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Hospitals alert after swine flu strikes at youngEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HOSPITALS were last night warned to prepare for a possible wave of very ill patients as it emerged young adults – particularly women – are dying in larger numbers from swine f
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - October 18, 2009

Swine flu vaccine could be approved this weekEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CTV News has learned that Health Canada could approve the swine flu vaccine in the next few days and has already shipped millions of doses around the country.
Source: CTV Health - October 19, 2009

Swine Flu Hits Early, Claims 11 More U.S. KidsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For now, flu vaccine scarcer than expected; kids at higher risk as disease strikes US early
Source: ABC News: Health - October 17, 2009

A H1N1 flu to-do (and don't do) listEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Swine flu vaccines are rolling out this month -- finally. However, the onslaught of information about H1N1 is making it pretty hard to figure out what you should be doing right now.
Source: CNN.com - Health - October 13, 2009

Swine Flu Surge Closes Schools, Tests HospitalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In Austin, so many parents are rushing their children to the Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas with swine flu symptoms that the hospital had to set up tents in the parking lot to cope with the onslaught.
Source: Wash Post Health - September 27, 2009 Authors: Rob Stein Tags: Swine Flu Surge Closes Schools, Tests Hospitals

Swine flu found in Ontario turkey breeding farmEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ontario has confirmed a swine flu infection at a turkey breeding farm but the province's health minister says it doesn't pose a threat to human health.
Source: CTV Health - October 20, 2009

New ‘overload’ fears as swine flu jab is added to routine childhood vaccinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are fears that children will be at risk of unknown side effects because safety trials into using the jabs together have yet to be carried out.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 18, 2009

H1N1 now the dominant flu virus, says expertEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Time is of the essence when it comes to rolling out the swine flu vaccine, says one public health expert, as H1N1 has squeezed out the seasonal flu as the dominant virus this year.
Source: CTV Health - October 19, 2009

Areas Hit Hard by Swine Flu in Spring See Little NowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cities and states that had big outbreaks of the H1N1 virus in the spring might be benefiting from an immunizing effect, some health officials say.
Source: NYT > Health - October 8, 2009 Authors: By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS and DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Swine Influenza Medicine and Health New York City Boston (Mass) Philadelphia (Pa)

Swine flu fears spur P.E.I. recruitment programEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
P.E.I. has launched a recruiting campaign to find retired licensed health-care professionals who are willing to work if the swine flu hits the province severely.
Source: CBC | Health - October 14, 2009

Few Swine Flu Vaccines Given In La. So FarEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Fewer than 4,000 doses of swine flu vaccine have been doled out to Louisiana patients. That's less than one-20th of the amount of vaccine that has been shipped to health care providers.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - October 19, 2009 Authors: WDSU.com

H1N1 Most Dangerous To Young PeopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you're confused about the 2009 H1N1 "swine flu" virus, no wonder. There's a lot of conflicting information. The Centers for Disease Control told "60 Minutes'" Scott Pelley that the way this virus is spreading is unprecedented. While 99 percent of the people who get it suffer just a few miserable days at home, it is also true that for something less than 1 percent, H1N1 can be fatal.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 19, 2009

Heed the signs of severe swine flu, parents urgedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Max Gomez was a bright-eyed 5-year-old happy to have just started kindergarten when he developed sniffles and a fever. His mother figured it was only a cold. Three days later, the Antioch, Tenn., boy was dead, apparently from swine flu.
Source: CTV Health - October 13, 2009

From Altar Wine to Beer Pong, Flu Fears Curb Life’s RitualsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What used to be O.K. is not anymore, as the flu has ushered in new standards of etiquette that can be, in turns, mundane, absurd and heart breaking.
Source: NYT > Health - October 17, 2009 Authors: By SUSAN SAULNY and KATIE ZEZIMA Tags: Swine Influenza Epidemics Medicine and Health

CDC concedes U.S. vaccine production behind scheduleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A top-ranking official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says production of a vaccine for swine flu virus is behind schedule and people should take precautionary steps to prevent its spread.
Source: CTV Health - October 21, 2009

Feds ship 2 million doses of swine flu vaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Two million doses of the swine flu vaccine have been shipped to the provinces and territories, the federal government announced Monday, with more expected to be ready in the coming days.
Source: CTV Health - October 19, 2009

Australia rolls out nationwide swine flu vaccinationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PERTH (Reuters) - Australia rolled out a nationwide vaccination drive for H1N1 influenza on Wednesday in a bid to arm itself against a possible outbreak of the disease.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2009 Tags: healthNews

Louisiana Confirms 3 More Swine Flu DeathsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
State officials say three more people have died from complications related to the H1N1 virus known as swine flu.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - September 26, 2009 Authors: WDSU.com

H1N1 Flu Strain Hits Otherwise Healthy Adults HardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The largest U.S. analysis of hospitalized adult swine flu patients has found almost half were healthy people who did not have asthma or any other chronic illnesses before they got sick.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 14, 2009

Pregnant 17-year-old dies from swine fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A PREGNANT Scottish teenager has died after contracting the swine flu virus.
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - October 15, 2009

July 4 swine flu outbreak shows pattern of virusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 100 new cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy got infected with swine flu at July 4 barbecue and fireworks display but quick isolation measures got it under control within two weeks, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2009 Tags: healthNews