to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and other problems, said James Colgrove, a Columbia read more..

women with swine flu who were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) in Australia and New Zealand during the winter of 2009. The authors, led by Dr Ian Seppelt from the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care (ANZIC) Influenza Investigators in read more..

Reports from the latest study stated that pregnant women with swine flu are 13 times more prone to critical illnesses than non-pregnant women infected with H1N1. The research, which was conducted by bmj. com, took an account of pregnant women in read more..

MOBILE — Officials say tests have confirmed that the February death of a 6-year-old Mobile boy was caused by swine flu. Mobile County Health Department officials said he was the county’s first child to die from the virus and its fourth swine flu read more..

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Officials say tests have confirmed that the February death of a 6-year-old Mobile boy was caused by swine flu. Mobile County Health Department officials said he was the county’s first child to die from the virus and its fourth read more..

While the wait for an Indian swine flu vaccine continues, a Chinese vaccine is headed here. Parenteral Drugs India Ltd, through its subsidiary Parenteral Biotech Ltd, has entered into a supply and distribution agreement with Sinovac Biotech Co read more..

Pregnant women in New Zealand and Australia who had pandemic H1N1 flu were 13 times more likely to become critically ill and be admitted to hospital, researchers said on Friday. The study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), analysed data read more..

CAMDEN — Roman Catholics in southern New Jersey can shake hands at Mass again. The Camden Diocese ended a restriction on shaking hands while giving a sign of peace that was imposed to prevent the spread of swine flu. They’ll also be able to receive read more..

From June 1 to August 31 last year, 209 women of child-bearing age were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in Australia and New Zealand with confirmed swine flu, 64 of whom were either pregnant or had recently birth. ICU seven times more likely read more..

CAMDEN, N.J. – Roman Catholics in southern New Jersey can shake hands at Mass again. The Camden Diocese has ended a restriction on shaking hands while giving a sign of peace that was imposed to prevent the spread of swine flu. They’ll also be able to read more..

While the wait for an Indian swine flu vaccine continues, a Chinese vaccine is headed here. Parenteral Drugs India Ltd, through its subsidiary Parenteral Biotech Ltd, has entered into a supply and distribution agreement with Sinovac Biotech Co read more..

From June 1 to August 31 last year, 209 women of child-bearing age were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in Australia and New Zealand with confirmed swine flu, 64 of whom were either pregnant or had recently birth. ICU seven times more likely read more..

Health officials faced with meager supplies of swine flu vaccine last fall sent doses to some surprising places. read more..

Pregnant women in Christchurch are heeding warnings to protect themselves against swine flu. read more..

The swine flu fear has receded for the moment but auto maker Hero Honda isn’t taking any chances. In place of handshakes, it has now introduced a namaste policy of greeting in all its factories and corporate office. The company management doesn’t confirm or deny the possibility that the new policy, a month-old now, was introduced because of the fear of swine flu, and prefers to say that the idea … read more..

Football fans travelling to the World Cup in South Africa should be vaccinated against swine flu, the Department of Health has warned. read more..

Health officials faced with meager supplies of swine flu vaccine last fall sent doses to some surprising places: cruise ship lines, Wall Street firms and the Johnson Space Center. read more..

Football fans heading to the World Cup in South Africa are being urged to have the swine flu jab. read more..

Pregnant women in Christchurch are heeding warnings to protect themselves against swine flu. read more..

SAN DIEGO — Cases of swine flu have dropped dramatically. So has the demand for vaccinations. In the first week of last November there were nearly 800 hospitalizations in California related to swine flu. read more..

March 17, 2010 — It’s no wildfire, but H1N1 swine flu continues to smolder in the U.S. From mid-January to mid-February, the CDC estimates there were 2 million new cases of H1N1 swine flu, causing 18,000 hospitalizations, and about 310 deaths. From read more..

March 16, 2010 — It’s no wildfire, but H1N1 swine flu continues to smolder in the U.S. From mid-January to mid-February, the CDC estimates there were 2 million new cases of H1N1 swine flu , causing 18,000 hospitalizations, and about 310 deaths. From read more..

The intensive care doctors are “concerned that these assertions underemphasise the true severity of the influenza pandemic, and have led to inappropriate reporting in the media”. The authors of the original article responded, saying that the read more..

NBC — The Tarrant County, Texas Health Department is scrambling to administer 20,000 swine flu shots in the next two weeks as demand for the vaccines has plummeted nationwide. “At the end of the month they’ll expire, and we’ll have to throw them out read more..

TARRANT COUNTY, Tex. (NBC) — The Tarrant County, Texas Health Department is scrambling to administer 20,000 swine flu shots in the next two weeks as demand for the vaccines has plummeted nationwide. “At the end of the month they’ll expire, and we’ll read more..

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) — The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is holding swine flu shot clinics this week and weekend. On Thursday there will be a swine flu shot clinic from 9:00am to 11:00 a.m. at Chesapeake City Hall and from 1:00 p.m read more..

Montgomery County Risk Manager Scott Kramer feared the worst when he along with the rest of America heard about the coming of the H-1-N-1 virus, better known as ‘Swine flu.’ It turns out it wasn’t as bad as Kramer feared. Only 50 out of 900 employees read more..

London (ANI): Lindsay Lohan is said to have sparked fears she has contracted swine flu after she asked followers on Twitter.com about the symptoms of the illness, and adding that she was feeling ‘achey’. Lohan, 23, posted a note on her page asking read more..

Staying healthy: The Health Department is encouraging residents to get the H1N1 vaccine as a precautionary step. (Getty Images file photo) The number of deaths and hospitalizations related to swine flu in San Mateo County has tapered, but health read more..

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The Union Health Ministry has begun dispatching vaccines against swine flu to various states which will immunise their health workers against the disease. read more..

People were lining up in Kalihi on Tuesday to get swine flu shots. read more..

With indicators detecting that the H1N1 Swine Flu could see an increase locally, the Alachua County Health Department is encouraging residents to get vaccinated for free. read more..

HEALTH chiefs have stopped handing out medication to swine flu victims at all but one location in the borough. read more..

Title: H1N1 Swine Flu Still Smoldering in U.S. Category: Health News Created: 3/16/2010 5:08:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 3/17/2010 read more..