Universal Flu Vaccine Comes A Step Closer supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2016 9:30 AM ISTNew York : In a major advance towards a universal flu jab which would protect people against all strains of the virus, researchers have developed a...
New customisable vaccine to arrest disease outbreaks supriya kashyap kashyap5 July 2016 9:21 AM ISTNew York : Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new type of easily customisable vaccine that can be manufactured...
Flu vaccine reduces risk of hospital stay for stroke, heart failure for diabetes patients supriya kashyap kashyap27 July 2016 10:45 AM ISTPeople with type 2 diabetes who receive the influenza vaccine may be less likely to be admitted to hospital for myocardial infarction, stroke and...
Universal flu vaccine designed by scientists supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2016 9:58 AM ISTAn international team of scientists have designed a new generation of universal flu vaccines to protect against future global pandemics that could...
Flu shot's impact on pregnant women and their babies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTPregnant women and young babies are among those most at risk for complications, hospitalization, and death from the flu. While doctors have long...
Influenza virus mutates during vaccine production rendering it less effective Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTAccording to a new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the common practice of growing influenza vaccine components in...
Methotrexate drug holiday improves flu vaccine efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTPeople with RA who stop taking methotrexate treatment for just two weeks after they have a seasonal flu shot can improve the vaccine's efficacy...
What's new in Flu after Tamiflu? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTAccording to Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 2018 flu season has been the worst one since 2014.It could be due to the fact that it’s been a...
Flu vaccine reduces mortality risk in patients of heart failure by half Medical Dialogues Bureau3 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTThe flu season this year has brought higher than normal rates of infection and it is known that risk of flu-related death is elevated in people with...
Flu vaccination reduces asthma attacks in kids Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Jun 2018 7:25 PM ISTIn a new study in the journal Pediatrics, Francine Ducharme, a pediatrician and clinical epidemiologist at CHU Sainte-Justine, and colleagues make a...
FDA approves quadrivalent influenza vaccine for young children Hina Zahid1 Feb 2019 7:15 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA has approved the use of the 0.5 mL dose of Fluzone®Quadrivalent (influenza vaccine) to include children...
Flu vaccine reduces risk of heart attack, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli8 March 2019 7:15 PM ISTFlu vaccine can reduce risk of heart attack, suggests new study.According to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th...
