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Heart attack risk rises 6x in week post-flu: study

Peoplewhogettheflumayfaceasix-foldhigherriskofheartattackintheweekfollowinginfection,saidastudyreleasedonWednesday,thatbolsterstheneedforwidespreadvaccinationsa

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Study says 'mutant flu' could lead to more effective vaccine

Experimentsinlabanimalshaveshownsignsofsuccessforanewlyengineeredfluvirusthatmayleadonedaytoamoreeffectivevaccine,researcherssaidThursday.Trialsinhumansarestill

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Myanmar's authorities call for cooperation in bird flu prevention

Myanmar's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department has called for cooperation in bird flu prevention measures and diagnostic assessment following the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Dawei township, southern Tanintharyi region five days ago.

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At least 886 people die of swine flu in Brazil in 2016

At least 886 people have died of the influenza A virus subtype H1N1, or swine flu, in Brazil so far this year, said a report released on Friday by the country's health ministry.

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China's bird flu warrior gets global award

For the second year in a row, a scientist from the Chinese mainland has won the L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Award this year.

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Australians urged to have flu vaccine shots

Australia's leading influenza expert body on Monday urged citizens to book a flu shot now as the number of local people dying of flu keeps rising.

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HK seasonal influenza causes 126 deaths in 2015

​Winter influenza has caused 126 deaths here since Jan. 2, 2015, according to a press release by the Center for Health Protection (CHP) of the Hong Kong Department of Health on Thursday.

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U.S. research explains why flu more dangerous in pregnant women

U.S. research expPregnant women were more likely to get sicker from the flu than other healthy adults because they have an unusually strong immune response to influenza, a new study from the Stanford University said Monday.

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HK bans poultry products from Kumamoto, Japan

Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety on Monday announced that it had banned the import of poultry and poultry products, including poultry eggs, from Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan with immediate effect.

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Mystery illness claims 4 lives in Texas

Officials confirmed Tuesday four patients in the U.S. state of Texas have died of a mysterious flu- like illness, local media reported.     A total of eight confirmed patients, ranging in age from 41 to 68, were admitted to hospital with flu symptoms in Montgomery County, but tests for influenza were negative, the website of the Houston Chronicle reported.

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No bird flu virus found in dead pigs from Shanghai river

No bird flu virus was found in dead pig samples from a river that provides drinking water to residents in Shanghai where two died in the first human infections of a new avian influenza strain, authorities said Monday.

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One H5N1 patient dies in SW China

One of two people confirmed by the Ministry of Health to have contracted avian influenza H5N1 died in a hospital in southwest China's city of Guiyang Wednesday morning.

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New York State declares public health emergency over flu epidemic

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday declared a state of public health emergency for all of New York State, in response to this year's increasingly severe flu season.