Regular flu shot may help fight bird flu
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_on_he_me/bird_flu_vaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060929/2006_09_29t155748_450x294_us_biocryst.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=kvzj2mxy_IvZJzKOnoM0lA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Chickens gather at a temporary poultry storehouse before they are sent to the market in Jakarta September 15, 2006. A new drug being developed to fight both bird flu and seasonal flu can be given safely to people in very high doses, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Friday. (Supri/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - A leading flu expert says an encouraging but small study in mice gives more reason to hope that ordinary flu shots might help protect people if bird flu starts spreading among humans and causes a pandemic.</p><br clear="all"/>