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BusinessWeek February 9, 2004 Catherine Arnst	What You Need To Know About Avian Flu The current avian flu outbreak in Asia is the fifth since 1997 to infect humans. This has raised a red flag for infectious disease experts, who fear the strain could mutate and spark a devastating flu pandemic.
Chemistry World December 6, 2006 Jessica Ebert	Structure of Key Influenza A Protein Revealed The crystal structure of a molecule important for the replication of the influenza A virus has been solved. Now that scientists know what the protein looks like they can design drugs that block its action and prevent viral spread through the body.
Popular Mechanics March 2006 Jeff Wise	Fighting Fire With Fire By recreating an extinct virus that killed as many as 50 million people, scientists race to defeat avian flu before it evolves into a deadlier form.
Popular Mechanics September 11, 2009 Emily Anthes	Debunking 5 Prevalent Swine Flu Myths Some theories circulating online argue that this combination of strains is so unlikely that the new virus must have been created by humans in a lab and then either accidentally or deliberately released.
AskMen.com	Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Surfaces Health officials have confirmed a case of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus.
Chemistry World August 3, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Computational chemistry predicts flu mutations Researchers in the US have shown how it might be possible to use computational chemistry to predict which mutations in a key influenza virus protein could lead to dangerous new strains of the disease.
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AskMen.com Jen Woodward	False Pandemic Scares While nobody can say for sure if or when another pandemic will strike, these historic false alarms might soothe your fears.
American Family Physician January 15, 2004	Influenza Vaccine What is influenza?... Who is at higher risk?... What is the flu vaccine?... Is the vaccine safe?... etc.
Popular Mechanics July 31, 2007 John Galvin	Spanish Flu Pandemic: 1918 The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people around the world -- 34 million more than died from the First World War in progress alongside it.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	Happy (Sniffle) Holidays (Cough) It's flu season again, and the market for influenza vaccines is hot. Pharma investors, take note.
Science News March 4, 2006	West Nile Virus This Web site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examines the spread of West Nile virus across the United States, complete with up-to-date maps showing which states are hardest hit.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Catherine Arnst	A Hot Zone In The Heartland Little could be done to contain a deadly avian flu outbreak. Right now, the U.S. has no national pandemic preparedness plan, either for treating large numbers of patients or for dealing with the resulting economic and social disruptions.
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Scientific American July 2009 Christine Soares	Could Animal Surveillance Have Seen Swine Flu Coming? The surveillance of animals for new flu viruses has lagged behind preparations for the human pandemics that can be caused by the bugs
Managed Care February 2005 Jack McCain	Managed Care (and Everyone Else) Unprepared for the Next Killer Flu Could avian flu give rise to a pandemic that might rival the fearsome Spanish flu? Is the nation ready? Health plans may be called upon to administer vaccinations and identify high-risk patients, but what about he millions of Americans who lack health insurance?
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Avian Influenza 101 Here is everything you need to now about avian influenza so that you can better protect yourself.
Chemistry World July 6, 2012 Steve Down	Flu fighters are wired Scientists from Peking University and the University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China, have devised a test which uses a biosensor made from a grid of silicon nanowires which have been functionalized with influenza A antibodies to trap proteins from the virus.
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Searcher June 2006 Eva C. Perkins	Is the Price of Cheap Chicken Bird Flu? Information professionals are faced with a situation in which our skills are called upon to soothe the public with reassuring data about the avian flu.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Brian Gorman	Chasing Down Bird Flu Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline are emerging as the likely winners in the race to produce a bird flu vaccine.
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American Family Physician October 1, 2004	Flu Vaccinations A general overview on what flu vaccines are and how they can help.
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Bio-IT World November 2005	News Blast Applied Biosystems contributes 400,000 primers... Researchers have discovered the full genetic sequence of many different strains of the flu... Sigma-Aldrich launches Panorama Human Cancer Version 1 Protein Functional Microarray...
American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Gregory Juckett	Avian Influenza: Preparing for a Pandemic Preparing for a new influenza pandemic involves increasing global influenza surveillance and developing practical strategies for containing outbreaks at the source.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron Ready to Fly Flu vaccine maker readies first shipments as flu season begins and avian flu fears rise.
Chemistry World October 21, 2010	Studies Probe Key Flu Protein New details about the structure of an influenza protein that is a key drug target have been revealed in separate studies by groups in the US. The two studies provide insights into the workings of the protein machinery that the virus needs to infect cells.
American History December 2006	Letter : Coming Home to Roost Remembering 1918 and recognizing the catastrophe that could unfold in an age when a virus can cross the globe in a matter of hours has spurred unprecedented international cooperation and planning.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Bird Flu Planning Isn't for the Birds Buffalo Wild Wings discusses its strategy for dealing with the threat of avian flu. It's impossible to completely eliminate some risks, but it's quite possible for an astute firm to effectively manage any adversity that may come down its path. Investors, take note.
Scientific American May 2005 Christine Soares	Cooping Up Avian Flu Buying time to arm for a pandemic is possible--maybe.
Chemistry World February 7, 2006 Jon Evans	Plant-Derived Drug Approved in US Dow AgroSciences has become the first biotech firm to gain US regulatory approval for a plant-derived drug. The company claims it will be able to manufacture many other vaccines, for animal and human diseases, using its plant-based production technology.
Chemistry World February 2006	Editorial: Fighting Avian Flu Participants at a world avian flu conference in Beijing committed to increasing cooperation on global vaccine and anti-viral research and development.
Chemistry World May 29, 2013 Hayley Birch	Fast flu mapping without the sequencing Australian researchers showed that using data from flu virus proteins produced similar trees to those generated by genetic sequencing, suggesting a rapid-fire solution for identifying viruses during outbreaks.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2006 Rich Duprey	Avian Flu Ruffling Feathers Roche Pharmaceuticals boosts anti-flu drug production to quiet calls for generics. While the situation bears watching for now, it's not necessarily something for investors to get their feathers ruffled about.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Swine Flu Just Isn't Bringing Home the Bacon Looks like that one-time boost from sales of swine flu vaccine may not add much to the bottom lines of vaccine makers like GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, sanofi-aventis, and Novartis.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2010 Brian Orelli	The End of a Swine Flu Era A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended yesterday that next year's seasonal flu vaccine contain the vaccine for the H1N1 virus, aka the swine flu.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 Rich Duprey	Chiron Crisis Creates Investor Opportunity As flu vaccine maker flames out, other companies may step in to fill the void.
Geotimes May 2007 Kathryn Hansen	On the Path of Bird Flu U.S.G.S. biologists are tracking the migration of bar-tailed godwits and other wild migratory birds via satellite to find out if they are likely vectors of H5N1 bird flu.
Chemistry World February 21, 2013 James Urquhart	New direction for flu drugs Researchers have developed a new class of anti-flu drug that could prevent new virus strains developing resistance and help control future pandemics while more effective vaccines are prepared.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2005 Anthony Tao	The Avian Few: Is it Too Late for Pharma to Re-enter the Vaccine Fray? Small profit margins and high litigation risks drove most companies out of the vaccine business decades ago. As a possible pandemic looms, pharma re-enters the fray. Is it too late?
Information Today July 20, 2009	Springer Offers Free Access to Swine Flu Research The articles can be found by using the search term "H1N1." A total of 318 scientific articles will be available to print out or download until Dec. 31, 2009.
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