Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

ID Biomedical awarded US$9.5 million to develop its cell culture-based influenza vaccine

ID Biomedical awarded US$9.5 million to develop its cell culture-based influenza vaccine

Last year over 36,000 Americans died from exposure to the flu

Last year over 36,000 Americans died from exposure to the flu

Researchers have decoded the genome of Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' disease

Researchers have decoded the genome of Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' disease

Chiron CEO to appear before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

Chiron CEO to appear before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

Hong Kong health commitment pledged in Sweden

Hong Kong health commitment pledged in Sweden

Outbreak of whooping cough in South Australia

Outbreak of whooping cough in South Australia

Two new cases of leptospirosis confirmed in Hong Kong

Two new cases of leptospirosis confirmed in Hong Kong

Hong Kong influenza vaccination to start November

Hong Kong influenza vaccination to start November

Five new human cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Mississippi

Five new human cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Mississippi

Drug companies and FDA crack down on Canadian drug importation to protect profits

Drug companies and FDA crack down on Canadian drug importation to protect profits

CDC reports that too few young children are protected against influenza

CDC reports that too few young children are protected against influenza

Allow genomic information to be freely available on the internet

Allow genomic information to be freely available on the internet

Pneumonia could be treatable by the oral antibiotic amoxicillin rather than injectable penicillin

Pneumonia could be treatable by the oral antibiotic amoxicillin rather than injectable penicillin

Auckland kids are five times more likely than those in other developed countries to need hospital admission for pneumonia

Auckland kids are five times more likely than those in other developed countries to need hospital admission for pneumonia

Research may lead to alternatives to antibiotic drugs for treating bacterial diseases

Research may lead to alternatives to antibiotic drugs for treating bacterial diseases

American Lung Association launches online flu shot locator

American Lung Association launches online flu shot locator

Potential new way to control drug-resistant bacteria

Potential new way to control drug-resistant bacteria

Nanowires could be used to sense thousands of different viruses

Nanowires could be used to sense thousands of different viruses

THC in marijuana may block the spread of forms of cancer causing herpes viruses

THC in marijuana may block the spread of forms of cancer causing herpes viruses

Whooping cough at epidemic levels in New Zealand

Whooping cough at epidemic levels in New Zealand