Study to Investigate AHCC and the Swine Flu Virus (redOrbit) Prior studies published in peer-reviewed journals have shown the benefits of AHCC against influenza, avian flu, west nile virus and MRSA. BEAVERTON, Ore., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A study evaluating the effect of AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound) on supporting the immune system in response to the swine flu virus will be conducted at the Southern China Agricultural University, one of the few ... [News Source]

Study to Investigate AHCC and the Swine Flu Virus (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) reviewed journals have shown the benefits of AHCC against influenza, avian flu, west nile virus and MRSA. [News Source]

Study to Investigate AHCC and the Swine Flu Virus (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) reviewed journals have shown the benefits of AHCC against influenza, avian flu, west nile virus and MRSA. [News Source]

Masks with ostrich antibodies aid swine flu fight (The Japan Times) Researcher Yasuhiro Tsukamoto's flock of 500 ostriches is being enlisted into the global fight against swine flu by exploiting Japan's practice of wearing masks in public to ward off allergies and colds. Tsukamoto, 40, a veterinary professor at Kyoto Prefectural University, was part of a team that investigated the deaths of birds in 2004 when avian influenza hit farms in western Japan. The probe ... [News Source]

Bird Flu Virus Remains Infectious Up To 600 Days In Municipal Landfills (Science Daily) Amid concerns about a pandemic of swine flu, researchers report for the first time that poultry carcasses infected with another threat — the "bird flu" virus — can remain infectious in municipal landfills for almost 2 years. [News Source]

Bird Flu Remains Infectious Up To 600 Days In Municipal Landfills (redOrbit) Image Caption: Poultry carcasses infected with bird flu can remain infectious for almost two years, scientists report. Credit: People’s Republic of China [News Source]

From pitbulls to pigs, animals make more news (Swissinfo) Bird flu, baby polar bears, pit bulls: A study has found that stories featuring animals grab headlines nearly three times as often as they did 30 years ago. [News Source]

Bird flu hits Bengal again (rediff.com) Even as the threat of swine flu continues, a fresh outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been reported from West Bengal.About 20 backyard poultry birds were reported to have died on May 20 in the rural areas of Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal, not far from the Assam and Bangladesh border.These birds were confirmed on May 25 to have died of the most virulent H5N1 strain ... [News Source]

Bird flu hits West Bengal again (rediff.com) Even as the threat of swine flu continues, a fresh outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been reported from West Bengal.About 20 backyard poultry birds were reported to have died on May 20 in the rural areas of Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal, not far from the Assam and Bangladesh border.These birds were confirmed on May 25 to have died of the most virulent H5N1 strain ... [News Source]