Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Australian research giant begins trial of avian influenza vaccine

Australian research giant begins trial of avian influenza vaccine

Excessive use of diathermy could lead to increased haemorrhage rates

Excessive use of diathermy could lead to increased haemorrhage rates

Low levels of contamination also influence mortality rate

Low levels of contamination also influence mortality rate

Research offers hope for the millions of diabetics worldwide who take insulin injections

Research offers hope for the millions of diabetics worldwide who take insulin injections

Pfizer drug effectively treats overactive bladder symptoms

Pfizer drug effectively treats overactive bladder symptoms

Hong Kong suspends bird and poultry imports from Malaysia, after deadly H5 avian influenza was found

Hong Kong suspends bird and poultry imports from Malaysia, after deadly H5 avian influenza was found

Madeline Mann, the world's smallest surviving baby now 15

Madeline Mann, the world's smallest surviving baby now 15

Research will lead to better treatments for mastocytosis

Research will lead to better treatments for mastocytosis

Vitamin E has potential benefit in fighting colds in the elderly

Vitamin E has potential benefit in fighting colds in the elderly

Exposure to natural and man-made substances in the environment accounts for at least two-thirds of all the cases of cancer in the U.S.

Exposure to natural and man-made substances in the environment accounts for at least two-thirds of all the cases of cancer in the U.S.

Mixed effects for vitamin E against respiratory infections

Mixed effects for vitamin E against respiratory infections

Contract for the production of an investigational vaccine based on an H9N2 strain of avian influenza virus

Contract for the production of an investigational vaccine based on an H9N2 strain of avian influenza virus

Veterans Affairs patients with diabetes are better cared for than managed care patients

Veterans Affairs patients with diabetes are better cared for than managed care patients

Death rates for young children are related seasonal levels of particulate air pollution and cold temperatures

Death rates for young children are related seasonal levels of particulate air pollution and cold temperatures

Drug company fights to keep toxin in vaccines

Drug company fights to keep toxin in vaccines

Three recent deaths in Viet Nam were caused by infection with avian influenza

Three recent deaths in Viet Nam were caused by infection with avian influenza

Hong Kong seeks details on suspected bird flu cases

Hong Kong seeks details on suspected bird flu cases

Radical overhaul of layout, design and working practices is needed to prevent back pain associated with kitchen work

Radical overhaul of layout, design and working practices is needed to prevent back pain associated with kitchen work

No adverse side-effects have been observed in clinical trial of SARS vaccine

No adverse side-effects have been observed in clinical trial of SARS vaccine

First human cases of West Nile virus in Mississippi

First human cases of West Nile virus in Mississippi