New Universal Flu Vaccine Reduces Pandemic Odds
A major breakthrough has recently been made in the field of flu vaccines. A vaccine that protects against all strains of flu, and can be effective for 10 years or longer has been successfully tested...
View ArticleSwine Flu Outbreak in India Kills 12
A recent Swine flu outbreak in India has claimed twelve lives and nearly 110 others have been infected with the Influenza A (HiN1) virus, the country’s health ministry said. The health ministry...
View ArticleNorovirus Spreads to US
Norovirus is spreading across the US. It is now accounting for about 60 percent of norovirus outbreaks, according to report released Thursday January 24 by the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleFlu Season 2014
Google Flu Map It seems flu season 2014 is in full swimg. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half the US is reporting a widespread number of influenza cases, with...
View ArticleLetter of the Week: Today’s parents have no memory of how viruses killed many...
There is a reason why the measles vaccine was developed. In the not-distant past, it was common for people to die — or survive with lifelong disabilities, when they contracted the disease. In Canada,...
View ArticleMichelle Driedger: Nasal-mist flu vaccine may be best option for many people
WINNIPEG — Vaccination decisions are a touchy subject for many people. In Canada, our seasonal influenza vaccine is typically delivered in an inactivated, or dead, trivalent form that includes the...
View ArticleLetters: TransLink, tax plebiscite property crime, Furlong, recovery houses,...
TransLink must help folks to gain support Restoring public confidence in TransLink calls for a reversal of its monumentally stupid decision to remove long-serving CEO Ian Jarvis, accompanied by an...
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