Elegy: Death Becomes Them Aug 9, 2008
Or, alternatively, in an inspiring deathbed scene, where the victim appears to be suffering no more than a bad case of la grippe. It's important to see the threat of death as predictably unpredictable, another fine mess we heedlessly fall into. (Time.com)
With mom, every day is a blessing May 12, 2008
Bridget Foti of Frankfort decided to celebrate with her mother, Mary Alice Grippe, by holding a barbeque on the nursing home s front lawn. More than a dozen people were expected to attend, including nine of Grippe s 10 children and some of her 49 grandchildren and great-grandchildren ... Grippe is staying at the home temporarily while she recovers from a fall and pneumonia. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Biogen Idec kndigt Prsentationen ber seine Multiple-Sklerose-Franchise und Entwicklungsprodukte auf dem Kongress des European Committee for Treatment and Research of Multiple Sclerosis an Oct 11, 2007
ufigsten Nebenwirkungen, die der MS-Behandlung mit AVONEX zugeschrieben werden, sind grippe. hnliche Symptome einschlie. (BusinessWire)
FDA warns parents about cough, cold medicines Aug 19, 2007
NancyMy daughter is almost 15 this year and all I ever remember giving her was grippe water. Is this still safe for teething. (CTV.ca)
Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich Hospitalized Apr 12, 2007
"I have the grippe and I can't see him because it's not good for him to (be in contact with) an infection," she said. Rostropovich went into exile from the Soviet Union with his family in 1974 after housing dissident writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn for four years. (Newsmax)
Looking Back Mar 1, 2007
English River Tony Kron is sick with lagrippe ... West Sharon Mr. J.M. Lown is suffering from an attack of grippe. (Kalona News, IA)
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It also was guaranteed to cure ay fever, malarial and all fevers, pneumonia, appendicitis, la grippe (flu), colds, female troubles, etc. and all acute and chronic ailments and weakness that yield to any known curative agency. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Changes In Amino Acids In 1918 Influenza Virus Cut Transmission Feb 7, 2007
Modest changes in the 1918 flu virus's hemagglutinin receptor binding site--a molecular structure critical for the spread of infection--stopped viral transmission in ferrets, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The finding, published in the February 1 issue of Science, could have significant clinical implications in helping scientists develop ways to break the disease cycle and possibly help... (Science Daily)
Small Changes In 1918 Pandemic Virus Knocks Out Transmission Feb 3, 2007
Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have shown that a molecular change in the 1918 pandemic influenza virus stops its transmission in ferrets that were in close proximity, shedding light on the properties that allowed the 1918 pandemic virus to spread so quickly and potentially providing important clues that could help scientists assess emerging influenza viruses, such as H5N1. This negative-stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicts the ultrastructural details... (Science Daily)
Scientists Assess Risk Of Potential Flu Pandemic Spread Via Global Airlines Jan 30, 2007
An Indiana University School of Informatics-led team of researchers has constructed a model that predicts how an emerging pandemic influenza might spread across the globe by airliners. The study, "Modeling the Worldwide Spread of Pandemic Influenza: Baseline Case and Containment Intervention," appears in the January issue of the journal PLoS Medicine. (Science Daily)
Weekly planner exeter Jan 28, 2007
The Rev. Louis Grippe is pastor. After Mass, members will meet for breakfast at the Grille Restaurant in Luzerne. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Lethal Secret Of 1918 Influenza Virus Uncovered Jan 18, 2007
In a study of non-human primates infected with the influenza virus that killed 50 million people in 1918, an international team of scientists has found a critical clue to how the virus killed so quickly and efficiently. Yoshi Kawaoka, a professor of pathobiological science in the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, meets with assistant scientist Shinji Watanabe (at right) in one of the Kawaoka's research labs to discuss Watanabe's research on Ebola virus genes. (Science Daily)
Recurrence Of A Flu Pandemic Similar To Infamous 1918 Flu Could Kill 62 Million Dec 23, 2006
In recent years, health professionals and the general public alike have been acutely aware of the potential ravages that could result from a flu pandemic. Although many people might still recall the pandemics of 1968 and 1957, it is the infamous 1918-1920 pandemic--and the possibility of a recurrence on that scale--that causes the most trepidation. (Science Daily)
New Research Predicts US Entry Of H5N1 Avian Influenza Dec 8, 2006
Scientists at the Consortium for Conservation Medicine (CCM), the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo report that H5N1 avian influenza is most likely to be introduced to countries in the Western Hemisphere through infected poultry trade. Following the initial outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza in Hong Kong, scientists and government officials worldwide have debated exactly how the virus was being spread and what could be done to stop it. (Science Daily)
New Study Finds On/Off Switch For Septic Shock Nov 22, 2006
According to a new study, septic shock--a dangerous, often deadly runaway immune response--is controlled by a genetic on/off switch. The research also suggests how a drug might temper sepsis. (Science Daily)
Novel H3N1 Swine Influenza Virus Identified In Pigs In Korea Nov 21, 2006
For the first time, researchers from the U.S. and abroad have identified the H3N1 swine influenza virus in domestic pigs in Korea. They report their findings in the November 2006 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. (Science Daily)
Scientists Find Mutations That Let Bird Flu Adapt To Humans Nov 17, 2006
By comparing influenza viruses found in birds with those of the avian virus that have also infected human hosts, researchers have identified key genetic changes required for pandemic strains of bird flu. Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of pathobiological sciences and a virologist, is an expert on the influenza virus. (Science Daily)
Examining a killer's long reign of terror Oct 30, 2006
A day later it's in your system, full-bore: a cold, the flu, the grippe, whatever. The name doesn't matter, you feel awful. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Experimental Vaccine Protects Mice Against Deadly 1918 Flu Virus Oct 25, 2006
Federal scientists have developed a vaccine that protects mice against the killer 1918 influenza virus. They also have created a technique for identifying antibodies that neutralize this virus, a tool that could help contain future pandemic flu strains. (Science Daily)
Researchers Link Deadliness Of 1918 Flu To Severe Immune System Response Sep 29, 2006
The H1N1 influenza strain that caused the 1918 flu pandemic causes a severe immune-system response that likely is what makes the virus so deadly to a host animal or person, according to a new study appearing in the Oct. 5 issue of the journal Nature. The research counters the conventional wisdom on the 1918 flu -- that a secondary infection from another virus helped make the pandemic one of the deadliest in the modern era. (Science Daily)
Longevity Gap: Who, Where And Why Americans Live Longer Or Die Sooner Sep 13, 2006
In the United States, the best-off people, like Asian women in Bergen County, N.J., have a life expectancy 33 years longer than the worst-off, Native American males in some South Dakota counties - 91 versus 58 years. So concludes the most comprehensive study to date of who dies when and where in this country. (Science Daily)
Analysis Of Spanish Flu Cases In 1918-1920 Suggests Transfusions Might Help In Bird Flu Pandemic Aug 31, 2006
Transfusions with blood products taken from people who had recovered from Spanish influenza may have reduced risk for death and improved symptoms of hospitalized patients who contracted Spanish influenza complicated by pneumonia. Early treatment was superior to later treatment. (Science Daily)
Bird Flu Study Highlights Need To Vaccinate Flocks Effectively Aug 20, 2006
Incomplete vaccination of poultry flocks could make the spread of deadly strains of avian flu such as H5N1 worse, scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick have found. The research shows that even though the available vaccines are effective on individual birds, the disease is likely to spread unless almost all of a flock has been protected. (Science Daily)
The Mystery of the Misplaced Gravestone Jul 22, 2006
In a database of Rhode Island women s diaries, she discovered a Burrillville woman named Marion Melissa Walling who, in 1899, the same year Edith Marion was born, wrote at length of family illnesses, including an "ailing granddaughter and other family members sick with the grippe.". Although the two figures from the past seem to have much in common, including a hometown and a name, Coffin was unable to determine whether they were related. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Scientists Aim To Thwart Use Of Flu As Bioweapon Jun 24, 2006
Posted: June 23, 2006. Flu is already a big killer, responsible for more than 35,000 deaths in the United States alone each year. (Science Daily)
Experimental Vaccine Protects Lab Animals Against Several Strains Of H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Jun 14, 2006
Posted: June 13, 2006. Nations are preparing to stockpile vaccines against H5N1, the strain of influenza virus that experts fear could cause the next flu pandemic. (Science Daily)
St. Jude Test Of Bird Flu Vaccine Proves Successful May 3, 2006
A commercially developed vaccine has successfully protected mice and ferrets against a highly lethal avian influenza virus, according to the investigator who led the study at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The vaccine was developed by Vical Incorporated in San Diego, California. (Science Daily)
No Simple Way To Reuse Facemasks During A Flu Pandemic Apr 29, 2006
Posted: April 28, 2006. Use of protective face coverings will be one of many strategies used to slow or prevent transmission of the flu virus in the event of a pandemic, even though scientific evidence about the effectiveness of inexpensive, disposable medical masks and respirators against influenza is limited. (Science Daily)
Avian Flu Modeled On Supercomputer, Explores Vaccine And Isolation Options For Thwarting A Pandemic Apr 5, 2006
Posted: April 4, 2006. Using supercomputers to respond to a potential national health emergency, scientists have developed a simulation model that makes stark predictions about the possible future course of an avian influenza pandemic, given today s environment of world-wide connectivity. (Science Daily)
Researchers Seek Answers To Combat TB Epidemic; Solution May Lie In A Protective Protein Mar 26, 2006
Posted: March 25, 2006. Most Americans think of tuberculosis as a disease of the past, but with HIV and drug-resistant strains fueling epidemics in India and Africa, TB kills someone every six seconds across the world. (Science Daily)
Medical Experts: U.S. Unlikely To Have Enough Vaccines To Stop Avian Flu Mar 25, 2006
Posted: March 24, 2006. A group of medical experts who attended a national avian flu conference last fall believe there is little chance the United States will be able to manufacture and stockpile enough vaccine or antiviral medication to stop a bird flu pandemic should the virus mutate into a form that can be spread easily from human to human, according to a survey led by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. (Science Daily)
New Study Describes Key Protein From Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Flu Virus And How It Might Mutate Mar 18, 2006
-- The Spanish Flu Pandemic, also known as La Grippe Espagnole, or La Pesadilla, was an unusually severe and deadly strain of avian influenza, a viral infectious disease, that killed some 50 million to. . (Science Daily)
French promote poultry quality Mar 17, 2006
Similar words of encouragement and defiance against fear of bird flu "la grippe aviaire," as the French call it are heard across France, where much is at stake ... "The fear of the grippe is worse than the grippe," says Dominique Martin, general secretary of the poultry hall at the giant wholesale food market in Rungis near Paris' Orly Airport. (USA Today)
Finding A Virus Is Not All Bad News Mar 8, 2006
Posted: March 7, 2006. Questions around the movement and population size changes of Kiwis, Tuatara and other New Zealand wildlife over the past hundred years have been continually studied by conservationists and scientists. (Science Daily)
Who is the Enemy Today? The Haunting Spectre of Sectarian Strife Mar 6, 2006
la grippe aviairedans toute l'Europe. et. (Newropeans Magazine)
H5N1, la frayeur des basses-cours Feb 21, 2006
Les virus de la grippe, dits influenza ... La plupart des cygnes morts de la grippe en Europe parcourent de courtes distances et proviennent surtout d Europe de l Est. ... et fusionne avec un virus de grippe classique humaine. (NewsIsFree-Europe)
Ask Dr. H | Old-timey ailments with quaint names Jan 16, 2006
While we're on the subject of "ancient illnesses," let's see how many of these you can figure out: (1) fits; (2) mad hatter's disease; (3) consumption; (4) quinsy; (5) dropsy; (6) grocer's itch; (7) malignant sore throat; (8) grippe; (9) diary fever; (10) trench mouth; (11) milk sickness; and (12) winter fever. Answers: (1) seizures; (2) mercury poisoning causing brain damage; seen in felt hat assemblers; (3) tuberculosis; (4) tonsillitis; (5) edema (swelling) associated with congestive heart... (Philly.com -- Entertainment)
