Preparing for a Pandemic, State Health Departments Struggle With Rationing Decisions
Region: New York
Spanish Flu Ward, 1918 This story was co-published with the New York Times. New York state health officials recently laid out this wrenching scenario for a small group of medical professionals from New York-Pre... more
Views: 2137Flu vaccine in short supply
Region: United States
By Junelynn Tran RICHMOND, Va. – The number of swine flu cases in Virginia is rising, but the vaccine against the H1N1 flu virus is in short supply, the state’s top health official said Friday. Health Commiss... more
Views: 1975Can H1N1 flu virus in pregnancy change genes in the brains of the unborn?
Region: CaliforniaView the article, "Swine Flu Can Change Genes of Unborn" published July 27, 2009 at Blisstree.com suggesting that swine flu in pregnant women may change the genes of unborn children resulting in damage to the hippocampus. ... more
Views: 10208Swine Flu Vaccine Debate Heats Up
Region: New York
Health Care Personnel Opposed to New Mandatory Vaccinations May Lose Their Job In August, New York became the first state to require health care workers to receive vaccinations for both seasonal flu and the new H1N1 str... more
Views: 6712In Flu Pandemic, Florida’s Hospitals May Exclude Certain Patients
Region: Floridaby Sheri Fink, ProPublica - October 16, 2009 6:44 pm EDT Florida health officials are drawing up guidelines that recommend barring patients with incurable cancer, end-stage multiple sclerosis and other conditions fro... more
Views: 2808Swine Flu hits Nepal
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu 19, 2009: 9 cases of Swine Flu (H1N1 Flu) have been reported at the OM Nursing Home and Research Center, Chabhali, Kathmandu where further tests are going on to confirm the infection. Though the governmental age... more
Views: 1169Red Cross: Spread of H1N1 must be curbed.
Region: IndonesiaThe spread of the H1N1 flu virus in the country should be prevented as early as possible so that it will not cause an unexpected number of people be infected, a Red Cross official said. Head of Indonesian Red Cross (PMI... more
Views: 1756Swine Flu Hits Pandemic Level
Region: IndonesiaThe World Health Organization raised the alert level for H1N1 influenza to its highest possible level Thursday after an assessment by experts of the Geneva-based organization found the virus is spreading in a sustained way... more
Views: 1747A confirmed H1N1 Human Swine Flu case of a primary school student attending a UST summer camp
Region: Hong KongA group of 262 primary 6 students from a Hong Kong local Primary School participated in a 4-day summer camp organized by the School of Science of HKUST (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). These students toget... more
Views: 2961First Swine Flu Case in China Confirmed
Region: China
The first case of A/H1N1 swine flu in China was confirmed on Monday. The person was identified as 30 years old Chinese national that attends to a university in the U.S. The student contracted the disease in U.S. and flew ... more
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