Since it first emerged in April, the global swine flu epidemic has sickened more than 1 million Americans and killed about 500. It’s also spread around the world, infecting tens of thousands and killing nearly 2,000. read more..
BOGOTA (AP) — Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is still recovering from the swine flu, and now his defense minister is showing some symptoms of the illness, officials said Monday. Uribe, 57, was diagnosed with swine flu when he returned from Friday read more..
Stanford researchers are beginning clinical trials to determine if vaccines for the swine flu virus, also known as H1N1, could be stretched by lowering the dosage and coupling it with a booster. If successful, it could mean that doctors would give read more..
NEW YORK – Drugstore operators are beginning their seasonal flu shot campaigns several weeks early this year, saying they expect greater demand for the vaccine in a year when the swine flu strain has dominated the news. CVS Caremark Corp. and read more..
European governments are beginning to develop their plans for advising schools and businesses on how to deal with the H1N1 virus known as swine flu. read more..
Americans are taking swine flu more seriously now than they did last spring, when the emerging pandemic began causing widespread illness and shuttering schools in several states, the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows. read more..
Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) — Swine flu infected hundreds of students in at least 17 U.S. colleges in the first weeks of school, providing evidence the virus is resurging as it races through sorority events and football practices. read more..
As schools around the world reopen, health authorities are bracing for a major spike in swine flu. read more..
Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) — An American tourist in China spread swine flu while talking to fellow bus passengers at close range, suggesting that virus-laden droplets expelled from the mouth are a key mode of transmission, scientists found. read more..
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu but is doing well, his spokesman said Sunday, just days after the leader returned from a regional summit in Argentina. read more..
The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it’s putting a shockingly younger face on flu. read more..
In the next few months, the world will see massive outbreaks of deadly influenza, as the H1N1 swine flu virus spreads rapidly into every corner of the globe, and national health services must do everything in their power to dampen the coming read more..
DOVER, Del. (AP) — href=”/topics/Delaware”>Delaware health officials say they are concentrating their swine flu efforts in the state’s schools. That’s because national statistics show 80 percent of cases are in those under age 30 with the average read more..
So get ready. With flu’s favorite chilly weather fast approaching, we’re going to be a sick nation this fall. The big unknown is how sick. One in five people infected or a worst case — half the population? The usual 36,000 deaths from flu or tens read more..
WASHINGTON — The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it’s putting a shockingly younger face on flu. So get read more..
Posted: Today at 10:11 a.m. Updated: 7 minutes ago WASHINGTON — The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it read more..
The message from the Arkansas Department of Health concerning the swine flu outbreak is “be alert, but not alarmed,” according to spokesman Ed Barham. Asked about reports of flu outbreaks at Van Buren schools, Barham said the department, like the read more..
In the next few months, the world will see massive outbreaks of deadly influenza, as the H1N1 swine flu virus spreads rapidly into every corner of the globe, and national health services must do everything in their power to dampen the coming read more..
Swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses, the world’s top health official says. read more..
WASHINGTON (AP) — The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it’s putting a shockingly younger face on flu. So get ready. With flu’s favorite chilly weather fast approaching, we’re going to be a sick nation this fall. The big unknown is how sick. One in five … read more..
Entrepreneurs hoping to make a profit off swine flu are hawking anti-virus kits – but the smart money is in your own bathroom cabinet, experts say. read more..
Children head back to school in the United States in the coming days facing concerns over the threat of swine flu and as tough economic times force teachers and families to count their pennies. read more..
No experimental methods used. With a Q&A on the swine flu vaccine read more..
The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it’s putting a shockingly younger face on… read more..
Study of pandemic reveals that weight problems and pregnancy are significant factors in fatal cases Obesity has emerged as a possible contributing factor in fatal swine flu cases, according to ground-breaking research looking at deaths caused by the pandemic in countries around the world. The claim is made by a team from the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, which has studied the … read more..
The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it’s putting a shockingly younger face on flu. So get ready. With flu’s favorite chilly weather fast approaching, we’re going to be a sick nation this fall. The big unknown is how sick. One in five people infected or a … read more..
The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world’s dominant strain of influenza, and it’s putting a shockingly younger face on flu. read more..
When is swine flu just miserable and when do you need a doctor? read more..
Doctors are reporting a severe form of swine flu that goes straight to the lungs, causing severe illness in otherwise healthy young people and requiring expensive hospital treatment, the World Health Organization said Friday. Some countries are read more..
The Winthrop/Carolinas Wind Orchestra has canceled its upcoming trip to China because of fears the musicians could contract swine flu and be quarantined. “We hope this current cancellation will not eliminate the possibility of rescheduling a tour read more..
Nurses at community clinics are being fitted for respirators. Universities are placing hand sanitizers in dormitory lobbies. Hospitals are preparing to screen and separate patients at emergency rooms. Businesses are setting up phone trees so they can read more..
When swine flu first struck Britain the Government responded with helplines, distribution points for anti-viral drugs and a promise of a vaccine by Christmas. But now health chiefs have unveiled a bizarre new tactic to combat the virus – a role read more..
Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said Friday that the swine flu virus epidemic is currently stabilised with an average number of daily infections between 80 and 100 nationwide. Cordova said that authorities are preparing a complementary national read more..
Tulane, Duke, Alabama and Texas Christian have reported players who have swine flu or flulike symptoms. Health experts say college athletes are perfect candidates to become ill. read more..
At least three more Tri-State schools now have possible cases the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu. Walnut Hills and Loveland high schools each have a possible case, while Campbell County Middle School has a confirmed case. read more..
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 29 (UPI) — The World Health Organization in Switzerland says it has received multiple reports of a more severe form of swine flu, though some dispute its seriousness. read more..
Swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses and 40 percent of the fatalities are young adults in good health, the world’s top health official warned in an interview appearing Saturday. read more..
The world’s top health official has said swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses. read more..
KALAMAZOO — Kalamazoo-area schools and colleges are devising new lesson plans for this fall: how to prepare for a potential outbreak of H1N1 influenza, commonly known as the swine flu. RELATED CONTENT • Flu clinics will be busy in the… read more..
Some say while severe swine flu exists, warnings may be overblown. read more..
Some say while severe swine flu exists, warnings may be overblown. read more..
Tulane, Duke, Alabama and Texas Christian have reported players who have swine flu or flulike symptoms. Health experts say college athletes are perfect candidates to become ill. read more..
Swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses and 40 percent of the fatalities are young adults in good health, the world’s top health official warned in an interview appearing Saturday. read more..
Swine flu is not a reason to panic, health officials say. But after district officials said at least one swine flu case had been documented in each of nine Rock Hill schools, confusion ensued. The nine schools were bombarded Friday with calls from worried parents. read more..
The world’s top health official has said swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses. read more..
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 29 (UPI) — The World Health Organization in Switzerland says it has received multiple reports of a more severe form of swine flu, though some dispute its seriousness. read more..