The Flu News Blog

Soup for the SoulMinneapolis Star Tribune - In minutes, cold- and flu-fighting antidotes were holding court, everybody with a trusty remedy in mind. A teaspoon or two And to this day, I have few memories of childhood winter colds, just the gustatory pleasure of those soups. Years later during
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India to Cull 2.7 Million Chickens as Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads Bloomberg - Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — India will cull as many as 2.7 million chickens by Jan. 30 to rein in bird flu, as the disease spread to 13 of 19 districts in West Bengal state. Authorities culled 1.9 million chickens as of yesterday […]

Bird flu fears prompt bans on feeding swansDaily Yomiuri On-Line - Koichi Otsuki, head of the Avian Influenza Research Center of Kyoto Sangyo University has come out in support of such moves. “There’s a possibility bird flu could spread via feeding the birds,” he said. “In terms of the ecosystem, it’s not always a […]

Health plans want you to take controlMiami Herald - Blake’s plan also pays 100 percent of preventive care, such as vaccinations, mammograms and flu shots. To buffer the initial impact of a high deductible, Burger King will deposit $500 in Blake’s health savings account. Once the Blake family meets its
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Why bird flu has been kept at bay BBC Health - Bird flu viruses currently require cone-shaped glycans to infect birds, so the umbrella shape found in humans has protected most of us from avian flu. This suggests that for the H5N1 bird flu virus to become pandemic it must adapt so that it can […]