Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospitals to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government flu case reports. However there are other factors which may indicate whether a flu pandemic may be on the horizon. There are reports that scientists in [...]

We should not be fooled by the apparent lack of severe weather this winter; in fact it should be just the opposite, because the relatively mild temperatures can catch us off guard. Colds are seasonal but so is the onset of the seasonal influenza worry. Precautions should be taken in every household, particularly if you [...]

With onset of winter not far away in the UK, people are being warned that Avian ‘flu, commonly referred to as Bird ‘flu is spreading in Asia and other parts of the world. The report is from the United Nation’s FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and they are  advising health authorities around the world to [...]

Although we are still in the summer months ‘flu vaccines are being prepared in readiness for the oncoming winter when the annual epidemic strikes. This viral disease usually strikes between October and May. It lasts from three to five days and can be followed by fatigue for two or three weeks. It usually causes aching [...]

It is hoped that a newly found antibody could end the annually changing ‘flu vaccines with their hit-and-miss effectiveness to give way to a single, near-universal flu vaccine. Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute and the Dutch biopharmaceutical company Crucell during tests on animals believe that the new antibody can prevent or cure infections with [...]

Leftover swine ‘flu vaccines from last year’s pandemic are to be rushed out to GP surgeries to fill the shortfall in jabs, it has been announced. Emergency stocks are being released to combat local shortages of ‘flu vaccine as experts said the disease may be peaking. Currently GPs order directly from manufacturers the number of [...]

It cannot have escaped anyone’s notice that the expected influenza epidemic is upon us and is in full swing. Groups who were at risk, the elderly, and those with breathing or asthmatic tendencies, long term illnesses such as diabetes or heart problems, including children, have been encouraged to take up the annual ‘flu vaccination which [...]

If you are an asthma sufferer you should be exercising extra care concerning the expected outbreak of flu which is predicted to arrive at sometime this winter. Anyone falling into this category should, along with their family members (over 6 months of age) to get a shot of the flu vaccine. People with asthma are [...]

Flu season is upon us and whilst getting the nasty bug is bad news, the good news is it’s now possible to treat the severe form of Traditional flu treatment protocols recommend that neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) drugs that prevent the virus from being released from the cell that produced it, should be administered within two [...]

Influenza is a serious disease and every year people die from it. Influenza symptoms include high fever, dry cough, headache and an aching body. Influenza hits you quite suddenly as opposed to a cold, and everybody is susceptible. The medical profession will tell you that it’s hard to predict ‘flu outbreaks, but as the festive [...]