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Jordan: H1N1 cases reach 173
AMMAN (Petra) - The total number of H1N1 influenza cases in the Kingdom reached 173 after six new ca...
Date:2011-01-21
Flu season is heating up
This year's flu season is mild compared with last year's H1N1 pandemic, but the number of people str...
Date:2011-01-21
Swine flu toll passes 52,000: WHO
GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Monday reported a huge leap in the swine flu pandemic to...
Date:2011-01-21
A/H1N1 flu cases reported in many Russian regions
MOSCOW, January 21 (Itar-Tass) - The seasonal rise of the rate of the so-called swine influenza A/H1...
Date:2011-01-21
Britain flu deaths more than double to 254
LONDON, England - The number of deaths in the seasonal flu epidemic has more than doubled in the pas...
Date:2011-01-20
New research paper reveals key lessons about origins of 2009 H1N1 pandemic
How Swine Flu Overturned the Understanding of Pandemic Outbreaks As H1N1 'Swine Flu' returns to t...
Date:2011-01-13
Irish influenza rate hits record level
The number of new swine flu cases in Ireland almost doubled this week, bringing the overall influenz...
Date:2011-01-13
Dozen swine flu deaths recorded in Germany since October - Summary
Cologne/Berlin - Swine flu killed seven people in Germany from October through January 7, with at le...
Date:2011-01-13
Netherlands on the verge of flu epidemic
The Netherlands is on the verge of a flu epidemic following a sharp rise in suspected cases since th...
Date:2011-01-13
More than 100 people dead from swine flu across country
A TOTAL of 112 people with flu have died in the UK since September, the Government said today. T...
Date:2011-01-13
Man dies of swine flu in Croatia despite vaccine
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A 46-year-old man has died of swine flu in Croatia even though he had been va...
Date:2011-01-12
Weekly Influenza Report, 6 January 2011, UK
Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) indicate that levels of seasonal flu may be s...
Date:2011-01-10
14th swine flu death in NI
Another person has died of swine flu in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number of deaths since ...
Date:2011-01-09
Swine flu kills six people in Scotland in the past week
SIX people in Scotland have died from swine flu in the past week, according to figures released toda...
Date:2011-01-06
Swine flu affects 18 victims in a single hospital.
Staff at the George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, put all the sufferers into isolatio...
Date:2011-01-06
Bed shortages at NI hospitals
A total of 185 people had the H1N1 virus in the last week of December with the highest number of cas...
Date:2011-01-06
Extreme obesity associated with higher risk of death for 2009 H1N1 patients
For those infected with the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus, extreme obesity was a powerful r...
Date:2011-01-05
Man dies from H1N1 for 1st time this year in Korea.
By Park Si-soo A 30-year-old man died from H1N1 swine flu, Thursday, becoming the nation’s first ...
Date:2010-12-31
Bird flu cases confirmed.
By Park Si-soo The government confirmed Friday the country¡¯s first cases of bird flu in nearly t...
Date:2010-12-31
Swine flu claims 22 lives in Sri Lanka over 2 months.
COLOMBO - SWINE flu in Sri Lanka has killed 22 people and infected more than 300 over the past two m...
Date:2010-12-27
H1N1 influenza pandemic is over, says World Health Organization
The 2009-10 H1N1 influenza pandemic is officially over, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. ...
Date:2010-08-11
Second death in two days linked to swine flu virus
Health authorities say swine flu could still be rising in some regions after the fourth death linked...
Date:2010-08-09
Swine flu: 83 deaths, 942 cases in past one week
The number of swine flu cases in the country is rising with 942 people testing positive for the infl...
Date:2010-08-09
Swine flu makes dozens ill in Northeast, shuts school
By The Nation In Ubon Ratchathani province, 20 senior education officials caught the disease, kno...
Date:2010-08-06
Swine flu: 58 deaths, 629 cases in past one week
Indo-Asian News Service The number of swine flu cases in the country is rising with 629 people te...
Date:2010-08-06
Man dies of swine flu in Delhi, toll eight
A man died of swine flu in the capital, taking the total number of deaths due to Influenza A (H1N1) ...
Date:2010-08-05
Swine flu claims another life in Orissa; toll rises to four
Press Trust Of India Swine flu claimed the life of a young software engineer in Orissa today, tak...
Date:2010-08-05
Clue found to why swine flu spread in people
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The H1N1 swine flu virus underwent a mutation and used a new trick to spread e...
Date:2010-08-05
Five confirmed fresh swine flu cases in Bengal
Five more people tested positive for swine flu in West Bengal on Wednesday taking the number of conf...
Date:2010-08-04
Man dies of swine flu at SGPGI
LUCKNOW: A swine flu death was reported at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sc...
Date:2010-08-04
Swine flu infection rate at 40%, alert sounded
PUNE: National Institute of Virology (NIV) has advised people to be alert and take precautionary m...
Date:2010-08-04
Wairarapava activates swine flu plan
Wairarapa's pandemic action plan has been activated as hundreds more people are caught up in the swi...
Date:2010-08-04
Severe swine flu cases on the rise
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD Severe cases of swine flu requiring intensive care are on the rise this w...
Date:2010-08-03
Swine flu: 307 under home quarantine in Kerala
According to reports, the total number of patients under hospital quarantine in the state was ten an...
Date:2010-08-03
Swine flu claims one more life in Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 3 (PTI) Swine flu claimed one more life in West Bengal today, taking the number of deat...
Date:2010-08-03
Pandemic (H1N1) - 18,398 Confirmed Deaths In Over 214 Countries
As of 25 July 2010, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have r...
Date:2010-08-03
Swine flu kills over 650 in Turkey
The virulent swine flu has killed 656 people across Turkey since October, a month after the country ...
Date:2010-07-29
H1N1 toll 285
PUNE: The H1N1 influenza claimed six more lives, taking the death toll in the city to 285. Accor...
Date:2010-07-28
H1N1 response topic of panel
By David Robinson The Times Ilion, N.Y. — Close to 90 representatives from all levels of the r...
Date:2010-07-27
Cong worried over rise in swine flu cases in WB
Kolkata, Jul 27 (PTI): Congress today expressed concern over the rise in swine flu cases in West Ben...
Date:2010-07-27
Two die, 20 test positive to H1N1 in Kerala
According to State H1N1 Control room here, Premkumar (54), hailing from Karamana in the city, was ad...
Date:2010-07-22
Two swine flu patients critical in Bengal
Calcutta News.Net Thursday 22nd July, 2010 (IANS) Two swine flu patients are in a critical condi...
Date:2010-07-22
20 test positive for swine flu
Twenty more people, including five children and one pregnant woman, tested positive for swine flu on...
Date:2010-07-21
Seven more swine flu cases in West Bengal
Seven people were admitted to hospital after they tested positive for swine flu, taking the number o...
Date:2010-07-21
H1N1 Still A Pandemic, Says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) will continue to monitor the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, a spokesma...
Date:2010-07-21
One more swine flu case in Bengal, total at 15.
A four-year-old boy was admitted to hospital here Monday after he tested positive for swine flu, sai...
Date:2010-07-19
H1N1 still poses a risk.
By Ken de la Bastide Tribune enterprise editor A little more than a year ago, people around th...
Date:2010-07-19
Swine flu brings death toll to 21 over past week.
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI): The swine flu virus, which has been on a resurgent course since the beginni...
Date:2010-07-19
Swine flu back in Kolkata, minister among 12 ill
KOLKATA: Swine flu has hit Kolkata yet again, this time probably in a mutated form. Twelve patients ...
Date:2010-07-16
ICEID NEWS SCAN: School closures, pneumonia and flu deaths, raw milk demand, sprout outbreaks
Early H1N1 pandemic school closure was beneficial A short school closure can slow the spread of re...
Date:2010-07-15
Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 update
Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) – Update 194 The number of people seeing their GP with ...
Date:2010-07-15
330 swine flu cases across India in past week
The swine flu situation continues to be serious in the four southern states and Maharashtra, which h...
Date:2010-07-14
Man hospitalised with swine flu in Kolkata
Kolkata, July 14 : A 70-year old man was admitted to a Kolkata hospital Wednesday after he tested po...
Date:2010-07-14
Half of swine flu deaths were in previously healthy people, research finds
Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions and inpatient deaths occurred in people with no underl...
Date:2010-07-14
Four swine flu cases in Kolkata
Press Trust Of India Four swine flu cases have been reported in Kolkata since Thursday and a chil...
Date:2010-07-12
A Bay of Plenty woman has become the first person this winter to die from complications after contracting swine flu
New Zealand has had its first death from swine flu this winter. A Bay of Plenty woman died from c...
Date:2010-07-12
H1N1 on its way back: Several things to make dealing with it easier now
By Winston - Salam Journal WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — The swine flu, or H1N1 virus, will be back in th...
Date:2010-07-12
51-yr-old dies of swine flu, 14 more test positive
A 51-year-old man from Santacruz died of swine flu-related complications at a private hospital on Fr...
Date:2010-07-05
Swine flu shots must for cardiac patients
As swine flu cases shoot up across India with the onset of the monsoon, experts are suggesting vacci...
Date:2010-07-05
Cambodian PM and 3 ministers treated for swine flu
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press Writer PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hu...
Date:2010-07-01
Hong Kong study promises new swine flu treatment
HONG KONG, Thursday 1 July 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong researchers have discovered a new way to treat pat...
Date:2010-07-01
Swine Flu still present - Sussex Express update
That is the latest information from the NHS given by Cynthia Lyons, deputy director of public health...
Date:2010-07-01
Four swine flu deaths, 23 infections in Andhra
Four people died of swine flu in Andhra Pradesh while 23 were found infected by H1N1 virus this year...
Date:2010-06-30
4 more swine flu cases
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times Four more Mumbaiites tested positive for swine flu on Sunday, t...
Date:2010-06-29
Swine flu cases spurt in Kerala
With the monsoon approaching most parts of the country, authorities remained worried as rains a...
Date:2010-06-29
21 swine flu cases in Tamil Nadu
Chennai, Jun 29 (PTI) As many as 21 swine flu cases have been reported in Tamil Nadu and preventive ...
Date:2010-06-29
Studying pattern of swine flu virus: BMC
Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) After the death of three women due to swine flu, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpora...
Date:2010-06-25
Swine flu kills 3 city women, late treatment is blamed
MUMBAI: The city registered three more deaths on Thursday, all women, due to swine flu. Worryingly, ...
Date:2010-06-25
Swine flu returns to Andhra, two fresh cases in Hyderabad
Swine flu has returned to haunt Andhra Pradesh with two fresh cases reported in Hyderabad on Saturda...
Date:2010-06-22
Nine swine flu deaths in a week in Kerala
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) Kerala continued to grapple with the spurt in swine flu deaths since the ons...
Date:2010-06-22
Are we failing to stop the next flu pandemic?
The H1N1 flu pandemic last year came out of nowhere. Well, not exactly — H1N1 first emerged in hum...
Date:2010-06-21
Swine Flu Virus Hiding Out in Pigs, May Reemerge
Ker Than for National Geographic News Pigs in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse are carrying influenz...
Date:2010-06-18
Enrolling Pregnant Women in Research — Lessons from the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
The global H1N1 influenza pandemic disproportionately affected pregnant women, drawing attention to ...
Date:2010-06-17
Swine flu still an ever-present danger
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Date:2010-06-16
2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine protects mice from 1918 flu virus
In a study on rodents, researchers found that a 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine nullified the e...
Date:2010-06-16
Swine flu death toll at 18,156 a year after pandemic: WHO
GENEVA (AFP) – The World Health Organisation said Friday that 18,156 people had died from swine flu,...
Date:2010-06-14
Kerala seeks Central team to study swine flu
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala government asked the Centre to send an expert team to conduct an epidomol...
Date:2010-06-14
Africa: WHO Says H1n1 Remains Pandemic
Report monitored from World Health Organisation Website suggests that WHO Director-General Margaret ...
Date:2010-06-14
One year on, swine flu pandemic still a threat — Russian experts
The swine flu pandemic, which claimed over 18,000 lives worldwide, remains a threat for Russia, but ...
Date:2010-06-11
Gannett Identifies Over 1,700 Cases of H1N1 Flu
By Emily Greenberg Aside from the “No Line in ’09” slogan plastered on the backs of the Cornell Ho...
Date:2010-06-11
Swine flu scare returns, 12 die in a week
New Delhi: Twelve deaths due to swine flu in one week is causing concern in the southern states. And...
Date:2010-06-11
Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) - update
The number of consultations for influenza-like illness has been increasing slowly, particularly over...
Date:2010-06-10
Scientists support WHO H1N1 pandemic warning
Scientists have rejected views of two investigations that suggest that the World Health Organisation...
Date:2010-06-09
Woman succumbs to swine flu in Mumbai
MUMBAI: A 25-year-old woman succumbed to H1N1 virus here, as the city reported its first swine flu d...
Date:2010-06-08
WHO chief defends management of swine flu pandemic
GENEVA (AFP) – The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday defended the agency's handling o...
Date:2010-06-08
Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) – Update
A major new scientific study, estimates that 1.26 million or 29% of New Zealanders were immune to th...
Date:2010-06-07
WHO keeps swine flu pandemic alert
GENEVA (AFP) – World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan on Thursday decided to maintain a pande...
Date:2010-06-07
Flu infection can occur during long-haul flights
New research by the University of Otago, Wellington confirms that there is a small but measurable ri...
Date:2010-06-02
Previous recommendations on H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine still stand: SAGE
Previous recommendations on who should be vaccinated with the H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine still ...
Date:2010-06-01
CDC Report Confirms Pregnant Women at Increased Risk for H1N1 Death
Pregnant women infected with the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus are at increased risk for death compa...
Date:2010-05-31
Flu epidemic imminent
IT IS epidemic season in Singapore: The number of cases of flu has gone through the roof. Althoug...
Date:2010-05-27
H1N1 Pandemic Flu Hits Pregnant Women Hard
Pregnant women who get the H1N1 pandemic strain of flu are at high risk of experiencing serious comp...
Date:2010-05-27
Respiratory failure is the commonest cause of death in diabetic patients with swine flu
There is no doubt that morbidity and mortality are increased in individuals with diabetes mellitus w...
Date:2010-05-27
FDA approves swine flu test for permanent use
PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first diagnosti...
Date:2010-05-26
What's Old Is New: 1918 Virus Matches 2009 H1N1 Strain
The "novel" H1N1 swine influenza virus that last year caused the first human pandemic in 4 decades h...
Date:2010-05-26
Swine flu is bigger threat than terrorism in South Africa, warn experts ahead of World Cup
There are fears in South Africa that swine flu could be a bigger threat to the World Cup than terror...
Date:2010-05-24
Swine flu forgotten, not gone
It needn't scare people anymore, officials said, but they should still consider vaccinations, especi...
Date:2010-05-24
H1N1 Flu Still Present in Alaska
It’s not too late - or too early – to get protection from the H1N1 Swine Flu. The disease is still ...
Date:2010-05-21
13 more H1N1 cases reported
KUALA LUMPUR: Thirteen more Influenza A(H1N1) cases were reported as of yesterday evening, bringing ...
Date:2010-05-19
Flu expert urges pre-vaccination against possible pandemic strains
Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, The Canadian Press The Canadian Press, 2010 TORONTO - A leadi...
Date:2010-05-17
State's H1N1 flu death toll rises
The death toll from H1N1 flu in Minnesota has risen to 63 after the Minnesota Health Department offi...
Date:2010-05-17
Direct Immunofluorescence Assay (DFA) Unreliable in H1N1 Testing in Critically Ill Patients, Study Finds
Direct Immunofluorescence Assay (DFA) testing for H1N1 influenza ("swine flu") is unreliable in ICU ...
Date:2010-05-17
A(HINI): 34 new cases in the last 24 hours (Updated)
PUTRAJAYA: Health authorities recorded 34 new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) over the past 24 hours, br...
Date:2010-05-10
WHO Publishes Comprehensive Report On H1N1
"A year after the H1N1 [swine] flu first appeared, the World Health Organization has issued perhaps ...
Date:2010-05-07
Expert warns of winter comeback by H1N1 flu
By Noimot Olayiwola There is the possibility of a re-emergence of H1N1 swine flu virus, which inf...
Date:2010-05-06
Over 1,500 swine flu deaths in India, says Azad
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said the H1N1 cases have dropped in the past ...
Date:2010-05-04
Older children hospitalized with pandemic H1N1 influenza in 2009: Study
Children hospitalized with pandemic H1N1 influenza in 2009 were older and more likely to have underl...
Date:2010-05-04
Seasonal flu vaccine ups the risk of getting H1N1 flu
By Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD Initial reports linking seasonal flu vaccine and getting swine flu or H1...
Date:2010-05-03
Fresh cases of swine flu in Malaysia
Seventy six fresh cases of H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Malaysia, where over 80 people have...
Date:2010-05-03
H1N1, a year later: Threat of pandemic remains
A new flu virus emerged a year ago this week that sickened and killed people in Mexico. Then it appe...
Date:2010-04-30
Swine flu theory on vaccine reactions
EXPOSURE to last year's swine flu outbreak may have predisposed children to the severe reactions the...
Date:2010-04-28
Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu)
Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) – Update 182 The first suspected cases of Pandemic Influe...
Date:2010-04-28
1976 'Swine Flu' Shot Fought Off New H1N1 Strain
Immunization against "swine flu" in 1976 might have partially protected some individuals from the 20...
Date:2010-04-26
Fresh swine flu case in Hyderabad, patient's condition serious
Press Trust Of India Swine flu seems to be making a comeback in Andhra Pradesh as one fresh case ...
Date:2010-04-24
Seventh H1N1 (swine) flu death confirmed in Sarasota County
The Sarasota County Health Department reports today it has received laboratory confirmation of a sev...
Date:2010-04-23
Ministers gather in Vietnam to discuss pandemic influenza responses
The World Health Organisation has warned the H1N1 swine flu pandemic might not be conquered until ne...
Date:2010-04-20
Swine flu had a higher toll on minorities
Last year's outbreak of H1N1 resulted in a higher toll on young, overweight minorities, say research...
Date:2010-04-19
H1N1 swine flu still around, CDC says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – H1N1 swine flu continues to cause epidemics, especially in the southeast of t...
Date:2010-04-16
Swine flu can damage kidneys, doctors find
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Patients who became severely ill with H1N1 swine flu last year often develope...
Date:2010-04-15
Pandemic still threat to young, expert says
By Stephanie Nebehay Stephanie Nebehay – Wed Apr 14, 3:25 pm ET GENEVA (Reuters) – The H1N1 flu pan...
Date:2010-04-14
Health officials worried about unpredictable aspects of H1N1 flu
GENEVA — H1N1 pandemic influenza remains a cause for concern because of its unpredictable nature, ev...
Date:2010-04-13
Swine flu epidemic not an exaggeration: WHO
New Delhi The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said the swine flu epidemic was not an 'exagger...
Date:2010-04-12
Swine flu's legacy may increase risks for Scots next winter
By Lyndsay Moss CONCERNS that next winter's flu season could be worsened by the virus being "invi...
Date:2010-04-12
Did 'Regular' Flu Shot Up Risks for H1N1 Flu?
(HealthDay News) The traditional seasonal flu vaccine may have increased the risk of infection with ...
Date:2010-04-08
Why elderly weren’t as likely to get swine flu
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times The elderly are normally the most susceptible to flu vir...
Date:2010-04-06
New worries about H1N1 influenza
By Thomas H. Maugh II Continuing activity of pandemic H1N1 influenza in the Southeast, particular...
Date:2010-04-06
Is it over yet? The swine flu continues to hit hard
By Eve Donegan Planet Contributor With so much hype surrounding it, the H1N1 flu has received t...
Date:2010-04-05
Swine-flu activity in the Southeast raises new pandemic concerns
By Stacey Singer Cox Newspapers WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — If you thought we'd heard the last of ...
Date:2010-04-01
New wave of swine flu approaching in spring
An Iranian health official has warned about a new wave of swine flu across the country in the spring...
Date:2010-03-31
Swine flu fallout: many suffer from nagging symptoms long after H1N1 subsides
Provided by: Canadian Press Written by: Michael Macdonald, HALIFAX, N.S. - Marga Cugnet thought ...
Date:2010-03-31
Swine flu activity in southeast raises new pandemic fears
By Thomas Maugh II Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES (MCT) — Continuing activity of pandemic H1N1 inf...
Date:2010-03-31
Outside experts to review WHO's swine flu response
By FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press Writer Frank Jordans, Associated Press Writer – 58 mins ago GENE...
Date:2010-03-29
Resistance to swine flu antiviral drugs can develop faster than expected, research finds
The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus can develop resistance to the commonly used antiviral drugs much f...
Date:2010-03-26
H1N1 Swine Flu Still Smoldering in U.S.
By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin It's no wildfire, but H1N1 sw...
Date:2010-03-26
Swine Flu Virus Not So New, Study Finds
from ABC News WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The H1N1 swine flu virus may have been new to humanity in m...
Date:2010-03-26
Wisconsin health officials worry about third wave of H1N1 influenza virus, also called swine flu
MADISON — Schools are open, the aches and pains are gone and the vaccine is on the shelves, but stat...
Date:2010-03-22
H1N1 (Swine Flu): Flu During Pregnancy…New Study Shows That It Is Risky Business
The British Medical Journal (BMJ 2010;340:c1279) just published the results of a study of women who ...
Date:2010-03-22
Obesity may harm the body's ability to fight recent flu infections.
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- Obesity may harm the body's ability to fight recent flu infections. This...
Date:2010-03-19
Women with swine flu more likely to suffer critical illness if pregnant
LONDON - Pregnant women with swine flu are 13 times more likely to become critically ill than non-pr...
Date:2010-03-19
HK primary school closed for flu outbreak
HONG KONG - A primary school in Hong Kong started to suspend classes for seven days from Wednesday, ...
Date:2010-03-18
Swine flu far worse for pregnant women
Pregnant women may be far more at risk from swine flu than thought, according to a survey that was c...
Date:2010-03-18
Pandemic H1N1 mutation in India resembles Dutch findings
(CIDRAP News) – Researchers from India's National Institute of Virology (NIV) yesterday announced th...
Date:2010-03-17
Hundreds Show Up For Kalihi Swine Flu Clinic
HONOLULU -- People lined up in Kalihi on Tuesday to get swine flu shots. Several hundred people s...
Date:2010-03-17
Swine flu predominant strain this winter
Health experts are warning Australians to expect another influenza season dominated by the swine flu...
Date:2010-03-17
19 New Swine Flu Cases in Connecticut
There were 19 new cases of the H1N1 swine flu confirmed in Connecticut last week, and no addit...
Date:2010-03-17
Children With Chronic Respiratory Illness Are Vulnerable To Critical H1N1
As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are b...
Date:2010-03-16
Morbid Obesity as a Risk Factor for Hospitalization and Death due to 2009 H1N1
This document provides updated information on obesity and morbid obesity as risk factors for serious...
Date:2010-03-16
On March 12, 2010, CDC issued updated estimates of the number of 2009 H1N1 cases
How many 2009 H1N1 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are estimated to have occurred in the United S...
Date:2010-03-12
Swine Flu Concerns
As the unusually cold season lingers on and there is the fear of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, commo...
Date:2010-03-09
Swine Flu Strikes Again : Kills 16 In Himachal
Swine flu has surfaced once again in Himachal Pradesh after a month long gap. The disease has killed...
Date:2010-03-08
Mexico detects first swine flu mutation
Mexican officials say they have confirmed the first mutation of the A(H1N1) flu virus in a girl who ...
Date:2010-03-05
CDC Estimates of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths in the United States, April 2009 – January 16, 2010
Background Estimating the number of individual flu cases in the United States is very challenging b...
Date:2010-03-05
Swine flu surfaces again in Himachal
SHIMLA - A new swine flu case has been reported in Himachal Pradesh after a gap of over a month, a h...
Date:2010-03-03
2009 H1N1 Flu: Underlying Health Conditions among Hospitalized Adults and Children
How does CDC track underlying health conditions among people hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 flu? CDC c...
Date:2010-03-02
Swine flu may become resistant to Tamiflu
WASHINGTON - If the behaviour of the seasonal form of the H1N1 influenza virus is any indication, sc...
Date:2010-03-02
Director-General statement following the seventh meeting of the Emergency Committee
The Emergency Committee held its seventh meeting by teleconference on 23 February 2010. The Director...
Date:2010-03-01
Children and obese hard hit by swine flu: experts
Preliminary data showed the morbidly obese had four times the rate of hospitalizations and deaths, w...
Date:2010-02-25
Colleges See Rise in H1N1 Swine Flu
College campuses are seeing the first uptick in new H1N1 swine flu cases since November. New H1N1...
Date:2010-02-25
Swine flu: No crisis ... but still a threat
By JAMI GAUDET Last March, a mysterious virus surfaced in California. Spreading like wildfire, it...
Date:2010-02-25
Swine flu pandemic has not peaked, the WHO says
It is "premature" to declare that the swine flu epidemic has peaked, a panel of experts convened by ...
Date:2010-02-24
Virus experiment reminds that flu surprises await
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers who mixed together bird flu and ordinary flu viruses created thre...
Date:2010-02-24
Study links lack of paid sick days to spread of Swine Flu
By SCOTT WHIPPLE Staff Writer A new study published by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research...
Date:2010-02-23
Seasonal flu yet to come: Officials encourage precautions
By Michael Armstrong | Morris News Service-Alaska, Homer News The death on Feb. 10 of Center for A...
Date:2010-02-23
Region hit hard by H1N1
The local medical officer of health said the region was hit hard by H1N1 because of its higher rate ...
Date:2010-02-23
H1N1 flu has hit kids with neuromuscular disorders especially hard
By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY Despite his cerebral palsy, Derek Collette never lagged very far behi...
Date:2010-02-22
Global swine flu death toll creeps towards 16,000: WHO
GENEVA — The global death toll from swine flu approached the 16,000 mark as the pandemic waned in mu...
Date:2010-02-20
Health Officials Still On Alert For Another Swine Flu Outbreak
Though we're nearing the end of flu season, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and local...
Date:2010-02-19
CDC: Swine flu made 57 million Americans ill
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA - Swine flu cases are down, but health officials say th...
Date:2010-02-18
Swine Flu Outbreak Threatens At World Cup
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa faces a possible health crisis if a swine flu outbreak strikes du...
Date:2010-02-16
H1N1 hit harder than seasonal flu
By THANDI FLETCHER, Canwest News Service H1N1 sends more people - and younger people - to hospita...
Date:2010-02-12
Medical chief stands by his dire warning on swine flu
By Emily Moulton Northern Ireland’s chief medical officer has defended comments he made that swin...
Date:2010-02-12
Almost 15,000 people have died from H1N1
The death toll from the swine flu pandemic has risen to at least 14,711, up 569 from a week ago, the...
Date:2010-02-12
Health department says swine flu threat may not be over
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The H1N1 vaccine will now be available free to the public five days a week at t...
Date:2010-02-11
Concern over swine flu
DAVID KILLICK JUST 17 per cent of Tasmanians have been vaccinated against the potentially deadly ...
Date:2010-02-10
Recombinomics: Pandemic H1N1 Disinformation Raises Concerns
The level of disinformation in the media and internet continues to grow. The latest disinformation ...
Date:2010-02-09
Second wave of swine flu to hit
CAROLINE MARCUS EXPERTS predict a second wave of swine flu will hit Australia as early as the en...
Date:2010-02-07
More Swine Flu Cases Coming?
Lansing (WWJ) -- State health officials fear that Michigan could be heading for a third wave of H1N...
Date:2010-02-05
Swine flu's return may hit harder
By ESTHER TAUNTON - Taranaki Daily News Swine flu's second wave may not be so gentle, the Tarana...
Date:2010-02-05
West Midlands swine-flu related deaths continue to rise
The number of swine-flu related deaths across the West Midlands region has risen to 44, the NHS has ...
Date:2010-02-05
Swine flu pandemic hit European children: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu raised the death rate among children across Eu...
Date:2010-02-04
Possible New Flu Strain
VACAVILLE - ER's are packed, and this time around doctors could be seeing a different strain of H1N1...
Date:2010-02-04
Canadians Contract Guillain-Barre Syndrome After Swine Flu Shot In Same Doctor’s Office
Steve Watson & Paul Watson Infowars.net Two residents of Markham in Ontario, Canada have been di...
Date:2010-02-02
New swine flu in eyes fear.
MaryAnnBenitez New research has revealed that the swine flu virus can be spread through the eyes...
Date:2010-02-02
Global swine flu death toll rises to 14,711: WHO
GENEVA — The death toll from the swine flu pandemic has risen to at least 14,711, up 569 from a week...
Date:2010-02-01
Kansas records 27th death related to swine flu
TOPEKA | The swine flu has claimed its 27th victim in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and...
Date:2010-02-01
Second wave of swine flu feared
TORY SHEPHERD A SECOND wave of swine flu may hit Australia as soon as next month, a top infectiou...
Date:2010-01-29
World Health Organization calls swine flu critics 'irresponsible'
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has rejected as "irresponsible" allegations that swine f...
Date:2010-01-29
Beware! Swine flu on its way back
JOELLE DALLY Swine flu is expected to hit Christchurch well before winter, and medical authoriti...
Date:2010-01-29
Obama’s Department Heads Discuss Their Accomplishments and Priorities, Including Swine Flu, Aviation Security
By Susan Jones, Senior Editor CNSNews.com) – Before President Obama delivers his State of the Un...
Date:2010-01-28
Memphis Boy Dies from H1N1 Swine Flu Virus
Lauren Johnson Another Mid-South child has died after complications with the H1N1 swine flu. This ...
Date:2010-01-27
H1N1 Experts Assail 'Fake' Pandemic Claim
By MICHAEL SMITH MedPage Today Staff Writer The World Health Organization says its response to ...
Date:2010-01-26
Swine Flu: With No Paid Sick Leave, Workers Won't Stay Home
By PATRIK JONSSON Nearly half of all American workers do not have paid sick leave, and half of th...
Date:2010-01-24
More children infected with swine flu than first thought
By Peter Russell WebMD Health News Reviewed by Dr Farah Ahmed 21st January 2010 — An official mon...
Date:2010-01-21
Swine flu claims first victim in Nigeria and 11 others confirmed sick, health ministry says
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian health officials are reporting the first s...
Date:2010-01-20
Expecting Another Round of H1N1
Two months ago it was the main topic of conversation, but now many have placed thoughts of the H1N1 ...
Date:2010-01-20
Second wave of swine flu set to strike
The Australian With a new report finding Australia's public health response failed to prevent th...
Date:2010-01-19
H1N1 swine flu by the numbers: 39-80 million infected, 13,000-16,000 dead, 1 in 5 Americans vaccinated
It’s January. February is just around the corner. And the traditional flu season is yet to come. But...
Date:2010-01-19
Swine flu expected to persist in 2010
By Matt Rupel With the H1N1 virus expected to continue spreading well into the coming months, San...
Date:2010-01-15
New wave of swine flu expected early 2010
By Charmaine Kane Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young says she expects the second ...
Date:2010-01-15
U.S. Olympic Committee Preparing for Swine Flu
Erin O'Toole GREELEY, CO (KUNC) - As the number of swine flu cases has gone down in Colorado, so...
Date:2010-01-15
Swine flu might come back strong
By Elizabeth Allen - Express-News Swine flu infections have been declining for weeks — and now that ...
Date:2010-01-14
Parents urged not to be complacent about swine flu risks to children
Galway Advertiser By Mary O’connor Parents are being warned not to be complacent about the ri...
Date:2010-01-14
Swine Flu Waning Leaves Alabama Last State With Widespread H1N1
By Tom Randall Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Alabama is the last state in the U.S. where swine flu cases ...
Date:2010-01-13
Clashing H1N1 flu advice for pregnant women
Concerned women say they have been given conflicting advice from doctors about whether to receive th...
Date:2010-01-13
Doctors say H1N1 crisis isn't over
Jackie Ibanez SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The number of cases reported of the H1N1 swine flu is dro...
Date:2010-01-12
Over 200 swine flu cases detected in Pakistan: minister
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Health Ministry informed the parliament on Tuesday that 21...
Date:2010-01-12
Swine flu toll reaches 12,799: WHO
GENEVA — Swine flu has killed at least 12,799 people worldwide since it first emerged in Mexico in M...
Date:2010-01-11
Stay vigilant on H1N1, U.S. advises
Swine flu activity is much lower in the U.S. than it was two months ago, but the H1N1 virus is still...
Date:2010-01-08
Swine flu virus risk still high
BY MARK TAYLOR, POST-TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT Indiana public health officials warned that the first in...
Date:2010-01-08
Swine flu kills 1,002 Indians in five months
In just over five months, India has lost over 1,000 lives to the deadly pandemic H1N1 virus, the hea...
Date:2010-01-08
New Year Could Bring A New Wave Of Swine Flu
By Tom Fudge SAN DIEGO — The new year has arrived with a reduced level of concern about the swin...
Date:2010-01-07
Insect Cells Instead of Eggs for Swine Flu Vaccine?
(HealthDay News) -- A method that uses insect cell-based technology produces vaccines for swine flu ...
Date:2010-01-07
Swine flu virus 'could still mutate' WHO warns
Dr Margaret Chan said it was important to "guard against complacency" despite signs the disease had ...
Date:2010-01-05
Another wave of swine flu possible
By Becky Manley / Staff Writer Health officials hope getting an H1N1 vaccination tops New Year’s ...
Date:2010-01-05
Swine Flu Infections Spread More Rapidly in School Than at Home
By Shannon Pettypiece Swine flu raced through a New York high school during the early days of the...
Date:2010-01-05
Quick swine flu diagnostic method developed
by Kangna Agarwal American scientists claim to have developed a rapid and automated swine flu tes...
Date:2010-01-04
H1N1 Swine Flu Deaths Reveal New Pattern Of The Disease, Brazilian Study
Researchers in Brazil who carried out the first autopsy study of victims who died of H1N1 swine flu ...
Date:2010-01-04
China records 659 swine flu deaths in 2009
BEIJING — China said Monday it had recorded 659 swine flu deaths in 2009, nearly all of them in the ...
Date:2010-01-04
H1N1 may become the main seasonal flu
New Delhi: Will the swine flu — H1N1 influenza — epidemic in India accelerate or decelerate in 2010?...
Date:2010-01-02
Zoonosis: Pets At Risk from Influenza Virus?
By Tim Otterson, DVM and PEF President Everyone is buzzing about the flu these days. People are...
Date:2010-01-02
Swine flu germs may travel for the holidays, too
By JEFFREY WEISS / The Dallas Morning News Are you traveling for the Christmas holiday? Flu expe...
Date:2009-12-23
Swine flu touched entire globe in 2009
By Meagan Fitzpatrick, Canwest News Service What in the world happened with swine flu? The pandem...
Date:2009-12-23
First case of swine flu in a dog confirmed
Veterinarians in White Plains, N.Y., have identified the first known case of pandemic H1N1 influenza...
Date:2009-12-23
How Flu Succeeds
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), Mount Sinai School of Medicine (M...
Date:2009-12-22
WHO: Global Swine Flu Update
The amount of global swine flu deaths surged past the 10,000 mark just eight months after the virus ...
Date:2009-12-21
Swine Flu killed five times more U.S. kids than regular flu: CDC director
ATLANTA – Nine more pediatric deaths caused by Swine Flu have been reported to the U.S. Centers for ...
Date:2009-12-21
WHO officials warn global swine flu pandemic yet to peak
WASHINGTON – With swine flu cases continuing to mount in many countries, it is far too early to decl...
Date:2009-12-18
Indiana receives 10,000 recalled swine flu doses
INDIANAPOLIS - State health Commissioner Judy Monroe says 10,000 doses of a recalled swine flu vacci...
Date:2009-12-18
In The Fight Against The H1N1 Pandemic Studies Generate Hundreds Of Leads
Scientists have generated hundreds of new leads in the fight against the H1N1 flu pandemic, accordin...
Date:2009-12-18
First Immunological Clue To Why Some H1N1 Patients Get Very Ill Or Die
An international team of Canadian and Spanish scientists have found the first potential immunologica...
Date:2009-12-16
Swine Flu Vaccine for Infants Is Recalled
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Nearly a million doses of swine flu vaccine for infants may have been sli...
Date:2009-12-15
India's swine flu toll touches 730; over 22,000 affected
NEW DELHI: A record 23 swine flu deaths were recorded in India on Tuesday, taking the total toll due...
Date:2009-12-15
How prevalent is H1N1? CDC develops new method for swine flu estimates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on Dec 10th on the estimated ...
Date:2009-12-14
21st century's first pandemic haunts world
An unprecedented human form of the swine flu virus, which is believed to have originated in Mexico, ...
Date:2009-12-14
Swine Flu Death Toll at 10,000 Since April
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Federal health officials said Thursday that almost 10,000 people had died...
Date:2009-12-14
Cold weather won't stop H1N1 clinics
Published By Daily Democrat The Yolo County Health Department is warning people planning to get t...
Date:2009-12-10
Data Confirms Fall Wave of Swine Flu has Peaked
Reporter: Donald McNeil; New York Times WASHINGTON -- New swine flu infections continue to drop a...
Date:2009-12-10
Swine flu: 365 confirmed cases, including 10 deaths in Algeria
ALGIERS- The total number of A/H1N1 flu confirmed cases reached 365, including 10 deaths, announced ...
Date:2009-12-10
British medical journal questions efficacy of Tamiflu for swine flu — or any flu
A major controversy about the efficacy of the antiviral agent Tamiflu in treating influenza has erup...
Date:2009-12-09
H1N1 flu virus in pets puts focus on sanitation habits
By Dr. Chris Duke McClatchy Newspapers You heard right: Pet cats in Iowa and Oregon have been ...
Date:2009-12-09
Summit Health Updates Executive Briefing on Swine Flu Virus
Southfield, MI (PRWEB) December 9, 2009 -- Nearly a year after the first mention of swine influenza ...
Date:2009-12-09
Swine flu damage reaches deep into lungs: study
AFP WASHINGTON — Swine flu damages the entire airway, from the trachea to deep in the lungs, just...
Date:2009-12-09
Severity of swine flu in the United States
Severity of swine flu in the United States Research published this week in PLoS Medicine presents t...
Date:2009-12-08
Swine flu could be epidemic in January
By Caitlin Mullen SANFORD — The third and potentially strongest wave of the H1N1 flu virus is exp...
Date:2009-12-08
Swine flu testing masks total count
ASHEVILLE — Chances are that if you have had the swine flu this year, you haven't been tested for it...
Date:2009-12-07
Swine flu deaths higher among minorities, state says
Blacks and Hispanics in Illinois have died from swine flu at double the rate it has killed whites in...
Date:2009-12-05
Change in swine flu virus is my biggest fear: Liam Donaldson
By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Published: 6:17PM GMT 03 Dec 2009 Cases of the H1N1 pandemic vi...
Date:2009-12-03
China reports eight cases of mutated swine flu
BEIJING — China has discovered eight people with mutated versions of swine flu but drugs are still e...
Date:2009-11-26
Spike in Bacterial Infections With Swine Flu
By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News "A worrisome spike" in severe bacterial infections is comp...
Date:2009-11-26
Vaccines Recalled in Canada After Severe Reactions
Written by Alex Newman The World Health Organization (WHO) and a pharmaceutical company are advi...
Date:2009-11-25
CDC Issues Swine Flu Travel Alert
Lonnie Wong FOX40 News SACRAMENTO - The Centers For Disease Control is reminding Thanksgiving hol...
Date:2009-11-25
Swine Flu Hospitalizations Top 2,000 Since April
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ¯ The number of people hospitalized in Illinois with swine flu since April ha...
Date:2009-11-25
CDC: Swine Flu remains epidemic with 171 child deaths
ATLANTA – Deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza remained above the epidemic threshold for the...
Date:2009-11-23
Get informed on Swine Flu
What is swine flu? Swine flu is the common name given to a new strain of influenza (flu). It is c...
Date:2009-11-23
My Swine Flu Experience
Sunday, November 22, 2009 By Katherine Ferry I distinctly remember the week the Swine Flu epidem...
Date:2009-11-22
Fox News Poll: Worries About Safety of Swine Flu Vaccine Persist
The H1N1 flu vaccine has been rolling out more slowly than many public health officials had hoped. B...
Date:2009-11-20
Schools face tough swine flu decisions
By SCOTT MARTINDALE and FERMIN LEAL THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Orange County schools are well pr...
Date:2009-11-18
Can Pets Catch Swine Flu?
Recent media reports of the 2009 H1N1 influenza (swine flu) virus cases in companion animals have ma...
Date:2009-11-18
Businesses prep for swine flu
Some area businesses are taking extra steps to protect their workers from catching swine flu this wi...
Date:2009-11-18
Canada Had 37 Swine-Flu Deaths in a Week, Health Officer Says
By Alexandre Deslongchamps Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer David Butl...
Date:2009-11-17
Swine Flu claims another child
Swine Flu claims another child ,this time on the west side. A Bremerton Washington 4 year old girl ...
Date:2009-11-16
Updated H1N1 Swine Flu symptoms guidelines for new mothers and infants
Flu.gov, the website maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers...
Date:2009-11-15
Swine flu: 6,200 deaths worldwide
UKPA) – 2 days ago More than 6,200 people worldwide have now died from swine flu, the World Healt...
Date:2009-11-14
CDC studies indicate no H1N1 protection with seasonal flu vaccine
Many people are wondering if the standard seasonal flu vaccine could help to protect against the H1N...
Date:2009-11-14
How Travelers Can Steer Clear Of Swine Flu
For some travelers, such as those on business or with pre-paid vacations, "non-essential travel" is ...
Date:2009-11-12
Economic cost of swine flu could be around $3 trillion to $4.4 trillion
According to the Global Macroeconomic Consequences of Pandemic Influenza report by the Lowy Institut...
Date:2009-10-29
H1N1 v. seasonal flu: How to tell the difference
Where it infects: Seasonal flu Typical influenza viruses infect the cells lining the main ai...
Date:2009-10-29
Is it swine flu? When parents should call a doctor
By Angela Mulholland, CTV.ca News Staff How do I know if my child has swine flu or a regular flu?...
Date:2009-10-29
Spitting footie players get swine flu warning
Footie players are being asked to stop spitting on the pitch, over fears it could increase the sprea...
Date:2009-10-28
More than half of Chinese 'don't want swine flu shot'
BEIJING — More than half of all Chinese do not plan to be vaccinated against swine flu because they ...
Date:2009-10-27
Americans, Britons Decline Swine Flu Shot
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many people in the United States and Britain will forego inoculation a...
Date:2009-10-27
Swine flu declared national emergency: What does that mean for you?
Local hospitals prepare for the worst after the swine flu is declared a national emergency. Accor...
Date:2009-10-27
Season at peak levels early - swine flu blamed
The Bay Area is unseasonably sick this month, and it's almost definitely because of swine flu. Tw...
Date:2009-10-26
CDC: Swine Flu Cases Widespread And Rising
Joanne Silberner and Kathleen Masterson Federal health officials say the U.S. is without doubt in...
Date:2009-10-26
Vaccine scares some parents more than virus
Laura Schwartz, 49, is torn over whether her children should get the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. The ...
Date:2009-10-23
Sickness extends MEAP testing
By MEGHA SATYANARAYANA Schools statewide are getting a reprieve on MEAP testing, because so many ...
Date:2009-10-23
One in five kids had swine flu this month, CDC says
One in five U.S. children had an influenza-like illness during the first 11 days of October, and mos...
Date:2009-10-22
More swine flu deaths, severe cases
By Jeff Nagel - BC Local News B.C. has recorded two new deaths in the past week from the H1N1 inf...
Date:2009-10-21
Tylenol May Reduce Effectiveness of H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine in Children
Tylenol is widely used right before or after a vaccine to prevent fever in babies. However, a new st...
Date:2009-10-21
When to use antivirals for swine flu
We've gotten the question here fairly frequently: If antivirals (Tamiflu, Relenza) for swine flu wor...
Date:2009-10-21
Young hit hardest by swine flu: CDC
WASHINGTON — Swine flu is "a younger person's disease," with more than half of hospitalizations and ...
Date:2009-10-20
Swine flu hits pigs -- will pork panic follow?
Pigs at the Minnesota state fair have tested positive for the H1N1 "swine" flu virus in preliminary ...
Date:2009-10-19
H1N1 "swine flu" vaccine sparks debate between local doctors
By Nicolette Helling & photojournalist Carrie Kohlmeier, FOX 21 News DULUTH - The Centers for Dis...
Date:2009-10-19
Swine Flu Death Toll Continues To Rise, Especially Among Children
With no signs of the H1N1 virus slowing down, the flu strain continues to hit children and teens in ...
Date:2009-10-19
Swine flu linked to viral pneumonia
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Doctors say the H1N1 strain of influenza, commonly known as swine flu, ...
Date:2009-10-18
Health Buzz: The Mysteries Stumping Swine Flu Experts and Other Health News
By Megan Johnson What Has Experts Stumped on Swine Flu? Close to 400,000 cases of H1N1 infectio...
Date:2009-10-16
Lawsuit seeks to halt US swine flu vaccination campaign
WASHINGTON — New York medical workers took legal action Thursday to halt a massive swine flu inocula...
Date:2009-10-16
Instant Expert: the Return of Swine Flu
The Big Question: How many people will it infect this year? By Melinda Wenner Posted 10.15.2009 at...
Date:2009-10-15
New studies aim for better understanding of swine flu
By: CTV.ca News Staff Date: Wed. Oct. 14 2009 1:19 PM ET Health Canada has announced it will b...
Date:2009-10-14
How to know when the swine flu is dangerous
So far, nearly 80 children have died from the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, in the United States. 19 die...
Date:2009-10-13
Study: Swine flu deadliest to healthy, relatively young adults
BY FRED TASKER ftasker@MiamiHerald.com The H1N1 influenza virus is so new it's not entirely unders...
Date:2009-10-13
Obese hit hard by H1N1 in Mexico, Canada
Rapidly worsening breathing problems in the sickest H1N1 flu patients in Mexico and Canada suggest a...
Date:2009-10-13
Mild swine flu could worsen … Kuwait confirms new case
A female high-school student tested positive for swine flu while four other students in the same cla...
Date:2009-10-08
Second wave of swine flu to peak in November
THE second wave of swine flu is expected to peak in Wales in November, public health officials have ...
Date:2009-10-07
43 positive swine flu cases in the city on Tuesday, most are kids
"A total of 43 positive cases of H1N1 influenza have been identified today. Of these, 26 samples wer...
Date:2009-10-06
Some pregnant women unsure of shots
The Centers for Disease Control recommends pregnant women be among the first vaccinated against the ...
Date:2009-10-05
Health Workers Protest Flu Vaccine Mandate
CBS) The first doses of the H1N1 vaccine are expected to be released this week. While that is bring...
Date:2009-10-05
'Explosive' swine flu threat for poor nations: UN
ISTANBUL — Poor countries face "explosive outbreaks" of the global swine flu pandemic and need speed...
Date:2009-10-05
Survey shows few Americans plan to get swine flu vaccine
By MARY SHEDDEN | The Tampa Tribune Published: October 2, 2009 TAMPA - Swine flu arrived at t...
Date:2009-10-02
What makes swine flu different? It targets young people
By Craig Schneider The Atlanta Journal-Constitution When swine flu emerged from Mexico in Ap...
Date:2009-10-02
Latest swine flu briefs
Seasonal flu vaccine supplier running behind The largest U.S. supplier of seasonal flu vaccin...
Date:2009-10-02
Swine flu could sicken 3M in Jersey, report says
Friday, October 02, 2009 STATEHOUSE The swine flu this season could sicken 3 million New Jerseyan...
Date:2009-10-02
Swine flu vaccine shot delivery raises questions
Adam Cresswell, Health editor The Australian GPs have reported significant interest from the ...
Date:2009-09-30
7 Better Ways Medicine Can Beat Back Swine Flu
By Bernadine Healy, M.D. The first influenza pandemic of this century has spread to virtually ev...
Date:2009-09-30
Should Those With Hepatitis C Get a Swine Flu Shot?
Posted by Loulith Galenzoga | 29 September 2009, 4:36 am Just in time for flu season, swine flu ...
Date:2009-09-29
Could flu shot put you at more risk for swine flu?
KVUE News Could the seasonal flu shot put you at a greater risk of coming down with swine flu? T...
Date:2009-09-29
Lurking Bacteria Raise Risks From Swine Flu
By Richard Knox Get ready to roll up your sleeve for another shot. The Centers for Disease Contro...
Date:2009-09-29
Do face masks prevent the spread of H1N1 swine flu?
All over the world, face masks seem to go hand in hand with any kind of respiratory illness, and H1N...
Date:2009-09-28
16,000 U.S. students affected by swine flu school closings
Michael Krebs While its return has been announced in headlines and in public notices for nearly a...
Date:2009-09-28
Second wave of swine flu pandemic begins to hit US
WASHINGTON - After months of warnings and frantic preparations, the second wave of the swine flu pan...
Date:2009-09-28
Government considers swine flu study in schools
School children in Scotland could be blood tested to track the spread of swine flu. Health protec...
Date:2009-09-25
Swine flu death toll nears 4000: WHO
From correspondents in Geneva | September 25, 2009 Article from: Agence France-Presse SOME 391...
Date:2009-09-25
Swine Flu Or A Dangerous Untested Vaccine? The Choice Is Yours.
A friend and I met last night and we started talking about Swine Flu and the whole media fear-monger...
Date:2009-09-24
Swine flu could rise again.
By SCOTT MORGAN - Central Leader The first wave of swine flu may have died down, but the virus c...
Date:2009-09-22
Flu can trigger heart attack: Lancet
STAFF WRITER 13:24 HRS IST New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Flu infection can trigger cardiac problems inclu...
Date:2009-09-22
H1N1 flu likely increasing at CSU and Fort Collins-area schools
The number of swine flu cases may be rising at CSU and Fort Collins-area public schools, but hardly ...
Date:2009-09-22
School closed off over swine flu
Evelyn Lirri & Paul Aruho Kampala/ Bushenyi A laboratory and treatment centre has been set up ...
Date:2009-09-22
What are the potential dangers and side effects of the swine flu vaccine?
The first four swine flu vaccines have been approved with the potential to cover 300 million people ...
Date:2009-09-16
Some things to do before you get swine flu
By Miranda Hitti The H1N1 flu, commonly called swine flu, is expected to make many people sick ...
Date:2009-09-16
CDC: Swine flu causing deadly lung infections like avian virus; vaccine OK'd
Autopsies show that the H1N1 swine flu virus can cause deep, fatal lung infections rarely seen in se...
Date:2009-09-16
Swine Flu could kill 90,000 Americans by winter
WASHINGTON – A special panel created by President Obama to look into the dangers of Swine Flu says t...
Date:2009-09-15
Small Businesses Urged to Prepare for Swine Flu
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- With cases of H1N1 sw...
Date:2009-09-15
WHO chief warns of swine flu threat to poor countries
STAFF WRITER 21:28 HRS IST Copenhagen, Sept 15 (AFP) Swine flu will have a "devastating effect" on ...
Date:2009-09-15
Swine Flu: How Long Are You Infectious?
Some People Shed H1N1 Virus More Than a Week After Symptoms Strike By Charlene Laino WebMD Hea...
Date:2009-09-15
Hutch researchers calculate likely spread of swine flu in homes, schools
By Kyung M. Song Seattle Times health reporter It's known that swine flu is a fairly highly co...
Date:2009-09-11
Swine Flu and You: Information on Influenza and Protect-Yourself Tips
Can I get infected with 2009 H1N1 virus from eating or preparing pork? No. 2009 H1N1 viruses are no...
Date:2009-09-11
“Too late” for swine flu vaccine
Pharmaceutical companies are racing to produce a vaccine against the new H1N1 influenza virus. It co...
Date:2009-09-11
Swine flu infects cells deep in lungs: study
PARIS — Swine flu can infect cells deeper in the lungs than seasonal flu, thus helping to boost the ...
Date:2009-09-10
The Current Status of Swine Flu H1N1 Virus
COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT Alvaro Uribe has swine flu, a H1N1 Virus and so does President Oscar Arias of Co...
Date:2009-09-08
Will China's Swine Flu Vaccine Work?
Hana R. Alberts, 09.08.09, 04:47 AM EDT HONG KONG -- Two American academics cast doubts on the C...
Date:2009-09-08
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
TUESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Erica Goldfine, a senior at American University in Washington, ...
Date:2009-09-08
CDC Issues Swine Flu Day Care Advice
By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MDSept. 3, 2009 - To slow swine ...
Date:2009-09-04
Swine flu poses more risk of death to older children than younger ones, report says
By THOMAS H. MAUGH II Los Angeles Times Adolescents are at higher risk of dying of swine flu tha...
Date:2009-09-04
WHO: swine flu deaths reach 2,837
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says at least 625 people have been reported dead from swine f...
Date:2009-09-04
Swine flu rules the world
Swine flu, the World Health Organization is telling us, is now the dominant strain of influenza acro...
Date:2009-09-03
Swine flu striking campuses
Pandemic H1N1 influenza is already starting to be felt on college campuses around the country, accor...
Date:2009-09-03
Many Colleges Reporting Swine Flu
By Rob Stein and Aaron C. Davis Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, September 3, 2009 Mor...
Date:2009-09-03
Schools with 10% swine flu cases to be closed: Iranian official
TEHRAN, Sep. 1 (Mehr News Agency) – Schools, which have 10 percent of students diagnosed with swine ...
Date:2009-09-01
Lessons from Mexico for next wave of swine flu
MEXICO CITY — Mexico is preparing for a second wave of swine flu, looking at what worked and what di...
Date:2009-09-01
Swine Flu
In the Health section's special report on swine flu last week, we posed some common questions to And...
Date:2009-09-01
H1N1 flu peaking in Australia
CANBERRA - AUSTRALIA'S H1N1 flu epidemic appears to be peaking after 147 people died with the virus,...
Date:2009-08-28
Swine Flu Scenario
THE REPORT from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on the nation's readin...
Date:2009-08-28
All SKorean students face swine flu check
SEOUL — All South Korean elementary and secondary schoolchildren will have their temperature checked...
Date:2009-08-28
Swine flu could hospitalize 2 million in U.S. this winter
By Thomas H. Maugh II Reporting from Atlanta - Nearly 2 million Americans could be hospitalized d...
Date:2009-08-27
Stopping Swine Flu Up to You
By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDAug. 26, 2009 -- Who's on the fron...
Date:2009-08-26
Health ministry says Brazil has the highest swine flu death toll in the world
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 11 hours ago SAO PAULO — Brazil's health ministry says Latin Ameri...
Date:2009-08-27
Three more swine flu deaths reported in Israel
By Dan Even, Haaretz Correspondent Two Israelis and a Russian woman who had sought treatment for...
Date:2009-08-27
Taiwan can see 6,900 swine flu deaths: Chen
Taiwan could see 6,900 deaths and 7 million patients fall ill as a result of the A(H1N1) swine flu v...
Date:2009-08-27
NYC schools prepare for 2nd outbreak of swine flu
By SAMANTHA GROSS (AP) – 9 hours ago NEW YORK — At St. Francis Preparatory School this fall, the ...
Date:2009-08-17
Ethicist worried about rushed swine flu vaccine
The race is on to create a vaccine for swine flu, as many infectious disease experts warn that the n...
Date:2009-08-17
Swine flu fears
Get ready for the upcoming flu season. It promises to be a bad one. Even during the normally flu-...
Date:2009-08-17
Of 2,148 swine flu patients in Israel, half are under age 30
By Dan Even, Haaretz Correspondent The Health Ministry has recorded 2,148 cases of verified swin...
Date:2009-08-14
Swine Flu : Measures upped
To scale up measures being taken up by the State Government to prevent spread of Swine Flu, a high l...
Date:2009-08-14
Swine flu hits restaurant business in Pune
Swine flu, which has so far claimed 12 lives here, has taken a toll on the business of restaurants a...
Date:2009-08-14
Weighing the benefits: When should kids get swine flu vaccines and drugs?
new study in the British medical journal, BMJ, suggests that big-name flu treatments oseltamivir (T...
Date:2009-08-12
Swine flu: more than 400 cases of Tamiflu side effects
Between April 1 and August 6 there were 418 reports, of which 125 were received in the last week alo...
Date:2009-08-12
Mumbai to Shut Cinemas, Schools as Swine Flu Spreads
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, will shut schools and movie theaters as s...
Date:2009-08-12
Schools told to look for flu symptoms
CHENNAI: At a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the State’s strategy to control the spread of ...
Date:2009-08-11
Woman with swine flu dies in SA.
A woman who died in her Adelaide home has tested positive for swine flu. The woman is the ninth p...
Date:2009-08-11
Swine flu cases cross 1,000 mark, death toll 12
New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Five more persons-two in Pune and one each in Vadodara, Mumbai and Kerala- d...
Date:2009-08-11
Swine flu 'a gift from people who travel': Azad
New Delhi: The Government has done its best to contain the swine flu epidemic but the disease “had t...
Date:2009-08-10
Swine flu deaths go up in India.
Six patients are reported to be in a serious condition in the western city of Pune, which has record...
Date:2009-08-10
Everything you wanted to know about swine flu
The spread of swine flu is fast emerging as No 1 healthcare emergency not just in the country but th...
Date:2009-08-10
Lords question readiness for swine flu second wave
The government's handling of swine flu was today criticised by a House of Lords report, which expres...
Date:2009-07-28
Swine flu pandemic could fuel rise in workplace litigation
Businesses could face a spate of legal claims from employees hit by swine flu, experts warn, as ...
Date:2009-07-27
Soft toys could spread swine flu in children, schools warned
Nurseries should take soft toys away from children and discourage them from sharing crayons to sto...
Date:2009-07-28
WHO, SAfrica discuss swine flu action at World Cup
The World Health Organization is discussing with South Africa possible measures at next year's World...
Date:2009-07-28
Swine flu: 100,000 infected in a week
Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer, said there were now 840 patients in hospital in Engla...
Date:2009-07-24
Swine flu on the rise in Germany.
Joerg Hacker, president of the Robert Koch Institute, confirmed the number when he appeared on the n...
Date:2009-07-24
WHO: Swine Flu Spreads Around the World.
By VOA News The World Health Organization said Friday the H1N1 swine flu virus has spread to alm...
Date:2009-07-24
Swine flu could strike up to 40 percent in 2 years
By MIKE STOBBE ATLANTA — U.S. health officials say swine flu could strike up to 40 percent of Ame...
Date:2009-07-24
Swine flu hotline 'could leave children at risk'
The launch of the national swine flu hotline could leave children at risk from other potentially fat...
Date:2009-07-23
Fears grow over impact of swine flu
By James Boxell and Nicholas Timmins The number of people off work because of coughs, colds and ...
Date:2009-07-23
Swine Flu: 100,000 New H1N1 Cases Reported.
One hundred thousand new cases of swine flu have been recorded in the last seven days. The figure...
Date:2009-07-23
45th person dies with swine flu.
A SECOND person with swine flu has died in Tasmania and a fourth in South Australia, health authorit...
Date:2009-07-23
Students warned to be vigilant on swine flu
The Ministry of Health today warned students living in university hostels and boarding school accomm...
Date:2009-07-22
National swine flu toll rises to 41
FOUR men with swine flu have died in the past two days in NSW, taking the state's toll to 17 and the...
Date:2009-07-22
Thailand's swine flu death toll doubles in a week.
BANGKOK — Thailand's swine flu death toll nearly doubled over the past week with 44 people now dead ...
Date:2009-07-22
WHO Says Global Swine Flu Deaths Exceed 700
By VOA News 21 July 2009 The World Health Organization says H1N1 swine flu has killed more ...
Date:2009-07-21
Swine flu: What we know and what we don’t know
By Vivienne Parry Published: 7:27PM BST 21 Jul 2009 At the moment, the swine flu epidemic is in...
Date:2009-07-21
World response to swine flu crisis
The rapid spread of the swine flu pandemic has forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to change ...
Date:2009-07-21
UK swine flu deaths jump to 29
Twenty-nine people have now died in the UK after contracting swine flu, up from 17 on Monday, the go...
Date:2009-07-20
Swine flu calls to GPs 'jump 50%'
The number of people contacting their doctor over fears they have swine flu has jumped almost 50% in...
Date:2009-07-20
HSE says swine flu deaths 'inevitable'.
The HSE has said that it is "inevitable" that there will be some deaths from swine flu in Ireland in...
Date:2009-07-20
Schools asked to watch sick students.
Schools are being asked to keep a close eye on students and children with underlying health conditio...
Date:2009-07-20
Swine flu: what should you do?
By Jon Swaine Published: 7:46AM BST 20 Jul 2009 What is the Government advising? While it h...
Date:2009-07-20
Swine Flu: Why You Should Still Be Worried.
By Marrecca Fiore Swine flu is spreading faster than ever — so much so that the World Health Org...
Date:2009-07-17
British swine flu cases rise by nearly 50% in a week
Fresh figures showing the rapid spread of swine flu across the UK will be released this afternoon as...
Date:2009-07-16
National swine flu phoneline to be launched today.
The national swine flu phoneline, a central call centre that allows thousands of people to receive i...
Date:2009-07-16
Swine flu: have you safeguarded your business?
By Michelle McGagh | 11:06:20 | 15 July 2009 You could have been forgiven for not taking swine f...
Date:2009-07-15
'Unstoppable' swine flu hits younger people
It's more than months since swine flu first surfaced as a serious problem in Mexico - mostly affecti...
Date:2009-07-15
Joint FAO/WHO/OIE Statement on influenza A(H1N1) and the safety of pork.
To avoid any misunderstanding FAO, WHO and OIE would like to reissue their joint statement originall...
Date:2009-07-15
Five swine flu deaths, with more expected
SYDNEY'S swine flu crisis has worsened with the death of a fifth victim and 32 people fighting for t...
Date:2009-07-14
Swine flu: health experts 'surprised' by spread of virus in the UK
One of the world's most respected influenza scientists said today that health officials had been sur...
Date:2009-07-14
Reassurance after swine flu death
Further deaths from swine flu without there being underlying health problems cannot be ruled out but...
Date:2009-07-13
Swine flu cases soar in England
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in England has jumped by nearly 20% in a single day, latest ...
Date:2009-07-13
UK swine flu death toll hits 14
Fourteen patients are now thought to have died in the UK after contracting swine flu, the government...
Date:2009-07-13
Swine flu vaccine made in Europe
The first doses of an H1N1 swine flu vaccine have been produced in Europe - but it will be around tw...
Date:2009-07-13
Swine flu 'shows drug resistance'
Experts have reported the first case of swine flu that is resistant to tamiflu - the main drug being...
Date:2009-07-13
US passes million swine flu cases
US health officials estimate that at least one million Americans have been infected with swine flu s...
Date:2009-07-13
What scientists know about swine flu
Preliminary analysis of the swine flu virus suggests it is a fairly mild strain, scientists say. ...
Date:2009-07-08
Canada farm worker 'infects pigs'
A herd of pigs in Canada has tested positive for swine flu, apparently after being infected by a far...
Date:2009-07-07
Flu death toll 'less than feared'
Mexico has revised down the suspected death toll from swine flu from 176 to 101, indicating that the...
Date:2009-07-06
Can masks help stop flu spread?
One of the abiding images of the swine flu outbreak is the pictures from Mexico of people wandering ...
Date:2009-07-06
The quest for a swine flu vaccine
Vials containing samples of the swine flu virus are making their way from the US to a government lab...
Date:2009-07-06
WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'
The UN's top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the ...
Date:2009-07-06
Swine flu 'cannot be contained'
The rising numbers of swine flu cases mean trying to contain the virus is no longer an option, the g...
Date:2009-07-06
WHO declares swine flu pandemic
It means the swine flu virus is spreading in at least two regions of the world with rising cases bei...
Date:2009-07-06
Inaccurate 'swine' flu label hurts industry, pork producers say
The disease most people in the United States and worldwide know as "swine flu" is actually a combi...
Date:2009-07-06
A fifth person with swine flu has died in the UK
A fifth person with swine flu has died in the UK. The patient was a nine-year-old child from south L...
Date:2009-07-06
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