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Survey Reveals Hospital Workers Concerned About Flu Vaccines
• Flu • • Public Health • Oct 13 09
Hospital workers are asking the same questions about the safety and necessity of flu vaccines as the general public, according to a survey…
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…
How do you know you have the flu?
• Flu • Oct 09 09
Vaccination programs against H1N1 swine flu are under way in the United States, China and Australia and will begin soon in parts of Europe.
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Britain to start swine flu vaccinations this month
• Flu • • Public Health • Oct 08 09
Britain will start a mass vaccination programme against the deadly H1N1 swine flu before the end of the month and hospital patients will…
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…
Most would refuse emergency use H1N1 vaccine or additive
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Flu • Sep 29 09
A majority of Americans would not take an H1N1 flu vaccine or drug additive authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration,…
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…
H1N1 Flu: Are Parents Underestimating Risk to Kids?
• Children's Health • • Flu • Sep 24 09
With schools back in session, H1N1 flu has become more active across the United States—especially among children. A new vaccine against H1N1 flu—strongly recommended…
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.
New…
U.S. campers developed drug-resistant flu: report
• Flu • Sep 11 09
Two girls given antiviral drugs in an effort to protect children at a summer camp from the new pandemic swine flu developed resistant virus,…
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…
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,…
Humans may give swine flu to pigs in new twist to pandemic
• Flu • • Public Health • Jul 10 09
The strain of influenza, A/H1N1, that is currently pandemic in humans has been shown to be infectious to pigs and to spread rapidly in…
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,…
WHO sees little Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu spread
• Flu • • Public Health • Jul 08 09
Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu does not appear to be spreading in a sustained or worrisome way, a World Health Organisation official said on Tuesday.
“At…