Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday. [...more]
Swine Flu Signs and symptoms The symptoms of swine flu are similar to other influenzas, and may include a fever, cough (typically a "dry cough"), headache, muscle or joint pain, sore throat, [...more]
GENEVA (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu pandemic may not be conquered until 2011, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. [...more]
GENEVA (Reuters) - One dose of H1N1 vaccine should offer ample protection against the pandemic flu strain, the head of vaccine research at the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. [...more]
Geneva - Production for vaccines against the pandemic A(H1N1) virus were on track, a senior World Health Organization official said Thursday. Clearly vaccine development is on track, said Marie-Paule Kieny, the head of vaccine research at WHO, ad... (source: Earth Times) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com [...more]
Sanofi-Aventis SA will begin delivering the first doses of its new swine flu vaccine in the United States by mid-October, the head of France's largest pharmaceutical company said Monday. [...more]
BLOOD samples from the suspected swine flu patient admitted in Mbarara have tested negative of the virus, Dr. Sam Okware, the head of the National Influenza Taskforce, has said [...more]
(University of Nottingham) Scientists at the University of Nottingham and Health Protection Agency East Midlands are carrying out urgent research into the swine flu virus after being commissioned as part of the government's response to the pandemic. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health) MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources. [...more]
The following position statement on the 2009 H1N1 Influenza pandemic is published online by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV). [...more]
PCTs will decide whether community pharmacists will be vaccinated against swine flu, the DoH has said. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News) [...more]
