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New Field-deployable Biosensor Detects Avian Influenza Virus In Minutes Instead Of Days (October 2, 2007) -- Quick identification of avian influenza infection in poultry is critical to controlling outbreaks, but current detection methods can require several days to produce results. A new biosensor can ... > full story

Avian Flu In Humans Had Multiple Effects: Can Even Cross Placenta To Fetus (September 28, 2007) -- H5N1 influenza, also known as avian influenza, is considered a major global threat to human health, with high fatality rates. Studies of human H5N1 victims shed light on the anatomic distribution of ... > full story

Nosespray Vaccine Using Aloe Vera Has Exciting Potential, Researcher Says (September 28, 2007) -- Researchers are participating in developing a medicine that is worth sneezing about: a treatment for influenza that forms a jelly when sprayed into the ... > full story

How To Assess Benefits Of Influenza Vaccine In The Elderly (September 27, 2007) -- Each year, seasonal flu kills approximately 36,000 people in the United States, most over age 70. Yet little is known about the benefit of influenza vaccine in older seniors. In a new article ... > full story

Detecting Bird Flu: New Lab-on-chip Identifies H5N1 In Thirty Minutes (September 25, 2007) -- Scientists have developed a miniature device that, if successfully commercialized, could be deployed in affected regions for preemptive surveillance of a nascent avian flu epidemic. The device can ... > full story

Flu Virus Trots Globe During Off Season, Mixes With Other Viral Strains (September 21, 2007) -- The influenza A virus does not lie dormant during summer but migrates globally and mixes with other viral strains before returning to the Northern Hemisphere as a genetically different virus, ... > full story

Annual Flu Shot Cuts Need For Doctors' Visits, Hospitalization Among Children (September 4, 2007) -- Children under the age of 5 who receive an annual flu shot have a greatly reduced risk of needing to see their doctor or be admitted to the hospital because of flu-related illness. Vaccinating only ... > full story

Humans Spread Bird Flu To Humans in Indonesia (August 29, 2007) -- In the first systematic, statistical analysis of its kind, infectious disease modeling experts confirm that the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in 2006 spread between a small number of people within a ... > full story

Influenza Survey Uncovers Key Differences Between Bird Flu And Human Flu (August 24, 2007) -- Scientists have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans. Specific mutations linked to immune suppression and viral replications differ ... > full story

Antigen Sparing Strategy Could Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Production (August 22, 2007) -- A strategy to boost worldwide production of the bird flu vaccine could mean many more people receive the vaccine, boosting efforts to contain any future pandemic. The vaccine appears to be an ... > full story

New Study Of Toronto SARS Patients Reveals Potential For Future Identification Of Aggressive Cases (August 21, 2007) -- Researchers have revealed that measuring the expression of certain genes during the early stages of illness may be able to predict a patient's risk of developing serious or even fatal complications ... > full story

Most Flu Shot Plans Do Not Address How To Vaccinate Hard-to-reach Populations (August 17, 2007) -- Most flu immunization plans in the United States do not address how to vaccinate hard-to-reach populations -- undocumented immigrants, substance users, the homeless, homebound elderly, and minorities ... > full story

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Flu vaccine -- The flu vaccine is a vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus. The annually updated trivalent flu vaccine for the 2005-2006 season consists of hemagglutinin (HA) surface ... > full article

Avian flu -- Avian flu (also "bird flu", "avian influenza", "bird influenza"), means "flu from viruses adapted to birds", but is sometimes mistakenly used to refer to both other flu subsets (such as H5N1 flu) or ... > full article

Pandemic -- A pandemic is an epidemic (an outbreak of an infectious disease) that spreads worldwide, or at least across a large region. There have been a number of significant pandemics in human history, ... > full article

Spanish flu -- The Spanish Flu Pandemic, also known as La Grippe Espagnole, or La Pesadilla, was an unusually severe and deadly strain of avian influenza, a viral infectious disease, that killed some 50 million to ... > full article

Influenza pandemic -- An influenza pandemic is a large scale epidemic of the influenza virus, such as the 1918 Spanish flu. The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that there is a substantial risk of an influenza ... > full article

H5N1 -- H5N1 is an avian influenza virus subtype. The H5N1 flu is what is commonly meant when talking of "bird flu" or "avian influenza". It is a viral disease that causes illness in many species including ... > full article

Incubation period -- Incubation period, also called the latent period or latency period, is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, or chemical or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first ... > full article

Global spread of H5N1 in 2006 -- The global spread of (highly pathogenic) H5N1 in birds is considered a significant pandemic threat. While prior H5N1 strains have been known, they were significantly different from the current H5N1 ... > full article

Upper respiratory tract infection -- Upper respiratory infections, commonly referred to the acronym URI, is the illness caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx, or bronchi. ... > full article

Pathogen -- A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host. The term is most often used for agents that disrupt the normal physiology of a multicellular animal or ... > full article

The Singing Life of Birds : The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong
Listen to birds sing as you"ve never listened before, as the world-renowned birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma takes you on personal journeys of discovery and intrigue. Read stories of wrens and ... > read more

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
The Sibley Guide to Birds has quickly become the new standard of excellence in bird identification guides, covering more than 810 North American birds in amazing detail. Now comes a new portable ... > read more

Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small
Want to learn how to speak the language of critters, large and small? Easy-to-read and understand, Ted Andrews's bestselling Animal Speak shows readers how to identify his or her animal totem and ... > read more

The Hot Zone : A Terrifying True Story
The dramatic and chilling story of an Ebola virus outbreak in a surburban Washington, D.C. laboratory, with descriptions of frightening historical epidemics of rare and lethal viruses. More ... > read more

Cancer in Dogs & Cats: Medical & Surgical Management
Biology of cancer...principles of diagnosis...using ultrasound, CT and MRI...chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy protocols and treatment results...clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment for ... > read more

Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, 2006 (Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment)
Concise, Authoritative Answers on Every Aspect of Inpatient and Outpatient Care! Includes free access to CMDT online, a (U.S.) value! Now celebrating 45 years, CMDT delivers authoritative, timely ... > read more

Nursing 2006 Drug Handbook (Nursing Drug Handbook) [26th Edition] (Nursing Drug Handbook)
The best-selling nursing drug handbook for 26 years is now in its fully updated 2006 edition. Organized by therapeutic class, Nursing2006 Drug Handbook provides quick access to current, accurate ... > read more

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
University of Washington. Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders Series. Text for clinical psychologists or psychiatrists giving an overview of borderline personality disorder and presenting ... > read more

Syncrometer Science Laboratory Manual (Syncrometer Science Laboratory Manual Series, 1)
There are 3 kinds of investigations that can be made with a syncrometer; 1.You can detect entities in your body, taken as a whole. For example, mercury aflatoxin, Streptococcus pneumonia, Epstein ... > read more

Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You
An indispensable and timely guide, Risk is the authority for assessing threats to your health and safety.We continually face new risks in our world. This essential family reference will help you ... > read more

 
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