Posts Tagged ‘Flu’

Winter swine flu higher than in pandemic

May 27th, 2011 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

More people in Britain died after contracting swine flu last winter, with most deaths among young and middle-aged adults, than during the pandemic a year earlier, official figures have shown.

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Deal in reach on flu virus-sharing, vaccine access

April 17th, 2011 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

A global deal is tantalizingly close under which countries would share flu virus samples in exchange for access to affordable vaccines derived from them, thus saving lives in a pandemic, senior diplomats said.

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No Role Found for Birds in Swine Flu Pandemic (HealthDay)

January 21st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — Birds don’t become sick when
exposed to the H1N1 influenza strains that caused the 1918 and 2009 global
flu pandemics, a finding that suggests birds played no role in the spread
of the pandemic-causing viruses, according to a new study.

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Health Care Reform, Swine Flu Top Health News for 2009 (HealthDay)

January 1st, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Potentially historic moves toward
health care reform, the emergence of the pandemic H1N1 flu and
controversial changes to cancer screening all made 2009 a very busy year
for health news.

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U.S. doctors answer flu questions on new website (Reuters)

October 23rd, 2009 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

Reuters – Worried about your child’s flu symptoms but don’t want to risk a visit to a germ-infested waiting room?

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Nasal spray flu vaccine becoming available (AP)

October 3rd, 2009 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

AP – The long-awaited first vaccinations against swine flu — the squirt-in-the-nose kind — begin early next week in parts of the country, and states are urging people to be patient until more arrives.

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Flu Can Raise Chances of Heart Attack (HealthDay)

September 23rd, 2009 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) — People suffering from the flu may
be at higher risk for having a heart attack, especially those with heart
disease and diabetes, British researchers report.

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