Fewer Stillbirths Among Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against Flu

FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who received a flu shot to protect them against the H1N1 swine flu virus had a significantly reduced risk of stillbirth, preterm birth and of having a baby small for gestational age, according to a new study.

Science journal could give recipe for deadly avian flu virus

A science journal is poised to publish a study that some experts believe could give a recipe to bioterrorists.

Bird flu paper that raised bioterrorism fears published

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The journal Nature has published the first of two controversial papers about laboratory-enhanced versions of the deadly bird flu virus that initially sparked fears among U.S. biosecurity experts that it could be used as a recipe for a bioterrorism weapon. The publication of the paper by Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, on Wednesday follows months of ...

Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Suggests Pandemic Threat Is Real

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 nations prepare for the impending threat.

NEWS SCAN: Dog flu virus in cats, public health cuts, disease mapping, second WHO term for Chan

Study: Canine influenza H3N2 can spread to cats In a laboratory study, the canine influenza virus (CIV) H3N2 spread from dogs to cats via respiratory droplets, suggesting that cats could be another host for the virus, according to a report published today in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses.