Adults only catch the flu about twice every 10 years, according to a new study. The researchers looked at antibody levels in 150 people from Southern China against nine influenza strains from 1968 to 2009. They found that while children get flu on average every other year, infections become less frequent as people get older. […]
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Tamiflu & Relenza: how effective are they?
Governments across the world stock-pile flu vaccines and antiviral drugs like Tamiflu (oeltamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir). While vaccines can prevent flu virus, the antiviral drugs are only designed to fight an infection that’s already underway. A new review of 46 clinical trials studies by The Cochrane Collaboration and the British Medical Journal shows that while both antiviral […]
Bird flu and seasonal flu | Experts available
Experts available – Bird flu and seasonal flu – January 10, 2014 With Canada’s first – albeit isolated – case of H5N1 (bird flu) reported last week and ongoing concern about H1N1 influenza across the country, SMCC has gathered a short list of flu experts who are available to answer media questions. If you are […]
