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Asthma Is Most Prevalent Underlying Illness Among Most Serious H1N1 Cases
• Asthma • • Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 16 09
Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) view updated statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with concern -…
Britain to start swine flu vaccination next week
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 15 09
Britain will start a vaccination programme against H1N1 swine flu next week, the country’s chief medical officer said on Thursday.
“The programme will…
Earlier flu viruses provided some immunity to current H1N1 influenza, study shows
• Swine Flu • Oct 14 09
University of California, Davis, researchers studying the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, formerly referred to as “swine flu,” have identified a group of immunologically important…
Most who die from new H1N1 flu had conditions: CDC
• Asthma • • Swine Flu • Oct 14 09
Most of the people who have died from the new pandemic H1N1 flu had underlying conditions such as asthma, but 45 percent seemed healthy,…
“Meat kills” poster banned for swine flu link
• Swine Flu • Oct 14 09
An animal rights poster promoting vegetarianism was banned by Britain’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) on Wednesday for wrongly implying that eating meat caused swine…
Vietnam detects 3 cases of drug-resistant swine flu
• Swine Flu • Oct 12 09
Vietnam has detected three cases of swine flu that were resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, but an expert said there was no evidence…
Sickest swine flu patients require heroic measures
• Swine Flu • Oct 12 09
Once swine flu patients are sick enough to need hospital care, they decline very fast, requiring ventilators and advanced treatments that quickly strain scarce…
Critical illness from 2009 H1N1 in Mexico associated with high fatality rate
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 12 09
Critical illness from 2009 influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico occurred among young patients, was associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, and had…
H1N1 critical illness can occur rapidly; predominantly affects young patients
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 12 09
Critical illness among Canadian patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severely low…
‘Swine Flu Parties’ Or Intentionally Catching H1N1 a Very Bad Idea, Says Expert
• Swine Flu • Oct 09 09
The idea is too risky and acting on it could compromise public health – yet talk continues of “swine-flu parties,” where people intentionally mix…
Swine flu sent more Australia, NZ patients to ICU
• Swine Flu • Oct 09 09
Swine flu sent 722 people into intensive care units during the winter months in Australia and New Zealand, far more than during a normal…
US flu study confirms H1N1 more serious in youth
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 09 09
A study of people who became seriously ill and died with the new pandemic swine flu confirms it is hitting a younger population than…
New Book Helps Pharmacists Prepare for Role in H1N1 and Other Public Health Crises
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 05 09
With the flu season and the H1N1 virus looming, pharmacists are increasingly being called on to take a more active role in public…
Many swine flu deaths linked with second infection
• Infections • • Swine Flu • Oct 01 09
Many people who have died of swine flu infections in the United States have also had bacterial infections, health officials reported on Wednesday.
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Protect Children First with H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Says National Pediatric Disease Expert
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Sep 30 09
The optimal way to control swine flu, the new H1N1 virus that emerged as a global threat in 2009, is to vaccinate children…
Early use of antivirals key in H1N1 flu: WHO
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Sep 28 09
Early use of antivirals is effective in treating H1N1 flu and health authorities must be vigilant for signs of drug resistance, the World…
Don’t Rush to the Emergency Room If You Think You Have ‘Swine Flu’
• Swine Flu • Sep 23 09
You wake up a bit dizzy with a headache. By the time you dress and arrive at work, your throat is sore and…
H1N1: Common Sense for Parents
• Swine Flu • Sep 21 09
After closing schools and making headlines this spring, Novel H1N1 A (swine flu) is back in the news and stirring up parental anxieties anew.…
Swine flu death rate similar to seasonal flu: expert
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Sep 17 09
The death rate from the pandemic H1N1 swine flu is likely lower than earlier estimates, an expert in infectious diseases said on Wednesday.
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Australia reports first Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 case
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Sep 11 09
The first Australian case of swine flu resistant to Roche Holding AG’s antiviral drug Tamiflu was confirmed by the Western Australia state government on…
EU drugs agency: swine flu vaccine data “promising”
• Swine Flu • Sep 11 09
Early clinical trial results suggest that swine flu vaccines now being rushed through development produce a strong immune response, suggesting they should work well,…
University of the Sciences H1N1 Swine Flu Experts
• Swine Flu • Sep 09 09
As students head back to school and flu season gets underway, experts from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia are available and ready to…
St. Jude Experts Available to Discuss H1N1 Influenza
• Swine Flu • Sep 09 09
As home to the only World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating center focusing on the transmission of animal influenza viruses to humans, St. Jude Children’s…
Children with asthma more vulnerable to H1N1 virus
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Swine Flu • Sep 08 09
Nearly a dozen 7th graders with asthma were welcomed along with other classmates back to school today by a special guest who had a…
H1N1 has killed 2,837, virus has not mutated: WHO
• Swine Flu • Sep 06 09
H1N1 flu has killed at least 2,837 people but is not causing more severe illness than previously and the virus has not mutated, the…