine on people
Acambis, the Anglo-American Biotechnology Company, has just announced to test a successful step 1 of human influenza A vaccine. The vaccine, pioneered by researchers at…
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New discovery about the immune system
A mechanism that regulates the immune system that can cause summer flu and other allergies has recently been discovered by scientists. They hope to find therapies to hel…
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Bird flu can spread indirectly
H5N1 virus can cling to the ground, or mix in poultry manure, thereby spreading indirectly through humans. It is confirmed in the report published on 16-1 by the World H…
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How does flu virus attack humans?
Influenza virus floats in the air after being released from the patient's saliva. This virus is very popular with cold air and low humidity. From there, they become infe…
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One more Chinese person died of bird flu
According to China's Ministry of Health, the country has just had more deaths from bird flu. Initial information said the victim did not contact chickens, dead ducks and…
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Vitamin C does not help reduce the chance of getting the flu
If you are a person who has a habit of taking vitamin C every day, it is because of you
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The risk of disease with humans in the 21st century
Not only new diseases such as influenza epidemic, acute respiratory syndrome - SARS, the world health experts are also concerned about the return of many old diseases su…
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The fetus is resistant to influenza
A new study shows that developing fetuses are resistant to the flu vaccine that is injected into the mother. This finding may help end the debate about how the immune sy…
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Be wary of Paracetamol
Paracetamol is an analgesic, antipyretic, little side effect, effective and quite safe. However, if you take an overdose or consider it as an antidote to alcohol, it wil…