Flu as child killer
MRSA and flu. Deadly combination for children.Posted on October 9, 2008 7:33 AM • 1 Comments •
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The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first local Board of Health in the United States (Boston, 1799). The Editors sign their posts "Revere" to recognize the public service of a professional forerunner better known for other things.
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Influenza treatment:
Antibodies from survivors of 1918 era pandemic
Fascinating paper on harvesting antibodies produced by a 90 year old pandemic.Posted on August 19, 2008 6:54 AM • 14 Comments •
What killed people in the 1918 flu?
And will the future be like the past?Posted on August 6, 2008 7:25 AM • 28 Comments •
Bird flu test saves Australian horses
The threat of bird flu was a lucky break for the nags.Posted on August 3, 2008 3:25 PM • 4 Comments •
Do flu vaccines really work in the elderly?
We take a detailed look at a new study in The Lancet.Posted on August 2, 2008 7:56 AM • 12 Comments •
Summary of last year's flu season
Worst year since 2004.Posted on June 30, 2008 7:04 AM • 5 Comments •
Important new flu paper in Cell: part III
Oxidative stress, SARS and H5N1Posted on April 24, 2008 7:21 AM • 7 Comments •
Important new flu paper in Cell: part II
Paying the Toll-like receptor.Posted on April 23, 2008 7:18 AM • 2 Comments •
Important new flu paper in Cell: part I
For Whom the Toll receives.Posted on April 22, 2008 7:13 AM • 3 Comments •
Disease mongering
Even when concern is appropriate it can be exploited.Posted on April 20, 2008 4:11 PM • 10 Comments •
Bird flu: staying calm about panic
Person to person transmission of bird flu in China.Posted on April 9, 2008 7:08 AM • 22 Comments •
Flu season is winding down but still with us
Flu this year was the worst in four years.Posted on April 7, 2008 7:25 AM • 20 Comments •
Natural history of influenza infection in human volunteers
What happens when you give volunteers the flu?Posted on April 1, 2008 7:02 AM • 8 Comments •
Indonesia and collateral damage of their flu policy
Indonesian Health Minister is just another version of George W. BushPosted on March 25, 2008 7:51 AM • 7 Comments •
A grandpa looks at pediatric flu
Flu shots for a 6 month old? You bet.Posted on March 23, 2008 3:34 PM • 11 Comments •
Pandemic flu "lockdown" nonsense
Coping with pandemic flu with computer modelsPosted on March 12, 2008 12:09 AM • 28 Comments •
How to test for counterfeit Tamiflu
A simple color change test can measure Tamiflu quantitatively in the field.Posted on March 7, 2008 7:43 AM • 11 Comments •
Does Tamiflu work for bird flu?
The maker of Tamiflu reports data suggesting the drug works for bird flu.Posted on March 4, 2008 7:52 AM • 16 Comments •
Flu rolls into town
Worst season since 2003 and getting worse stillPosted on February 17, 2008 3:22 PM • 18 Comments •
Seasonal flu vaccine mismatch
Got a match?Posted on February 8, 2008 6:59 AM • 25 Comments •
Flu shots: a tale of two cities
No cost shots, know nothing nurses and Mississippi.Posted on January 30, 2008 7:39 AM • 24 Comments •
Tamiflu resistance in seasonal flu: the devil is in the details
No surprise. It's more complicated than we might think.Posted on January 29, 2008 7:26 AM • 43 Comments •
Encouraging critical employees to get seasonal flu vaccine
Twisting arms or asking please?Posted on January 27, 2008 4:02 PM • 9 Comments •
Bird flu: testing, testing . . .
False negatives, false positives, false reassurances and false alarmsPosted on January 10, 2008 7:05 AM • 17 Comments •
Pneumonia in and out of the hospital
Treating serious bacterial pneumonia at home -- if your home is Pakistan.Posted on January 7, 2008 7:38 AM • 0 Comments •
