According to Public Health England, the UK is being gripped by the deadly “Aussie Flu” with cases soaring over 48% over the past 7 days. These cases have seen UK GP Surgeries and Hospitals struggling to cope during Christmas period.…
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Aussie flu H3N2 outbreak to grip the UK. Should you get vaccinated? What are the Symptoms?
Tagged with: Aussie Flu, Australian Flu, flu, Flu 2017, Flu 2018, Flu deaths, Flu UK, H3N2 flu, NHS 111, Tamiflu
Posted in Aussie Flu
Posted in Aussie Flu
China’s H7N9 bird flu virus death toll hits 35
China’s state media have confirmed that three more people have died in from the new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus. These new death have raised the death toll to 35 with the number of infections rising to 130. Chinese scientists…
Tagged with: bird flu, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China bird flu, H7N9, The World Health Organization, WHO
Posted in Bird Flu
Posted in Bird Flu
Have flu outbreaks changed your perception of life insurance?
Fears of another global flu pandemic are rife amongst the world’s leading health experts. Many have believe that it’s only a matter of time until a strain of the influenza virus that is immune to the current crop of vaccines appears. If…
Third person dies from new strain of H7N9 (Bird Flu) virus in China
A third man has died from a new strain of Bird flu in China that has previously not been known to infect humans. This latest casualty to the H7N9 virus follows the deaths of two other Chinese citizens in March 2013.…
Tagged with: avian flu, bird flu, China flu, China's National Health and Family Planning Commission, flu outbreak, flu vaccine, H7N9
Posted in Flu News, Flu Strains
Posted in Flu News, Flu Strains
105 Children in the US died of Flu last season, 90% of those were not vaccinated
The Flu season is starting to wind down in the Northern Hemisphere with the US reporting that 105 children have died as a direct result of the flu virus. These recent figures are about average for the US, even though the flu…
Tagged with: CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, child flu vaccinations, flu season, flu vaccine, NSH, US flu shot
Posted in Flu Vaccines
Posted in Flu Vaccines
HPA voices concerns over drug-resistant super swine flu virus (H1N1pdm09)
The UK’s HPA (Health Protection Agency) has voiced concerns over a new drug resistant strain of swine flu. The H1N1 or swine flu virus is usually treated with Tamiflu (oseltamivir) however this new strain of the virus renders the drug “powerless”. This new strain…
Tagged with: flu outbreak 2013, H1N1pdm09, HPA, oseltamivir, superflu, Tamiflu
Posted in Flu Strains
Posted in Flu Strains
Swine flu vacine Pandemrix raises risk of narcolepsy in children
New research suggests that the swine flu jab given to hundreds of thousands of children in the UK can increase the risk of developing the sleep disorder narcolepsy. Health officials have expressed concern over the figures that show for every 55,000 doses…
Tagged with: Addenbrooke’s, flu jab, flu research, flu vaccine, GlaxoSmithKline, HPA, Liz Miller, narcolepsy, Pandemrix, Papworth, swine flu, swine flu jab
Posted in Flu Vaccines
Posted in Flu Vaccines
It’s Flu Monday, be on your guard against colds and flu
Experts has labeled today as “Flu Monday” as its the day of the year that we are most likely to catch a cold or the flu. This increased risk is caused by our immune system taking a turn for the…
Posted in Flu News
Pregnant women urged to get flu vaccination over the usual flu remedies
Experts are urging pregnant women to rethink their usual habits when treating the dreaded flu virus. Most people wouldn’t think twice before heading to the pharmacy for the latest “flu remedy” but expectant mothers have been urged to speak to their obstetrician before…
Tagged with: flu during pregnancy, flu pregnant women, flu research, flu shot, flu study, flu vaccine, flu virus, National health service, NHS, obstetrician
Posted in Flu News, Flu Vaccines
Posted in Flu News, Flu Vaccines
Study Shows Flu virus “knows when to attack”
A study in the Cell Reports journal has shown that the flu has an in-built clock which tells the virus exactly when to strike to have the maximum impact on the host. Researchers have discovered that the virus slowly accumulates…
Tagged with: Benjamin tenOever, Cell Reports journal, flu protein, flu research, Microbiology, Mount Sinai, NEP
Posted in Flu News, Flu Vaccines
Posted in Flu News, Flu Vaccines