News Source: Xtra News
| about 1 month ago
Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organization said on Friday. WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said it was not...
News Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
| about 1 month ago
EU experts say some countries 'ambushe' by H1N1 Some countries have been "ambushed" by sudden severe outbreaks of disease and death from the H1N1 flu pandemic, and have gone over the top in their response, a European flu specialist said on Friday.
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
The H1N1 influenza virus should not be treated like a seasonal flu strain, a World Health Organization doctor said Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Keiji Fukuda , the U.N. health agency's point man on H1N1, said it is now the dominant flu strain...
News Source: Star Tribune
| about 1 month ago
They may not be old enough to talk, but babies less than a week old know how to cry with patterns of their native language. Researchers have known infants have the ability to mimic speech starting around 12 weeks of age. They also show a preference...
News Source: Reuters
| about 1 month ago
The H1N1 swine flu virus has picked up steam in the northern hemisphere and is expected to cause more serious infections and deaths as cold weather sets in, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. But the virus is not known to have...
News Source: Star Tribune
| about 1 month ago
The World Health Organization's flu chief said the H1N1 flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide. In some countries, H1N1 flu accounts for as much as 70 percent of the flu viruses being sampled, said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's top...