Over 5,500 rare diseases have been identified(1) of which less than 10% are currently being treated(2), presenting a significant unmet medical need. Despite the rarity of each condition, the number…
Over 5,500 rare diseases have been identified(1) of which less than 10% are currently being treated(2), presenting a significant unmet medical need. Despite the rarity of each condition, the number…
A new study in human cells has singled out a molecule that specifically directs immune cells to develop the capability to produce an allergic response. The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal…
Allergies and asthma are a continuing health problem in most developed countries, but just how do these ailments develop over the course of a childhood? In a population-based study designed to…
It is not too late for those who have not been immunized against the novel H1N1 influenza A virus or seasonal influenza to protect themselves from a potentially serious and possibly…
There is a surplus of about 5,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine in Nunavut, according to health officials.The leftover doses are in every community across Nunavut, the Health Department says.Officials…
After doing immunizations at about 100 schools and offering community events geared toward people at greatest risk, the Polk County Health Department says its clinics are open to anyone who…
Washington (SmartAboutHealth) – The H1N1 swine flu has dominated headlines for months now, but with the number of cases appearing to shrink, can we stop worrying about the virus?
The H1N1 swine…
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health is still waiting for the 1.2 million doses of Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine earlier committed by the World Health Organization.Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and WHO Director…
PIERRE – More than 2,000 South Dakotans have had laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza and an estimated 50 times that many have had H1N1 but not been ill enough to seek…
Canadian scientists have helped make a discovery that might explain why some people develop severe illness when infected with H1N1 flu and others don’t.The researchers from Toronto’s University Health Network found…
Dr Brian Dunn, Chairman of the BMA’s Northern Ireland General Practitioner Committee has responded “with disappointment” to yesterday’s comments about the H1N1 vaccination programme that have been made by Mr…
OTTAWA — As cities across the country announce plans to wrap up their mass H1N1 vaccination clinics, federal officials said Wednesday that about one-third of Canadians have so far rolled up their…
A new study from researchers at the UK Medical Research Council and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) projects that the severity of the H1N1 flu during the autumn-winter…
H1N1 vaccine is now available to all residents in Maryland and Georgia, state health officials announced. The two states join a growing number of state and local governments expanding the availability…
Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The…
The number of severe new cases of H1N1 flu in B.C. dropped sharply over the past week.
Three more people died in the province – two on Vancouver Island and one in…
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