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Mike Critelli introduces Allviant’s CarePass technology at CHVI event

Dossia Chairman Mike Critelli, a recognized innovator in health benefits and workforce wellness, introduced Allviant Corporation’s CarePass™ technology at the Center for Health Value Innovation (CHVI) event on February 2 in Washington, D.C.

4 Feb 2010

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announces fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

4 Feb 2010

Amantadine binds to and blocks critical M2 proton channel necessary for influenza virus to infect healthy cells

Antiviral drugs block influenza A viruses from reproducing and spreading by attaching to a site within a proton channel necessary for the virus to infect healthy cells, according to a research project led by Iowa State University's Mei Hong and published in the Feb. 4 issue of the journal Nature.

4 Feb 2010

Providing Tamiflu and educating on sanitizer use helped to stop spread of H1N1 at boys' summer camp

Providing preventive Tamiflu and educating and emphasizing the need for repeated hand sanitizer use and disinfectant spray helped stop the spread of H1N1 influenza at a boys' summer camp in northern Alabama, according the co-director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

4 Feb 2010

Vaccination against seasonal influenza produces protective immune response in infants

Vaccination against seasonal influenza is safe and produces a protective immune response in infants as young as 6 to 12 weeks, concludes a study in the February issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

4 Feb 2010

Mandatory flu shot program increases vaccination rate to more than 98% in BJC HealthCare

Making flu shots mandatory in 2008 dramatically increased the vaccination rate among St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare's nearly 26,000 employees to more than 98 percent, according to a report now online in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

4 Feb 2010

New York Times examines WHO process for getting H1N1 vaccines to countries in need

The New York Times examines the WHO's role as a "clearinghouse" for getting the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine to lower income nations. Though H1N1 has died down in North America and many wealthier nations "are trying to get rid of their [vaccine] surpluses," the virus continues to circulate in regions of North Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, according to the newspaper.

3 Feb 2010

BD Diagnostics launches Be a Flu Fighter initiative to increase awareness and prevent influenza

BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), today announced the launch of the Be a Flu Fighter initiative, aimed at increasing awareness and prevention of influenza.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 3 Feb 2010

Penn Medicine experts available to offer medical insight and commentary during 2010 Winter Olympics

Experts from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are available to offer expert medical insight and commentary during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver on issues ranging from the effects of performance enhancing drugs to concerns about the spread of novel H1N1, head trauma and more.

3 Feb 2010

New device to eliminate pathogenic bacteria and viruses

A revolutionary new device is being launched today with the technology to eradicate 99.9999% of pathogenic airborne and surface bacteria and viruses.

3 Feb 2010

CTS: More people are being admitted to Canadian hospitals each year with COPD

A review of Canadian data by the nation's leading lung specialists has provided the factual evidence to support what respirologists across the country have been suspecting for some time. Shockingly, more people are being admitted to Canadian hospitals each year with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than any other major chronic illness (including heart attacks) and that number has been increasing dramatically in recent years.

2 Feb 2010

Pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from seasonal flu

Current research suggests that pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from the seasonal flu, yet does not result in the pathogenic severity of avian flu viruses.

2 Feb 2010

Romark Laboratories commences enrollment in Alinia clinical trial for acute uncomplicated influenza

Romark Laboratories announced that it has initiated enrollment of patients in a clinical trial of Alinia® (nitazoxanide) for treating acute uncomplicated influenza including illness caused by the currently circulating H1N1 strain.

1 Feb 2010

Study identifies key demographic and psychological factors that predict protective behaviour during pandemics

A study that looked at how people behave during pandemics has identified key demographic and psychological factors that may predict protective behaviours. The study is published online today, 30th January 2010, in the British Journal of Health Psychology.

30 Jan 2010

Canada to donate 5m doses of H1N1 vaccine to WHO; agency has received commitment of 200m vaccines

The Canadian government on Thursday announced the country would donate five million doses of H1N1 vaccines to the WHO from the country's current surplus, the Canadian Press reports (Branswell, 1/28).

30 Jan 2010

Agent-enhanced CT scan plays a supporting role in diagnosing severe cases of H1N1 flu virus

Published reports on the usefulness of CT scans for complicated H1N1 cases have spurred use of these procedures in U.S. hospitals. According to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information, this opens up a pathway of diagnostics for physicians and overall is a positive sign not only for the technology but also for companies making chemical agents for procedures.

29 Jan 2010

Flu News and Research

Mike Critelli introduces Allviant’s CarePass technology at CHVI event

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals announces fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results

Amantadine binds to and blocks critical M2 proton channel necessary for influenza virus to infect healthy cells

Providing Tamiflu and educating on sanitizer use helped to stop spread of H1N1 at boys' summer camp

Vaccination against seasonal influenza produces protective immune response in infants

Mandatory flu shot program increases vaccination rate to more than 98% in BJC HealthCare

New York Times examines WHO process for getting H1N1 vaccines to countries in need

BD Diagnostics launches Be a Flu Fighter initiative to increase awareness and prevent influenza

Penn Medicine experts available to offer medical insight and commentary during 2010 Winter Olympics

New device to eliminate pathogenic bacteria and viruses

CTS: More people are being admitted to Canadian hospitals each year with COPD

Pandemic H1N1 influenza of swine origin has distinct means of transmission from seasonal flu

Romark Laboratories commences enrollment in Alinia clinical trial for acute uncomplicated influenza

Study identifies key demographic and psychological factors that predict protective behaviour during pandemics

Canada to donate 5m doses of H1N1 vaccine to WHO; agency has received commitment of 200m vaccines

Agent-enhanced CT scan plays a supporting role in diagnosing severe cases of H1N1 flu virus

WellPoint's profits are up; CEO says premiums would rise under health overhaul

Procter & Gamble reports increased net sales for October - December quarter

National contest invites teens and teachers to participate in flu prevention campaign

BD announces first-quarter fiscal 2010 results

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