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US panel votes against new bug-based flu vaccine. More safety data would be needed before a new type of influenza vaccine made in insect cells should get approval, federal advisers said on Thursday. Reuters Health. 20 November 2009.
Mild asthma leads to higher risk of kids getting H1N1: Study. Even mild asthma increases a child's risk of being hospitalized with more severe H1N1 flu, researchers in Toronto are warning. Canwest News Service. 20 November 2009.
Last year's flu shot may help ward off swine flu, study shows. People who received last year's seasonal flu vaccine may have gained some protection against the swine flu virus, according to a study presented Thursday at the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in Washington, D.C. USA Today. 20 November 2009.
Regulation, suspicion slow US flu response. Vaccine makers praised the U.S. response to the swine flu pandemic on Wednesday but said regulatory delays and public suspicion have held up innovative ways to speed and stretch the U.S. influenza vaccine supply. Reuters Health. 19 November 2009.
H1N1, asthma can be a dire combination in children. While H1N1's effects in a healthy child can range anywhere from mild congestion and sore throat to serious respiratory illness, and even death, the 7 million American kids who have asthma are at a higher risk for complications and death if they contract the novel flu virus. USA Today. 18 November 2009.
Can the environment explain schizophrenia's hereditary patterns? Researchers believe the potential for schizophrenia starts to emerge during early brain development, beginning in the womb. Scientific American. 18 November 2009.
Asia to get flu drug stockpile by April 2010. Asia will receive a stockpile of 500,000 courses of H1N1 flu drugs to supplement any shortfall in the region--even though northern hemisphere countries such as South Korea and Japan have so far been able to cope with the outbreak. Reuters Health. 18 November 2009.
FDA reassures doctors skeptical of H1N1 vaccine. It's difficult to find doctors who don't believe in the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine, but there are a few. Some are concerned about all vaccinations, or are not convinced that the H1N1 vaccine has been vetted enough--despite the government's intensive monitoring program. Morning Edition, NPR. 18 November 2009.
Had flu? You may have H1N1 protection. People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Reuters. 17 November 2009.
Hundreds of flu shot doses get thrown out. Public health officials have been throwing out hundreds of doses of H1N1 flu vaccine even as Canadians endure long lineups -- and despite worries the vaccine will run out -- because the vaccine only remains viable for 24 hours after mixing. Toronto Star, Ontario. 16 November 2009.
Death tally doesn't show H1N1's true toll, experts say. Are you confused by the H1N1 numbers? Wondering why public health officials are making such a fuss about a virus that has so far killed so few people? You aren't alone. Toronto Star, Ontario. 16 November 2009.
Playing chicken with a nightmare flu. So far, scientists haven't found proof that swine and bird flu are about to merge and spawn a deadlier virus. But the prospect is so chilling that health officials have been warning about it since earlier this year. Washington Post. Opinion, 15 November 2009. [Registration Required]
FDA chief defends H1N1 vaccine supply. The head of the US FDA defended the agency's decision not to use an additive that could have stretched swine flu vaccine supplies, adding that doses should be coming more regularly. Reuters Health. 14 November 2009.
Ottawa clears H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women. The federal government has approved the Canadian version of the swine flu vaccine for pregnant women and will soon begin allowing some healthy kids and adults to get it too. Toronto Star, Ontario. 14 November 2009.
Behind the CDC's soaring H1N1 death totals. The new death toll represents a tripling of CDC estimates issued just last week; the number of deaths in children was quadruple last week's figures. But the increase does not mean that the disease has suddenly become more deadly or severe, according to health officials. Time Magazine. 14 November 2009.
US flu infections 'unprecedented' in 2009. H1N1 swine flu killed an estimated 3,900 Americans from April to October, including 540 children, US health officials said on Thursday. The flu pandemic has infected an estimated 22 million Americans and put 98,000 in the hospital, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said. Reuters. 14 November 2009.
Swine flu infections starting to peak in some areas: WHO. H1N1 swine flu infections may be peaking in some parts of the northern hemisphere, but are still spreading fast in others, the World Health Organization said on Friday. But big sections of the United States are still experiencing "widespread and intense" flu infections, WHO said. Reuters. 14 November 2009.
Two die after H1N1 vaccination. Two persons are reported to have died after taking the A/H1N1 flu vaccination, as the Chinese mainland prepares to vaccinate 65 million people, or 5 percent of its population, by the end of the year, health officials said on Friday. China Daily. 14 November 2009.
Medical workers balk at mandatory flu vaccines. Even as they are forced to wait like everyone else for swine flu vaccines in short supply, thousands of nurses and other front-line healthcare workers are fighting mandatory flu immunization policies being put in place by some U.S. hospitals. Reuters Health. 14 November 2009.
Smoking: why women are at great risk. A Norwegian study of almost 2000 women showed that women were at a higher risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at a younger age, and after smoking less heavily, than men. Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia. 14 November 2009.
Swine flu sickens 22 million. An estimated 22 million Americans have been sickened with swine flu since April and 3,900 have died, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, as shipments of vaccine fell behind government predictions. Wall Street Journal. 13 November 2009. [Subscription Required]
New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. About 22 million Americans have become ill with pandemic H1N1 influenza in the past six months and 3,900 have died, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington Post. 13 November 2009. [Registration Required]
WHO rushes drugs to nations hit by swine flu. Emergency supplies of antiviral drugs are being sent to Ukraine, Afghanistan and other countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where hospitals report that they are being overwhelmed by patients with swine flu, the WHO said Thursday. New York Times. 13 November 2009. [Registration Required]
New CDC numbers confirm that swine flu targets the young. The revised figures for H1N1 cases (22 million) and deaths (3,900) do not indicate a worsening pandemic. But they add to the evidence that those under age 65 are most susceptible. Los Angeles Times, California. 13 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Swine flu has killed 540 kids, sickened 22 million Americans. Swine flu has swept through about 22 million Americans from April to October, killing an estimated 3,900 people, including 540 children, health officials said Thursday. USA Today. 13 November 2009.
Swine flu skepticism demands deft response. European scientists and health authorities are facing angry questions about why H1N1 flu has not caused death and destruction on the scale first feared, and they need to respond deftly to ensure public support. Reuters. 13 November 2009.
New US swine flu death estimates will be guess. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization stopped trying to count actual cases months ago, once it became clear that H1N1 was a pandemic that would infect millions. Reuters. 12 November 2009.
Tests show fall outbreak is rhinovirus, not swine flu. Tests in Philadelphia suggest that large numbers of people who got sick this fall actually fell victim to a sudden, unusually severe - and continuing - outbreak of rhinovirus, better known as a key cause of the common cold. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 12 November 2009. [Registration Required]
Scientist: Climate change 'playing havoc' with health systems. Global warming has brought an increase in heat-related deaths, food poisoning and tick-borne diseases, but flu pandemics may decline as temperatures rise, according to Jan Semenza, advisor at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Euractiv, Belgium. Opinion, 12 November 2009.
Swine flu packs bigger jolt for asthmatics, diabetics. Swine flu sufferers who have asthma, diabetes or other conditions that may worsen their illness should seek medical care as soon as the infection is suspected, the World Health Organization said. Bloomberg News. 11 November 2009.
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