Avoid cold cooties — stash a pen in your purse

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Don't use the communal ballpoints at the bank or when signing the bill at dinner. Having your own supply of pens could help you avoid cold and flu viruses. Click for more of TODAY's "Build your immunity" daily tips. Find more info about Avoid cold cooties -- stash a pen in ...

Unprecedented Insight Into Fighting Viruses

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Researchers at Rutgers and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School have determined the structure of a protein that is the first line of defense in fighting viral infections including influenza, hepatitis C, West Nile, rabies, and measles. Principal investigators of the study, "Structural basis of RNA recognition and activation by innate ...

Immune booster: Make a friend date

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Friendship may be Miracle-Gro for your immune system. People with more social connections are better at fighting off the viruses that cause colds than those with fewer friends, research suggests. Click for more "Build your immunity" tips. Find more info about Immune booster: Make a friend date photos videos pictures. read ...

XMRV And Related Viruses Not Confirmed In Blood Of Healthy Donors Or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients

Monday, September 26th, 2011

A study supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not validate or confirm previous research findings that suggested the presence of one of several viruses in blood samples of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome. The new study also could not find the viruses in blood ...

CDC: New H1N1 Strain H3N2 Infected Two Children In Recent Months

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have made a startling announcement this week. Two children previously vaccinated for the H1N1 influenza virus have contracted a new strain named H3N2 in what is being called a virus "reassortment." The good news is both have been treated ...