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Tag Archives: Influenza
Lucigen receives grant to develop influenza screen
TweetLucigen Corp. recently received a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop a new type of influenza test. The NIH grant comes from the Small Business Innovation Research Project and will be used to design … Read More »
Flu activity declines but continues in U.S.
TweetU.S. Health officials recently announced that influenza activity is continuing in the Pacific Northwest, but is in decline throughout much of the United States. Officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, however, that the overall incidence … Read More »
Additional flu cases confirmed at Conn. home for veterans
TweetFour more veterans at the Connecticut state veterans’ home in Rocky Hill, Conn., have been hospitalized due to influenza after an outbreak of the disease occurred in the complex. Since Monday, 22 veterans have been sent to hospitals in the … Read More »
Veterans’ home in Conn. hit by flu outbreak
TweetAn outbreak of influenza at the state veterans’ home in Rocky Hill, Conn., caused 18 veterans to be hospitalized on Monday with six diagnosed with seasonal flu. The six diagnosed veterans were in stable condition on Monday. While the veterans … Read More »
Dropping vaccination ad campaign may have increased swine flu deaths in U.K. @VND
TweetDeaths from swine flu rose 30 percent last year in the U.K. after Health Secretary Andrew Lansley scrapped an advertising campaign warning people to receive influenza vaccinations, according to a former high-ranking medical officer. The number of fatalities from swine … Read More »