There are a bunch of flu-related apps you can now download to your smart phones. We haven't tested any, but those described below are free and seem to offer some useful features. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a flu ...
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Yes, for several reasons. First, unless you were tested for the flu virus it's possible that your symptoms actually stemmed from the common cold, sinusitis, or some other respiratory illness. And even if you're certain you had the flu, this ...
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Customs and Border Protection officers in New South Wales have seized approximately 12 kilograms of ContacNT concealed in a stone dragon, skipping ropes and make-up brushes. Customs and Border Protection National Manager Cargo Operations, ...
If you haven't come down with the flu yet, there's still a good chance that you will. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu season is likely to last several more weeks, leading to fever, aches, headaches, and general ...
This year's flu season is coming on fast and strong, especially in the South and Southeast. The extra bad news: Only about a third of people got vaccinated early this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...
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Boston already has 700 confirmed cases of the flu,10 times as many as this time last year,and the state has 18 reported deaths from the virus.Nationwide,nearly 6 percent of Americans have already contacted a health care provider about the ...
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The Department of Health in the UK, has issued guidance on the use of antiviral drugs to manage people with flu-like illness in England who are at higher risk of developing complications from flu, following the Health Protection Agency ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the FDA approval of four-strain seasonal influenza (flu) virus vaccine, Fluarix Quadrivalent, to immunize adults and children of three years age and more, in the US. The intramuscular vaccine is ...
BD Diagnostics and Diagenode have together launched Diagenode Respiratory FLU A/B assay in Europe. The CE-marked FLU A/B primers and probes kit, which is designed to run on the BD MAX system, provides customers with a fully automated ...
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Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has reported a jump in first-half earnings as profits from each of its three businesses increased. Net income was up 56% to RUB2.95bn (US$94.4m) for the period to the end of June. Operating income ...
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Norwegian conglomerate Orkla, which is reshaping its business to focus on consumer goods, is to buy local food group Rieber & Søn. Orkla has struck a deal to buy the Rieber family's 90.1% stake in Rieber & Søn. The agreement ...
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The Agriculture Department of the Philippines has imposed an import restriction on poultry products and by-products from Mexico, due to an outbreak of bird flu. Mexico recently reported detection of avian flu with serotype H7 in three ...
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Mexico has activated a national animal health emergency plan after an outbreak of bird flu affected nearly 1.7 million poultry. Under the plan, strict controls have been placed on the transport of poultry, poultry products and other ...
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Quidel has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Quidel Molecular Influenza A+B assay for the detection of influenza A and B for use with Cepheid's SmartCycler PCR system. Quidel received FDA clearance in December 2011 to run its Quidel ...
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The vaccines division of the Sanofi Group,Sanofi Pasteur,has won Health Canada approval for the use of Menactra,the Meningococcal polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine,as early as nine months of age. Menactra vaccine prevents ...
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