Swine Flu

FACTBOX-Measures to fight H1N1 swine flu in Europe - Reuters

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:06:14 -0800

FACTBOX-Measures to fight H1N1 swine flu in Europe
Reuters
Nov 24 (Reuters) - Here are some details about measures taken to fight the H1N1 swine flu, a mixture of swine, bird and human viruses and which has killed ...
Swine Flu Vaccinations Rise While Infections Remain Low New York Times
Additional swine-flu vaccine clinics set in 3 counties Philadelphia Inquirer
Could holiday travel increase swine flu cases? Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Can pandas get swine flu? - 3News

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:50:11 -0800

3News

Can pandas get swine flu?
3News
It is not known if pandas can catch swine flu, but in other parts of the world there have been reports of cats and ferrets catching the disease. ...

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The state's swine flu death count is now six - The Union Leader

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:44:23 -0800

NECN

The state's swine flu death count is now six
The Union Leader
CONCORD - Updated, 12:01 am Regional clinics will offer swine flu vaccines this week to high-risk groups: 18- to 24-year-olds with underlying illnesses such ...
NH to give swine flu shot to high-risk cases Boston Globe
NH Short on H1N1 Vaccine NHPR

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Japan to Study Glaxo’s Canadian Swine Flu Advice, Asahi Says (Bloomberg)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:43:37 -0800

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s health ministry will investigate advice by GlaxoSmithKline Plc for Canadian authorities to hold off on using a batch of its swine flu vaccine, the Asahi newspaper said.

Japan to Study Glaxo's Canadian Swine Flu Advice, Asahi Says - Bloomberg

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:37:42 -0800

Japan to Study Glaxo's Canadian Swine Flu Advice, Asahi Says
Bloomberg
... will investigate advice by GlaxoSmithKline Plc for Canadian authorities to hold off on using a batch of its swine flu vaccine, the Asahi newspaper said. ...

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New incidents of swine flu double (BBC News)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:13:50 -0800

The number of new swine flu cases confirmed in Jersey double compared with the previous week.

South Florida counties to offer swine flu vaccine to general public (Sun-Sentinel)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:04:14 -0800

Officials not sure of public's interest; demand has been lukewarm With supplies of swine flu vaccine loosening, Broward County will for the first time offer it to anyone who wants it starting next week, and Palm Beach County will follow suit in a week or two, officials said Monday.

Scientist Repeats Swine Flu Lab-Escape Claim in Published Study (Bloomberg)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:43:58 -0800

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Adrian Gibbs , the virologist who said in May that swine flu may have escaped from a laboratory, published his findings today, renewing discussion about the origins of the pandemic virus.

'Ugandan pilgrims in Mecca safe from Swine flu' - Daily Monitor

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:15:55 -0800

The Chosun Ilbo

'Ugandan pilgrims in Mecca safe from Swine flu'
Daily Monitor
Swine flu presents itself with a high fever, headache, cough and flu that do not respond to the usual medications. Saudi Arabia Health Ministry said none of ...
Muslims brave swine flu worries to make Hajj pilgrimage BBC News
Nigeria Records First Swine Flu Death in Saudi Arabia Voice of America
Swine flu deaths at Hajj - putting a stop to the rumors Examiner.com
ABC Online - Radio Australia News - National
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Blood-filtering ECMO machine may help save some of sickest swine-flu patients (Denver Post)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:24:08 -0800

A technology originally developed for premature babies might be helping to save some of the sickest swine-flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.

H1N1 Swine Flu Wave Peaking in U.S.? (MedicineNet.com)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:21:29 -0800

Title: H1N1 Swine Flu Wave Peaking in U.S.? Category: Health News Created: 11/23/2009 4:02:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 11/23/2009 4:02:11 PM

Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:15:08 -0800

A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.

N.H. to give swine flu shot to high-risk cases (Boston Globe)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:57:41 -0800

CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire health officials announced yesterday that the state is opening swine flu vaccination clinics for the highest-risk cases this week, as complications from the illness take three more lives, bringing the total in New Hampshire to six.

Mistletoe in the age of swine flu: kiss anyway - Tampabay.com

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:26:32 -0800

China Daily

Mistletoe in the age of swine flu: kiss anyway
Tampabay.com
Swine flu should not make people afraid to smooch under the mistletoe this holiday season, says etiquette authority Debrett's. But just keep it on the cheek ...
Keep your swine flu to yourself this Christmas Reuters
Christmas kissing: On the cheek to avoid swine flu The Associated Press
Flu no threat to mistletoe TeleText
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Santa Clara catches up in swine flu vaccine distribution - San Jose Mercury News

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:42 -0800

Santa Clara catches up in swine flu vaccine distribution
San Jose Mercury News
As a result, roughly one-third of the county's most vulnerable residents have been inoculated, and long lines at free county clinics ...

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Denton Co. preparing for swine flu vaccination clinics - Dallas Morning News

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:16:51 -0800

Denton Co. preparing for swine flu vaccination clinics
Dallas Morning News
Denton County health department officials have accumulated enough doses of swine flu vaccine to begin holding mass clinics for ...

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Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu - The Associated Press

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:09:39 -0800

Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood ...

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Swine flu: doctors blast anti-vaccination sceptics (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:21:06 -0800

A leading association of clinicians on Monday accused an "anti-vaccination movement" of breeding suspicion about the (A)H1N1 swine flu vaccine in Europe and declared public health and lives were at risk.

Swine flu toll: 540 children, 6 months (USA Today)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:13:17 -0800

Swine flu has swept through about 22 million Americans between April and October, killing an estimated 3,900 people, including 540 children.

Swine flu vaccine effective despite mutations: experts - AFP

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:33:17 -0800

Times Online

Swine flu vaccine effective despite mutations: experts
AFP
PARIS — Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said ...
Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of US U.S. News & World Report
Mass. adult and a child under age 4 die of swine flu Boston Globe
City loses first child to swine flu; one of 13 overall H1N1-related deaths in ... New York Daily News
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