Indian Express Scientists Use Tobacco Plants To Create 'Cruise Ship Virus' Vaccine AHN Washington, DC (AHN) - Scientists have developed a vaccine for the so-called "cruise ship virus" using tobacco plants. Charles Arntzen, a plant researcher with Arizona State University, said in a statement at the American Chemical Society conference in ... Tobacco might produce vaccine for stomach virus Reuters Tobacco Plant Used to Create First-Ever 'Cruise Ship' Virus Vaccine FOXNews US scientists use tobacco plants to produce vaccine for annoying ... TopNews United States Atlanta Journal Constitution [...more]
Indian Express Hunting ultimate weapon against flu Baltimore Sun The ever-changing flu virus is slippery, mutating so rapidly that vaccines designed to protect against it shield for a single season, if that long. But what if a flu shot could be a one-time ... AP ENTERPRISE: Schools gear up for swine flu shots The Associated Press Okinawa Man Is Japan's First Swine Flu Fatality, Ministry Says Bloomberg Swine flu fears MiamiHerald.com Xinhua [...more]
Straits Times In India swine flu panic spreads faster than virus Economic Times NEW DELHI: The streets of the western city of Pune were half-empty, schools in Mumbai were ordered closed, and people suffering aches flooded hospitals across the country as India confronted dueling outbreaks of swine flu and swine flu panic. ... Swine Flu Hits Bollywood Wall Street Journal Mumbai swine flu shutdown begins BBC News Pune records 15th death as India toll touches 24 TheMedGuru Indian Express [...more]
Indian Express Sixth Maryland death linked to swine flu Baltimore Sun Maryland health officials say the state's sixth death associated with swine flu is an adult from the Washington suburbs with underlying medical conditions. ... Online social networking to provide swine flu updates Business Standard all 1,015 news articles [...more]
People with health conditions will be first to receive swine flu vaccine in October, followed by pregnant women People with health conditions such as diabetes, asthma and heart disease will be the first to receive the swine flu vaccine in October, the government said today. The vaccination programme, which will give priority to those aged between six months old and 65 whose health problems could be aggravated by the flu, will begin two months later than the government previously stated. Next in line for the vaccine after at-risk groups will be all pregnant women, subject to licensing arrangements on the most suitable trimester to give the jab, people living in households with patients with suppressed immune systems, such as cancer patients receiving chemotherapy or those with HIV, and people over 65 with health problems aggravated by flu. At the same time, frontline health and social care workers will be vaccinated to keep essential services running, such as hospitals. The rest of the population will then be vaccinated. Three hundred thousand doses of the vaccine have been delivered by the manufacturers this month and 54.6m doses will have arrived by the end of the year, said the chief medical officer, Professor Sir Liam Donaldson. Trials on the vaccines are taking place in England and across Europe this month and the European Medicines Agency is expected to licence the drug in late September or early October. Details of the vaccination programme came as government figures showed the number of new swine flu cases has continued to fall, with an estimated 25,000 patients diagnosed in England in the last week. The number of deaths in England linked to the H1N1 virus jumped by eight to 44 in the past week, according to the health protection agency. The agency, which monitors infectious diseases, said 371 patients had been admitted to hospital in England – down on last week's total of 530. Experts have said the number of new cases should continue to fall while schools and universities are on their summer holidays. The majority of cases continue to be mild and there is no sign that the virus is mutating or developing resistance to antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu, said the agency. In the last seven days, cases of swine flu reported worldwide have increased by 11% and the number of deaths by 27%, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Globally, there are now 215,090 reported cases and 1,735 infected patients have died. Swine flu Health David Batty guardian.co.uk [...more]
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Voice of America Online social networking to provide swine flu updates Business Standard ... on desktops and portable music/video players. Last, but not the least, you can subscribe to RSS updates for ongoing news related to the H1N1 flu outbreak. Swine flu : 9 deaths in 24 hrs, death toll climbs to 17 Indian Express 8 cities in US line up for swine flu vaccine test LongIslandPress.com all 2,978 news articles [...more]
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Indian Express New Zealand's Influenza A/H1N1 confirmed cases hit 3000 Xinhua WELLINGTON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of Influenza A/H1N1 confirmed cases in New Zealand rose to 3000 on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said. However, the Ministry of Health said the actual number would be much higher as only a small proportion ... Fairfax Schools Air cdc's Strategy for Swine Flu's Return Washington Post H1N1: Separating Myth From Fact FOXNews Pune institute in global race for swine flu vaccine Economic Times Times of India [...more]
Indian Express Costa Rica leader gets swine flu BBC News "Apart from the fever and a sore throat, I feel well and in good shape to carry out my work by telecommuting," the 68-year-old said in a statement. The president is receiving medical care at his residence and is expected to remain there for a week, ... Costa Rican president Arias contracts swine flu AFP Costa Rica leader contracts H1N1 Aljazeera.net Costa Rican President Arias sick with swine flu Monsters and Critics.com TransWorldNews (press release) [...more]
