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French authorities said yesterday they were calling in the army's health services to meet a surge in demand for vaccinations against swine flu, which has killed 30 people in the country. Mass vaccination centres opened on November 12 but "since...

PARIS -- Swine flu virus mutations are spreading in Europe, French health officials said Friday as the World Health Organization reported a leap in deaths from the disease by more than 1,000 in a week. Two patients who were infected...

Of the 12 worst performing trusts in the new league table, nine were recently judged by the Care Quality Commission watchdog to be good or excellent. Among those rated good was Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which...

Swine flu vaccine is vital The anti-immunisation movement has been peddling fear since the 1800s, but we must ignore its misinformation on H1N1 Many people are facing the question of whether to vaccinate themselves and their children against pandemic influenza...

A change that created Tamiflu resistance has been found in about 75 people around the world, said Dr. Keiji Fukuda , chief flu adviser to the W.H.O.’s director general. Two clusters, in cancer units at Duke University Medical Center in...

At least 7,826 people are now known to have died following infection with the H1N1 virus since it first emerged in Mexico in April. Europe saw an 85% increase in the week, with the total number of deaths rising from...

After two trusts were damned for a series of failings, including high death rates and poor hygiene, there have been reports that up to eight others are being investigated for below-par performance. The chairman of the NHS Foundation Trust regulator,...

Pharmaceutical company Jugohemija will today receive the first 140,000 doses of the Novartis swine flu vaccines from the Swiss company's plant in Siena, Italy. The vaccines will be transported by special refrigerator trucks to the Torlak Institute in Belgrade, Jugohemija...

Three more swine flu patients have died, taking the total number of deaths linked to the virus to 46, it has emerged. An adult from the Lothian area, who had no other health conditions, was one of the fatalities. And...

The number of confirmed deaths for the week ended November 26 were 21, three higher than the week before and two higher than the previous high a fortnight ago. However at the same time the overall number of people catching...