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CDC Updates Estimates Of US Flu Deaths

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this week that updated estimates of flu deaths in the US in recent decades show that rather than widely cited annual figure of 36,000, which is too high anyway, the estimated numbers have fluctuated from as low as 3,500 to as high as nearly 49,000, depending on which flu viruses have been prominent...
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08/27/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

Viral Serology Confirms That Oral Interferon Reduces Incidence Of Cold And Flu Symptoms In Australian Phase 2 Clinical Trial

Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) today announced additional positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted at the University of Western Australia. A total of 200 healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study to take a once daily dose of oral interferon or placebo for 16 weeks as prevention of influenza-like illness during the 2009 Australian cold and flu season...
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05/18/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

Common Cold Symptoms Not Washed Away By Nose Irrigation

Washing out your nose with a spray or spout of salt water is safe and might even get you back to work sooner after a cold or acute sinus infection. However, there is not enough evidence to show that it can reduce your symptoms significantly, according to a new research review...
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03/17/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

FDA: Procter & Gamble Unlawfully Marketing Two Vicks Cold And Flu Medicines Containing Vitamin C

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Procter & Gamble notifying the company that its Vicks DayQuil Plus Vitamin C and Vicks Nyquil Plus Vitamin C are illegally marketed combinations of drug ingredients and a dietary ingredient. Both of the over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, which contain vitamin C in addition to several drug ingredients, are marketed as treatments for cold and flu symptoms.
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11/01/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

Older Patients With Dementia At Increased Risk For Flu Mortality

An epidemiological study on pneumonia and influenza (P&I) in adults age 65 and over reports that patients with dementia are diagnosed with flu less frequently, have shorter hospital stays, and have a fifty percent higher rate of death than those without dementia.
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10/28/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

Don’t Underestimate Seasonal Flu - Remember To Get Your Annual Flu Jab, Says Department Of Health, UK

This year's annual seasonal flu vaccination campaign was launched today by the Department of Health. The campaign will encourage people who are at risk of seasonal flu to protect themselves by getting their free flu jabs. Everyone over the age of 65 is routinely offered the jab, as are younger people with long-term conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, serious kidney and liver disease.
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10/13/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

What Is A Cold? What Is The Common Cold? What Causes The Common Cold?

The common cold is a viral infectious disease that infects the upper respiratory system. It is also known as acute viral rhinopharyngitis, or acute coryza. Being the most common infectious disease in humans, the cold is mainly caused by coronaviruses or rhinoviruses. The human body can never build up resistance to all the viruses that can cause the common cold. That is why colds are so common and recurring.
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10/07/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

1918 Flu Pandemic May Have Been Exaserbated By Aspirin Misuse

The devastation of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is well known, but a new article suggests a surprising factor in the high death toll: the misuse of aspirin. Appearing in the November 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online now, the article sounds a cautionary note as present day concerns about the novel H1N1 virus run high.
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10/05/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

American Lung Association’s Faces Of Influenza Campaign Stresses The Importance Of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination

The American Lung Association is intensifying its seasonal influenza public education initiative to urge families to get vaccinated as soon as possible. The Faces of Influenza campaign aims to ensure Americans get immunized against seasonal influenza, which each year causes an estimated 36,000 deaths and over 226,000 hospitalizations from the virus and its related complications.
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09/17/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

American Lung Association Supports Health Officials To Prevent The Spread Of Seasonal Influenza By Urging People To Get Vaccinated

The American Lung Association is making it easier for people to get their seasonal flu vaccine this year with the availability of its 2009-2010 Flu Clinic Locator. The largest online directory of public seasonal influenza vaccination clinics is now available at http://www.flucliniclocator.org.
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09/10/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

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