H5N1 avian flu virus vaccine induces immune responses in healthy adults
...s to prepare for the possible emergence of a human pandemic of H5N1 avian influenza," notes NIH Director Elias...als worldwide. The potential for a human avian flu pandemic looms large, say experts, as daily reports indicate an increasing spread of infection in bird popula...Bird-flu vaccine works at high doses; Focus turns to ways to stretch vaccine supply
...vaccine, as officials work to head off a potential pandemic of bird flu. The disease has claimed the lives of ...s to prepare for the possible emergence of a human pandemic of H5N1 avian influenza," noted NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "We are working hard to addres...Medical experts: US unlikely to have enough vaccines to stop avian flu
...vaccine or antiviral medication to stop a bird flu pandemic should the virus mutate into a form that can be sp...kpiles of vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent a pandemic within the next three years. The same experts gave a median estimate of 15 percent for the probabili...Study outlines genetic differences between potential pandemic influenza strains
...ates with the potential to cause a human influenza pandemic is getting more genetically diverse, which makes studying the virus more complex and heightens the need for increased surveillance. She expects further continued diversity in the future. "Change is the only constant. Only time will tell whether the...Avantogen and Hawaii Biotech to combine vaccine businesses
...ity of vaccine product needed to address worldwide pandemic diseases such as Influenza. We also see worldwide potential for the development of the West Nile and Dengue Fever vaccines." "We have explored a number of options over the past year for the development of our vaccine business," added David G. Watumul......res this structure to the same proteins from other pandemic influenza A viruses, including the deadly 1918 virus. Further, they discuss a potential route whereby H5N1 might mutate and acquire human specificity. The work also describes the application of a new technology called glycan microarrays, which can be...How can we protect patients with weakened immune systems from influenza?
...ed concerns over potential threats -- an avian flu pandemic or the use of flu as a weapon of biological warfar... program. "Even if the worst-case scenarios of flu pandemic or weaponized flu attack do not occur in the next few years, we will have greater understanding of h...Two papers win the Lancet's Paper of The Year 2005
...the characterization of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic virus have won The Lancet's Paper of the Year 2005...zation of the reconstructed 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic virus" published in Science--used the full genome sequence to recreate the virus and study its effe...Modeling shows containment could delay, not prevent, pandemic flu
... but containment alone is not enough to stop a flu pandemic from occurring. Through mathematical modeling, t...ment efforts could likely double the time before a pandemic appears. The researchers conclude that containment should be just one element of a multi-pronged pre...ACPM conference to feature research findings, practice innovations in preventive medicine
..., and industry sectors, will address the threat of pandemic influenza and avian flu. Other highlights will include the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and CDC-sponsored Task Force on Community Preventive Services providing updates on the most recent preventive health recommendations. In addition to the f...GlaxoSmithKline funds $1.65 million effort for UNC-Duke public health care partnership
...odels that can be applied to both the African AIDS pandemic and to North Carolina, where rates of infection continue to climb among underserved populations. The project seeks to design culturally appropriate research projects to understand and address cultural, economic and other barriers to effective HIV/AID...Scientists develop potential pandemic influenza vaccine in mice
... fertilised eggs would be needed to produce enough pandemic vaccine for 1.2 billion people worldwide at high-risk. However, in the event of a pandemic, ensuring the availability of fertilised chicken eggs would be problematic since H5N1 viruses are highly virulent in poultry. An egg-based vaccine would also ...International Journal of Epidemiology obesity special
...he external factors that contribute to the obesity pandemic such as the low cost of highly refined oils and ca...s. "However, the prospects of halting the obesity pandemic within the foreseeable future appear remote as most countries will not be able to afford any measure...UCI joins international effort to model influenza outbreaks
...ive years to develop computer-based simulations of pandemic flu and other infectious disease outbreaks. The re...thematical models that evaluate the risk of future pandemic strains. The team includes Steven Frank, UCI professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and Nanc...Mathematics and statistics combat epidemics & bioterror
...t and monitor infectious disease outbreaks such as pandemic influenza; what fraction of the population must be observed to have a reasonable chance to detect important problems; and how we should deal with reporting delays and missing data. We anticipate addressing these gaps with the MIDAS grant and combinin...UNC nutrition researchers dispute claims that obesity problem is exaggerated
...oduces overwhelming evidence of the global obesity pandemic and the strong adverse consequences of obesity." Among the health consequences they cite as arising at least in part from overweight and obesity are hypertension, cholesterol problems, insulin resistance, cancers of the colon, breast, esophagus, endo...Pollution puts fat rats at heart attack risk
...blic health and environmental policy." The growing pandemic of obesity, pre-diabetic metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes is creating a new generation of cardiovascular dysfunction--such as heart disease or stroke--that is increasingly influenced by the external environment. Russell's research team--includi...St. Jude conducts first large-scale bird flu genome study
... in a way that would allow it to cause a worldwide pandemic in humans. "These studies provide the first fundamental insight into the evolution of influenza viruses in nature--the source of all influenza viruses that affect humans, domestic animals and birds," said Robert G. Webster, Ph.D., a member of the I...U of M hosts business planning for pandemic influenza
...s by the nation's leading experts on the issues of pandemic influenza, including U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, Michael Osterholm, director of CIDRAP, and former DHHS Secretary Tommy Thompson. Conference attendees will hear presentations that address legal, hea...Influenza pandemic will pose tough choices for use of mechanical ventilation
...idelines for triage of mechanical ventilators in a pandemic or bioterrorist attack. "When a large-scale pandemic does occur, we're simply going to run out of resources," comments Dr. Hick. "We need to be talking ...