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OPINION: What H1N1 Taught Us

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:40:17 +0100

We learned from the swine flu that not all pandemics are particularly lethal. But we also found out that a safe, fast-track vaccine is possible. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

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Public Health Funding Is Patchy

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:39:43 +0100

When cases of swine flu began to show up in Maine last year, the state health department diverted three-quarters of its staff to an inoculation campaign and put other infectious disease prevention programs on a back burner. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

Feb 25 - WHO Updates International H1N1 Flu Situation

PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:00:00 +0100

As of 21 February 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16226 deaths. (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)

WHO Updates International H1N1 Flu Situation

PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:10:00 +0100

As of 28 February 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16455 deaths. (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)

March 12 - WHO Updates International H1N1 Flu Situation

PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0100

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The gender question

OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Amid the shortage of swine flu vaccine last fall, a Johns Hopkins immunology expert proposed a surprisingly simple-sounding fix: Give women a smaller dose than men so there would be more to go around. Because women's bodies have been shown to generate a... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)

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Number of Swine Flu Cases in the U.S. Reaches 57 Million

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

An estimated 57 million Americans have contracted pandemic H1N1 influenza since the outbreak began last April, about 257,000 have been hospitalized with complications from it, and nearly 12,000 have died, according to estimates released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

iPhone Applications Are a Helping Hand in Fighting Pandemics

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

A tap on the HealthMap iPhone application brings up a cluster of red pins on a map, representing nearby cases of swine flu. Another tap brings up a form for ordinary Americans to add to the collection by reporting bouts they have or know about. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

Has The Swine Flu Pandemic Peaked?

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

The World Health Organization meets next Tuesday to decide if the H1N1 flu pandemic has officially peaked. Cases of pandemic flu have been decreasing. However, a third wave of the flu had been predicted. Thursday the WHO decided to include the pandemic virus in next fall's seasonal flu vaccine. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

Swine Flu Wanes, But Experts Say Pandemic Strain Could Reemerge

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:39:36 +0100

Even as officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are announcing that the epidemic of the H1N1 flu is no longer widespread in any state, no disease expert is willing to say there isn't a third -- or fourth -- wave of swine flu in the country's future. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

March 12 - Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending March 6, 2010

PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0100

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STUDY: H1N1 in children

OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:48:00 +0100

Four San Diego County children developed heart infections after contracting swine flu, killing one of them, according to a study by Rady Children's Hospital physicians. The cases of three children who survived were not publicly disclosed until they... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)

Fighting Swine Flu Fatigue with Clever Marketing

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Marco Torres stood on a busy road and waved an oversized yellow arrow with an unconventional message for a street marketing campaign: ''FREE TODAY: H1N1 Flu Shots for All.'' (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

What editorial writers are saying about autism study retraction

American Medical News — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Lancet in February retracted a 1998 study that incorrectly linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism. (Source: American Medical News)

FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak - February 26, 2010

Food and Drug Administration — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:05:00 +0100

The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, continues to work closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections associated with certain Italian-style sausage products including salami/salame. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)

Swine Flu Still Spreading, Though at a Reduced Rate

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

The odds of a third wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza hitting this spring seem to be declining, but authorities are concerned that the virus is still spreading, though at a reduced rate from its peak, and is not disappearing as would be expected in a normal influenza outbreak, federal officials said Friday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

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Nursing Mothers Should Avoid Yellow Fever Vaccine

MedPage Today Public Health — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:57:26 +0100

A single case report has raised concern that yellow fever vaccine virus may be transmitted through breast milk, suggesting the need to avoid administering the vaccine to breastfeeding women. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)

WHO: Add Swine Flu to Regular Flu Vaccine

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100

The World Health Organization is recommending that swine flu be added to regular flu vaccines next season. The swine flu pandemic virus, or H1N1, emerged too late last year to be added to the regular flu vaccine, and a separate vaccine was needed. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

WHO Recommends Viruses for Flu Vaccines for the 2010-2011 Northern Hemisphere Flu Season

PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:30:00 +0100

It is recommended that the following viruses be used for influenza vaccines in the 2010-2011 influenza season (northern hemisphere) (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)

Abbreviated Pandemic Influenza Plan Template for Primary Care Provider Offices: Guidance from Stakeholders (PDF)

PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0100

With the emergence of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza (pH1N1), the importance of the primary care provider's (PCP) role in the community healthcare system has become increasingly evident. (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)