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Tamiflu-resistant flu not spreading more widely-WHO
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Dec 04 09
Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 viruses have not spread to hospital staff or beyond despite spreading among two clusters of patients in Britain and the United States…
More than 1,000 deaths in past week from H1N1-WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 30 09
More than 1,000 deaths from the H1N1 swine flu virus were officially reported in the past week, a sharp rise which brings the global…
Sharp increase in swine flu deaths in France
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 30 09
The number of deaths in mainland France from the H1N1 swine flu virus jumped in the last week, according to official data on Thursday.
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Drug resistant H1N1 no major change in virus: WHO
• Drug News • • Swine Flu • Nov 27 09
Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus’ susceptibility to…
School closure could reduce swine flu transmission by 21 percent
• Swine Flu • Nov 27 09
A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a…
WHO probing drug resistant swine flu
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 24 09
The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu…
H1N1 flu spreading east, peaking in some areas-WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 20 09
The H1N1 flu is moving eastwards across Europe and Asia after appearing to peak in parts of western Europe and the United States, the…
Did U.S. make a swine flu mistake?
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 20 09
As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one…
Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines: WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 19 09
About 40 people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations so far show the fatalities were not caused by the…
US officials defend swine flu vaccination plan
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 18 09
U.S. public health officials defended the distribution of swine flu vaccines on Tuesday against criticism that their plan to protect Americans was confusing…
Experts to Answer H1N1 Questions During Live Facebook Chat
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Nov 16 09
People who have questions about the H1N1 flu can get answers from infectious disease experts at Rush University Medical Center during a one-hour, live…
Swine flu skepticism demands deft response
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 13 09
European scientists and health authorities are facing angry questions about why H1N1 flu has not caused death and destruction on the scale first…
Role of Statins in Reducing H1N1 Mortality Rates Studied
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 13 09
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying statins, the class of drugs long associated with lowering cholesterol, as a way to reduce H1N1-related deaths.
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Antivirals key to preventing severe H1N1 disease-WHO
• Swine Flu • Nov 12 09
Antiviral medicines can prevent severe H1N1 flu and should be given to pregnant women, very young children and people with underlying medical problems who…
Swine flu means worst flu season in 12 years in US
• Swine Flu • Nov 12 09
Swine flu is causing the worst flu season in the United States since 1997, when current measurements started, and has killed at least 1,200…
New US swine flu death estimates will be guess
• Swine Flu • Nov 12 09
U.S. health officials are due to release new estimates of deaths from swine flu on Thursday, but the numbers will be just that -…
Swine Flu: When to Head to the Hospital, When to Stay Home
• Swine Flu • Nov 07 09
Have a fever, a sore throat, and flulike symptoms? It could be H1N1, as 46 states now report widespread H1N1 infection, and the president…
Loyola to Host Symposium on H1N1 Flu, Seasonal Flu
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 05 09
With the looming threat of both the H1N1 flu (also known as “swine flu”) and the regular seasonal flu, area health officials fear…
When moms get flu shot, babies benefit too: study
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 30 09
When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday.
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WHO experts say flu vaccines safe, one dose needed
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 30 09
Only one dose of vaccine is needed for protection against pandemic H1N1 flu and the jabs have so far proved to be safe,…
July 4 swine flu outbreak shows pattern of virus
• Swine Flu • Oct 20 09
More than 100 new cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy got infected with swine flu at a July 4th barbecue and fireworks display…
USDA confirms H1N1 flu in first U.S. hog
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 20 09
The pandemic H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in a sample from a hog exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair, the Agriculture Department said on…
H1N1 flu worrying due to its unpredictability: WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 19 09
H1N1 pandemic influenza remains a cause for concern because of its unpredictable nature, even though it has killed fewer than 5,000 people so far…
Physicians Urge Pregnant Women to Get H1N1 Vaccine, Protect Themselves
• Pregnancy • • Swine Flu • Oct 16 09
Physicians Urge Pregnant Women to Get H1N1 Vaccine, Protect Themselves and Baby from Potential Deadly Threat
Pregnant women in the U.S. infected…
H1N1 flu causes unusual damage to lungs
• Flu • • Respiratory Problems • • Swine Flu • Oct 16 09
The new pandemic H1N1 flu may cause blood clots and other unusual damage in the lungs and doctors need to be on the lookout,…