Copyright 2010 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/birdflu/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3wyFhttp://mnt.to/f/3wyFThe two strains of the H1N1 influenza virus responsible for the 1918 and 2009 global flu pandemics do not cause disease in birds. The results of the study, published in the February issue of the Journal of General Virology, also show it is unlikely that birds played a role in the spread of the H1N1 virus in these pandemics...Swine Flu Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3whhhttp://mnt.to/f/3whhGenetic analyses of avian influenza in wild birds can help pinpoint likely carrier species and geographic hot spots where Eurasian viruses would be most likely to enter North America, according to new U.S. Geological Survey research...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3w4zhttp://mnt.to/f/3w4zNexBio, Inc. announced the initiation of a double blind placebo controlled multi-center trial in the U.S. and Mexico of DAS181 (Fludase®) for the treatment of laboratory confirmed influenza infection. DAS181 is an investigational host-targeted drug candidate that blocks entry of influenza virus into cells of the respiratory tract...Swine Flu Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3w2Yhttp://mnt.to/f/3w2Y Zimbabwe Wants To Boost Access To ART By End Of 2010, Health Minister Says Zimbabwe's government plans work with international organizations to increase the number of people receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to 300,000 by the end of the year, up from the 180,000 who currently get the drugs, Henry Madzorera, the country's health minister, said on Tues...HIV / AIDS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vLwhttp://mnt.to/f/3vLw The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public-health officials awake at night. Now, however, a study published this week (Dec...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vLrhttp://mnt.to/f/3vLrThe specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night. Now, however, a study published this week (Dec...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3vKThttp://mnt.to/f/3vKTMedicago Inc. (TSX-V: MDG) a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), reported positive interim results from a Phase I human clinical trial with its H5N1 Avian Influenza vaccine candidate ("H5N1 vaccine")...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3v86http://mnt.to/f/3v86A massive, data-crunching computer search program that matches fragments of potential drug molecules to the known shapes of viral surface proteins has identified several FDA-approved drugs that could be the basis for new medicines -- if emerging viruses such as the H5N1(avian flu) or H1N1/09 (swine flu) develop resistance to current antiviral therapies -- according to a present...Swine Flu Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3v4phttp://mnt.to/f/3v4pSurgeons and other healthcare professionals specialising in solid organ transplants have been issued with expert advice to guide them through the complex clinical issues posed by the global H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic...Transplants / Organ Donations Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3tgFhttp://mnt.to/f/3tgFNew methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University researchers say...Swine Flu Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3sz9http://mnt.to/f/3sz9An article published Online First and in the December edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases discusses the benefits and disadvantages of vaccination for children against seasonal flu. It reports that infection with "seasonal" influenza A could in fact benefit children by giving them improved immunity against pandemic strains such as the current swine flu H1N1 strain...Swine Flu Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3sfYhttp://mnt.to/f/3sfYGenes May Determine Susceptibility to H5N1 Avian Influenza A Virus Infection A new study found genetic variations in mice affect their susceptibility to and severity of H5N1 avian influenza A virus infection suggesting that humans who contract the virus may be genetically predisposed. The researchers from St...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3s4thttp://mnt.to/f/3s4tRice University scientists have won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to scrutinize the influenza A virus for clues that could lead to more effective antiviral drugs. Strains of influenza A include this year's pandemic H1N1 variety, some seasonal varieties and the much-feared H5N1 bird flu...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3rM7http://mnt.to/f/3rM7University of California, Davis, researchers studying the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, formerly referred to as "swine flu," have identified a group of immunologically important sites on the virus that are also present in seasonal flu viruses that have been circulating for years...Swine Flu Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3rFThttp://mnt.to/f/3rFT ImmuneRegen BioSciences, Inc.®, a wholly owned subsidiary of IR Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: IRBS), announced that its lead anti-influenza drug, Homspera, will be tested for efficacy against highly lethal H5N1 Avian Influenza in the laboratories of a widely respected University scientist...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3rtqhttp://mnt.to/f/3rtqAvian influenza (H5N1), rabies, plague, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), and more recently swine flu (H1N1) are all examples of diseases that have made the leap from animals to humans...Swine Flu Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3rj7http://mnt.to/f/3rj7Early Releases: 1. Earlier H1N1 Vaccination Prevents More Deaths, Saves Health Care Costs A vaccine for H1N1 influenza is anticipated to become available this fall. With the amount and timing of vaccine release still in question, policy makers struggle to set priorities regarding who should be vaccinated when...Swine Flu Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3r7Fhttp://mnt.to/f/3r7FMedicago Inc. (TSX-V: MDG) a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced that it has initiated a Phase I human clinical trial with its H5N1 Avian Influenza vaccine ("H5N1 vaccine"). Enrolment is ongoing and vaccination has commenced...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3pymhttp://mnt.to/f/3pymThe detection of an H1N1 virus in turkeys in Chile raises concern that poultry farms elsewhere in the world could also become infected with the pandemic flu virus currently circulating in humans, FAO said today. Chilean authorities reported on 20 August that the pandemic H1N1/2009 virus was present in turkeys in two farms near the seaport of Valparaiso, Chile...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3pyfhttp://mnt.to/f/3pyfLakewood-Amedex Inc...Swine Flu Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3pwZhttp://mnt.to/f/3pwZCurrent research suggests that viral polymerase may provide a new therapeutic target for host-adapted avian influenza. The related report by Gabriel et al, "Spread of Infection and Lymphocyte Depletion in Mice Depends on Polymerase of Influenza Virus" appears in the September 2009 issue of the American Journal of Pathology...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3pqZhttp://mnt.to/f/3pqZNexBio, Inc. announced the publication "DAS181 Inhibits H5N1 Influenza Lung Virus Infection of Human Lung Tissues" in the September, 2009 issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC). DAS181 (Fludase((R))) is an investigational drug candidate in clinical development for Influenza-Like Illness. Unlike neuraminidase inhibitors (e.g...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3pqGhttp://mnt.to/f/3pqG Medicago Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MDG) a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), announced that it has received clearance from Health Canada to commence a Phase I human clinical trial with its H5N1 Avian Influenza vaccine ("H5N1 vaccine")...Bird Flu / Avian Flu Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3ppjhttp://mnt.to/f/3ppjOrganic and Natural Beef Cattle Production Systems Offer No Major Difference in Antibiotic Susceptibility of E. coli A new study suggests that when compared to conventionally raised beef cattle, organic and natural production systems do not impact antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli O157:H7...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://mnt.to/f/3nLWhttp://mnt.to/f/3nLWAt least one strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus leaves survivors at significantly increased risk for Parkinson's disease and possibly other neurological problems later in life, according to new research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...Bird Flu / Avian Flu