Swine Flu

 
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    World Health Organization (WHO)

  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 73

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    As of 1 November 2009, worldwide more than 199 countries and overseas territories/communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 6000 deaths.

  • Infection of farmed animals with the pandemic virus

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    To date, extensive testing by laboratories in the WHO influenza surveillance network has detected no signs that the H1N1 pandemic virus has mutated to a more virulent form. Currently licensed pandemic vaccines closely match circulating viruses and are expected to confer good protection.

  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine - update 1

    3 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the country has now recorded more than 250 000 cases of influenza-like illness, with 235 patients requiring intensive care. As of 2 November, 70 deaths from acute respiratory illness have been reported.

  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine

    1 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    On 28 October 2009, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine informed WHO, through its Country Office in Ukraine, about an unusually high level of activity of acute respiratory illness in the western part of the country, associated with an increased number of hospital admissions and fatalities.

  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 72

    30 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am
    As of 25 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 440,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and over 5700 deaths reported to WHO.
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    Google News: Swine flu

  • Better Swine Flu Distribution System in Europe - TestCountry.com

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:08 am
    WHDH-TVBetter Swine Flu Distribution System in EuropeTestCountry.comIn London, for instance, one will not see long, snaking lines of frustrated and disappointed people waiting to be vaccinated against swine flu. Counties sponsoring swine flu clinicsPhiladelphia InquirerBritain's swine flu program identifies, invites highest-risk patients to get Dallas Morning NewsSwine-flu vaccines still limited to high-risk patientsDaily CometFairbanks Daily News-Miner -KTUUall 380 news articles »

  • Ukraine elections might be postponed due to pneumonic plague / swine flu - FTO (blog)

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:07 am
    Sky NewsUkraine elections might be postponed due to pneumonic plague / swine fluFTO (blog) considering to postpone the country's presidential elections that are scheduled for January of 2010 due to the spread of flu and respiratory infections. Ukrainian Election May Be Postponed Due To Swine FluRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyUkraine Swine-Flu Panic: H1N1 Crisis or Political Ploy?TIMEUkraine's flu outbreak shows signs of slowingMonsters and Critics.comUkrainian Journal (subscription) -eTaiwan News -Sky Newsall 690 news articles »

  • 2 area swine flu deaths bring state total to 36 - Chicago Sun-Times

    7 Nov 2009 | 2:06 am
    2 area swine flu deaths bring state total to 36Chicago Sun-TimesA 12-year-old boy from Buffalo Grove and a 41-year-old Elgin woman are the latest to die from swine flu. Both had underlying health problems, Swine Flu Update: 8 New Deaths In IllinoisCBS2 Chicago2 more deaths related to H1N1 fluABC7Chicago.comElgin woman dies from flu complicationsGeneva Sunall 23 news articles »

  • Island village hit by suspected swine flu - The Associated Press

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:51 am
    Washington PostIsland village hit by suspected swine fluThe Associated PressANCHORAGE, Alaska — Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to Swine flu scare hits DiomedeAnchorage Daily NewsSwine flu vaccine being sent to Little DiomedeKTUUH1N1 under control in DiomedeAlaska Dispatchall 211 news articles »

  • County to offer swine flu vaccine Thursday - Vineland Daily Journal

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:09 am
    The Star-Ledger - NJ.comCounty to offer swine flu vaccine ThursdayVineland Daily JournalHOPEWELL -- Free vaccinations for the H1N1 virus are available next week in Cumberland County, but only for people considered most vulnerable to swine flu. More than 38 million vaccine doses available against swine fluLos Angeles TimesMany can't find swine flu vaccine, but some don't want to, survey findsWashington PostGeorgians still on hunt for swine flu vaccineAtlanta Journal ConstitutionReuters -New York Times -St. Louis Post-Dispatchall 5,412 news articles »
 
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    NPR Health and Science

  • Babies May Pick Up Language Cues In Womb

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 am
    A new study reveals that the melody of a newborn's cries seems to be influenced by the sound of the parents' native tongue. The findings suggest that crying infants may be imitating the patterns of the language they heard before they were born.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Can Oceans Survive The Human Appetite For Seafood?

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Faced with declining fish stocks, many nations are looking for sustainable ways to have their fish — and eat it too. But how much fishing is too much? Oceanographer Sylvia Earle discusses this and other topics in her book The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Building A Better Lightbulb

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $10 million to the first individual or company to develop an energy-efficient LED replacement for the standard 60-watt incandescent bulb. DOE lighting program manager James Brodrick discusses the L Prize, and what makes a better bulb.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Students Build Living Microbial Machines

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    At the 2009 International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, undergraduates from all over the world unveiled the living machines they'd created with snippets of DNA, from bacteria that change color when they detect pollutants to ones that secrete non-toxic superglue.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Health Issues Follow Natural Gas Drilling In Texas

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Vast new natural gas fields have opened up thanks to an advanced drilling technique. While natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel than coal or petroleum, extracting it is still hard, dirty work. Some people who live near the massive Barnett Shale gas deposit in north Texas, have complaints. Health and environmental concerns are prompting state regulators to take a closer look.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
 
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    Los Angeles Times

  • Babies are found to cry in their mother tongue

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Just days after birth, German and French infants' wails mimicked the patterns of their native languages. Researchers believe they started to pick up on the melodies in the third trimester. They may not be old enough to talk, but babies less than a week old know how to cry in their native language.

  • New study may deal final blow to acne drug Accutane

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    The study bolstered evidence of a link between the drug, pulled from the market in June, and inflammatory bowel disease. No medication is as effective in treating severe cases of acne. Teenagers and young adults suffering from severe, scarring acne may ultimately lose the most effective treatment for the condition.

  • More than 38 million vaccine doses available against swine flu

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    'As supplies increase things should go better,' says a CDC official, who adds that flu activity is widespread in 48 states and 'virtually everything is H1N1.' More than 38 million doses of vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza are now available, 11 million more than were available last week and double the number available two weeks ago, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

  • Wildlife filmmakers focusing on endangered cats

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Dereck and Beverly Joubert, who have spent 25 years documenting Africa's most iconic animals, have teamed with National Geographic on the Big Cats Initiative in an attempt to stop their extinction. South African wildlife photographers and authors Dereck and Beverly Joubert have worked in some of Africa's most remote areas for more than 25 years, recording the life cycles and decline of some of the continent's most iconic animals, in the process winning five Emmys, a Peabody and a Wildscreen Panda Award.

  • High hopes for a malaria vaccine

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:11 pm
    The makers of Mosquirix announce a trial involving thousands of children in Africa. They aim to seek marketing approval as soon as 2012 and have a vaccine that reduces infections by 80% by 2025. Each year, malaria kills more than 1 million people -- 90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa and 80% of them younger than 5 -- and makes 300 million people seriously ill. Major progress in controlling the disease has been made by the widespread adoption of bed nets to keep mosquitoes from attacking children at night and by the use of artemisinin-based therapy, which is the most effective treatment for…
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    BBC News

  • Swine flu forces Rocks call-off

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:36 pm
    Sunday's match between Glasgow Rocks and Guildford Heat is cancelled due to a swine flu outbreak in the home ranks.

  • Australia ring changes for France

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:03 am
    Australia make seven changes for Saturday's Four Nations game against France in Paris.

  • A risky business

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:05 am
    Scientific advice may suggest how dangerous things are - like smoking cannabis and horse riding - but risk is not all about numbers, says Michael Blastland in his regular column.

  • Burton Albion v Oxford City

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:34 am
    Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Burton Albion and Oxford City in the FA Cup.

  • Blackburn v Portsmouth

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am
    Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Blackburn and Portsmouth in the Premier League.
 
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    San Jose Mercury News

  • Large NYC employers getting swine flu vaccine

    <br> <p class="Byline Affiliation">Associated Press
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:41 am
    New York City health department decides who gets doses

  • Swine Vaccine Clinic at Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Saturday Open to Public in High Risk Groups

    <p class="bylinejb">By Julia Prodis Sulek<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jsulek@mercurynews.com'>jsulek@mercurynews.com</a>
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:07 pm
    With 4,400 doses available, supply expected to run out by day's end.

  • San Jose Unified: Swine flu shots should begin Nov. 16

    <p class="bylinejb">By Julia Prodis Sulek<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jsulek@mercurynews.com'>jsulek@mercurynews.com</a>
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:35 am
    If all goes according to plan, it will take 10 days to inoculate all the elementary school students, then another six or seven days for the larger middle and high schools.

  • Swine flu changing your social habits?

    4 Nov 2009 | 2:22 pm
    Everywhere we turn people are going out of their way to avoid the swine flu. If the flu threat has prompted you to change your social habits, we'd like to hear from you.   More: Swine flu | Health

  • UCSF scientists track swine flu virus for tiny changes that would cause big problems

    <p class="bylinejb">By Lisa M. Krieger<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:lkrieger@mercurynews.com'>lkrieger@mercurynews.com</a>
    1 Nov 2009 | 4:02 pm
    Flu fighters study whether H1N1 is becoming a bigger threat. At their Mission Bay lab, they collect, analyze and store hundreds of viral specimens from California, Canada and Mexico. The goal is to detect and stop a super-killer epidemic.  Special section: Swine flu | More health
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    Disease Outbreak News (WHO)

  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 73

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    As of 1 November 2009, worldwide more than 199 countries and overseas territories/communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 6000 deaths.

  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine - update 1

    3 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the country has now recorded more than 250 000 cases of influenza-like illness, with 235 patients requiring intensive care. As of 2 November, 70 deaths from acute respiratory illness have been reported.

  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine

    1 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    On 28 October 2009, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine informed WHO, through its Country Office in Ukraine, about an unusually high level of activity of acute respiratory illness in the western part of the country, associated with an increased number of hospital admissions and fatalities.

  • Dengue fever in Cape Verde

    30 Oct 2009 | 7:51 am
    As of 28 October 2009, the Ministry of Health has reported 3 367 suspected cases of viral diseases of unknown etiology in 4 islands: Brava, Fogo, Maio, and Santiago.

  • Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 72

    30 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am
    As of 25 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 440,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and over 5700 deaths reported to WHO.
 
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    CNN Health Feed

  • House Democrats resolve abortion impasse

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:56 am
    Anti-abortion Democrats will be allowed to offer an amendment during the House health-care debate Saturday that would ban most abortion coverage from the public option and other insurance providers in the new so-called "exchange" the legislation would create, three Democratic sources told CNN.

  • Treating trauma victims may cause its own trauma

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pm
    As they listen to tales of life's worst moments, they may absorb some of their patients' suffering. Who protects the mental health of our mental health professionals?

  • Respirator or face mask? Best shield still debated

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:16 pm
    A preliminary report suggesting that N95 respirators -- filtering devices worn over the mouth and nose -- protect against swine flu better than surgical face masks seems to be incorrect, researchers revealed during a meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

  • How to squash worry and grab more happiness

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:36 pm
    These days it can feel like the age of anxiety is winning over the pursuit of happiness. But you don't have to live on the dark side. Here's your recipe for a more joyful life.

  • The artificial hand that can 'feel'

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:33 am
    Researchers are working on a breakthrough in artificial limb technology -- a prosthetic hand that can actually feel.
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    Google Blog Search: Swine Flu

  • H1N1 Swine Flu - CollegeHumor picture

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    6 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm
    H1N1 Swine Flu. I'll risk it. From LSU on Nov 6, 2009. Ill risk it. halloween2009, pig, swine flu. Likes 9. I like it Recording... Share this picture. Facebook · Reddit · Fark; Email; Embed ...

  • Most adults who want a swine-flu vaccine unable to get one ...

    unknown
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:22 pm
    The US vaccination campaign to try to prevent the pandemic H1N1 or swine flu virus from harming people has been a delicate dance for public-health officials and the public alike as the cumbersome vaccine-manufacturing process fails to ...

  • BBC - Fergus On Flu: Swine flu: The global perspective

    unknown
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:54 am
    As I have said before, swine flu should not be a reason to panic - nor is it something to dismiss out of hand. We can all do our bit to minimise the spread of the virus by following good respiratory and hand hygiene. ...

  • John Hemming's Web Log: Swine Flu fortnightly report

    john
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:54 am
    The number of people with swine flu admitted to hospitals in the West Midlands has increased, as has the proportion of patients in critical care. There have been six further swine flu related deaths since our last report. ...

  • Swine flu menace looms large over Nepal

    Indo Asian News Service
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am
    Kathmandu, Nov 6 (IANS) Though not yet having lost a patient to swine flu, Nepal Friday sounded an alarm after the discovery that the epidemic could.
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    WordPress Tag: Swine Flu

  • SHINee's Onew terkena Swine Flu

    indokpoplovers
    7 Nov 2009 | 3:34 am
    Baru aja anggota SHINee, Jonghyun sembuh dari swine flu-nya beberapa jam yang lalu. Sekarang anggota SHINee udah kena swine flu lagi. Anggota SHINee yang kena swine flu itu Onew, leader SHINee. Dia terkena swine flu jam 6 sore tadi. Sekarang dia ada di rumahnya untuk beristirahat. Jadi, Onew bakal absen dulu & SHINee akan tampil berempat untuk perform besok (8 November 2009) di SBS Inkigayo. Kita doain aja yah semoga Onew cepet sembuh & bisa gabung lagi bareng anggota SHINee lainnya ^^ cr: allkpop

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    norcaltruth
    7 Nov 2009 | 1:57 am
    source: We Are Change LA Mike Murphy interviews Vaccine victims as they stand in line to get the H1N

  • What is This Bug I'm Fighting?

    Jana Bouc
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:09 pm
    Not Swine Flu, Ink & gouache It’s not the swine flu, not so bad. Not Bird Flu, ink and gouache Definitely not the Bird Flu. Just an ordinary bug, ink and gouache It’s not a cold, a fever, a pill bug or a lady bug, and probably not something from getting a flu shot on Wednesday. It’s just a sleepy, coughing, red-eyed, sneezey, sniffly little bug. And it looks like I’m winning! I hope so. Tomorrow is a plein air painting day at a winery in Sonoma, the last of the season with my primary plein air group, and I’d really like to go.

  • Spikenard Essential Oil Puts Insomnia To Bed

    Rebecca Park Totilo
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    The other night I fell asleep like I normally do and about ten minutes later the phone rang and that’s all it took to make me one of the 64 million other Americans staring at the ceiling. Frustrated with my tossing and turning, my wife suggested I go to our website and find what essential oil is good for insomnia. I found Spikenard essential oil helps promote sleep. So I broke out the Spikenard and tapped out a couple of drops into my hand and rubbed some on the bottom of my feet and before long I was cutting some serious Zzzz’s. As I drifted off to sleep, the thought occurred to…

  • Cheap Christmas Gift Ideas

    ummmmheyyyy
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:54 pm
    Here we are again at that magical time of year when the mall has mandated with its decor that October 31st is the perfect time to start thinking about Christmas shopping. But in these tough economic times, do we really have the money like we did last year to buy Uncle Harry that wireless talking meat thermometer from The Sharper Image? Definitely not. (And if we do have the money, we’re putting it towards a foreclosed shack on the beach that just got $8000 cheaper.) I have had my share of poor Christmases. One Christmas, when I was 16, I bought my best friend a cardboard cut-out of…
 
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    Topix: Swine Flu News

  • Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu isolated without regular flights

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am
    This October 2002 picture provided by Dr. David Head of the Norton Sound Health Corporation shows the village of Diomede on Little Diomede Island in extreme western Alaska.

  • Kids got a double dose of vaccine

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:30 am
    A Brampton father is livid after learning his three-year-old daughter was one of nearly a dozen kids who accidentally received double the recommended dose of the H1N1 vaccine at a Peel Region Public Health clinic.

  • British pair win recordbreaking share of 91m EuroMillions jackpot

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:30 am
    In May this year a 25-year-old Spanish woman became the biggest EuroMillions winner when she won 110 million.

  • Cops on alert for CHOGM

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:29 am
    The Police Service is deeply saddened by the death of police constable Arnold 'Stevie Pinky' Deonarine.

  • S/E Europe

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:28 am
    Six die as immigrant boat capsizes off Turkish coast while trying to reach Greece ANKARA A- Six people, among them four children, drowned after a boat carrying illegal immigrants capsized off TurkeyA's southwestern coast on its way to a nearby Greek island, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday.
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    PBS Global Health

  • One H1N1 Vaccine Dose for Pregnant Women, Children Should Get Two

    1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    One H1N1 vaccine dose works for pregnant women, but kids should get two.

  • Obama Ends HIV Travel Ban

    30 Oct 2009 | 12:18 pm
    Foreigners infected with HIV will be allowed to travel and immigrate to the U.S.

  • No Insurance? On Borneo, This Clinic Accepts Manure

    28 Oct 2009 | 4:39 pm
    On the tiny island of Borneo, the Asri Clinic doesn't take credit cards. Instead, the clinic accepts payments that improve the local ecosystem, be it seedlings for replanting, eggshells for composting, even manure. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

  • U.S. Communities Dealing with Diseases Common in Third World

    27 Oct 2009 | 3:53 pm
    Many poor or urban communities in the United States are dealing with potentially fatal diseases and parasites normally considered problems of the third world and developing countries. NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye looks at these &ldquo;neglected diseases&rdquo; that get little attention in the U.S. but affect hundreds of thousands of citizens each year.

  • Vaccine Shortages Hamper H1N1 Flu Fight

    22 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm
    The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that the H1N1 flu's effects have already matched those of the seasonal flu. Ray Suarez reports.
 
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    GCCapitalIdeas.com

  • 2009 Reinsurance Readers’ Awards

    GC Editor
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
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  • Hurricane Ida

    GC Editor
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:21 am
    Ida developed in the Caribbean Sea on November 4, 2009 and is currently located approximately 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras border. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Ida is currently a tropical depression with sustained winds of around 35 mph (55 kmph). Ida is expected to [...]

  • Week’s Top Stories: Oct 31 - Nov 6, 2009

    GC Editor
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Impact of Earnings Volatility on Price/Book Ratios: The link between a company’s earnings and its share price is intuitive and well documented. Equally logical, although far less studied, is the correlation between the volatility of earnings and share price. The favorable impact of stable earnings on market valuation is intuitive considering market capitalization represents a [...]

  • Finding (Re)Insurance Innovators

    GC Editor
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Chris McKeown, CEO of Global Analytical and Specialty Practices Contact It seems that everybody claims to be on the leading edge when it comes to the best tools and latest ideas for the (re)insurance industry. Capital models, dynamic financial analysis and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) practices abound. So, how can you sift through all these toolboxes to [...]

  • Update: Explosions and Fire at Oil Storage Depot, Jaipur, India

    GC Editor
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:23 am
    A massive fire broke out on October 29, 2009 at an oil storage depot in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, killing at least 11 people and injuring 135 others. Two huge explosions were heard before the fire ignited and rapidly spread. Reports said the blaze ignited most of the depot, including every oil storage [...]
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