Could a Spray Stop the Spread of Flu, TB, SARS?
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, U.S. and German researchers reported on Monday.
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ATLANTA, Feb. 1 -- Two small mutations are enough to turn off the ability of the highly lethal, wildly contagious "Spanish influenza" virus to pass from person to person, a new study suggests.
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Can wearing a face mask and regularly cleaning hands stop the spread of deadly bird flu? Students at the University of Michigan started a living experiment on Tuesday to find out.
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While every human death from bird flu commands widespread attention, some experts are urging the world not to forget killer diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, which claim millions of lives each year.
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Giving a new-generation anthrax vaccine along with antibiotics in response to a terrorist attack wouldn&#39;t prevent much disease, but it could help by letting people take the medicines for a briefer time, a study suggests.
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Scientists believe they may have found a new way to fight a potentially dangerous stomach infection.
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LONDON - Another influenza pandemic similar to the one that killed between 20 and 40 million people in 1918 could be controlled by vaccinations and preventing new infections, American scientists said on Wednesday.
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By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Last year's influenza vaccine was far from a perfect match against the virus that sickened people, but it offered more protection from the illness than experts had previously thought.    In very young children, the shot was found to be 25 percent to 49 percent effective in preventing influenza-like illness, which is a suspected case of flu that wasn't confirmed in a laboratory...
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the problem of bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation&#39;s first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will
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Sales of over-the-counter drugs taken to treat the flu may help the government learn more quickly about local outbreaks.
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WASHINGTON Nov 7, 2004 - Sales of over-the-counter drugs to treat the flu may help the government more quickly spot local outbreaks.
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Giving care home staff flu jabs can cut the number of illnesses and deaths among residents.
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LONDON - Rapidly vaccinating the masses is the key to fighting pandemics, say scientists who concluded the flu pandemic of 1918 was less contagious than thought.
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Scientists in Hong Kong say they may have found a series of chemicals that could counter the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and other viruses.
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Ensuring that nursing home  staff get their flu shots may help prevent potentially deadly  outbreaks among elderly residents, a new study suggests.
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A mix of bacteria-killing viruses can be safely sprayed on cold cuts, hot dogs and sausages to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, federal health officials said Friday in granting the first-ever approval of viruses as a food additive.