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01/02/2010 - Shingles vaccine hope
Pensioners in England may be offered vaccination against shingles, ministers have announced. More
25/01/2010 - Flu masks may protect public
Wearing a face mask during a flu outbreak may halve the risk of contracting the virus, researchers have reported. More
21/01/2010 - Swine flu infected thousands of children in UK - study
Only about one in ten of the children infected with swine flu were identified during the peak of the outbreak in Britain last summer, researchers reported today. More
07/01/2010 - ME virus link rejected
British researchers have rejected claims that a newly-discovered virus causes chronic fatigue syndrome - or ME. More
05/01/2010 - Insect clue to faster flu vaccines
A radical new technique could massively speed up the production of flu vaccines, researchers reported last night. More
31/12/2009 - Children susceptible to swine flu - UK study
Children and teenagers are especially susceptible to swine flu, according to new findings which help explain why the virus spread rapidly through schools. More
29/12/2009 - Swine flu - new insights
Closing schools and vaccinating children and teenagers would have been the best way to control the swine flu epidemic, researchers reported last night. More
22/12/2009 - One flu jab enough for children?
Children may need just one dose of swine flu vaccine - rather than the two which are currently recommended, researchers reported last night. More
18/12/2009 - Flu-fighting secret revealed
Scientists say they have found the secret of humans' innate ability to fight flu viruses. More
11/12/2009 - Paradox of UK swine flu deaths
Swine flu has not proved as lethal as feared - but it has still killed substantial numbers of otherwise healthy people, according to Britain's chief medical officer. More
09/12/2009 - Tamiflu millions challenged
The millions spent on treating suspected swine flu patients with Tamiflu faced damning criticism from an expert analysis last night. More
04/12/2009 - Measles battle on the cusp
Deaths from measles world-wide have been dramatically reduced in the last decade, according to figures published last night. More
02/12/2009 - Carla backs baby HIV campaign
Euro-celebrity Carla Bruni-Sarkovsky has been backing calls to eliminate HIV transmission to new-born babies. More
30/11/2009 - Breast-feeding safe for HIV mums - WHO
Mothers infected with HIV should breast-feed their babies whilst continuing to take drug treatment, according to new global guidelines published today. More
27/11/2009 - Doubts over swine flu trends
It is "too early" to say whether the swine flu outbreak has reached its peak in northern countries, an expert said yesterday. More
25/11/2009 - Tide turned in AIDS battle
World-wide campaigns against AIDS are reducing infection rates and death rates, experts reported yesterday. More
23/11/2009 - Mutant flu virus linked to deaths
An investigation is under way into a mutant swine flu virus responsible for the first Norwegian deaths from the disease. More
23/11/2009 - Regulations threaten fertility treatment in Europe
New European regulations covering assisted reproduction have been criticised by experts. More
20/11/2009 - Infants to get swine flu vaccine
Pre-school children and infants in Britain are to get the swine flu vaccine, it was announced last night. More
17/11/2009 - Swine flu, viruses and the immune system
Most adults probably enjoy some immune system protection against the swine flu, researchers said yesterday. More
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