Flu & Viruses
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Flu jab may protect against heart attacks
The flu jab could offer protection to people with heart conditions or diabetes, research has found. Read more
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New method helps respiratory failure patients
A high-tech treatment may be the best way to treat patients worst hit by the swine-flu and other critical lung diseases, researchers have reported. Read more
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Swine flu resumes spread
The spread of swine flu in Britain may have resumed with the return of children to school, health officials warned yesterday. Read more
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Call for widespread swine flu vaccination
Children should get any new swine flu vaccine as soon as possible to halt an epidemic, US researchers said last night. Read more
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Virus that may stop dying
A common childhood virus may hold the clue to reversing the dying process that follows loss of oxygen, a European conference was told yesterday. Read more
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Second flu wave warning
Britain’s chief medical officer issued fresh warnings against complacency yesterday as scientists suggested swine flu may drive out other forms of the disease. Read more
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Flu strategy under fire
There were growing signs today of discontent amongst doctors and nurses at the handling of the swine flu pandemic. Read more
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Contagion study to beat swine flu spread
British researchers want to find out how contagious swine flu is – to pin down ways of preventing its spread. Read more
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Healthy patients don’t need flu drugs – WHO
International guidelines released at the weekend seemed to contradict the British policy of handing out anti-viral drugs to all flu patients. Read more
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Swine flu deaths rise as new countries are hit
The number of deaths of swine flu patients continues to rise – even though the spread of the disease has slowed in many countries, it was reported yesterday. Read more