SPECIAL REPORT
Swine flu: The predictable pandemic?
There were signs that swine flu posed a human pandemic threat over a decade ago, yet no one paid any attention
LATEST ARTICLES
Don't be fooled: swine flu still poses a deadly threat
17:01 08 September 2009 | 20 comments
H1N1 pandemic flu has not grown more severe but a minority of its victims become deathly ill and experts warn that cases could overwhelm hospitals
Climate will cost much more than UN thinks
UPFRONT: 10:48 04 September 2009 | 27 comments
Adapting to climate change will cost at least two to three times more than claimed by the UN climate change convention, says a new study
Universal vaccine could put an end to all flu
FEATURE: 10:09 21 August 2009 | 44 comments
The flu virus mutates so rapidly that our immune systems can't keep up. But experimental vaccines could change all that – and put an end to epidemics
Faster-growing flu vaccine could speed production
UPFRONT: 15:00 20 August 2009 | 10 comments
New strains come too late to beat the expected autumn wave of swine flu but could speed up vaccine production from mid-November
Why managing risk is a risky business
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: 10:39 17 August 2009 | 4 comments
From swine flu to locking up the wrong people, grappling with risk means juggling our emotional and analytical selves
Malaria vaccine holds out eradication hope
THIS WEEK: 15:06 14 August 2009 | 12 comments
The vaccine doesn't stop people getting infected, but it prevents the malaria parasites from reproducing afterwards
Bird flu virus linked to inflamed brains
12:58 12 August 2009 | 3 comments
Influenza virus can go from gut to brain, leaving animals with symptoms similar to those in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
Confusion over giving antivirals to children with flu
15:36 11 August 2009 | 8 comments
New study suggests under-12s don't usually benefit and may suffer side effects
How to cure diseases before they have even evolved
FEATURE: 17:17 10 August 2009 | 47 comments
It could be the biggest breakthrough since the discovery of penicillin: a new generation of antivirals that work against a huge range of viruses, including ones that don't exist yet
Rushing through flu vaccine could halve doses
UPFRONT: 00:00 22 July 2009
Moves by the US to push through a swine flu vaccine by September could slash the number of doses available there at the start of its winter flu season.
SPECIAL FEATURE
The bird flu threat
What makes flu go pandemic? Should we be worried? How can we protect ourselves? New Scientist tackles the crucial questions
