News Source: ITN
| about 1 month ago
The scientists say that vaccinating children aged six months to five years against seasonal flu might not be in their best interests. Flu jabs for healthy children are recommended in the US and some European countries, but not currently in the UK.
News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 month ago
South Korea's death toll from the A/H1N1 flu has increased to 33, as four additional death cases were confirmed linked to the new flu on Wednesday, the government said. According to the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, an 89-...
News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 month ago
South Korea on Friday reported one more death case related to the A/H1N1 flu, raising the country's death toll from the new contagious disease to 34. According to the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, an 82-year-old woman died...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
Long lines of people wait for H1N1 shots across Canada on Thursday, straining resources and nerves. Schools across the U.S. continued to record high levels of absenteeism as children stayed home sick with flu symptoms. A traditional Chinese martial...
News Source: Connecticut Post
| about 1 month ago
This is the time of year when the un-dead mingle with the living. No, we're not talking about Halloween ghouls and zombies, but rather influenza viruses, the infectious micro-organisms that, scientists say, aren't living, but aren't exactly dead...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
Schools across the U.S. continued to record high levels of absenteeism as children stayed home sick with flu symptoms. Doctors at Montreal's children's hospitals are urging parents of children with mild flu symptoms to treat them at home. In...