Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective immune responses following seasonal influenza v…

Until we have a better influenza vaccine, it is premature to consider mandatory vaccination for health care workers, states a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). There has been an increasing push for mandatory vaccinati…

The over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug naproxen may also exhibit antiviral activity against influenza A virus, according to a team of French scientists. The finding, the result of a structure-based investigation, is published online ahead of print…

Tamiflu-resistant strains of H1N1pdm09 (2009 pandemic Swine Flu) are being increasingly detected in community patients who never received the drug, suggesting that the resistant strains are spreading, a researcher from the World Health Organization (WH…

Seasonal epidemics of influenza result in nearly 36,000 deaths annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Current vaccines against the influenza virus elicit an antibody response specific for proteins on the outside of…

Seasonal epidemics of influenza result in nearly 36,000 deaths annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Current vaccines against the influenza virus elicit an antibody response specific for proteins on the outside of…

Researchers have determined a way to predict and protect against new strains of the flu virus, in the hope of improving immunity against the disease. Influenza is a rapidly spreading acute respiratory disease. Worldwide, annual seasonal epidemics of th…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a new case of infection with nCoV (the novel coronavirus) has been reported in Saudi Arabia – the patient has died. So far, reports of human infection have been confirmed in the United Kingdom, Qat…

People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study also found that when flu patients wear a surgical mask, the releas…

Results of New Study Published in The American Journal of Pathology Once the initial episode of influenza has passed, the chronic effects tend to be overlooked. The results of a new study indicate that the cytokine interleukin-22 (IL-22) plays a critic…