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Fall flu clinics are planned – Enid News & Eagle

September 11, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Fall flu clinics are planned
Enid News & Eagle
All clinics will be 9 am to 1 pm The flu vaccine will protect against the three strains of the influenza virus experts feel will be the most threatening this fall and winter. This includes the H1N1, also known as the swine flu. ...

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‘Aviation sector showed surprising resilience in tough times’ – Zee News

September 11, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Zee News

'Aviation sector showed surprising resilience in tough times'
Zee News
While, the 9/11 terror attacks and the global banking crisis were the only two events that hit the industry hard, the others like Gulf Wars, swine flu and volcanic eruptions did not have much impact on it and the industry was able to recoup itself soon ...

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Movie Review: Contagion – Oye! Times

September 11, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Oye! Times

Movie Review: Contagion
Oye! Times
Fuelled over the years by real-life events such as the swine flu, the bird flu and SARS, writers and film makers have used this theme in such films as Outbreak (1995), 28 Days Later (2002), the Resident Evil film series and the post-apocalyptic science ...

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Swine flu left mum-of-two fighting for life in hospital – The Bolton News

September 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Swine flu left mum-of-two fighting for life in hospital
The Bolton News
A WOMAN who almost died after contracting swine flu is urging people to get a flu jab. Mother-of-two Carol Williams spent 77 days in hospital after declining the vaccine from her GP. Eight months after her terrifying ordeal, Mrs Williams, ...

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Director: Steven Soderbergh – Indian Express

September 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Indian Express

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Indian Express
With swine flu just two seasons old and bird flu only a little older, an outbreak of an unknown virus that kills fast and wide is an easily comprehensible nightmare. Soderbergh gives the complete picture here: from how a virus spreads from Hong Kong to ...

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Pregnant Women At High Risk Of Death If They Have Severe Pandemic Flu

September 9, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh

Out of 347 pregnant women in 2009 with severe pandemic flu, 75 died, and 272 were admitted to an ICU and survived the illness, according to a MMWR report by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The authors stressed that pregnant mothers with influenza have a higher risk of being hospitalized and dying...

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Gallery: The Long, Sick History of Virus Movies – Wired News

September 9, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Wired News

Gallery: The Long, Sick History of Virus Movies
Wired News
From the ultimate in mundane health hiccups, Contagion builds relentlessly toward a frighteningly real speculation about what might happen if the next Swine Flu goes wide. Steven Soderbergh's gripping new doomsday thriller doesn't play like science ...

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Battles For Survival, Small-Scale And Huge – NPR

September 9, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Battles For Survival, Small-Scale And Huge
NPR
You'd have to call the task Steven Soderbergh set himself in Contagion a daunting one: He has to show a single case of bird/bat/swine flu morphing into a worldwide pandemic. No earthquakes, volcanos, hurricanes. Basically he has to scare us to death ...

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Movie Review: ‘Contagion’ Catches a Bad Case of Not-Making-Senseitis – Patch.com

September 9, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Globe and Mail

Movie Review: 'Contagion' Catches a Bad Case of Not-Making-Senseitis
Patch.com
Imagine the swine flu epidemic of a few years ago, only five times more deadly and 20 times more contagious, and you have Contagion, a new Steven Soderbergh-directed medical thriller. The film, filmed all over the world at a $60 ...
Gallery: The Long, Sick History of Virus Movies Wired News
Contagion: Stop Touching Yourself! The L Magazine
Thriller a real chiller TheChronicleHerald.ca
Westport-News  - Slate Magazine
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Contagion: Stop Touching Yourself! – The L Magazine

September 9, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


ABC News

Contagion: Stop Touching Yourself!
The L Magazine
Physical contact can be fatal—our fingers may as well be made of knives—but nobody ever caught chiropteran swine flu from Facebook. (You'll excuse all the scientific terminology, Ben, as half of this movie's all-star cast plays doctors and speaks in ...
Contagion: Scary Movie Huffington Post (blog)
'Contagion' Screening a Busman's Holiday for CDC Staffers Wall Street Journal (blog)
'Contagion' Film: How Would US CDC Handle a Real-Life Pandemic? International Business Times
ABC News
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Contagion: Scary Movie – Huffington Post (blog)

September 9, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


ABC News

Contagion: Scary Movie
Huffington Post (blog)
Swine flu (H1N1), avian flu, SARS, smallpox, and polio, to name a few, can raise our emotional temperatures at the mention of their name. The so-called Spanish Flu of 1918-1919 killed 50 million people, more deaths than attributed to World War I. Their ...
Is 'Contagion' Fact or Fiction? ABC News

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Four-year-old girl who died as she slept had swine flu – Leicester Mercury

September 9, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Four-year-old girl who died as she slept had swine flu
Leicester Mercury
A distraught mother has told an inquest how she battled to save her daughter's life after she caught swine flu. Prabhleen Sarao gave four-year-old Gian mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after family members found her unconscious in bed. ...

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Narcolepsy link to swine flu vaccine established – victims to get compensation – Helsingin Sanomat

September 2, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Narcolepsy link to swine flu vaccine established - victims to get compensation
Helsingin Sanomat
Victims of the surge in cases of narcolepsy after the vaccination campaign against the H1N1 or swine flu virus nearly two years ago will be entitled to compensation. The compensation will be primarily the responsibility of the Finnish Pharmaceutical ...

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Doctors target fat 50s in new flu campaign – Hong Kong Standard

September 1, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Hong Kong Standard

Doctors target fat 50s in new flu campaign
Hong Kong Standard
Fat people and those aged 50-64 are the latest priority groups being encouraged to get vaccinated before the flu season that begins in November. The vaccine comprises the human swine flu H1N1, Perth H3N2 flu and Brisbane flu, the same composition as ...

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It’s not too early for annual flu shots – Queens Chronicle

September 1, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


ABC7Chicago.com

It's not too early for annual flu shots
Queens Chronicle
The shot protects against the swine flu, influenza B and H3N2 strains. The shots range in price from $27.99 to $29.99 and are covered by some federal programs such as Medicare Part B and many health insurance plans. CVS stores are already administering ...
Flu vaccine advised even if kids got shots in 2010 Houston Chronicle
Flu vaccines now available at Martin's Cecil Whig
Flu vaccine advised even if kids got shots in 2010 TribLocal

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Study says genetics affect vaccine-narcolepsy link – Reuters

September 1, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Straits Times

Study says genetics affect vaccine-narcolepsy link
Reuters
HELSINKI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Finland's national health institute said on Thursday its latest research on previously found links between children's narcolepsy and GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix vaccine against swine flu also involved a genetic risk factor. ...
Report confirms link between swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy Helsingin Sanomat
H1N1 vaccine link with narcolepsy confirmed YLE News
Swine flu vaccine 'linked to narcolepsy' AFP

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Flu vaccine advised even if kids got shots in 2010 – Quad City Times

September 1, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Flu vaccine advised even if kids got shots in 2010
Quad City Times
That includes the H1N1 or swine flu strain that is expected to circulate again this year. Immunity can drop several months after being vaccinated so new shots are recommended. Flu vaccine is recommended for ages 6 months and up. ...

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Cumbria worst in region for alcohol-related deaths – NW Evening Mail

August 30, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


NW Evening Mail

Cumbria worst in region for alcohol-related deaths
NW Evening Mail
Evening Mail swine flu web chat. taking part in the Evening Mail's web chat about swine The worst five spots in the region all lie within the county, with South Lakeland and Copeland among the worst areas in the North West. ...

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Tel Aviv University develops a Facebook app to track the path of infection – News-Medical.net

August 30, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Tel Aviv University develops a Facebook app to track the path of infection
News-Medical.net
From SARS to swine flu, virus outbreaks can be unpredictable - and devastating. But now a new application through the ubiquitous social networking site Facebook, developed in a Tel Aviv University lab, is poised to serve as a better indicator of how ...

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State will cut free flu shots by over half – Boston Globe

August 30, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


WXIA-TV

State will cut free flu shots by over half
Boston Globe
The state also will no longer distribute flu vaccines directly to obstetric and gynecological practices. Those physicians have seen a surge in interest from pregnant women, who are at higher risk for severe illness from flu, since the swine flu ...
Flu-shot campaign starts today at Tom Ridge Center GoErie.com

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Treat all household contacts of flu patients – 6minutes

August 30, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Treat all household contacts of flu patients
6minutes
Experience from the 2009 swine flu pandemic show household transmission is common and measures such as antivirals need be provided to all household contacts of an infected person. In a retrospective review of more ...

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Bioethicists chary of making animals ‘human’ – Economic Times

August 29, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Bioethicists chary of making animals 'human'
Economic Times
into an animal. Some scientists have already tried such experiments around the world. The benefits of humanising animals are plenty, but so are the dangers. Bird flu and swine flu came from mere interactions with animals. Humanising animals would also ...

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Herbal rescue – The Standard

August 29, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Herbal rescue
The Standard
In mild cases of human swine flu (H1N1) a traditional Chinese herb mixture may relieve fevers about as well as the antiviral drug Tamiflu, according to a study. The mixture used in the study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, ...

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Infographic Of The Day: How The Virginia Earthquake Spread On Twitter – Co.Design

August 29, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Co.Design

Infographic Of The Day: How The Virginia Earthquake Spread On Twitter
Co.Design
We've already seen that Twitter can be a useful predictor of stock market swings, a movie's box-office sales, and even outbreaks of swine flu. But the earthquake last week revealed yet another interesting possibility: Twitter activity managed to show ...

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Three cases of swine flu detected – Times of India

August 29, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Three cases of swine flu detected
Times of India
KANPUR: The district health authorities claimed that three cases of swine flu were detected last week. Swine flu is common in winters. The doctors informed that the disease rapidly spreads during winters when cases of cold and flu rise. ...

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Apocalypse When? – Daily Beast

August 28, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Apocalypse When?
Daily Beast
Yet the Obama who hysterically declared Hurricane Irene “historic” also declared the swine flu a national emergency. At a time of the most draconian budget cuts, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg took the unprecedented step of evacuating large sections ...

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Swine flu, not vaccine, may trigger narcolepsy – New Scientist

August 28, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Swine flu, not vaccine, may trigger narcolepsy
New Scientist
Now, it looks like the swine flu pandemic of the previous winter was to blame. Previously, similar rises in cases of narcolepsy - a disorder that causes sleepiness at inappropriate times - have been linked to use of a swine flu vaccine. ...

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Are You Making This Big Investing Mistake? – Siliconindia.com

August 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Are You Making This Big Investing Mistake?
Siliconindia.com
By SiliconIndia, Friday, 26 August 2011, 02:10 Hrs Bangalore: Do you remember the recent swine flu scare that caused worldwide panic? An estimated 14300 people died of this virus. If you think that's a big number, you would be surprised to note that ...

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Swiss Market Index Falls for Second Day; Roche, Baloise, Clariant Decline – Bloomberg

August 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Swiss Market Index Falls for Second Day; Roche, Baloise, Clariant Decline
Bloomberg
Roche Holding AG (ROG) slid 2.2 percent after scientists reported finding swine flu that proved resistant to the drugmaker's Tamiflu pill. Clariant AG (CLN), the world's largest maker of printing-ink chemicals, fell to its lowest price in two years. ...
Swiss Stocks Fall Before Jackson Hole as Baloise, Roche Retreat San Francisco Chronicle

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Ipswich region hit by outbreak of swine flu with Queensland child care centres … – Courier Mail

August 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Ipswich region hit by outbreak of swine flu with Queensland child care centres ...
Courier Mail
Swine flu has struck down more than 1000 residents in the region, including children, with the contagious strain of influenza the most common this year. Several Ipswich child care centres and schools have sent children home to protect others from the ...

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Back-to-school can mean new vaccines for tweens, teens – The Seattle Times

August 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Back-to-school can mean new vaccines for tweens, teens
The Seattle Times
AP Medical Writer CAROLYN KASTER / AP Nurse Jana Wolfgang administers an injection of the swine flu vaccine to a fellow health care worker at Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, Pa. No comments have been posted to this article. ...

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Tamiflu-Evading Swine Flu Outbreak Discovered in Australia – San Francisco Chronicle

August 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Tamiflu-Evading Swine Flu Outbreak Discovered in Australia
San Francisco Chronicle
26 (Bloomberg) -- More than two dozen cases of H1N1 swine flu resistant to Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu pill were reported in Australia in the largest outbreak of the drug- evading influenza strain. Viruses from 25 of 184 patients in the Newcastle area ...

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Tamiflu-Resistant Flu Outbreak Reported in Australia’s Newcastle, WHO Says – Bloomberg

August 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Tamiflu-Resistant Flu Outbreak Reported in Australia's Newcastle, WHO Says
Bloomberg
More than two dozen cases of H1N1 swine flu resistant to Roche Holding AG (ROG)'s Tamiflu pill were reported in Australia in the largest outbreak of the drug- evading influenza strain. ...
Novel flu strain attacks residents of New South Wales 121doc

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Pandemic Could Quickly Overwhelm Children’s Hospitals

August 25, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh

A new study of children's hospitals nationwide has found them underequipped to handle a major surge of patients in the event of a pandemic, and urges health care institutions and government agencies to immediately review emergency preparedness plans as flu season approaches...

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Free swine flu vaccinations for high risk groups – Pattaya Mail

August 24, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Free swine flu vaccinations for high risk groups
Pattaya Mail
BANGKOK, 23 August 2011 -Public Health Minister Mr. Wittaya Buranasiri said 2.5 million doses of swine flu vaccines would be injected for the high risk groups by the end of this month. During the policy statement today, Mr. Wittaya and his deputy, ...

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H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe In Patients With Kidney Failure Or Transplant

August 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh

When the influenza A (H1N1) virus swept around the world in spring 2009, infection was presumed to be more common in immunosuppressed patients, such as those who have had a kidney transplant...

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Clorox bleach donated to international relief agencies to help address the … – CisionWire (press release)

August 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Clorox bleach donated to international relief agencies to help address the ...
CisionWire (press release)
OAKLAND, Calif., May 7, 2009 -- Responding to requests for product donations, The Clorox Company is working with international relief agencies to coordinate disinfecting product donations in the areas most affected by the 2009 H1N1 (swine) flu virus. ...

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THE greatest lesson from the turmoil on global stockmarkets is don’t believe … – The Australian

August 19, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


THE greatest lesson from the turmoil on global stockmarkets is don't believe ...
The Australian
One contagion could lead to another -- this is starting to look like a new financial version of swine flu. By the way, the nincompoops masquerading as European politicians have been aided and abetted by a prize struggler called Jean-Claude Trichet. ...

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Promising new drug to treat ‘deadliest’ skin cancer developed – The Hindu

August 19, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


The Hindu

Promising new drug to treat 'deadliest' skin cancer developed
The Hindu
Powerful X—ray technology developed at the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) national laboratories has revealed new insights into diseases ranging from Alzheimer's to the swine flu, and, most recently, enabled the discovery of a groundbreaking new ...

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CDC Urges Influenza Vaccine for All – International Business Times

August 19, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


USA Today

CDC Urges Influenza Vaccine for All
International Business Times
Health officials say the strain of flu remains unchanged from the last flu season and that this year's vaccine protects against H1N1, or swine flu, and two other flu strains namely H3N2 and influenza B. Even though the strain hasn't changed, ...
CDC urging all Americans to get flu shots msnbc.com
The meaning of the CDC "Zombie Apocalypse" Part 2 RenewAmerica
Americans Encouraged to Get Flu Vaccine MyFox Detroit
WTOV Steubenville
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Human Bacteria Killing Coral in Florida Keys – New York Times (blog)

August 18, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


msnbc.com

Human Bacteria Killing Coral in Florida Keys
New York Times (blog)
We've all heard about bird flu, swine flu, HIV, ebola — diseases that jump species with alarming agility and wreak havoc on humanity's unprepared immune system. But have you ever stopped to consider the capacity of the human species to infect other ...
Caribbean Coral Catch Disease From Sewage NPR

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Prevention: the only prime mode for containment of influenza virus infections – The News International

August 12, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Prevention: the only prime mode for containment of influenza virus infections
The News International
Influenza virus infections — commonly called flu — have been on the increase in Pakistan for over two years now. Bird Flu, SARS, and Swine Flu are all variants of the 'common' influenza virus, with varying degrees of severity, frequency and symptoms. ...

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Michele Bachmann’s Rise – New Yorker

August 12, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


New Yorker

Michele Bachmann's Rise
New Yorker
In the spring of 2009, during what appeared to be the beginnings of a swine-flu epidemic, Bachmann said, “I find it interesting that it was back in the nineteen-seventies that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat President, Jimmy Carter. ...

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There’s help in the night – Newcastle Herald

August 12, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


There's help in the night
Newcastle Herald
It's at this time of the year that nasty illnesses, including swine flu and whooping cough, can make a very unwelcome appearance. The extreme temperature variations that accompany the transition of one season into another also bring with them more than ...

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Sheriff questions inquiry into swine flu victim Bill Anderson’s death – Scotland Courier

August 12, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Scotland Courier

Sheriff questions inquiry into swine flu victim Bill Anderson's death
Scotland Courier
A sheriff has questioned why taxpayers' money was spent on a fatal accident inquiry into a Fife swine flu death. By Aileen Robertson The inquiry into the death of 53-year-old Kirkcaldy man Bill Anderson, who was Scotland's first otherwise healthy swine ...

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WHO declares end to global swine flu pandemic – News-Medical.net

August 12, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


WHO declares end to global swine flu pandemic
News-Medical.net
"The World Health Organization is declaring an end to the global swine flu pandemic," the Associated Press/Seattle Times reports. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan "said Wednesday the pandemic is considered over by WHO's emergency committee due to ...
H1N1 (swine flu) refuses to die down in Kerala & Karnataka; 16 dead in 2 months Real Time News, India
Today's Top Medical Stories for August 11, 2011 OzarksFirst.com

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Today’s Top Medical Stories for August 11, 2011 – OzarksFirst.com

August 11, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Today's Top Medical Stories for August 11, 2011
OzarksFirst.com
It is officially the end of the global swine flu pandemic. The World Health Organization says the H1N1 virus has largely run its course. The determination was made based on reports from several nations. Still, health officials say the virus hasn't gone ...
H1N1 (swine flu) refuses to die down in Kerala & Karnataka; 16 dead in 2 months Real Time News, India

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Swine flu inquiry is criticised as a waste of public funds – Scotsman

August 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


stv.tv

Swine flu inquiry is criticised as a waste of public funds
Scotsman
A SHERIFF yesterday criticised the Crown Office for spending taxpayers' money on an inquiry into the death of a 53-year-old man from swine flu. Sheriff John McSherry, who conducted the eight day fatal accident inquiry, said it was not in ...
Sheriff: Swine flu inquiry 'not in the public interest' stv.tv

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Getting to the Heart, Lungs of Pet Care – NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

August 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Getting to the Heart, Lungs of Pet Care
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
by Bruce Felps Recently, we've survived avian flu and swine flu — sorry pigs, H1N1 — and now Dr. Lindsay Beckendorf, a veterinarian who practices at Country Club Pet Hospital in Mansfield, warns of canine influenza. ...

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First ever Bio-Safety Level-II Lab in Manipur opened – E-Pao.net

August 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


First ever Bio-Safety Level-II Lab in Manipur opened
E-Pao.net
Imphal, August 10 2011: The first ever Bio-Safety Level-II (BSL-II) Laboratory of the State, where test for bird flu, swine flu, rabies and other zoonotic diseases can be conducted without sending the samples to laboratories outside the State any more, ...

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Swine Flu Pandemic Declared Over – KBOI

August 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


The Hindu

Swine Flu Pandemic Declared Over
KBOI
People wait for the H1N1 swine flu test at Korea University Hospital on October 27, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(GENEVA) -- The H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, has "largely run its course," according to Dr. ...
Key link found to swine flu in humans China Daily
Mutation gave H1N1 wings The Standard
Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment: 9&10 News
Inland Empire News  - Prfire (press release)  - The Seattle Times
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A Cure For The Common Cold? New Drug Could Cure Nearly Any Viral Infection

August 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh

Most bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, discovered decades ago. However, such drugs are useless against viral infections, including influenza, the common cold, and deadly hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola...

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British police move to arrest more rioters…World stocks climb…Wisconsin … – 9&10 News

August 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


British police move to arrest more rioters...World stocks climb...Wisconsin ...
9&10 News
The Swine Flu item has been killed because the story was based on outdated information.) LONDON (AP) — Thousands of additional police officers are on the streets of London and other cities in Britain where rioters have destroyed buildings and cars and ...

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Vaccine against classical swine-flu developed – IBNLive.com

August 10, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Vaccine against classical swine-flu developed
IBNLive.com
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals, Palode, has successfully developed a vaccine against classical swine flu, a nightmare for pig farmers in the country. Minister for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry KP ...

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Outbreak of swine flu – Central Queensland news

August 3, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Outbreak of swine flu
Central Queensland news
DON'T bother trying to bring home the bacon if you're struck down by swine flu, and bosses, don't be pig-headed and make rash sackings. That's the advice of doctors pleading with employers to send sick workers home and stop the spread of an outbreak of ...

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Two years on, fear of H1N1 still remains – Times of India

August 2, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Two years on, fear of H1N1 still remains
Times of India
PUNE: It has been two years since the city reported country's first swine flu casualty when 14-yearold schoolgirl Reida Shaikh succumbed to the infection on August 3, 2009. From the pandemonium that ensued after her death to a rather languid pace the ...

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Flu outbreak worsens – Leader News

August 2, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Flu outbreak worsens
Leader News
Influenza Specialist Group chairman Alan Hampson said excluding the 2009 swine flu outbreak, this year would be the worst in a decade. “It hasn't hit as badly in all states, but we're expecting to see the number rise in Victoria in the next few months ...

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FLU NEWS SCAN: China unlikely 2009 H1N1 source, human flu challenge – CIDRAP

July 28, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


FLU NEWS SCAN: China unlikely 2009 H1N1 source, human flu challenge
CIDRAP
Scientists have suspected that the 2009 H1N1 virus may have originated in China, given that country's large human and pig populations and the fact that is the only known area where American triple-reassortant (TR) and Eurasian (EA) lineage swine flu ...

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NanoViricides raises $2.5M for antiviral drug development – Mass High Tech

July 27, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Proactive Investors USA & Canada

NanoViricides raises $2.5M for antiviral drug development
Mass High Tech
NanoViricides is developing treatments for seasonal Influenza, H1N1 swine flu, oral and genital herpes and H5N1 bird flu. The company filed documents back in March 2010 to raise up to $40 million through the occasional sale of company stock. ...
NanoViricides Raises $2.5M in Shelf Offering - The Company Reports Having More ... MarketWatch (press release)
Drug maker NanoViricides raises $2.5 million, on shelf offering Proactive Investors USA & Canada

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Member states halt ‘narcoleptic’ flu jabs – EurActiv

July 27, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Member states halt 'narcoleptic' flu jabs
EurActiv
The jab was commonly used in member states during the last swine flu scare in 2009 but was linked last week to the rare sleeping disorder by a report from the European Medicine Agency's committee for medicinal products for human use (CHMP). ...
PANDEMRIX SWINE FLU VACCINE 'HALTED FOR YOUTHS' Gibraltar Chronicle

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NSW Country Hour 27/7/11 – ABC Local

July 27, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


NSW Country Hour 27/7/11
ABC Local
On the NSW Country Hour today the chief vet says the Hendra virus won't explode like swine flu did or jump dog to dog, the State Government insists tighter rules for coal seam gas and coal mining will protect farmers despite land ...

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WHO increases risk assessment for swine flu pandemic – FinancialAdvice.co.uk

July 27, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


WHO increases risk assessment for swine flu pandemic
FinancialAdvice.co.uk
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has today increased the level of risk associated with a potential swine flu pandemic from level four to level five. This is just one little short of the full pandemic risk with a feeling that this is inevitable in ...

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Hospitals short on cure for rain – The Express Tribune

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


The Express Tribune

Hospitals short on cure for rain
The Express Tribune
These include, Antivenom which is used for snakebite and sting for other animals and insects, tetanus immunoglobulin, Pneumovax against Pneumonia, Meningovax for meningitis, Hepatitis A/B vaccine, swine flu, Bird flu, influenza, chickenpox vaccine, ...

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Single-Dose H1N1 Vaccine Not Reliable Protection For Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh

Researchers from Australia determined that pediatric liver transplant patients who received a single-dose of the H1N1 vaccine were not adequately protected against the virus compared to healthy children...

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One more dies of H1N1 in Kerala – IBNLive.com

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


One more dies of H1N1 in Kerala
IBNLive.com
PTI | 08:07 PM,Jul 26,2011 Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 26 (PTI) A 73-year-old man died of swine flu in Kerala today taking the number of deaths due to the virus to six while four persons, who tested positive, are under treatment.Alexander Mathew of Kollam, ...
One more dies of H1N1 in Kerala MSN India

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Swine Flu Vaccine Tied To European Narcolepsy Cases – Worldcrunch

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Swine Flu Vaccine Tied To European Narcolepsy Cases
Worldcrunch
The London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) is concerned that the Pademrix swine flu vaccine may increase the risk of narcolepsy among children and teens. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is raising serious concerns about Pandemrix, a swine flu ...

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Glaxo foresees margin improvement in 2012 – ShareCast

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


The Guardian

Glaxo foresees margin improvement in 2012
ShareCast
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline reported a 4% decline in quarterly revenue, indicating a significant drop in pandemic flu product sales, which was a major growth driver the year before as a result of the swine flu pandemic ...
Questor share tip: GlaxoSmithKline could deliver on capital gains and yield Telegraph.co.uk
GlaxoSmithKline sales fall slows in Q2, profits jump Reuters
GlaxoSmithKline boosts UK recovery with jobs and tax pledge This is Money
Reuters UK
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Gutsy Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm misses out on world championship medal – Herald Sun

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Gutsy Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm misses out on world championship medal
Herald Sun
In the lead up to the world championships the backstroker suffered swine flu, two bouts of tonsilitis, bronchitis and most-recently pancreatitis. Last night she just missed out on a world championship medal finishing fourth in 59.21 seconds but this ...
Seebohm gives everything but misses ABC Online

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GlaxoSmithKline sales fall slows in Q2, profits jump – Reuters

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


GlaxoSmithKline sales fall slows in Q2, profits jump
Reuters
GSK has been working its way through a revenue trough, reflecting sharp declines in sales of diabetes pill Avandia and herpes drug Valtrex, as well as the absence of last year's windfall sales of vaccines and drugs for swine flu. ...

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Cougars back training after swine-flu scare – Standard Messenger

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Cougars back training after swine-flu scare
Standard Messenger
A RECENT swine-flu scare at Cougars Netball Club which caused the cancellation of its Premier League match against Contax last week is now under-control, according to coach Scott Waddington. As broken online at messengernews.com.au, the match scheduled ...

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Cougars back training after swine-flu scare – Guardian Messenger

July 26, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Cougars back training after swine-flu scare
Guardian Messenger
A RECENT swine-flu scare at Cougars Netball Club which caused the cancellation of its Premier League match against Contax last week is now under-control, according to coach Scott Waddington. As broken online at messengernews.com.au, the match scheduled ...

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How mathematics makes life simpler – Deccan Chronicle

July 25, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Deccan Chronicle

How mathematics makes life simpler
Deccan Chronicle
Why did swine flu become a pandemic? How often will the market crash? How does cancer work? How much electricity to wake a dead man? Maths can give you the answer. A researcher in mathematical biology, Abilash. ...

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Watchdog probes flu jab link to narcolepsy – Irish Independent

July 23, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Telegraph.co.uk

Watchdog probes flu jab link to narcolepsy
Irish Independent
By Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent THE country's medicines' watchdog is following up on 13 reports of an incurable sleeping disorder in people who received the swine flu vaccine, it was confirmed yesterday. It follows a European report that showed ...
Calls for use of swine flu jab in under-20s to be restricted Netdoctor
Irish pharmacists defend controversial swine flu vaccine JOE
Aussies not at risk from vaccine: drug co Sydney Morning Herald
TopNews United States  - Chemist+Druggist  - HealthExpress
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Two test positive for H1N1, one critical – Times of India

July 22, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Two test positive for H1N1, one critical
Times of India
PUNE: A 29-year-old woman from Pandharpur and a 30-year-old man from Magarpatta tested positive for swine flu on Thursday. The condition of the woman is critical and is being treated at the isolation ICU of KEM hospital. ...

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Shropshire woman faces ‘high jump’ for charity – BBC News

July 22, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


BBC News

Shropshire woman faces 'high jump' for charity
BBC News
Mark Clayton was 52 when he died of swine flu in the intensive therapy unit (ITU) at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in January. His partner, Lisa Hawker, wants to raise money to build a relatives' area at the unit. She has been raising money for the ...

by rushabh

Calls for use of swine flu jab in under-20s to be restricted – Netdoctor

July 22, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Daily Mail

Calls for use of swine flu jab in under-20s to be restricted
Netdoctor
The swine flu vaccine Pandemrix should be avoided where possible in people under the age of 20 years, European regulators have said. This is because a very small number of people have developed the sleep disorder narcolepsy after receiving the vaccine. ...
Irish pharmacists defend controversial swine flu vaccine JOE
Aussies not at risk from vaccine: drug co Sydney Morning Herald
Swine Flu Vaccine Associated with Sleeping Disorder in Children and Teenagers TopNews United States
Chemist+Druggist  - HealthExpress  - Irish Examiner
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Swine-flu outbreak postpones netball match – Weekly Times Messenger

July 22, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Swine-flu outbreak postpones netball match
Weekly Times Messenger
A SWINE-FLU outbreak at Adelaide Cougars Netball Club has forced Netball SA to postpone tonight's Premier League match against Contax. At least two Cougars players have been confirmed with the illness, prompting the decision. ...

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Aussies not at risk from vaccine: drug co – Sydney Morning Herald

July 22, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Telegraph.co.uk

Aussies not at risk from vaccine: drug co
Sydney Morning Herald
The maker of a swine flu vaccine linked to cases of a rare sleeping disorder in children and teenagers has reassured Australians they are not at risk. European drug regulators have warned the Pandemrix vaccine should not be given to people under 20 ...
Swine Flu Vaccine Associated with Sleeping Disorder in Children and Teenagers TopNews United States
Calls for use of swine flu jab in under-20s to be restricted Netdoctor
What the papers say: EMA says Pandemrix use should be restricted Chemist+Druggist
HealthExpress  - Irish Examiner  - Fox Business
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by rushabh

European authority confirms vaccine link with narcolepsy – YLE News

July 21, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


BBC News

European authority confirms vaccine link with narcolepsy
YLE News
The European Medicines Agency has found that the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix has links to narcolepsy, backing the results of Finnish and Swedish research. Finnish and Swedish researchers found that the Pandemrix vaccine significantly increased children ...
Swine flu jab 'narcolepsy risk' BBC News
European Drug Regulator Wants Label Update For Glaxo's Pandemrix Fox Business
Young people should not take flu vaccine, watchdog says Telegraph.co.uk
Daily Mail  - WHTC
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by rushabh

Swine flu breath test could help identify infected patients – Gizmag

July 21, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


News Tonight

Swine flu breath test could help identify infected patients
Gizmag
A simple swine flu breath test is currently being developed with the aim of preventing H1N1 vaccination shortages by identifying those already infected with the strain. A recent study in Glasgow, Scotland discovered that over 50 ...
A Breath Of Flu Air Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine (blog)
Wairarapa flu virus lurks Wairarapa Times Age
Warnings as flu cases surge Brisbane Times
Scoop.co.nz (press release)  - Visit Bulgaria  - TopNews United States
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H1N1 Swine Flu (Image from the National Institutes of Health, USA) – Gizmag

July 21, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


H1N1 Swine Flu (Image from the National Institutes of Health, USA)
Gizmag
A simple swine flu breath test is currently being developed with the aim of preventing H1N1 vaccination shortages by identifying those already infected with the strain. A recent study in Glasgow, Scotland discovered that over 50 percent of the local ...

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Two cases of swine flu confirmed – Lismore Northern Star

July 21, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Two cases of swine flu confirmed
Lismore Northern Star
Northern NSW Local Health Network confirms two news cases of swine flu at Lismore Base Hospital. TWO people have been confirmed with the potentially fatal swine flu at Lismore Base Hospital, Northern NSW Local Health Network said yesterday. ...

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Swine flu on the decrease – Primedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness News

July 21, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Swine flu on the decrease
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday said it has noticed a decrease in the swine flu virus this winter. While the country is experiencing a high number of cases, they are relatively mild. The institute said it has been ...

by rushabh

Mandals refuse to tone down festivals – Times of India

July 21, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Mandals refuse to tone down festivals
Times of India
Mandals are urging the government to clean up its act, improve security systems and desist from repeating the same warning every time a terror attack, threat or swine flu outbreak occurs in the city. While they appreciate that the minister's statement ...

by rushabh

Twitter could be used against dengue fever – UPI.com

July 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Twitter could be used against dengue fever
UPI.com
Tracking diseases in real time through social media has been done before, as with the worldwide 2009 swine flu outbreak, but when dengue season begins in Brazil this November it will be the first time data on the scale of individual cities have been ...

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Flu cases up 400 per cent – BigPond News

July 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


BigPond News

Flu cases up 400 per cent
BigPond News
Swine flu remains the dominant strain. although it's not putting large numbers in intensive care like it did two years ago. Medical experts are at a loss to explain why the large number of Australians getting the flu this year before the peak flu ...

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Flu cases up 400 per cent – Sky News Australia

July 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


WA today

Flu cases up 400 per cent
Sky News Australia
Swine flu remains the dominant strain. although it's not putting large numbers in intensive care like it did two years ago. Medical experts are at a loss to explain why the large number of Australians getting the flu this year before the peak flu ...
Warnings as flu cases surge Brisbane Times
Flu is on the rise, Australia … and that's not to be sniffed at The Conversation
Surging Flu Cases Alarm Health Authorities News Tonight

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Friendly Fires – Live At The Roundhouse, London – ClashMusic.com

July 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


ClashMusic.com

Friendly Fires - Live At The Roundhouse, London
ClashMusic.com
Drummer Jack Savidge had swine flu, so naturally they weren't able to do themselves justice. In spite of that, the St. Albans trio are on top form tonight, their fans awaiting a polished performance of the band's second offering, 'Pala'. ...

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Daily Caller blows Michele Bachmann migraine story – Salon

July 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Reuters

Daily Caller blows Michele Bachmann migraine story
Salon
"I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out under another, then under another Democrat president, Jimmy Carter. I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence." -Rep. ...
In Defense of Michele Bachmann, Migraineur, Congresswoman, Presidential Candidate Migraine.com (blog)

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by rushabh

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

July 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh

How Flu Virus Spreads To College Community: Major Implications for Control Many different strains of the H1N1 influenza virus were represented among 57 students at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) who were infected during the epidemic in the fall of 2009, according to a paper in the July Journal of Virology...

by rushabh

Avoid flying with bugs – Independent Online

July 20, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Independent Online

Avoid flying with bugs
Independent Online
With the Swine flu outbreak, people are taking more of an interest in how they can conduct themselves with, and protect themselves against, illness while they are away. In addition, travelling , particularly with punishing schedules can lower the ...

by rushabh

Swine Flu and Influenza B Hits Australia Again – French Tribune

July 19, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Sydney Morning Herald

Swine Flu and Influenza B Hits Australia Again
French Tribune
Most affected areas being NSW, Queensland and South Australia with swine flu (H1N1) and influenza B. Experts suspect the high number to be linked with floods earlier this year and the heavy rains. National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System ...
Flu outbreak grips Australia Sydney Morning Herald
The Flu Vaccine is On its Way Wall Street Journal (blog)
FDA Approves New Flu Vaccines National Journal
The Daily Telegraph  - The Age  - WA today
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Lessons Learned: Swine flu missteps guide way for next emergency – Syracuse.com (blog)

July 19, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Fox News

Lessons Learned: Swine flu missteps guide way for next emergency
Syracuse.com (blog)
By The Post-Standard Editorial Board The Associated Press SWINE FLU VACCINES are sorted in San Francisco in December 2009. In June, 2010, 40 million doses expired and were subse´quently destroyed. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Swine Flu and Influenza B Hits Australia Again French Tribune
Swine flu breath test would 'save thousands from having needless vaccines' Mail on Sunday
Pandemrix vaccine findings concern researchers The Foreigner
Wall Street Journal (blog)  - Sydney Morning Herald  - National Journal
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Swine flu puts teen in hospital – ABC Online

July 18, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Swine flu puts teen in hospital
ABC Online
A serious case of swine flu which put a Tasmanian teenager in hospital has prompted a warning from health officials. The 17-year-old girl was admitted to the North-West Regional Hospital with the virus last week. She has since been discharged but the ...

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FDA Approves New Flu Vaccines – National Journal

July 18, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


FDA Approves New Flu Vaccines
National Journal
Every year, the mix changes slightly as the most commonly circulating flu strains mutate. This year the vaccine mix will once again include the 2009 H1N1 swine flu virus, as it remains common. It will also include a vaccine against an H3N2 flu strain ...

by rushabh

Swimmer Seebohm experiences year from hell – WA today

July 18, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Sydney Morning Herald

Swimmer Seebohm experiences year from hell
WA today
Seebohm was struck down by swine flu before the trials in April, where she passed out from exhaustion and was well below her best. But that turned out to be just the beginning. Since then, she has been hit with a bad case of tonsillitis, bronchitis and ...
Emily Seebohm will do her best in Shanghai after bouts of illness this year The Australian
Seebohm hopes for good end to bad year Sydney Morning Herald
Seebohm still in slow lane The Age

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The Flu Vaccine is On its Way – Wall Street Journal (blog)

July 18, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Providence Eyewitness News

The Flu Vaccine is On its Way
Wall Street Journal (blog)
As we reported last month, the new vaccine looks a lot like it did last year — it will protect against the type of influenza A virus that caused the H1N1/swine flu pandemic, another type of influenza A virus (H3N2) and a type of influenza B virus. ...
FDA Approves New Flu Vaccines National Journal
Sanofi set to deliver 70M doses this season Pocono Record
FDA approves flu vaccine for coming season Sacramento Bee
Atlantic Drugs
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Seebohm looking to put year from hell behind her – Eurosport.com AU

July 18, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


The Age

Seebohm looking to put year from hell behind her
Eurosport.com AU
Seebohm was struck down by swine flu before the trials in April, where she passed out from exhaustion and was well below her best. But that turned out to be just the beginning. Since then, she has been hit with a bad case of tonsillitis, bronchitis and ...
Seebohm hopes for good end to bad year Sydney Morning Herald
Seebohm still in slow lane The Age

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Twitter to track dengue fever outbreaks in Brazil – New Scientist

July 18, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


Twitter to track dengue fever outbreaks in Brazil
New Scientist
Social media has been used in real-time surveillance of diseases before; Twitter was used to follow the 2009 swine flu pandemic, for example. But this is the first time it has been used to track dengue fever, and the first time data on the scale of ...
Twitter could be used against dengue fever istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Following dengue fever in Brazil with Twitter SmartPlanet.com (blog)

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New Comprehensive Research Reports by Visiongain Published by MarketPublishers.com – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

July 18, 2011 in Swine Flu Global News by rushabh


New Comprehensive Research Reports by Visiongain Published by MarketPublishers.com
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Vaccine shortages during recent outbreaks - such as avian flu and swine flu - highlighted the shortcomings of some production methods and operations. The report answers the key questions on the market landscape and provides in-depth market forecasts ...

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