"SWINE FLU PARTIES" OR INTENTIONALLY CATCHING H1N1
A VERY BAD IDEA, SAYS UAB Expert
The idea is too risky and acting on it could compromise public health – yet talk continues of "swine-flu parties," where people intentionally mix with friends or others infected with H1N1 influenza. The head of the UAB Student Health Service explains why that's a bad idea. Click here to read more.

TRIPLE-COMBO DRUG SHOWS PROMISE AGAINST ANTIVIRAL-RESISTANT SWINE FLU, UAB RESEARCHER SAYS
An experimental drug cocktail that includes three prescriptions now widely available offers the best hope in developing a single agent to treat drug-resistant H1N1 swine flu, says a virology researcher in the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Click here to read more.

PROTECT CHILDREN FIRST WITH H1N1 FLU VACCINE,
SAYS UAB-BASED NATIONAL PEDIATRIC DISEASE EXPERT
The optimal way to control swine flu, the new H1N1 virus that emerged as a global threat in 2009, is to vaccinate children with the planned H1N1 flu shot, says UAB's David Kimberlin, M.D., one of four U.S. physicians serving on the federal Safety Monitoring Committee reviewing clinical trials of H1N1 vaccines. Click here to read more.

UAB EXPERT URGES RESPONSIBILITY, PERSPECTIVE
IN REACTION TO H1N1 FLU PANDEMIC
Sickness caused by the new H1N1 influenza virus is no worse than the flu Americans experience nearly every year, and keeping that in perspective is solid guidance for the public and anyone dealing with flu, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) pediatric infectious disease expert who is serving on a national flu working group. Click here to read more.

FLU SURVEILLANCE BOOSTS CONTROL,
TREATMENT OPTIONS, SAYS UAB TRAVEL CLINIC HEAD
Because pandemics unfold in unpredictable ways, surveillance of travel-related illness is among the most powerful tools health officials and doctors can use to detect and respond to new pathogens like the novel H1N1 influenza, says the physician who heads the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Travelers' Clinic. Click here to read more.

MENTAL COPING TECHNIQUES CAN REDUCE FLU STRESS,
SAYS UAB DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
The mental and emotional stress caused by the presence of the new H1N1 influenza can be controlled, and there are steps you can take to reduce anxiety and improve your psychological and physical health during this outbreak, says Josh Klapow, Ph.D., a certified disaster mental health specialist and associate professor in the UAB School of Public Health. Click here to read more.

BEST ADVICE ON FLU RECOVERY: STAY HOME,
FOLLOW DOCTOR'S ORDERS, SAYS UAB ANTIVIRAL EXPERT
People infected with H1N1 swine flu need to follow their doctor's orders both in regard to medication recommendations and in how to take steps to avoid spreading the virus, says a noted UAB antiviral researcher who oversees all adult studies conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Collaborative Antiviral Study Group. Click here to read more.

UAB/SOUTHERN RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
DISCOVER HOW FLU DAMAGES LUNG TISSUE
A protein in influenza virus that helps it multiply also damages lung epithelial cells, causing fluid buildup in the lungs, according to research from UAB and the Southern Research Institute. Published in the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the findings give new insight into how flu attacks the lungs and provides targets for new treatments, say the researchers. Click here to read more.

SWINE FLU IMPACTS COULD FURTHER DAMAGE U.S. ECONOMY, SAYS UAB ECONOMIST
H1N1 influenza could slow growth in key industries and stall already-weak GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2009, says a health economist in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business. Click here to read more

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