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Georgia Teen Dies of the Flu Despite Initially Testing Negative
(ATLANTA) — A Georgia county coroner says a 15-year-old girl is the state’s first flu-related child death this season.
Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk told news outlets that Kira Molina died Tuesday at an Atlanta hospital. He says the Newnan High School student had initially tested negative for the flu upon developing symptoms last week, but was found unresponsive on Sunday. She was hospitalized in Newnan and then airlifted to Atlanta.
Hawk says Molina’s liver failed because of influenza A, not an acetaminophen overdose, referencing accounts from other media outlets.
The Georgia Department of Public He...
Source: TIME: Health - February 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized APW flu georgia healthytime onetime Source Type: news
Serious flu risk could be identified with genetic test
Findings show that the severity of infection can be partially governed by a person’s genetic make-up, and opens the door to new types of anti-viral drugsPeople who are at risk of falling seriously ill with the flu could be identified by a genetic test and encouraged to have the seasonal vaccination, researchers say.The NHS offers flu jabs for people who are known to be most in danger from the virus, including the over-65s, pregnant women, and those with underlying health problems, such as asthma. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 8, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample, science editor Tags: Genetics Science Flu Swine flu Bird flu Biology Vaccines and immunisation Health British Science Festival Source Type: news
Bad Flu Season Has Americans Drinking Orange Juice Again
BOSTON (CBS) – American battling the flu have been on the hunt for Vitamin C.
Consumers bought nearly 39 million gallons of orange juice in January.
That’s the first time in almost five years that there’s been a year-over-year increase in orange juice sales, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Analysts expect the orange juice surge to end after flu season.
The Associated Press reported that this flu season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. Some doctors say it’s the worst they’ve seen in decades.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Flu Local TV Orange Juice Source Type: news
Swine flu kills 24 in Middle East
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Twenty-four people have died of the swine flu in the last month in the Palestinian territories, Jordan and Israel, officials said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine flu infected 'fifth of people'
At least one in five people were infected with swine flu during the first year of the pandemic in 2009, according to data from 19 countries.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine flu infected 1 in 5, death rate low, study shows
LONDON (Reuters) - At least one in five people worldwide were infected with swine flu during the first year of the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic, an international research group said on Friday, but the death rate was just 0.02 percent.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Swine flu pandemic infected at least one in five people
At least one in five people including half of all schoolchildren contracted swine flu when the pandemic first struck in 2009, a new global study shows.
Source: Telegraph Health - January 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine Flu Infected 1 in 5, Death Rate Low, Study Shows
At least one in five people worldwide were infected with swine flu during the first year of the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic, an international research group said on Friday, but the death rate was just 0.02 percent.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - January 25, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Second swine flu case in Dumfries
An 18-month-old child is diagnosed with swine flu, the second case of the virus in Dumfries and Galloway within a week.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine flu toddler 'fit to go home'
An 18-month-old child from southern Scotland diagnosed with swine flu is expected to be released from hospital.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Tied to Sleep Disorder in British Children
Title: H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Tied to Sleep Disorder in British ChildrenCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/26/2013 8:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/27/2013 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - February 27, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Swine Flu Vaccine Linked To Rare Paralyzing Disease
A new study finds that the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine in the U.S., which was given out in 2009, was associated with a small increased risk of developing the rare paralyzing disease Guillain-Barré syndrome. However, the authors note that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks. Guillain Barré syndrome is a disorder which affects the peripheral nervous system, it is characterized as symmetrical weakness, usually affecting the lower limbs first and then progressing to other parts of the body...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
During Swine Flu Pandemic, Co-Infections Not Associated With Worse Outcomes
A study at Rhode Island Hospital has found that despite complications, patients co-infected with the pandemic 2009-2010 influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) and a second respiratory virus were not associated with worse outcomes or admission to the hospital's intensive care unit. The study is published online in the journal PLOS ONE. "There is scant data in the literature regarding the incidence and impact of simultaneous infection by two respiratory viruses, particularly in adults," said senior investigator Leonard Mermel, D.O...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
'Gujarat lacks infrastructure to contain Swine Flu'
Gujarat lacks proper health infrastructure to contain number of deaths due to Swine Flu, which has claimed over 150 lives across the state.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - April 10, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
2009 H1N1 swine flu deadliest for those age 65 and younger
IRVINE, Calif., May 24 (UPI) -- There were 53,692 pneumonia and influenza U.S. deaths in the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic and the hardest hit were those age 65 and younger, researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - May 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
