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Swine flu jab: narcolepsy link investigated
A possible increase in narcolepsy among children given the swine flu vaccine is being investigated by Finnish health officials.
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - February 1, 2011 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: narcolepsy flu vaccine swine flu Source Type: news

Parents warned of swine flu risk after schoolboy diagnosed with the virus
A child at St Gregory's Catholic Academy, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, has been diagnosed with swine flu
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - January 15, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: st gregorys primary school boy illness virus stoke-on-trent pupil flu longton swine flu Source Type: news

Tamiflu: drugs given for swine flu 'were waste of £500m'
Drug Tamiflu does nothing to halt the spread of influenza and Government wasted nearly £500?million stockpiling it over swine flu pandemic, study finds
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - May 13, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: influenza drugs pandemic tamiflu swine flu Source Type: news

Swine flu victim died 'after paramedics left her at home three times in one night'
Young swine flu victim dies after paramedics refuse to take her to hospital three times in one night.
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - December 4, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Niyousha Haki paramedics NHS swine flu Source Type: news

Swine flu jab raises risk of narcolepsy in children
A swine flu jab which was given to hundreds of thousands of children carried an increased risk of developing the sleep disorder narcolepsy, research suggests.
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - February 27, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: 1 HEALTH Narcolepsy Source Type: news

Swine flu reaches 'epidemic' proportions in St Petersburg
Dozens have died in a seasonal outbreak of the killer flu virus sweeping across former Soviet countries
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - January 25, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Russia St Petersburg Ukraine Moscow Soviet swine flu vaccine eastern Ukraine swine flu Source Type: news

Swine flu jab narcolepsy risk is very small
Conclusion This study confirms that the Pandemrix vaccine against swine flu is associated with a very small risk of narcolepsy in children and young people. As the authors point out, this risk may have been overestimated if children with narcolepsy who had been vaccinated were more rapidly referred than others because of increased awareness of the link. The methods used were practical for a rapid assessment of risk, but as this was essentially a case series analysis they are limited by a number of factors: The rates calculated are dependent on the accurate diagnosis and identification of the cases of narcolepsy. By usin...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Medical practice Swine flu Source Type: news

Swine flu jab and narcolepsy may be linked by autoimmune response
Vaccine may have caused narcolepsy by triggering the production of antibodies which destroy a sleep-regulating part of the brain, a new study suggestsScientists appear close to pinpointing why a swine flu vaccine given to six million people in Britain triggered the devastating sleep disorder, narcolepsy, in rare cases.The Pandemrix vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and which was recommended by the UK government to high-risk groups during the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic, was withdrawn after medical records showed a spike in the number of cases of narcolepsy presenting in doctors’ surgeries. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 1, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin, science correspondent Tags: Swine flu Science Health Vaccines and immunisation Health policy UK news Source Type: news

Ministers lose fight to stop payouts over swine flu jab narcolepsy cases
Dozens of children who developed sleep disorder after getting vaccine could get compensation after high court rulingDozens of children who developed narcolepsy as a result of a swine flu vaccine could be compensated after the high court rejecteda government appeal to withhold payments.Six million people in Britain, and more across Europe, were given the Pandemrix vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline during the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic, but the jab was withdrawn after doctors noticed asharp rise in narcolepsy among those who received it.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 9, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Science Vaccines and immunisation Swine flu Health Society World news UK news Source Type: news

Narcolepsy and the swine flu vaccine: the girl who falls asleep 40 times a day
Lucy Tonge was 13 when she developed narcolepsy after having the Pandemrix jab. She is appealing against the rejection of her compensation claimWhen Lucy Tonge started drifting off in front of the television as a 13-year-old, her parents put it down to typical teenage lethargy. And when she developed a strange habit of slumping forward when she laughed, her mum told her: “Stop doing that stupid thing when you laugh. It makes you look silly.” But she couldn’t.It was only when she started collapsing with no warning that her family sought medical advice that led to a diagnosis of narcolepsy. Soon afterwards, Tonge disco...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 15, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Science Swine flu Health Pharmaceuticals industry GlaxoSmithKline UK news Source Type: news

Woman who developed narcolepsy after swine flu jab had 'no quality of life'
Family of 23-year-old Katie Clack, who took her own life after struggling with the terrible effects of her incurable sleep disorder, vows to fight for justiceA 23-year-old nursery assistant who developed narcolepsy after receiving a swine flu vaccine took her own life last year, telling her family that living with the incurable sleep disorder had become unbearable.Katie Clack’s death raises fresh questions about the government’s long refusal to compensate about 80 people who developed narcolepsy as a rare side-effect of the vaccine, on the basis that the condition is not serious enough to merit payouts. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 13, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin science correspondent Tags: UK news Swine flu Health GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals industry Drugs Science Source Type: news

Narcolepsy and the swine flu vaccine: the girl who falls asleep 40 times a day
Lucy Tonge was 13 when she developed narcolepsy after having the Pandemrix jab. She is appealing against the rejection of her compensation claimWhen Lucy Tonge started drifting off in front of the television as a 13-year-old, her parents put it down to typical teenage lethargy. And when she developed a strange habit of slumping forward when she laughed, her mum told her: “Stop doing that stupid thing when you laugh. It makes you look silly.” But she couldn’t.It was only when she started collapsing with no warning that her family sought medical advice that led to a diagnosis of narcolepsy. Soon afterwards, Tonge disco...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 15, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Science Swine flu Health Pharmaceuticals industry GlaxoSmithKline UK news Source Type: news