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AFGHANISTAN: Fighting H1N1 with one lab and no vaccine
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 day ago
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One day after samples of eight suspected cases of influenza H1N1 2009 were brought to the Central Laboratory (CL) in Kabul from Afghanistan’s central-west province of Ghor, a rapid test showed two were swine flu and the rest seasonal flu. The second step...
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H1N1 continues to wreak havoc
Petaluma :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility While the number of new cases of H1N1 flu have tapered off some this past week, health officials have said we're not out of the woods just yet. "I'd certainly caution people away from thinking this is over," said Dr. Mark Netherda, deputy health officer...
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Severe reactions to swine flu vaccine: WHO
Toronto :: Canada | 2 days ago
Credibility Abraham said, however, that the WHO had not changed its recommendations regarding swine flu vaccines. Last week, the WHO said checks on many of the 30 deaths recorded following mass pandemic flu vaccinations had so far ruled out a direct link to the vaccines.
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Overuse of antivirals risks making H1N1 virus resistant: experts
Toronto :: Canada | 3 days ago
Credibility But the world agency warns the virus can cause severe pneumonia even in healthy young people. "The window of opportunity is very narrow to reverse the progression of the disease," Dr. Nikki Shindo, a medical officer in WHO's Global Influenza Programme,...
Tags: Tamiflu, Dr. Brian Ward, Canada, Toronto, Zanamivir, Influenza, Antiviral drug, Tamiflu resistance in the 2009 flu pandemic, flu pandemic, Neuraminidase inhibitors, Oseltamivir, Pandemics, Health Medical Pharma
Kauai doctor offers $15 house calls for H1N1 shots
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Ken Pierce said the service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by appointment. Most of his clients are parents with children who want to make sure their children are immunized, he said. He is offering only the preservative-free, injectable...
Tags: Tamiflu, Honolulu, Oseltamivir, Swine influenza, Influenza pandemic, Influenza, flu pandemic in Europe, Pandemics, flu pandemic, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, Health Medical Pharma
H1N1 cases fall in U.S. but could rise with Thanksgiving travel, gatherings
Cardiff :: United Kingdom | 6 days ago
Credibility The level of swine flu activity in the United States appears to be declining, although officials are worried about another increase of cases during the Thanksgiving holiday when many people travel and families gather. The number of states reporting widespread...
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Fraudulent Web Sites Profiting From Flu Fears
Moscow :: Russia | 6 days ago
Credibility British data security firm Sophos revealed this week that groups of organized Russian criminals are making millions online by selling counterfeit Tamiflu via fraudulent Web sites. Tamiflu, a vaccine for the H1N1 virus marketed by Swiss pharmaceutical...
Tags: Sophos, web sites, Tamiflu, fraudulent web, Russia, Moscow, Influenza pandemics, E-mail spam, flu pandemic, Spam, Pandemics, Neuraminidase inhibitors, Oseltamivir, Technology Internet
HHS to warn consumers of flu drug price gouging
Bridgeport :: CT :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility The Department of Health and Human Services will issue consumer warnings about price variations for a scarce liquid form of the flu-fighting drug Tamiflu, a spokesman said Wednesday. HHS spokesman Bill Hall said consumers who suspect price gouging should...
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Rapid antiviral therapy helps fight H1N1: WHO
Toronto :: Canada | 14 days ago
Credibility ET The Canadian Press The World Health Organization is urging rapid treatment with antiviral drugs to combat severe cases of swine flu. The United Nations health agency says at-risk people like pregnant women should start treatment as soon as possible...
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Breastfeeding and H1N1
Those hardest hit by the H1N1 virus (formally known as the swine flu) have been pregnant women and babies. But formula fed babies have proven to be at even greater risk than their breastfed counterparts. The Center for Disease Control states that babies...
Tags: breastfeeding, swine flu, H1N1, Tamiflu, formula
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