If i have the swine flu vs the regualar flu how would i know? What …
Reader question: What is the difference between the regular flu and the swine flu ? And if someone has the swine , how long does it take to recover from it , esp. [...more]
Reader question: What is the difference between the regular flu and the swine flu ? And if someone has the swine , how long does it take to recover from it , esp. [...more]
Via Daily News Egypt: No drastic measures in schools for declining H1N1 cases. Excerpt:Due to the substantial decline in swine flu cases, the Ministry of Health has officially announced that during the second semester of the academic ... [...more]
CDC has again updated its estimates of the total number of 2009 H1N1 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States since April, 2009. The new estimates incorporate an additional four weeks of flu data from the previous estimates released on February 12, 2010. [...more]
During week 9 (February 28 – March 6, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 174 (5.1%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza. [...more]
A senior administration official says diplomatic tour of Indonesia, Guam and Australia rescheduled; big push on to pass health reform (source: The Globe and Mail) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com [...more]
The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced two new cases of human H5N1 avian influenza infection. [...more]
As of 7 March 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16713 deaths. (Source: WHO Swine Flu) [...more]
Title: Retail Spices Recalled in Salmonella Scare Category: Health News Created: 3/12/2010 11:08:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/12/2010 11:08:28 AM [...more]
DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), in conjunction with DynPort Vaccine Company LLC (DVC), a CSC Company (NYSE:CSC), today presented Phase III study data measuring the clinical efficacy for PREFLUCEL, a trivalent seasonal influenza candidate vaccine. PREFLUCEL is made using Baxter’s Vero cell culture platform and does not contain an adjuvant or preservatives. The data were presented at the International Congress on Infectious Disease (ICID) in Miami, Flo [...more]
The H1N1 swine flu outbreak appears to have ended less like the rogue wild boar that United Nations bureaucrats predicted and more like roasted pork tenderloin with apples and sage. From the beginning the World Health Organization's ... [...more]