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22 Nov

Flu Data

A few years back, I bought $300 worth of food and water to store in the basement in case some terrible bird flu hit and we couldn't leave the house for a week or two. We've eaten the good stuff bit by bit and a lot of what is left is now well past its [...] ...

Bury Freakonomics November 12

Google now tracking flu trends via search

Google on Tuesday unveiled a new site to track the progress of the common cold. Using the same keyword tracking technology found on Google Trends, it keeps an eye on people searching for queries involving the word "flu" and tracks them both by date and location.What makes the technology...


Another outbreak of bird flu in Thailand has authorities on high alert

A dead chicken on a backyard farm in northern Thailand has signalled another outbreak of bird flu and comes six months after the country declared itself free of the disease. ...


Bird flu and blood cells [Effect Measure]

One nasty (and usually fatal) consequence of infection with bird flu (influenza A/H5N1) in humans is that the virus doesn't just infect the lungs but becomes disseminated to many different organs. We know that a bird-like receptor that the virus can use to get into cells is found in several othe...

Bury ScienceBlogs November 08

U.S. pledges extra $320 million for bird flu fight

he United States pledged an additional $320 million to the global fight against bird flu and warned on Saturday against complacency in combating the virus, which could mutate and cause a deadly pandemic. ...

Bury digg October 26

Bird flu reminder [Effect Measure]

With the advent of flu season the perennial question of the "next pandemic" is again making an appearance, although I think it is more of a cameo appearance than a substantive one. WHO, CDC and numerous state health departments are warning citizens about seasonal flu, still a major publ...

Bury ScienceBlogs October 23

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