ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers report a high-dose influenza vaccine increased immune responses in older adults.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, University of Maryland researchers said.
LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- British health officials are preparing for the arrival of an Australian flu virus, Brisbane H3N2, which has claimed hundreds of lives.
ATLANTA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials said a new flu vaccine should protect against the three main flu strains expected to cause illness this year.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Pregnant women who get a seasonal flu shot can protect their newborn as well, U.S. researchers said.
OXFORD, England, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- British researchers are testing a universal flu vaccine on humans in hopes of ending the need for yearly injections.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Parents of U.S. teens say vaccination ranks next to last among things they can do to help protect their children against influenza, a survey indicates.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the 2008-09 seasonal influenza vaccine that includes strains likely to cause flu in the United States.
SEATTLE, July 17 (UPI) -- A California company says its early-stage testing of a new bird-flu vaccine for humans looks promising.
LOS ANGELES, July 15 (UPI) -- The stronger the immune system's response the better the outcome in fighting brain cancer, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles said Tuesday.
BIRMINGHAM, England, July 11 (UPI) -- Men, but not women, vaccinated in the morning experience a better peak antibody response to both hepatitis A and influenza, British researchers said.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a potential way to use DNA to vaccinate against avian flu, allowing rapid mobilization during an epidemic.
WARSAW, Poland, July 3 (UPI) -- Twenty-one homeless individuals in Poland have died after being given an unproven bird-flu virus vaccine, authorities have charged.
NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said survey results show last year's flu vaccine fell far short, compared to past years, in keeping people from getting the virus.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 18 (UPI) -- A vaccine under development may provide protection against highly pathogenic bird flu and its evolving forms, U.S. researchers suggest.
