MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'New Scientist - Bird Flu' source. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:15:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668180&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F1c6e641a%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn214320Edoomsday0Eflu0Edecision0Etime0Ethe0Estory0Eso0Efar0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm Bird flu research is on hold after the creation of dangerous viruses in the lab, and important studies will be only partly published. What's going on? (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668180 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:50:21 +0100 5668180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5526328&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F1b26a39d%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn213110Ekiller0Eflu0Eresearch0Eto0Ebe0Ecensored0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm A US biosecurity committee says that some information on the creation of a lethal bird flu that could go pandemic should be kept under wraps (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5526328 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:33:02 +0100 5526328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5261922&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F18dcb6ca%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg211283140B60A0A0Efive0Eeasy0Emutations0Eto0Emake0Ebird0Eflu0Ea0Elethal0Epandemic0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm A lethal form of bird flu that spreads easily between humans has yet to appear – but a new study suggests it might evolve easily (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5261922 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:44:36 +0100 5261922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5261923&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F18dbb438%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg211283130B30A0A0Ethe0Erisk0Eof0Ean0Einfluenza0Epandemic0Eis0Efact0Enot0Efiction0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm In the light of recent findings, now is not the time to be complacent (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5261923 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:18:00 +0100 5261923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5185034&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F17d54905%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn20A8450Ebird0Eflu0Eflies0Eback0Einto0Ethe0Enews0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm A strain of H5N1 virus circulating for several years is now dominant in Asian birds. Well adapted to migratory species, it could now spread widely (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5185034 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:22:14 +0100 5185034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4346135&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F11a4081a%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn199740Eengineered0Echickens0Ecant0Epass0Eon0Eflu0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm A genetically modified chicken that can carry bird flu without infecting others could make bird vaccination obsolete – if people will eat its meat (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4346135 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:39:14 +0100 4346135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4090704&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2Feec1d17%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn1960A60Euniversal0Eflu0Evaccine0Eone0Estep0Ecloser0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm A protein that elicits immunity against every flu family known to attack people could lead to a vaccine (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4090704 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:30:21 +0100 4090704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3939932&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2Fd84753b%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn194140Ebird0Eflu0Ejumps0Eto0Epigs0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm H5N1's jump to pigs brings the virus a step closer to a human pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3939932 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:03:26 +0100 3939932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2906492&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F6ae33c3%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn180A0A2%2Fstory01.htm Bird flu may be a sexually transmitted infection, at least in ducks – and the less well-endowed the male, the greater the chance of spreading the virus (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2906492 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:20:36 +0100 2906492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2693432&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F5a6ea14%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn175920Ebird0Eflu0Evirus0Elinked0Eto0Einflamed0Ebrains0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm Influenza virus can go from gut to brain, leaving animals with symptoms similar to those in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2693432 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:42:25 +0100 2693432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2371258&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F400a40e%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn170A310Eus0Etaking0Eaction0Eto0Eminimise0Eswine0Eflu0Eimpact0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm The US government says it is taking swift measures to contain the swine influenza outbreak that threatens to turn into a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2371258 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:54:43 +0100 2371258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2371259&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F3fdd1e3%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn170A26%2Fstory01.htm A deadly new virus is spreading in humans – New Scientist breaks down exactly what is going on (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2371259 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:31:00 +0100 2371259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2366296&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F3fb16e9%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn170A250Edeadly0Enew0Eflu0Evirus0Ein0Eus0Eand0Emexico0Emay0Ego0Epandemic0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm A previously unknown swine flu virus is spreading in people in the US and Mexico, where it has killed at least 18 (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2366296 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:13:48 +0100 2366296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2236888&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F35ef152%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg20A1269830B40A0A0Ebird0Eflu0Emixup0Ecould0Ehave0Espelled0Edisaster0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm Live H5N1 bird flu virus sent out accidentally from an Austrian lab last year was injected into ferrets and mixed with a human strain before anyone realised (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2236888 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:03:01 +0100 2236888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2213488&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F348c998%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn166530Ehidden0Eweakness0Ecould0Eyield0Euniversal0Eflu0Evaccine0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm The flu virus is a master at guiding the immune system's attacks to its strongest defences – now a way to avoid its decoys could lead to a long-lasting treatment for many kinds of flu (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2213488 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:04:30 +0100 2213488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2044086&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F2944156%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg20A0A268740B90A0A0Estruggle0Eover0Ebird0Eflu0Esamples0Edrags0Eon0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm Indonesia hold firm on its refusal to share its H5N1 virus samples until there are guarantees over a share of the potential benefits (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2044086 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:28:38 +0100 2044086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1997932&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F27823c4%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg20A0A268460B0A0A0A0Ewhich0Evirus0Ewill0Ebirds0Egive0Eus0Enext0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm One common form of cold virus turns out to have started in birds – and the discovery is helping to show how animal viruses spread to people (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1997932 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:51:43 +0100 1997932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1949393&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F256ca15%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn14810A0Elung0Etreatment0Ebreathes0Enew0Elife0Einto0Eflu0Evaccines0E0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm Inhaling, rather than injecting, vaccines provides added protection against influenza, and could make stocks go further in a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1949393 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:37:02 +0100 1949393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2518717&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F256ca16%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg199267440B30A0A%2Fstory01.htm H5N1 is not the only threat – another form of bird flu that infects humans is common in poultry and, with a few mutations, could become a killer too (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2518717 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:32:00 +0100 2518717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2518718&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F256ca19%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg198265740B50A0A0Eindonesia0Eholding0Eout0Efor0Ebird0Eflu0Evaccine0Edeal0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm Indonesia will release genetic information from its recent H5N1 samples, but is still limiting export of viruses for vaccine development (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2518718 Sat, 24 May 2008 09:53:00 +0100 2518718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2518719&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F256ca1a%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg198265430B40A0A0Epast0Epatients0Ecould0Eprovide0Efast0Eflu0Evaccine0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm A speedy new way to make antibodies to flu could provide a treatment within weeks of the onset of a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2518719 Tue, 06 May 2008 09:20:00 +0100 2518719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2518720&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F256ca1b%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg198265130B50A0A0Ebird0Eflu0Ecase0Eraises0Efears0Eof0Eundiagnosed0Einfections0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm Findings hint there could be many H5N1 infections going undetected in China, but plasma treatments raise hope of a vaccine (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2518720 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2518720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2518721&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F256ca1c%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg1972640A40B90A0A0E19180Eflu0Epandemic0Ehad0Ea0Etrial0Erun0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm An unseasonable outbreak of flu in the summer of 1918 may have immunised some people against the deadlier autumn pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2518721 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100 2518721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2518722&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F256ca1d%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg197263850B30A0A0Euniversal0Eflu0Evaccine0Eworks0Ein0Ehumans0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm Hopes of a flu vaccine that would protect against all strains of influenza A have been bolstered by human tests (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2518722 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:34:00 +0100 2518722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2518723&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F256ca1e%2Fl%2F0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn131710Ebird0Eflu0Estrikes0Euk0Ewildlife0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fbird0Eflu%2Fstory01.htm The H5N1 influenza virus has been confirmed in dead swans on a nature reserve, raising fears that the virus might be endemic in the UK (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2518723 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:28:00 +0100 2518723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1827972&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F18d60eb%2Fstory01.htm The country fears new outbreaks of H5N1, meanwhile the search is on for a causal link between a father and son who both contracted the disease (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1827972 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:29:00 +0100 1827972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1827973&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F18d6114%2Fstory01.htm The nation will not share H5N1 virus samples unless given some control over their use and eventual access to cheap vaccines (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1827973 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:41:00 +0100 1827973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1827974&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F18d611e%2Fstory01.htm Our ability to track bird flu is being held hostage to the fears and ideologies of a divided planet (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1827974 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:33:00 +0100 1827974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1827975&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F18d6122%2Fstory01.htm Governments will meet in Geneva next week to try and rebuild the global system for sharing flu viruses after a stand-off with Indonesia earlier this year (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1827975 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:01:00 +0100 1827975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1827976&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F18d6127%2Fstory01.htm The cases of avian flu at a Suffolk turkey farm have been confirmed as the highly pathogenic form of the virus that can be deadly to humans (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1827976 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:50:00 +0100 1827976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1827977&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.newscientist.com%2Fc%2F749%2Ff%2F10922%2Fs%2F18d612e%2Fstory01.htm The discovery of apparently healthy ducks with antibodies to H5N1 suggest the virus could be circulating widely, prompting a call to review surveillance methods (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1827977 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:31:00 +0100 1827977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=975187&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D8a4e9a017bd9862de23dfaab5de9e3b5 Combining ordinary flu vaccine with an RNA-like drug to broaden its effects protects mice against deadly H5N1 bird flu – could it work in humans? (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=975187 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:37:36 +0100 975187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=909790&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D2a401436cd76cc2534cf3fb2590c2a12 If H5N1 bird flu becomes transmissible between people it will be vital to spot it fast – and binding the virus to magnetic particles offers a simple solution (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=909790 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:35:29 +0100 909790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=904845&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D2a401436cd76cc2534cf3fb2590c2a12 If H5N1 bird flu becomes transmissible between humans it will be vital to spot it fast – and binding the virus to magnetic particles offers a simple solution (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=904845 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:36:19 +0100 904845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=714205&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Debe962336cb81843df6b65edbf670366 Germany is the latest place the H5N1 strain is found in birds - the strains are related, but not the same as, those from previous European outbreaks (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=714205 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:15:11 +0100 714205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=661912&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D5ee55ff1c211a20f04608cffa73d7c1e (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=661912 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0100 661912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645939&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D2329a373bc07d2d66e44c68f7e63c8a4 "Immortalised" blood cells from two Vietnamese H5N1 survivors have been used to cure mice infected with the virus (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645939 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0100 645939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=632517&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D6b0671d43583cfab5127ab3d7393e023 There's a dangerous tussle taking place over the ownership of bird flu virus - we could all suffer if vaccines are not developed before a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=632517 Fri, 25 May 2007 23:00:00 +0100 632517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=632516&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D48ca8389916237c61b68b4e12ed5b155 Indonesia has sent H5N1 samples abroad again after a stalemate over the cost of an eventual vaccine - but they only sent three samples (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=632516 Fri, 25 May 2007 23:00:00 +0100 632516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=616180&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D9460c962c9c8a2df90d2a060efa4cdce Discrepancies between British and mainland Europe's flu rates in water fowl raise fears that UK tests might miss the H5N1 strain (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=616180 Fri, 18 May 2007 23:00:00 +0100 616180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=529702&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D449c6bdc1bd5a7ad2496275986ab0ef1 During a flu pandemic, simply keeping people apart until they are vaccinated can significantly reduce the number of deaths - but it's hard to get right (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=529702 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:00:00 +0100 529702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=516101&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dd6fe528fce02f3e4d229d94ac504cc4f But developing countries meeting in Indonesia say the dispute over access to the vaccines developed from their samples is not over yet (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=516101 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:31:00 +0100 516101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=503086&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D473cb590fc741ee48fcc2d837f940550 The first potential bird flu vaccine for humans to help prevent a widespread outbreak in the US has won support from experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=503086 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:59:00 +0100 503086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457825&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D1251c0f210520eeff5b7abbf03e84615 The country at the centre of the bird flu storm has stopped sending crucial virus samples to the WHO, but with good reason (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457825 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 457825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457826&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D181530dcc1f47d229931163d94bab541 The H5N1 bird flu was found in a turkey production plant with active biosecurity measures – how did it get in and where did it come from? (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457826 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:00:00 +0100 457826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=405417&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Daa9f4ddf33deb408f574638230cbcd5b A year after deadly H5N1 arrived in Europe, the UK is dealing with its first outbreak on a farm. Yet the continent's efforts to track the virus are in disarray (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=405417 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:00:00 +0100 405417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=405418&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D1c5b552d1029ad5750c351a0d5142f46 It is the first outbreak to hit UK poultry, causing the cull of 160,000 birds, as surveillance again apparently fails to detect virus in wild birds (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=405418 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:47:00 +0100 405418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=405419&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D50daea0b072ce684c41bdb7c8b0da39a Scientists find what made the 1918 flu pandemic so easy to catch – and it was not what they thought (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=405419 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:00:00 +0100 405419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=380704&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D768fe04ebead127b3bb39dce38cfedce We have been spared a flu pandemic because the H5N1 virus is not very infectious. That could soon change (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=380704 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:00:00 +0100 380704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=351267&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D3a0f21413b502ccad7a9e89e9a5ed17b Renewed outbreaks of the H5N1 flu virus in birds and humans far and wide show that the threat has by no means gone away (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=351267 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:31:00 +0100 351267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=309718&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D0affe80e7e449713c587e6a28bb37062 Battle has been raging over where the blame lies for the spread of bird flu - now it seems poultry and wild birds are both in the frame (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=309718 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 309718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457824&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D0a71e61c50ce43ed704eef9ff8b593d7 Scientists combine poultry trade data and wild bird migration patterns, then use genetic analysis to discover that bird flu is spread through both routes (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457824 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:00:00 +0100 457824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457828&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Ddabb3674aa03b9d0444109c44fb82e6b Evidence of viruses frozen in Siberian lakes prompts scientists to examine if global warming may release harmful microbes locked in glaciers (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457828 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:29:00 +0100 457828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=285243&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D407df4c03abefb221c96fe083edd5f30 Can our governments be trusted to protect us from bird flu? Perhaps not (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=285243 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100 285243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457827&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D1b9ddb49b7bb0cc8ecb02408dc6639ac China's Margaret Chan has been elected as the next leader of the World Health Organization, beating her rivals by a wide margin (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457827 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:03:00 +0100 457827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457829&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D9d986a76449266dde02b334c5600f1a1 The two Asian candidates have hands-on experience of dealing with bird flu or SARS, the other three are from Mexico, Kuwait and Spain (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457829 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:40:00 +0100 457829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=258930&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Df6e8896fa6cfe6d6f2534d49fe390e57 The H5N1 virus has evolved into a new strain, and this time nearly three times as many birds are infected (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=258930 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100 258930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457833&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D81a991a3ebbb36278ef778dc3611217b China's lack of transparency over its handling of bird flu is making it difficult to determine how the deadly virus is mutating and spreading (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457833 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:08:00 +0100 457833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=255624&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D29614cd209f5c4894ae4dde5b02580d0 The "Fujian" virus is poised to start another global wave of infection, and if it leaps to humans, it will not respond to current potential vaccines (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=255624 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:00:00 +0100 255624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457831&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D28482bffee223f6a657d65498a67bfc3 The world is teeming with bugs just waiting to evolve into the next big killer. Can we foil their plans, asks New Scientist (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457831 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:00:00 +0100 457831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457830&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D4cc57e0c101df4e561e7db73993cf304 The world is several billion doses short of the flu vaccine production capacity needed to guard against a possible global influenza pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457830 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:13:00 +0100 457830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=457832&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Da989b33f8fc426dfdc97ce4a0a07557a In a flu pandemic, millions of people will take the antiviral drug Tamiflu, but when it ultimately flushes into waterways it may present a problem (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=457832 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:49:00 +0100 457832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=191703&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D30efae823690b007cb420205f0f790a0 The drop in air travel after the attacks seemed to slow the spread of flu by several weeks - flight restrictions may help fight a bird flu pandemic too (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=191703 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:00:00 +0100 191703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=191702&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D1eb089277facabbb71058170e712632a The first confirmation of how the H5N1 virus kills people suggests why it is so hard for humans to catch it and why the disease passes more easily between blood relatives (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=191702 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:00:00 +0100 191702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=188578&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Da9f69ff45874d51448f3ae5fdad0acee As vaccine makers struggle to create a standard flu vaccine for the deadly H5N1 bird flu, scientists find a totally different approach may work better (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=188578 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:11:00 +0100 188578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=165574&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D43c3a6c99f422a65746233130e64cc92 A global consortium has formed to encourage scientists to deposit findings about the virus in databanks within six months of discovery (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=165574 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:00:00 +0100 165574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=145656&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D124cf95479c17ffecb0204da7062d4b8 As Thailand and Indonesia report more human deaths from the H5N1 virus, China reveals its first known fatality from the disease (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=145656 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:36:00 +0100 145656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=134251&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D6ad489e131138e7148170ef3e16d149f Combining genes from H5N1 with those from human flu fails to produce instant pandemic potential, and there's also good news on the vaccine front (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=134251 Fri, 04 Aug 2006 23:00:00 +0100 134251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=159589&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dcb9aab8f9ce7a7019f42eb3b61b8e1ed Combining genes from the deadly H5N1 virus with those from a human flu virus fails to create strains with instant pandemic potential, researchers find (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=159589 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:04:00 +0100 159589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=159590&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D3a5458bfb03fd65792b8e2d7417c0f37 A low-dose vaccine for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus succeeds in initial clinical trials in humans – lower doses mean more people could be treated (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=159590 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:56:00 +0100 159590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129129&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D01facf776f5231eb4c9a206c3197e1fe H5N1 bird flu has invaded Nigeria on at least three occasions and was probably carried by wild birds, so it will be hard to halt (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129129 Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:00:00 +0100 129129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129130&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D6e63fdf6f3ca181c385ed532b06f798a Someone posing as the lead author requests withdrawal of a paper in (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129130 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:16:00 +0100 129130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129128&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D37759fa5332bf4a306c290a07eba42e6 A man died of H5N1 bird flu in November 2003 - two years before China admitted any human bird flu cases (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129128 Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:09:00 +0100 129128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=62161&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Da644a3281b4e74122a77742d4b2b5255 Rather than wait for the H5N1 virus to mutate, we should use any means we have to protect people now (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=62161 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:00:00 +0100 62161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=64721&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Da644a3281b4e74122a77742d4b2b5255 Rather than wait for the H5N1 virus to mutate, we should use any means we have to protect people now (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=64721 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:15:00 +0100 64721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=61081&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D9c33c5aec0422d97be1f80b2ddc65132 They have helped transmit the deadly H5N1 strain across Eurasia, a major UN meeting agrees – but shooting wild birds could make things worse (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=61081 Wed, 31 May 2006 18:03:00 +0100 61081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=61082&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D042806b7af3d8620e56e7e7c06d8f57a One family in Indonesia lost seven members through the deadly H5N1 virus, with no sign of diseased poultry in the immediate area, the WHO reports (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=61082 Wed, 24 May 2006 14:48:00 +0100 61082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129131&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D7fd6e4d7f24e40e2c542b24880fee9bf It's clear that wild birds are spreading the H5N1 virus, so why do some bird experts still refuse to acknowledge it, asks (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129131 Fri, 19 May 2006 23:00:00 +0100 129131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4366&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D7fd6e4d7f24e40e2c542b24880fee9bf It's clear that wild birds are spreading the H5N1 virus, so why do some bird experts still refuse to acknowledge it, asks (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4366 Fri, 19 May 2006 23:00:00 +0100 4366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=64722&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D72016f5a5a1111d05f74518bdc54c667 The nation's death toll is now at 30, and it has witnessed more bird flu deaths than any other country in 2006 (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=64722 Wed, 17 May 2006 15:19:00 +0100 64722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129132&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Df6014413bef721c286403baccf8b4297 We would all like to believe that a bird flu pandemic will never happen but, despite any media backlash, bird flu remains a real threat (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129132 Fri, 12 May 2006 23:00:00 +0100 129132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4369&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dd8dd08e67224f6753a2af6c23e78ace3 Even if bird flu never turns into a human plague, H5N1 could be the nail in the coffin for some species nearing extinction (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4369 Fri, 12 May 2006 23:00:00 +0100 4369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4367&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D4e2a3aa3d92d0d3652306e269305e526 We would all like to believe that a bird flu pandemic will never happen but, despite any media backlash, bird flu remains a real threat (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4367 Fri, 12 May 2006 23:00:00 +0100 4367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4370&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D4a3647633143c303d22c4139fed7ce1f But the use of economic models during preparations could help to stop healthcare systems descending into chaos, an expert meeting hears (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4370 Thu, 04 May 2006 13:21:00 +0100 4370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4371&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dfb99bb2d70fb2ab76b4dca688ade8963 Tamiflu will be critical in saving lives if a pandemic strikes but is hard to make – now a new and unpatented chemical synthesis could change all that (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4371 Thu, 04 May 2006 10:52:00 +0100 4371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3De0fe7e56042baed6b403e5f190047659 The deadly H5N1 strain sweeping across the globe is one of many candidate viruses for the next human flu pandemic strain, an international meeting hears (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372 Wed, 03 May 2006 15:13:00 +0100 4372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4373&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dc5c4c38ed0a67dfab150bd663f918d78 Shutting borders and stopping travel will buy afflicted countries just a few weeks at most, according to the latest pandemic simulations (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4373 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:00:00 +0100 4373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129134&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D5a3718fc19231d36a5b201993524e8e4 The loss of natural wetlands is forcing wild and domesticated birds into ever closer contact, spreading bird flu to farm animals, a UN report finds (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129134 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:00:00 +0100 129134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=50054&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D440f436bcf27049f364283035584ab32 The UK found its first H5N1 case last week, but found no trace of (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=50054 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:00:00 +0100 50054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4376&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dfd7f0f14619e2d94859402452553385f A investigation reveals UK tests may be flawed - Britain may be unaware just how widespread infection among its wild birds might be (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4376 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:00:00 +0100 4376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4375&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D41fb59f39174f70ce0c26cb9be2aab8f The UK found its first H5N1 case last week, but found no trace of flu in the 4000 wild birds tested since late last year - odd, since 10% of ducks normally carry some sort of flu (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4375 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:00:00 +0100 4375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=86183&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D51257c0b5ee958616abe3f76a5c7720b A (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=86183 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:46:00 +0100 86183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129133&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D832949c07effd84b1eb388b634d19c54 The H5 virus found in a dead swan in Scotland is indeed the deadly H5N1 strain that has spread across Asia and Europe, officials say (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129133 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:46:00 +0100 129133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129135&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Da6b20cf38dba92ff3badfa21309909a9 Even if the vaccine gives only limited immunity, it could prevent many human deaths in the event a US pandemic, a new model predicts (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129135 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:00:00 +0100 129135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4380&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3De055b36ee3d4c5070037cd083ad697c0 WHO researchers want to develop a simulator that would predict how outbreaks of avian flu or SARS might spread around the world (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4380 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0100 4380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4379&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dcfa67d658343e109ced6e751e287734f An old-fashioned method offers a cheap and quick way to protect against the H5N1 virus - at least in mice (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4379 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0100 4379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129141&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D83fbde6e386d7d2e1ed1a0315b03fac9 WHO researchers want to develop a simulator that would predict how outbreaks of avian flu or SARS might spread around the world (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129141 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:39:00 +0100 129141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129136&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Ddfb5904abdd473c40fc75813b02dcb5b So far H5N1 vaccines have failed to stimulate an immune response in humans at low enough doses to be practical in a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129136 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:00:00 +0100 129136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129137&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D2c6248fe4adfc84f8e27737deb49e26e An old-fashioned method may offer a cheap and quick way to protect against the H5N1 virus – at least in mice (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129137 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:16:00 +0100 129137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129142&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D8da18265b1dab1249debb89853102b93 The H5N1 virus does not bind readily to the to the insides of human noses and throats, due to the sugar molecules that we produce there (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129142 Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 129142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129138&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D7ab32e5dd20755c06c7876c13b9c4652 Two separate studies show why H5N1 is so deadly, and why the virus is not easily caught by and spread between humans, so far (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129138 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:00:00 +0100 129138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129139&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D1b342d2f92bee457c467e861c0e95a8f Domestic cats are at higher risk of catching the H5N1 bird flu virus than previously thought, according to new Dutch research (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129139 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 129139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129140&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D517aecc62f36dacaf1eec20d22f148e5 The virus is still unable to spread readily among people, but the human toll will grow as H5N1 invades new territory and spreads in Chinese poultry (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129140 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:41:00 +0100 129140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129144&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dfed7f91c5ff3c9994da8c77edb24dfe0 If H5N1 bird flu takes hold, an entire livestock industry could face ruin - and it won't just be farmers who pay the price (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129144 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 129144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129143&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D45b117f50ef043bd83707a307a4de87b Slaughtering poultry may or may not stop bird flu, but there is a better way (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129143 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 129143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4388&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D7c192d242930525b047c59abbcc489ba If H5N1 bird flu takes hold, an entire livestock industry could face ruin - and it won't just be farmers who pay the price (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4388 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 4388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4387&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dd594001e635754d8c9cba1d9ce4d0c0a Slaughtering poultry may or may not stop bird flu, but there is a better way (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4387 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 4387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129145&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D30ab95c5219027b8206d00274afb3b64 The well-known treatment for an immune system disorder might also treat people infected with H5N1 bird flu, scientists speculate (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129145 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:01:00 +0100 129145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129146&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dc07e7fc7a9e6842dad0a5c7cf7a1e912 The finding confirms previous research showing cats can catch H5N1 – they may need including in efforts to control the virus's spread in animals (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129146 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:21:00 +0100 129146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129147&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D8bcf3487b38ab28311d682fd75a64c54 Egypt and France also confirm the deadly virus, which seems likely to have arrived with migrating birds (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129147 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:27:00 +0100 129147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129148&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D32bbf57e65a4a5130aea9dfc2754cdd9 The H5N1 virus may have caused outbreaks in poultry in eight Nigerian states and could have been circulating there in poultry since the autumn (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129148 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100 129148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129149&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D4cf049ca7766ff6e19017309ca706c87 Dead swans with the virus on Germany’s Baltic coast mean the rest of northern Europe, including the UK, could be next (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129149 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:44:00 +0100 129149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129150&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D6ebf743ee5769531f39fdec1149fc8a6 The deadly virus has now been found in Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129150 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:51:00 +0100 129150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129152&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D1e7d90b97eea6a09a970f71c72929cd0 A massive analysis of flu viruses has confirmed what everyone suspected: the H5N1 virus has been circulating in Chinese poultry for over a decade (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129152 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100 129152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129151&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dcb0053f9b46142da2b20f4c33ee9877d Confirming the fears of public health experts, the deadly virus has broken out in Nigeria, where at least 40,000 poultry have died (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129151 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:58:00 +0100 129151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=129153&cid=s_33135_20_f&fid=33135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pheedo.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D7b40c2e343bb1aceae801e42c4eb4454 A massive genetic analysis shows it has circulated in China for a decade – that is where the threat of a human pandemic must be tackled, scientists warn (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu) New Scientist - Bird Flu journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=129153 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:00:00 +0100 129153