Lifting the coronavirus lockdown too soon would risk a devastating second wave of death and disease, American history has proven. San Francisco made that exact error in its battle with the Spanish Flu in 1918-19 and saw the virus surge after calling off a ban on public gatherings after just a month. British Prime Minister … Read more
Many of us rely on the flu jab to keep us fighting fit during the chilly winter months. But research suggests the fatty Western diet may be hindering the vaccine’s effectiveness. Scientists looked at the effect of the food additive tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ) – commonly found in cooking oils, frozen meat, chips and crackers – in … Read more
Coronavirus is ten times deadlier than the 2009 swine flu pandemic and a vaccine will be needed to halt it, the World Health Organisation has said. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva the organisation was constantly learning about the bug sweeping the globe. The incredibly contagious infection has now killed … Read more
A Japanese drug company has begun the final stages of human trials for its flu therapeutic for treating coronavirus, it announced Tuesday. Fujifilm’s Toyama Chemical branch makes a drug called Avigan, which is approved in Japan for stopping the flu virus from replicating in the body. Researchers with the company think it may well have … Read more
A Japanese drug company has begun the final stages of human trials for its flu therapeutic for treating coronavirus, it announced Tuesday. Fujifilm’s Toyama Chemical branch makes a drug called Avigan, which is approved in Japan for stopping the flu virus from replicating in the body. Researchers with the company think it may well have … Read more
A Fitbit could spot when you’re coming down with flu – before symptoms have even developed. Researchers analysed 60 days of data from 47,248 Fitbit users living in the US to try and predict when they would get sick. Tell-tale signs someone was about to get ill were higher heart rates than normal or excessive … Read more
At first, it was just a few cheers, echoing somewhere in the distance. But before long, it had spread – and soon, the whole street had erupted with noise. I couldn’t believe my ears as neighbours – gathered in small clusters on their doorsteps, or leaning from windows – whooped, clapped and rang bells. Then friends … Read more
Millennials are the least likely generation to get a flu shot because they are ‘too busy’ and the majority say they agree with some anti-vaxxer ideas A new survey found 55% of millennials said they didn’t get the flu shot this year Most said it was because they didn’t have time or they’d forgotten to get … Read more
A 101-year-old man who was born during the Spanish flu pandemic which killed millions has reportedly recovered from coronavirus. The man, from Rimini in north-east Italy, was born in 1919 as the world was grappling with the pandemic which killed 50million people. And he has now been released from hospital after becoming one of the … Read more
Flu panic for nearly every state as experts warn that the virus has killed more than 30 children and deaths have surged by 65% in the new year New figures from the CDC show that 9.7 million people have fallen ill and 87,000 people have been hospitalized Since January 1, 4,800 people have died, marking … Read more