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Parent Concerns Hinder National H1N1 Immunization EffortsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ask any health professional who cares for children and they will tell you: When H1N1 flu hits, it can be very severe. In the last four months of 2009, nearly 240 children died in the United States from H1N1 flu more than three times as many child deaths as in a typical non-H1N1 flu season... (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 9, 2010 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Parent Concerns Hinder National H1N1 Immunization EffortsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ask any health professional who cares for children and they will tell you: When H1N1 flu hits, it can be very severe. In the last four months of 2009, nearly 240 children died in the United States from H1N1 flu more than three times as many child deaths as in a typical non-H1N1 flu season. Meanwhile, the H1N1 vaccine given to more than 60 million individuals since October, has had a track record of safety in children comparable to the widely used and similarly manufactured seasonal flu vaccine. But many parents' views of H1N1 illness and vaccine safety may not match these national data... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 9, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Swine flu delays 'tragic', MPs toldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Delays in the Government’s distribution of swine flu vaccine early on in the campaign had a ‘tragic’ effect on uptake, a GP and Labour MP has warned. (Source: Pulse)
Source: Pulse - February 9, 2010 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news

Dana-Farber And Sanford-Burnham Institute License Flu-Targeting AntibodiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have signed a license agreement with Genentech, a wholly owned member of the Roche group, and Roche, that grants the companies exclusive rights to manufacture, develop and market human monoclonal antibodies to treat and protect against group 1 influenza viruses. These viruses include the strains for the current seasonal and H1N1 influenzas. Genentech and Roche also have a non-exclusive right to manufacture, develop and market diagnostic tests for group 1 influenza... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 9, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Dana-Farber And Sanford-Burnham Institute License Flu-Targeting AntibodiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have signed a license agreement with Genentech, a wholly owned member of the Roche group, and Roche, that grants the companies exclusive rights to manufacture, develop and market human monoclonal antibodies to treat and protect against group 1 influenza viruses... (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 9, 2010 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Developmental services suffer over swine flu vaccine staffingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Drop coincides with transfer of staff from immunisation clinics to mass vaccination centres for swine flu (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 9, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Virus hunting in CameroonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Global pandemics, like swine flu, are often caused by viruses that have jumped from animals to people. Scientists in Cameroon are working with local bush meat hunters to monitor this viral transmission. (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 8, 2010 Category: Science Tags: Health & Medicine,Society Policy,Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

SciClone And Sigma-Tau Announce Additional Positive Results In Clinical Study Examining ZADAXIN's Ability To Enhance Response To H1N1 VaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) and its partner Sigma-Tau S.p.A., announced additional topline results in a clinical study evaluating the potential of ZADAXIN® (thymalfasin) to enhance immune response to the MF59 adjuvanted H1N1 influenza monovalent vaccine, Focetria™ from Novartis. According to investigators, ZADAXIN treatment given with the H1N1 vaccine led to a statistically significant (p value=0.04) increase in the percentage of subjects who seroconverted, also when evaluated 42 days after vaccination, compared to those who received the H1N1 vaccine alone... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 8, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

SciClone And Sigma-Tau Announce Additional Positive Results In Clinical Study Examining ZADAXIN's Ability To Enhance Response To H1N1 VaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) and its partner Sigma-Tau S.p.A., announced additional topline results in a clinical study evaluating the potential of ZADAXIN® (thymalfasin) to enhance immune response to the MF59 adjuvanted H1N1 influenza monovalent vaccine, Focetria™ from Novartis... (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 8, 2010 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Chief Medical Officer Mobilises GPs To Support Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza VaccinationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop, is calling on GPs to promote vaccination against the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza to their patients before the flu season begins in Australia . Professor Bishop has enlisted the support of his GP Roundtable, which includes representatives of the AMA, RACGP and the GP Network and he is writing to all GPs in Australia to ask them to proactively promote vaccination for all people aged 6 months and above in an effort to stop the spread of swine flu which is expected to be the dominant influenza strain in 2010... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 8, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Poll Finds That Nearly Half Of Americans Believe H1N1 Outbreak Is OverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The latest poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that almost half of Americans believe the H1N1 flu outbreak is over (44%), and levels of concern about getting sick with the virus continue to decline. Few (18%) think it is "very likely" there will be another widespread outbreak of the H1N1 virus in the U.S. during the next 12 months, although a larger share of the population (43%) does say such an outbreak is "somewhat likely... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 8, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Poll Finds That Nearly Half Of Americans Believe H1N1 Outbreak Is OverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The latest poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows that almost half of Americans believe the H1N1 flu outbreak is over (44%), and levels of concern about getting sick with the virus continue to decline. Few (18%) think it is "very likely" there will be another widespread outbreak of the H1N1 virus in the U.S... (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 8, 2010 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

A family left behind by the H1N1 virusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Virginia Romo was pregnant with her sixth child when she caught the swine flu. Her husband and children, raising the baby on their own, are still stunned at how swiftly the disease took her from them. On a rainy January day, Karen Romo, 15, feeds her five younger brothers and sisters an early dinner and tidies the kitchen while waiting for her father to return from work. One of the children vacuums the living room, maneuvering around a large box of diapers. Another sibling holds the baby. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 8, 2010 Category: Science Source Type: news

H1N1 Swine Flu Down, Not OutEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - February 8, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

Swine flu vaccine safe, California and CDC data showEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
At the height of fear over H1N1 flu this fall, vaccination foes claimed it was safer to get swine flu than to be inoculated against ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - February 8, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Swine Flu Pandemic Weekly Report, WalesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Key points: - The clinical consultation rate for influenza - not necessarily swine flu - in Wales during the week ending 31 January fell to 3.5 cases of flu-like illness diagnosed by GPs out of every 100,000 people in Wales. It was 4.8 per 100,000 in the previous week. Current levels of flu in Wales are below the usual level for this time of year. - According to the latest data available from the Public Health Wales daily GP surveillance scheme, as at 2 February, the influenza consultation rate in Wales as a whole was 8... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 7, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Swine Flu Pandemic Weekly Report, WalesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Key points: - The clinical consultation rate for influenza - not necessarily swine flu - in Wales during the week ending 31 January fell to 3.5 cases of flu-like illness diagnosed by GPs out of every 100,000 people in Wales. It was 4.8 per 100,000 in the previous week. Current levels of flu in Wales are below the usual level for this time of year... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 7, 2010 Category: Primary Care Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

50% of Americans Believe H1N1 Outbreak is OverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nearly half of Americans believe H1N1 outbreak is over, poll finds - Majority of parents got or intend to get their children vaccinated, but majority of adults will not get H1N1 vaccine themselves... (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 6, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: H1N1 swine flu Virus Source Type: info

Swine flu still out there, officials cautionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

As Swine Flu Fades, Experts Ponder Next SeasonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After nearly a year of headlines, worry and confusion, the H1N1 swine flu virus is now out of the news. Is it out of circulation as well? The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds no states reporting widespread influenza activity and only five reporting regional activity. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - February 6, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Swine flu still spreading, though at a reduced rateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
U.S. health officials say the number of H1N1 cases has not swelled dramatically, but the virus hasn't gone away, either, as would be expected in a normal influenza outbreak. 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: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 6, 2010 Category: Science Source Type: news

Most Americans Think Swine Flu Pandemic Is Over, a Harvard Poll FindsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Most Americans do not intend to get the swine flu vaccine, assume the pandemic is over and think the flu threat was overblown, according to a poll released Friday by the Harvard School of Public Health. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - February 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL JR. Tags: swine influenza Epidemics Medicine and Health Vaccination and Immunization Polls and Public Opinion Source Type: news

H1N1 flu continues to kill, CDC warnsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Federal health officials urged Friday that more Americans get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, sometimes referred to as swine flu, which continues to kill. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The men who made a killing out of swine flu while we wasted £1bn and were exposed to harmful drugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This week the great swine flu scare was finally called off. Now the question: was it all whipped up by drug giants to line their pockets? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is The H1N1 Epidemic Over?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - February 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news

Swine flu rate is too low to reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LOCALISED rates of swine flu will no longer be reported by health bosses in another indication that the H1N1 infection is on the way out. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - February 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Spread of Swine Flu SlowsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The spread of the H1N1 influenza virus continues to slow across the U.S. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - February 5, 2010 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

Is the U.S. Swine Flu Epidemic Over?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While Cases are Still Occurring, for a Month No States had Widespread H1N1 Activity (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Swine flu still out there, officials cautionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

U.S. swine flu epidemic shows signs of being overEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is The Swine Flu Epidemic Over?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer

Swine flu still spreading, though at a reduced rateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
U.S. health officials say the number of H1N1 cases has not swelled dramatically, but the virus hasn't gone away, either, as would be expected in a normal influenza outbreak. 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: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

US Swine Flu Epidemic Over?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to day that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news

Swine flu service to close down as outbreak easesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
National Pandemic Flu Service (NPFS) to close on 11 February following a steady fall in the number of swine flu cases (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - February 5, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news

UPDATE: Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending January 30, 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
During week 4 (January 24-30, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 119 (3.2%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - February 5, 2010 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

Swine-origin Influenza Virus and the 2009 Pandemic.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 20130142 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 5, 2010 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Rossman JS, Lamb RA Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: journals

UPDATE: Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30, 2009 to January 30, 2010Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - February 5, 2010 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

Pandemic Flu Service to close downEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The National Pandemic Flu Service (NPFS) is to close on 11 February following a "steady reduction" in the number of swine flu cases (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 5, 2010 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

As Swine Flu Fades, Experts Ponder Next SeasonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Some believe H1N1 will persist for years to come, but in what form remains unclear Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer

Swine flu website to closeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The website and hotline handling swine flu queries are to be switched off due to the fall in the number of cases. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 5, 2010 Category: UK Health Source Type: info

Swine flu queries website to closeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The website and hotline handling swine flu queries are to be switched off due to the fall in the number of cases. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 5, 2010 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Swine Flu Update, Thursday, 4th February, 2010, IrelandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ILI rate: The Department of Health & Children and the HSE advised that the rate of influenza-like illness (ILI) for the week ending Sunday 31st January 2010 (week 4, 2010), was 7.5 per 100,000 population. This is a decrease from the 12.2 per 100,000 population reported during week 3, 2010. Age-specific ILI rates: During week 4, 2010, sentinel GPs reported an ILI rate of 3.5 per 100,000 in the 5-14 year age group, an ILI rate of 9.6 per 100,000 in the 15-64 year age group and an ILI rate of 4.2 per 100,000 in those aged 65 years and older... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Swine Flu Update, Thursday, 4th February, 2010, IrelandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ILI rate: The Department of Health & Children and the HSE advised that the rate of influenza-like illness (ILI) for the week ending Sunday 31st January 2010 (week 4, 2010), was 7.5 per 100,000 population. This is a decrease from the 12.2 per 100,000 population reported during week 3, 2010. Age-specific ILI rates: During week 4, 2010, sentinel GPs reported an ILI rate of 3... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - February 5, 2010 Category: Primary Care Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 86Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As of 31 January 2010, worldwide more than 209 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 15174 deaths. (Source: WHO Swine Flu)
Source: WHO Swine Flu - February 5, 2010 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

Spread Of H1N1 Flu At Alabama Boys Camp Stopped By Targeted Prevention Measures, UAB Doctor SaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Providing preventive Tamiflu and educating and emphasizing the need for repeated hand sanitizer use and disinfectant spray helped stop the spread of H1N1 influenza at a boys' summer camp in northern Alabama, according the co-director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. David Kimberlin, M.D., a preeminent influenza physician and researcher, volunteered as the camp's doctor in 2009 when three campers were confirmed to have H1N1... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

Spread Of H1N1 Flu At Alabama Boys Camp Stopped By Targeted Prevention Measures, UAB Doctor SaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Providing preventive Tamiflu and educating and emphasizing the need for repeated hand sanitizer use and disinfectant spray helped stop the spread of H1N1 influenza at a boys' summer camp in northern Alabama, according the co-director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. David Kimberlin, M.D... (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - February 5, 2010 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: swine flu Source Type: news

H1N1 Swine Flu Down, Not OutEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
H1N1 swine flu is no longer widespread in any state, but new infections continue and the death rate remains high. Three-fourths of Americans remain unvaccinated. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

[Case Report] A life-threatening sore throat masquerading as swine fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A previously healthy 17-year-old woman presented to our emergency department in August, 2009, complaining of sore throat, headache, neck stiffness, and left ear pain. Her symptoms had started 10 days earlier with sore throat, fever, and vomiting. On day 2 she telephoned the national Swine Flu Helpline and was advised to stay at home and take oseltamivir for suspected pandemic H1N1 influenza infection, which she declined. She attended her general practitioner's surgery with purulent left ear discharge (day 6), but was sent home in view of potential influenza infection. Her doctor assessed her later that day, and prescribed ...
Source: LANCET - February 5, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Vanessa Kahr, Nicholas A Barrett, Manu Shankar-Hari, Hannah Slack, Rebecca L Preston, Caoimhe Nic Fhogartaigh, Jonathan Edgeworth, Richard Beale Tags: Case Report Source Type: journals

Swine flu cases fall but jabs must continueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GPs should maintain the programme to vaccinate at-risk patients despite drop in swine flu figuresRelated items from OnMedicaPay more heed to parent concern over sick childrenGovernment offers health workers swine flu vaccineMeningitis cases at record low, announces Health Secretary Chlamydia programme wasted moneyParents of new babies should have whooping cough booster (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 5, 2010 Category: UK Health Source Type: news