Canada says any research on lab-made bird flu must be done in top biosecurity

TORONTO - If Canadian scientists want to conduct research on H5N1 flu viruses modified to enhance their ability to spread, the work will have to be done in laboratories with the top level of biosecurity, the Public Health Agency of Canada says.

Scientists studying bird flu must have biosecurity: Canada

If Canadian scientists want to conduct research on H5N1 flu viruses modified to enhance their ability to spread, the work will have to be done in laboratories with the top level of biosecurity, the Public Health Agency of Canada says.

Are Controls on Bird Flu Research a Good Idea?

Two scientists who independently concocted potentially dangerous strains of bird flu viruses—and have had the bioweapons community in a tizzy for the past month with the pending publication of their work—today said that they would suspend their research for 60 days. The announcement is intended to be a kind of time out, a chance for everyone to catch [...]

Flu mild, so far

Coughing, sneezing, aching, nausea and fever are all symptoms of various flu viruses common this time of year, but according to area experts, flu activity in Ashtabula County has been mild.

With One Dip, Pen-X Stops Spread of Viruses and Bacteria

OLDSMAR, Fla., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- How many hands touch the pens at the doctor's office, the bank, the teacher's desk each day? And how many viruses -- colds or flu -- and bacteria like MRSA are ...