Washington, May 24 (ANI): A known difficulty in fighting influenza (flu) is the ability of the flu viruses to mutate and thus evade various medications that were previously found to be effective.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): A new approach for immunizing against influenza, developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), elicited a more potent immune response and broader protection than the currently licensed seasonal influenza vaccines when tested in mice and ferrets.

New Delhi, Feb. 25 (ANI): With a total of 45 more people tested positive for swine flu, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday said the hospitals in the national capital are well-equipped to combat the disease.

London, February 17 (ANI): Be careful when you kiss your partner on Valentine's Day because mid-February is usually the peak season for infectious diseases, such as the seasonal and H1N1 flu, mononucleosis, colds and coughs, a Loyola specialist has warned.

Washington, January 26 (ANI): At least one in five people in countries for which data are available were infected with influenza during the first year of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a new study.

Washington, January 20(ANI): A study has found that Norwegian pregnant women who received a vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus showed no increased risk of pregnancy loss, while expectant mothers who experienced influenza during pregnancy had an increased risk of miscarriages and still births.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Sept 4(ANI): The Odisha Government on Tuesday sounded a swine flu alert after two persons tested positive with the virus in Bhubaneswar.

Bhopal, Aug 25 (ANI): Swine flu triggered panic here on Saturday, claiming one more life, as the number of cases are feared to be escalating.

Washington, July 11 (ANI): A study examining the risk of adverse outcomes after receipt of the influenza A(H1N1) vaccine, has found that infants exposed to the vaccine in utero did not have a significantly increased risk of major birth defects, preterm birth, or fetal growth restriction.

Mumbai, June 22 (Xinhua-ANI): A 26-year-old woman tested positive for H1N1 or swine flu on Thursday in Mumbai, and both she and her son have been admitted to hospital in Thane, a newspaper report said Friday.

London, June 2 (ANI): Engineers have constructed computer-designed proteins, which normally don't fight flu, but can be engineered to act as broad-spectrum antiviral agents against a variety of influenza virus strains, a study has suggested.

London, May 28 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a new protein that can combat deadly flu epidemics.

London, May 22 (ANI): The pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies in vaccinated individuals not only against the H1N1 virus, but also against other influenza virus strains including H5N1 and H3N2, researchers say.

Washington, May 8 (ANI): Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a potential way to develop universal flu vaccines and eliminate the need for seasonal flu vaccinations.

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 25 (ANI): A Vietnamese company has created and successfully tested effective human vaccines against both avian influenza A/H5N1 and A/H1N1 viruses.

Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): A single shot of H1N1 flu vaccine boosts immune response in pregnant women and at the same time protects neuronatal babies via the antibodies that get transferred through the placenta, a new study has revealed.

Washington, August 22 (ANI): A rise in H1N1 infections and colds could trigger a rare sleeping disorder, according to a new research