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Generation X: How Young Adults Deal with Influenza
Only about one in five young adults in their late 30s received a flu shot during the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic, according to a University of Michigan report that details the behavior and attitudes of Generation X. But about 65 percent were at least...
UCLA Scientists Find H1N1 Flu Virus Prevalent in Animals in Africa
UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have discovered the first evidence of the H1N1 virus in animals in Africa. In one village in northern Cameroon, a staggering 89 percent of the pigs studied had been exposed to the H1N1 virus, commonly known...
Deaths of Children From Flu-related Causes Could be Prevented with the Flu Vaccine
Although children and teenagers rarely die from flu–related causes, many of the deaths could have been prevented if the children had been vaccinated against the flu, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy Protects Newborns
Infants born to mothers who received the influenza (flu) vaccine while pregnant are nearly 50 percent less likely to be hospitalized for the flu than infants born to mothers who did not receive the vaccine while pregnant, according to a new collaborative...
Zimbabweans Hit By Mysterious Flu Bug
According to reports in Zimbabwe’s state-run media a deadly flu bug with symptoms similar to those of the H1N1 virus has affected thousands of people in the country’s 10 provinces.
The Gambia Starts Week Long Nationwide AH1N1 Vaccination Campaign
A team of health workers spread across the Gambia has started a week-long nationwide vaccination campaign against the AH1N1 influenza or swine flu.
Advertising And Media Coverage About H1N1 Flu Reduced Public Concern
Advertising and media coverage about swine flu reduced public concern and improved the uptake of useful, protective behaviors such as hand-washing, according to new research led by Professor Susan Michie, UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology...
U.K. Children Between the Ages of Six Months And Five Years to be Vaccinated Against Swine Flu in the Run Up to Christmas
Children between the ages of six months and five years will start to be vaccinated against swine flu in the run up to Christmas, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has announced. This age group has been identified as the next priority group for the vaccine...
