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WHO warns of complications in swine flu cases, advices prompt treatment

Sun, 10/18/2009 - 16:37 by Ayurdhi Dhar

Washington,October 18--The World Health Organization has warned doctors to take care of any suspected H1N1 infection case with antiviral drugs as quickly as soon as they encounter it.

Swine flu vaccine shown to be safe in early studies

Sat, 08/22/2009 - 12:28 by Camilla Abad

Atlanta, August 22: No negative effects have been observed so far during the clinical trials of the swine flu vaccine, health officials reported on Friday.

Flying prayers to stop H1N1 virus

Tue, 08/11/2009 - 20:10 by Inderjit Singh

Jerusalem-- Amidst blowing shofars and trumpets, religious Jewish dignitaries took to Israel's skies and prayed that no more Israelis die from the H1N1 virus.

Yedioth Aharonoth reported Tuesday the group of 50, including rabbis, religious scholars and yeshiva students, recited special prayers and blew shofars (ram's horns) and trumpets seven times during the flight Monday.

Rabbi Yitzhak Batsri whose father, a leading rabbi, initiated the flight, said the goal of the prayers was to prevent further Israeli fatalities and stop the swine flu virus from spreading.

It is the third time since the establishment of the Israel Jewish dignitaries have conducted special prayer sessions in the skies, the paper said.

DOH reissues swine flu guidelines for expectant mothers

Mon, 07/20/2009 - 12:09 by Camilla Abad

United Kingdom, July 20: The Department of Health (DOH) has reissued a set of swine flu guidelines for expectant mothers and young children, stressing out that they may be more susceptible to the disease.

Obesity may lead to severe complication in H1N1 infected patients

Sat, 07/11/2009 - 16:28 by Camilla Abad

Atlanta, July 11: Obesity may predispose an individual infected with the H1N1 or swine flu virus to severe complications and even death, stated a report released on Friday.

H1N1 virus may have infected one million Americans

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 09:58 by Camilla Abad

Atlanta, IL, June 26: The H1N1 or swine flu virus has infected at least one million Americans and is continuing to spread despite the end of the normal flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.

Babies possibly exposed to H1N1 in N.C.

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 00:45 by surajdogra

Greensboro, N.C. -- As many as 33 babies may have been exposed accidentally to the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, at a hospital in Greensboro, N.C., hospital officials say.

Officials at Women's Hospital said the infants could have been exposed to the potentially deadly virus by a respiratory therapist who recently had treated an individual with H1N1, the Greensboro News-Record said Thursday.

Dr. Tim Lane, Moses Cone Health System's director for infection prevention, said the infants in the hospitals neonatal intensive care unit are being monitored to determine if they show signs of the infection.

"We have obviously been concerned and have taken a broad proactive approach in starting those babies on preventive therapy," Lane told the newspaper.

Five H1N1 positive Australians sent to ICU

Thu, 06/11/2009 - 09:55 by Camilla Abad

Melbourne, Australia, June 11: Five people who tested positive for the H1N1 virus in Victoria, Australia have been confined in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), thus raising the concerns of experts studying the virus.

WHO close to announcing swine flu pandemic, says official

Wed, 06/10/2009 - 03:48 by Salinder Kumar

Geneva, June 10: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is "very close" to announcing a global pandemic for the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu, as it continues to spread rapidly, a senior official said.

"We are getting really very close to knowing that we are in a pandemic situation, or I think, declaring that we are in a pandemic situation," WHO Assistant director-general Keiji Fukuda told reporters in Geneva Tuesday.

He said signs of community-level transmission of the virus had appeared in Australia, where more than 1,000 human cases have been confirmed in the past few days.

U.S. 's response to H1N1 outbreak good: Report

Sat, 06/06/2009 - 12:56 by Camilla Abad

Washington, June 6: The United States’ response to the H1N1 epidemic has been dubbed as good in a recent report; however, it also revealed how the country’s health care system could be overwhelmed if more severe outbreaks occur.

H1N1 vaccine not available until October

Fri, 05/29/2009 - 18:30 by Camilla Abad

Atlanta, May 29: The earliest possible time a vaccine for the pandemic H1N1, or commonly known as the swine flu virus, could be available is by October this year, U.S. health officials reported on Thursday.