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Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Cluster Reported
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Cases of 4 N.C. Patients Show Swine Flu Virus May be Mutating (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug resistant swine flu found in N.C. hospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Epidemic experts have launched an investigation of four Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases at Duke University Medical Center to ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Cluster Reported In NCEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending November 14, 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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During the week of November 8-14, 2009, influenza activity remained high in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is widespread in 48 states. Nationally, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness declined slightly from last week, but are still very high. Flu-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to increase and are very high nation-wide compared to what is expected for this time of year. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Swine flu may be peaking in U.S., reports indicateEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the United States, health officials and Quest Diagnostics said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
WHO Investigating Norway Swine Flu MutationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The World Health Organization says it is investigating samples of mutated swine flu found in two Norwegians who died of the virus and one person who suffered severe illness. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
HPA statement on possible transmissionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The HPA is working with colleagues from the Public Health Service of Wales to investigate a number of possible cases of person to person transmission of oseltamivir resistant swine flu. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - November 20, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations
CDC: Swine Flu Cases Seem To Be Dropping In USEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Swine flu: Strain resistant to Tamiflu spreads between UK hospital patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A strain of Tamifluresistant swine flu has spread between patients in a hospital. (Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1)
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Norwegian scientists detect mutated form of swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists in Norway announced Friday they had detected a mutated form of the swine flu virus in two patients who died of the flu and a third who was severely ill. (Source: Wash Post Health)
Source: Wash Post Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rob Stein Tags: Norwegian scientists detect mutated form of swine flu Source Type: news
NEW: Vaccine Information for Clinicians and Health Care Professionals - Vaccine Dosage, Administration, and StorageEmail this article to a colleague.
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These tables for healthcare providers and planners provide information related to spacing between the two doses of 2009 H1N1 Vaccine for children 6 months through 9 years of age and for administration of 2009 H1N1 Vaccine with seasonal influenza and other vaccines. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
NEW: Information for Vaccine Planners - Supply and DistributionEmail this article to a colleague.
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These tables for healthcare providers and planners provide information related to spacing between the two doses of 2009 H1N1 Vaccine for children 6 months through 9 years of age and for administration of 2009 H1N1 Vaccine with seasonal influenza and other vaccines. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to comeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Did U.S. make mistake in skipping vaccine additive?Email this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instantly double or triple the number of doses available -- by using an immune booster called an adjuvant. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Drug resistant swine flu hits UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
New: Graphical Representations of a Generic Influenza VirusEmail this article to a colleague.
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These pictures provide a 3D graphical representation of the biology and structure of a generic influenza virus, and are not specific to the 2009 H1N1 virus. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Public health significance of virus mutation detected in NorwayEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed WHO of a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses. The viruses were isolated from the first two fatal cases of pandemic influenza in the country and one patient with severe illness. (Source: WHO Swine Flu)
Source: WHO Swine Flu - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Swine flu vaccination extended to all children under fiveEmail this article to a colleague.
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NHS figures show children under 16 are most likely to be admitted to hospital with swine flu, and 21% of deaths in England are among under-14s (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - November 20, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
U.S. Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30 to November 14, 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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During the week of November 8-14, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness are increasing steeply and are now higher than what is seen at the peak of many regular flu seasons. In addition, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to go up nation-wide and are above what is expected for this time of year. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Sixteen deaths related to swine flu in France in one weekEmail this article to a colleague.
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Paris - The swine flu epidemic is growing more severe in
France, as 16 people died in a one-week (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norwegian scientists raise concerns about mutated form of swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists in Norway have identified a mutated form of the swine flu virus that is raising concern because it was found in two patients who died of the flu and a third who was severely ill with the disease, officials announced Friday. (Source: Wash Post Health)
Source: Wash Post Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rob Stein Tags: Norwegian scientists raise concerns about mutated form of swine flu Source Type: news
Drug resistant swine flu probedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health officials in Cardiff investigate the possible person-to-person spread of a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
'Drug resistant' swine flu probedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health officials in Cardiff investigate the possible person-to-person spread of a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Vaccination sees H1N1 cases fallEmail this article to a colleague.
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The rate of swine flu infection has fallen by around 9,000 cases in the last week, Department of Health figures report (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Swine flu death toll in Scotland reaches 40Email this article to a colleague.
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ANOTHER swine flu death was announced today, bringing the death toll in Scotland to 40 since the outbreak began. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My family’s story: surviving swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thanks to H1N1, Halloween came on November 15 for the Lord and Ladies of the Cyr household
My wife, Sara, and I are the proud parents of newly minted 4-year-old triplets, and this fall we just haven’t been able to get healthy in our house. We get over one illness and another one crops up a week later. Fevers come and go. Coughs are incessant. Headaches bloom and recede. It’s been never-ending.
So none of us was feeling particularly well on the Thursday before Halloween when Sara called me at work and told me she had spiked a fever. We weren’t sure it was H1N1, but working in the Public Affairs Department here at Ch...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 20, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Matt Cyr Tags: H1N1 (swine flu) One parent's story flu vaccine seasonal flu swine flu vaccine Vaccines Source Type: organizations
Asthma A Significant Risk Factor For Complications In Children With H1N1Email this article to a colleague.
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A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study (http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.091724), led by researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, is published online in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Gripes About Swine Flu Vaccine AboundEmail this article to a colleague.
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When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Under-fives to receive swine flu jabEmail this article to a colleague.
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The NHS is to begin vaccinating healthy children under the age of five against swine flu, it has been confirmed. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 20, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: info
Vaccination of under-fives will create 'massive' workload, GPC warnsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The expansion of the swine flu vaccination programme to all children under five will create a 'massive workload' for GPs, the GPC has warned. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)
Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News - November 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Swine flu deaths up while new cases fallEmail this article to a colleague.
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The number of swine flu deaths has risen to 142 in England, 21 in Wales, 38 in Scotland and 13 in Northern Ireland, bringing the UK total to 214. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - November 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Swine flu vaccination programme extended to under-fivesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The NHS is to begin vaccinating healthy children under the age of five against swine flu, it has been confirmed. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - November 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Uganda: Swine Flu Mystery; is It Exaggerated Or Genuine Scare?Email this article to a colleague.
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Joan Katushabe, a Senior Four student at Ishaka Vocational Secondary School in Bushenyi district, is scared of the AH1N1 virus (swine flu) that attacked Kitabi Seminary which is about 20km from her school. She says the press reports and strict guidelines the school authorities have issued increased her worries about the disease, which was first detected in Mexico early this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Military Study Shows Prevention Of Novel A/H1N1 Virus Infection Is Vaccine-Type And Age-DependentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause of the present influenza pandemic. However, the benefit was largely attributed to the youngest age group. The finding emerges from an evaluation of medical encounters and seasonal influenza immunization of U.S. military service members. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Respirators And H1N1 Information Distributed To Registered Nurses At Sacred Heart Medical Center Out Of Concern For Nurse And Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference to highlight serious concerns about the safety of nurses and patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center during this H1N1 pandemic. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Adamas Pharmaceuticals Expands Clinical Study For Triple-Combination Antiviral Drug Therapy In Immune Compromised PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held company, announced that it has expanded its Phase 2 clinical study of a proprietary investigational triple-combination antiviral drug therapy for influenza to include centers in the United States, Canada and Europe. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Military Study Shows Prevention Of Novel A/H1N1 Virus Infection Is Vaccine-Type And Age-DependentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause of the present influenza pandemic. However, the benefit was largely attributed to the youngest age group. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Respirators And H1N1 Information Distributed To Registered Nurses At Sacred Heart Medical Center Out Of Concern For Nurse And Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference to highlight serious concerns about the safety of nurses and patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center during this H1N1 pandemic. (Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today)
Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Adamas Pharmaceuticals Expands Clinical Study For Triple-Combination Antiviral Drug Therapy In Immune Compromised PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held company, announced that it has expanded its Phase 2 clinical study of a proprietary investigational triple-combination antiviral drug therapy for influenza to include centers in the United States, Canada and Europe. (Source: Pharma Industry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Pharma Industry News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Rwanda: Musanze Hit Hardest By Swine FluEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Ministry of Health has revealed Musanze the district most affected by Swine Flu. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Got The Flu? You Might Pass It On To Your PetEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pet owners who contract H1N1 flu may pass the disease along to their pets, especially if the pet is a cat or ferret. "A small number of companion animal H1N1 flu cases have been confirmed in the U.S.," said Dick Hesse, a flu expert and director of virology in Kansas State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 75Email this article to a colleague.
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As of 15 November 2009, worldwide more than 206 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 6750 deaths. (Source: WHO Swine Flu)
Source: WHO Swine Flu - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Got The Flu? You Might Pass It On To Your PetEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pet owners who contract H1N1 flu may pass the disease along to their pets, especially if the pet is a cat or ferret. "A small number of companion animal H1N1 flu cases have been confirmed in the U.S.," said Dick Hesse, a flu expert and director of virology in Kansas State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. "The pets appear to have become ill after being in close contact with their owners and caretakers who were sick with H1N1. (Source: Veterinary News From Medical News Today)
Source: Veterinary News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Veterinary Research Tags: swine flu Source Type: news
Nigeria: Swine Flu - Ten Pilgrims Quarantined in JeddaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ten Nigerian pilgrims were quarantined at the infectious diseases hospital ,Jedda for suspected swine flu (H1N1). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news
China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-upsEmail this article to a colleague.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 swine flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been held back by local governments. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Do doctor's neckties spread swine flu?Email this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Doctors' neckties may be vectors of communicable diseases, including swine flu, U.S. infectious disease experts say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aspirin kills 400% more people than H1N1 swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) The CDC now reports that nearly 4,000 Americans have been killed by H1N1 swine flu. This number is supposed to sound big and scary, motivating millions of people to go out and pay good money to be injected with untested, unproven H1N1 vaccines. But let's put the number in perspective: Did you know that more than four times as many people are killed each year by common NSAID painkillers like aspirin?The July 1998 issue of The American Journal of Medicine explains it as follows:"Conservative calculations estimate that approximately 107,000 patients are hospitalized annually for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory dr...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Update: Peramivir IV Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers (PDF)Email this article to a colleague.
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Revised documents to reflect new peramivir IV renal dosing and administration recommendations, authorized by FDA on November 19, 2009. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Update: FDA-Issued Peramivir IV EUA Letter (PDF)Email this article to a colleague.
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Revised documents to reflect new peramivir IV renal dosing and administration recommendations, authorized by FDA on November 19, 2009. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Cut Swine Flu RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Military personnel who got last year's seasonal flu shot were 42% less likely to get mild H1N1 swine flu and 62% less likely to be hospitalized with the pandemic flu. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
