msnbc.com: Swine flu

Drug-resistant H1N1 no major change in virus

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:40:46 GMT

Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus' susceptibility to the frontline drug, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

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CDC: Swine flu cases may be declining

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:43:05 GMT

Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday.
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5 die from swine flu at hajj

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:26:48 GMT

Five people have died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia says. Some experts warn the true extent of the virus will not be known until pilgrims return to their home countries.

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Employers play Dr. Mom to limit flu impact

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:40:45 GMT

Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic’s impact on operations.

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2 French patients die from mutated swine flu

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:13:39 GMT

French health officials say two people diagnosed with a slightly mutated swine flu virus that also has been found in other countries have died.
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CDC: Swine flu shot safe; no big problems seen

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:35:42 GMT

U.S. health officials say there's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects.

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Holiday gatherings could spread swine flu

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:52:37 GMT

Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Swine flu may also be on the table — and at crowded airports and shopping malls.

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Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:41:28 GMT

A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.

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Batch of swine flu vaccines probed in Canada

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:30 GMT

Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday.
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H1N1 mutation found in some flu fatalities

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:25 GMT

Norwegian health authorities said Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.

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Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:37:51 GMT

The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak across much of the globe, health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.

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Problems plague swine flu vaccination program

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:52:36 GMT

When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

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Experts: Radical measures won't stop swine flu

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:37 GMT

Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.

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WHO: Swine flu shot not causing deaths

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:26:51 GMT

The World Health Organization on Thursday ruled out swine flu vaccine as the cause of death in 41 people who had received the flu shot.
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Better not cough: Santas lobby for H1N1 shots

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:06:06 GMT

Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine because they'll be around so many kids — and most are overweight, which puts them at additional risk.

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1.5 million a day getting H1N1 vaccine in China

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:06:43 GMT

China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.
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Swine flu booster shots? Good luck with that

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:25:44 GMT

Government health officials say children younger than 10 need two doses of swine flu vaccine for full immunity, but providers facing shortages are limiting many to just one.

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Lower dose of swine flu vaccine may be enough

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:12:21 GMT

Pharmaceutical maker Novartis said Tuesday a U.S. study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could allow many more to be immunized with current supplies.
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Swine flu surge in Serbia prompts garlic panic

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:09:10 GMT

Belgrade's open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item — garlic.

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Swine flu shows signs of peaking in some areas

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:36:45 GMT

The winter flu season that began early in the northern hemisphere this year may be peaking in parts of north America and western Europe, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

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WHO: At big gatherings, keep flu risks in mind

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:50 GMT

Organizers of big sporting and cultural events should take steps to prevent the spread of swine flu, especially if local health systems aren't prepared to handle mass gatherings.
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Public health doctor defends swine flu response

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT

The U.S. response to the H1N1 flu pandemic has come under fire recently, however, much of the criticism fails to capture the extraordinary achievements we’ve seen thus far, writes Dr. Georges Benjamin of the American Public Health Association.

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Swine flu has sickened 22 million in U.S.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:26:46 GMT

Government health officials say swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April. They say about 4,000 have died, including 540 children.

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How to stay healthy during flu season

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:35:19 GMT

But even as the flu season unfolds, there's much you can do to substantially lower your own risk of getting sick.

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Va. teen suffers rare illness after swine flu shot

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:57:03 GMT

A 14-year-old Virginia boy is struggling to walk after coming down with a suspected case of Guillain-Barre syndrome within hours after receiving the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu. The cases raises anti-vaccine fears, but health officials see no link.

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Swine shots more available but still hard to find

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:44:56 GMT

The flow of swine flu vaccines to the U.S. market is picking up, health and corporate officials said on Tuesday, and now the challenge will be to get the drugs to people.

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Device flu-proofs your holy water

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:13:04 GMT

An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contracting swine flu -- an electronic holy water dispenser.

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Opinion: Swine flu response dismal at best

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:48:08 GMT

We have had the better part of a year to get ready for swine flu. And yet, the response to the pandemic H1N1 outbreak has been lousy, bioethicist Art Caplan says. What would happen if there were a bioterrorism attack or a truly deadly pandemic?

In Europe, an orderly approach to H1N1 shots

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:42:31 GMT

In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.

Is the swine flu shot as safe as regular vaccine?

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:06:25 GMT

Even as millions of Americans clamor to get a swine flu shot, worries remain about risks from the new vaccine. NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman answers your questions about H1N1.

Poll: Only 1 in 3 who want H1N1 shot can find it

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:25:45 GMT

A new national poll found that only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it. The numbers are about the same for parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children.

Amid shortage, big NYC firms get swine vaccine

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:39:47 GMT

Some of New York City's largest employers — including Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs and Citigroup — have started receiving some doses of swine flu vaccine.

Animals need to be closely watched for flu

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:39:44 GMT

Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Swine flu linked to seven deaths in Amazon

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:00:52 GMT

Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela's Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in the Amazon, and a doctor said Wednesday that the virus is suspected in seven deaths, including six infants.

WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:59:01 GMT

The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.

Swine flu shot safety monitored by new group

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:17:26 GMT

Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side effects.

Pet cat in U.S. catches swine flu

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:40:58 GMT

A cat in Iowa has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu, the first time a cat has been diagnosed with the new pandemic strain, the American Veterinary Medical Association said.

1 dose of swine flu shot OK in pregnant women

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:30:29 GMT

A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health officials said Monday.

Swine flu poses a costly decision for millions

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:17:45 GMT

For millions of Americans the rule is simple: If you don't come to work, you don't get paid.

Swine flu makes a foolproof excuse for slackers

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:28:30 GMT

Some slackers among us are beginning to see a silver lining to the global swine flu pandemic: a rock-solid excuse for getting out of absolutely anything.

Isabella, 4, is a case study in swine flu fears

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:04:00 GMT

Doctors expect Isabella Ragan, 4, of Tishomingo, Miss., to recover completely from swine flu, but the previously healthy preschooler is an example of rare complications of H1N1 infections — and every parent's worst fears.