13.04.2013
- Even as U.S. officials this week awaited the arrival of a sample of the new bird flu virus from China - typically the first step in making a flu vaccine - government-backed...
08.02.2013
- Mounting evidence of a link between GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix flu shot and a spike in narcolepsy cases among children in Europe is putting one of the vaccine's key ingredients...
22.01.2013
- Emelie is plagued by hallucinations and nightmares. When she wakes up, she's often paralysed, unable to breathe properly or call for help. During the day she can barely stay awake...
19.01.2013
- Fighting the flu may soon get easier. As early as next year, more modern and more effective vaccines will hit the market, thanks to investments by the U.S. government and...
30.08.2010
- Europe's drug regulator is reviewing the safety of Glaxosmithkline's Pandemrix swine flu vaccine, which has been given to more than 30 million people in Europe, to examine possible...
24.02.2010
- The current H1N1 swine flu pandemic is relatively less severe than some other influenza outbreaks, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. "This pandemic appears to be on...
24.02.2010
- The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu has not yet peaked, a committee of experts advised the World Health Organization on Tuesday. "The committee advised that it was premature to conclude...