Tag: flu

  • Cavs’ James scores 22 in return from flu (AP)

    San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan(notes), right, looks to pass over Cleveland Cavaliers forward Darnell Jackson(notes) during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. San Antonio won 105 - 98.

    LeBron James isn't quite over the flu. He's not that far off. James scored 22 points in 19 minutes in his return to the Cleveland lineup after staying home sick for the last game, but the San Antonio Spurs beat the Cavaliers 105-98 on Friday night. Though not completely healthy, James said he still felt pretty good after going 7 of 14 from the field and grabbing six rebounds.

  • PB2 Mutation in Swine Flu

    Two genetic sequences were recently released from the Netherlands that detail a PB2 mutation in the AH1N1 flu in two unrelated individuals. The significance of this mutation, the E627K, is that it allows the flu to replicate more effectively in colder te…

  • Texans’ Hill first in NFL with swine flu (AP)

    FILE -- This is a 2009 file photo showing Houston Texans football player Anthony Hill(notes).  Texans rookie tight end Anthony Hill was hospitalized this week with swine flu in what may be the first confirmed case in an NFL player this season. Hill is the only player on the team believed to have swine flu and other players are being monitored, Texans vice president of communications Tony Wyllie said Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.

    Houston Texans rookie tight end Anthony Hill was hospitalized this week with swine flu in the first confirmed case in an NFL player this season. Hill is the only player on the team believed to have swine flu and other players are being monitored, Texans vice president of communications Tony Wyllie said Friday.