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Swine flu easing in Southern Hemisphere
• Swine Flu • Sep 06 09
Swine flu is starting to taper off along with the influenza season in the Southern Hemisphere, but it has killed at least 36 U.S.…
Swine flu has killed 36 US children so far: CDC
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Sep 04 09
The new H1N1 swine flu virus has killed 36 U.S. children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.
It said…
UAB Experts on H1N1 Swine Flu
• Swine Flu • Sep 03 09
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has several experts who can address the spread of the novel H1N1 influenza virus, also called swine…
Swine flu gets more active as schools open: CDC
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Sep 02 09
Swine flu is spreading more quickly in the U.S. Southeast, where schools started back earlier than in other areas after the summer break, a…
New flu hit estimated 10 percent of New Yorkers
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Aug 31 09
The new H1N1 swine flu is estimated to have infected about 800,000 people in New York City in the spring, a top U.S. health…
It’s Not Time to Panic, but Time to be Aware of Swine Flu
• Swine Flu • Aug 27 09
Much like an unwelcomed visitor who vows to return, swine flu is gearing up for another long visit this fall. Doctors say it’s not…
Preparing for the H1N1 pandemic: a formidable foe
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Aug 17 09
Prevention of H1N1 influenza virus through vaccination must be our top priority if disease patterns in the northern hemisphere follow those in the southern…
Half of U.S. should get H1N1 vaccination: officials
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Jul 31 09
About half the U.S. population should get vaccinated against H1N1 influenza and pregnant women and healthcare workers should be at the front of the…
Swine flu striking pregnant women hard: CDC study
• Pregnancy • • Swine Flu • Jul 29 09
Pregnant women infected with the new H1N1 swine flu have a much higher risk of severe illness and death and should receive prompt treatment…
Drugs work best when swine flu found early: study
• Swine Flu • Jul 29 09
Health officials trying to make best use of antiviral drugs to fight the new H1N1 flu need to do a better job of tracking…
How to Deal with Swine Flu: Heeding the Mistakes of 1976
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 28 09
In February 1976, an outbreak of swine flu struck Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey, killing a 19-year-old private and infecting hundreds of…
US CDC stops swine flu death count at 300
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 27 09
More than 300 people have died from the new pandemic swine flu virus, U.S. health officials said on Friday, but they said the virus…
Argentina declares animal health emergency over flu
• Flu • • Public Health • • Swine Flu • Jul 18 09
Argentina’s government declared on Friday a nationwide animal health emergency following the discovery of the new H1N1 flu virus in at least one pig…
H1N1 pandemic spreading too fast to count: WHO
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 17 09
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that the H1N1 flu pandemic was the fastest-moving pandemic ever and that it was now pointless…
How bad is swine flu? Without numbers, who knows?
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 15 09
Many people are confused about just how many patients have been infected with the new H1N1 flu, which in turn makes it hard to…
Study Suggests H1N1 Virus More Dangerous than Suspected
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 13 09
A new, highly detailed study of the H1N1 flu virus shows that the pathogen is more virulent than previously thought.
Writing in a fast-tracked…
Obesity emerges as risk factor in severe flu
• Flu • • Obesity • • Swine Flu • Jul 13 09
People who are obese but otherwise healthy may be at special risk of severe complications and death from the new H1N1 swine flu virus,…
WHO likely to give H1N1 jab guidance on Monday
• Flu • • Public Health • • Swine Flu • Jul 10 09
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will probably hold a media briefing on Monday to issue guidance about the need for a H1N1 influenza jab,…
Can H1N1 spread in the food we eat?
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 09 09
With the number of cases of influenza A H1N1 (human swine flu) rising, it is natural for people to become worried about the safety…
Department refuses to comment on swine flu claims
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 09 09
THE Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has declined to comment on speculation that there has been a confirmed case of swine…
Yet another new flu virus emerges in Canada
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 08 09
Canadian officials said on Tuesday they had identified yet another new flu virus, this one a mixture of human and swine influenza viruses,…
Three more Britons die after contracting H1N1 flu
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 07 09
Three more Britons including two children have died after contracting the H1N1 flu virus, taking to seven the number of people in Britain who…
Cases of swine flu ‘could top 100,000 a day by August’
• Swine Flu • Jul 04 09
New cases of swine flu could top more than 100,000 a day by the end of August, ministers have warned, as they admitted they…
WHO warns swine flu ‘unstoppable’
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 04 09
The UN’s top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide…
Hong Kong finds first case of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 03 09
Hong Kong’s health department said on Friday it had detected a case of human swine influenza virus that was resistant to Tamiflu, the…