Latest Pandemics Stories

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Scientists writing in the journal Science say they have found a new class of influenza drug is effective against drug-resistant strains of the flu virus. University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers published details about the development of a new drug candidate that is capable of preventing flu virus from spreading from one cell to the next. So far, the drug has tested successfully in mice trials, using lethal strains of the flu...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Despite promoting its benefits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the flu vaccine has been largely ineffective this season. The vaccine was mostly ineffective for people 65 and older, partially explaining why the season’s hospitalization and death rates have been near record highs. "We know that any vaccine, including flu vaccines, is less effective as you get older," Joe Bresee, chief of the...

SHERBROOKE, QC, Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Dr. Martin Richter (pharmacology), investigator with the Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel (CRCELB) at the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) and professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS), and his collaborators have identified a new function of the enzyme matriptase, present in the human respiratory system, that can activate a viral protein involved in...

Three Scranton-area organizations are joining with the Office on Women’s Health, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to take action against HIV/AIDS. On March 7, 2013, Maternal and Family Health Services, United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA and The Wright Center for Primary Care will hold Stop, Think, Act: An All-Ages AIDS Empowerment Workshop at UNC’s Progressive Center in Scranton, PA. Scranton, PA (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 Three Scranton-area organizations are...

MERIDEN, Conn., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Protein Sciences Corporation announced today that Wayne Hachey, DO (Colonel, U.S. Army, ret.) has joined the Company's management as Head, Government and Clinical Affairs. Dr. Hachey is a physician who has dedicated 28 years of service to the military healthcare system, including six years as a subject matter expert advising senior Department of Defense (DoD) leadership regarding the DoD's vaccine policy. He was also responsible for...

Historic Achievement Underscores the Foundation's Commitment to HIV Prevention and Treatment Services for Marginalized and Under-Served Populations NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) today announced that it has reached the historic milestone of having raised more than $300 million for HIV prevention, treatment, advocacy, and anti-stigma programs across the globe. Founded in 1992, EJAF is one of the largest HIV/AIDS grant-making...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Last September, a Qatari man was diagnosed with a respiratory illness similar to the SARS virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this 49-year old man was the second person confirmed to have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Today, another person has been found with this virus, thereby becoming the 10th person globally since September to have contracted the virus. Five of these patients have since died from...

South Florida dangerous drugs attorneys Gonzalez & Cartwright warn consumers to take the FDA ruling seriously about false claims made by a company that produces untested flu remedies. West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) February 07, 2013 A Boca Raton, Florida-based company has received a stern written warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop making claims that a product advertised as a flu remedy has undergone strict FDA testing, according to an Associated Press article...

8,000 low-income Americans to benefit STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AmeriCares is rushing to deliver 8,000 more doses of influenza vaccine to free clinics and community health programs to stem the continuing flu epidemic. Widespread flu activity was reported last week in 42 states with seniors at the greatest risk, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the number of flu cases is starting to decline along...

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Flu Epidemic hitting America like a tsunami, handkerchief maker My Hanky Inc. has been working around the clock to fulfill orders. People everywhere are looking for a good quality handkerchief that can help prevent the spread of the flu. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130131/NY51973 )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130123/NY47379LOGO-b ) "People are doing anything they can to either contain or prevent the...