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Rethinking science on pandemic-potential viruses - Duke University Duke University Rethinking science on pandemic-potential viruses Duke University By Ashley Yeager Debates over experiments subjecting ferrets to modified bird-flu strains had scientists and politicians seriously questioning how to approach and publish studies on pandemic-potential viruses. Credit: J. Smalley/NaturePL.com Making ...

Can Stuffing Germs up Ferrets Unleash a Human Pandemic? - Discover Magazine Discover Magazine Can Stuffing Germs up Ferrets Unleash a Human Pandemic? Discover Magazine The disease has caused about 340 human deaths in all, raising concerns it might someday unleash a true pandemic. But that has never occurred. The virus is adept at killing chickens and can infect mammals, but it has never spread among them. Designer Flu: How scientists made a killer virus airborne — and who should knowScience News all 2 news articles »

Public weighs in on pandemic antiviral distribution - CIDRAP Public weighs in on pandemic antiviral distribution CIDRAP May 18, 2012 (CIDRAP News) – The Institute of Medicine (IOM) yesterday shared findings of three public opinion panels on antiviral distribution during a flu pandemic, including a nod for establishing diverse alternative strategies and support for Web ...

Pandemic Influenza Table Top Exercise Begins - AllAfrica.com Pandemic Influenza Table Top Exercise Begins AllAfrica.com The Burkina Faso Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise is hosted by the government of Burkina Faso, organized by US Africa Command (AFRICOM), funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the Center ... and more »

Coldhearted: The Shot-Blocking 'Pandemic' - Grantland Coldhearted: The Shot-Blocking 'Pandemic' Grantland "NHL Home Ice" on SiriusXM radio likened it more to biological warfare, calling it a "pandemic." And Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail found the status quo so dire that it merited a nostalgic trip back to an idea from the mid-'90s that the NHL ... and more »

US Embassy in Chile Swine Flu Alert. - I Love Chile News US Embassy in Chile Swine Flu Alert. I Love Chile News Local authorities have adopted a number of measures to address the pandemic, such as hiring more personnel in public hospitals to handle increased demand for medical consultations, procuring additional equipment, and establishing procedures for ... and more »

Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Suggests Pandemic Threat Is Real - U.S. News & World Report Globe and Mail Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Suggests Pandemic Threat Is Real U.S. News & World Report By Denise Mann WEDNESDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Data in a formerly banned study detailing how the H5N1 avian (bird) flu virus can morph -- with the possibility that it could spread from person to person and cause a global pandemic -- may help ... Bird flu paper that raised bioterrorism fears publishedChicago Tribune First of 2 Papers on Lab-Made Bird Flu PublishedABC News Research finally published showing how bird flu virus can spread among mammalsArs Technica all 374 news articles »

deadly pandemic a matter of when, not if - Sydney Morning Herald deadly pandemic a matter of when, not if Sydney Morning Herald A deadly global pandemic is threatening to devastate the world. It's not a matter of if one will strike; it's just a matter of when. And Australia is not set up as well as it could be to deal with it. The movie Contagion depicted the terrifying ... and more »

Survey: At pandemic's peak, people worried more about seasonal flu - CIDRAP Toronto Star Survey: At pandemic's peak, people worried more about seasonal flu CIDRAP May 9, 2012 (CIDRAP News) – Survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that at the peak of the H1N1 influenza pandemic in the fall of 2009, Americans were more worried about seasonal flu than the pandemic virus, ... How the World Health Organization is Helping to Prevent a Catastrophic H5N1 ...UN Dispatch Clues to a universal flu vaccine foundNew York Daily News Back to The List, part 4Wunderground.com (blog) FierceVaccines -Toronto Star -Vancouver Sun all 98 news articles »

High blood pressure a pandemic - iAfrica.com High blood pressure a pandemic iAfrica.com One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key trigger of heart disease, health experts said on Wednesday while underlining the growing number of cases in developing countries. Canada and the United States have the fewest patients, ... and more »