Flu & Viruses
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Nose drop hope for child flu campaign
UK government advisers want flu vaccine nose drops to be developed for children, it emerged yesterday. Read more
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Global toll of childhood flu
About 90 million children globally under the age of five contract seasonal flu every year, researchers have estimated for the first time. Read more
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Young women face cancer increase
The number of young women developing cervical cancer in Britain is increasing sharply, new figures show. Read more
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Flu jab urged for asthma
Asthma campaigners have urged people with the condition to ensure they get the flu vaccine. Read more
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Possible step towards HIV vaccine
Scientists have made a discovery about how HIV attacks the immune system, saying this may help in the development of a vaccine. Read more
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More HIV testing urged on quarter century anniversary
Widespread testing for HIV could be introduced to reverse Britain’s "woefully inadequate" approach to preventing the spread of the disease, senior politicians said today. Read more
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Viral challenge to screening techniques
Virus testing is a massively better way of screening for cervical cancer than existing laboratory techniques, according to the findings of a major study published today. Read more
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Zinc lozenges may shorten common cold symptoms
People suffering from a common cold could suck zinc lozenges after it was found they reduce the time they suffer the symptoms by up to 40 per cent. Read more
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Flu treatment breakthrough
A newly discovered antibody may be able to combat almost all strains of flu, including swine flu, scientists have reported. Read more
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Hepatitis Day warning
Thousands of Britons may find themselves on the liver transplant list because they are unaware they are carrying the hepatitis C virus, according to figures published today. Read more