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NIH Scientists Discover Why Flu Virus Spreads in Cold Weather

A finding by a team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health may account for why the flu virus is more infectious in cold winter temperatures than during the warmer months. Briefly, at winter temperatures, the virus's outer covering, or envelope, hardens to a ...More

March 3, 2008

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Researchers Discover New Battleground for Viruses and Immune Cells

Vaccines have led to many of the world's greatest public health triumphs, but many deadly viruses, such as HIV, still elude the best efforts of scientists to develop effective vaccines against them. An improved understanding of how the immune system operates during a viral ...More

February 5, 2008

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Experts Publish Groundbreaking Research to Aid Malaria Eradication Efforts

Leading research scientists, physicians, and public health specialists from around the world have published new insights into the international burden of malaria and how the global community can best combat the disease, it was announced today by malaria experts at the ...More

January 7, 2008

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New Software to Aid Early Detection of Infectious Disease Outbreaks

A newly released software program will let health authorities at the site of an infectious disease outbreak quickly analyze data, speeding the detection of new cases and the implementation of effective interventions. The program, called TranStat, was developed by a team of ...More

December 7, 2007

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NIH Scientists Target Future Pandemic Strains of H5N1 Avian Influenza

Preparing vaccines and therapeutics that target a future mutant strain of H5N1 influenza virus sounds like science fiction, but it may be possible, according to a team of scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the ...More

August 10, 2007

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Antibiotics Not Necessary to Treat Most Abscesses, Even in the Presence of MRSA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A 30-year review of the medical literature concerning a common skin infection reveals that abscesses treated by simple incision and drainage heal just as well as those treated with incision, drainage and antibiotics. An article appearing online in the ...More

April 11, 2007

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NIH Establishes Center of Excellence for Influenza Research at Mount Sinai

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that Mount Sinai School of Medicine is a new Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance. NIAID is awarding $23 million per ...More

April 2, 2007

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Researchers Find Surprising Pattern of Influenza Spread in South America and Tropics

Researchers studying influenza transmission patterns in the Southern Hemisphere and in tropical areas, specifically Brazil, uncovered the unexpected finding that each season influenza travels from low populated regions near the equator to the more populated centers. Their ...More

March 22, 2007

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2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible

The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), announces that the entire genetic blueprints of more than 2,000 human and avian influenza viruses taken from samples around the world have been completed ...More

February 21, 2007

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Researcher Finds That Drug Interaction Inhibits Tamiflu

Public health officials are counting on the anti-viral drug Tamiflu to be a critical weapon in the event of an influenza pandemic. But a recently completed study at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy indicates that the drug can be rendered ineffective in ...More

October 31, 2006

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