Articles on Swine Flu

Friday 10/07/2009

Top 10 Travel Tips to Protect You from the H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic

At last, you have some well-earned leave for a winter vacation. Perhaps it’s your last opportunity to take advantage of those recession-buster bargain flight deals.

There’s just one major problem to consider. Whether you’re planning a family ski venture...

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Friday 02/10/2009

Will it be chaos?

As winter approaches, the number of swine flu cases requiring hospitalization is expected to increase considerably. Experts say patients will fill up wards and intensive care units, placing healthcare services under unprecedented strain. Will hospitals be able to cope?

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Monday 26/10/2009

Swine Flu worsens in U.S. as child deaths rise to 102

By Salim Jiwa (October 2009)

ATLANTA – Child deaths from Swine Flu continued to escalate as the U.S. Centers for Disease control reported a “steep” rise in number of visits to doctors across 46 states from the flu epidemic.

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Wednesday 09/09/2009

What advice for pregnant women?

Recently, there has been increasing confusion among pregnant women about how to protect themselves against H1N1, as health officials and the media have been giving conflicting advice over the past few weeks. And yet, in August, the World Health Organization...

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Tuesday 08/09/2009

OH NO! We're All Going to Die...

Deadlier Second Wave of New H1N1 Killer Virus Is Coming Your Way Now...

 Not Another News Media Frenzy! 

For the last five years or so, once a year like clockwork, our favourite daily newspapers catch front-page killer flu hysteria. For a...

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Wednesday 02/09/2009

Swine Flu Treatment Update | Pandemic Preparedness

WHO says healthy children over five don’t need Tamiflu

New WHO guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of pandemic H1N1 recommend that healthy children with swine influenza not be given Tamiflu.
The medication, which continues to represent the mainstay of...

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Wednesday 02/09/2009

Tamiflu Update | Pandemic Preparedness

Frontline defense against swine flu... but for how long?

There are now several confirmed cases of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu. Overall, more than ten have been reported, as of August 2009, in various countries, including Canada, China, Japan, Hong Kong,...

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Tuesday 14/07/2009

H1N1 Pandemic Travelblog

H1N1 Pandemic Travelblog 

As the winter season passes in the Southern Hemisphere, along with the peak rate of H1N1 flu infections, many countries breathe a sigh of relief. 

Argentina jumps into first place, with the world’s highest Pandemic body count...

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Monday 13/07/2009

Swine influenza A(H1N1) pandemic update

The threat of a second infection wave needs to be taken seriously 

The current swine flu pandemic has, so far, turned out to be less severe than expected, with most infected people experiencing mild symptoms, and only a relatively limited...

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