Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert pleaded Friday for flu-wary Albertans not to panic, despite another local virus-related death and word the province will likely run out of H1N1 vaccine by next…
Widespread A/H1N1 flu hits 48...
October 31, 2009
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HOUSTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — Forty-eight U.S. states are now reporting widespread influenza activity while production delays continue to hamper distribution of the A/H1N1 flu vaccine across the country, a leading…
H1N1 Testing Data Presented At...
October 30, 2009
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The Phoenix-based non-profit Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has announced that, along with a business collaborator, it will submit a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency…
In the battle against H1N1,...
October 30, 2009
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It’s like something out of a horror film. A man, coughing and sneezing from the flu, leaves a trail of grimy green fingerprints behind him as he makes his way…
Toronto’s H1N1 plan...
October 29, 2009
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Toronto’s expansion of its H1N1 vaccination program begins Thursday — but only for people in certain priority risk groups.
The general public is being asked to wait for their shots until Monday.Two…
H1N1 is serious but no need to...
October 28, 2009
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People die of the flu. This is no consolation to the family of 13-year-old Evan Frustaglio, the Toronto boy who died Monday, apparently after contracting swine flu. But it is…
Canadians shocked by swine flu...
October 27, 2009
Loading ...In Otttawa the sudden death over the weekend of an otherwise healthy teenage boy after he contracted the swine flu prompted Canadian officials Tuesday to speed up A(H1N1) immunizations.
“The sad…
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October 26, 2009
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H1N1 vaccination clinics...
October 26, 2009
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EDMONTON — By 9:30 a.m. Monday, a lineup of more than 300 people snaked through the Bonnie Doon Mall, where an immunization clinic opened at 9 a.m. This is the…
President declares swine flu...
October 25, 2009
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President Barack Obama declared a national swine flu emergency Friday night, giving new powers to medical facilities to deal with a surge of people seeking vaccines or help.
The declaration comes…
RNs: Strike Plan Forces...
October 24, 2009
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This week’s announcement of a major nurses strike over inadequate hospital protections for the H1N1 pandemic has prompted California officials to finally release millions of safety masks it had been holding,…
Fight Off Back Aches &...
October 24, 2009
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It’s no wonder that many people feel extra soreness and aches in their backs during winter months — they’re often not getting enough vitamin D. The body makes vitamin D from…
Safety Monitoring Programme Up...
October 23, 2009
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has extended its dedicated Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) website for reporting suspected side effects to H1N1 (swine flu) antivirals to now include separate…
Some Hospital Revenues Could...
October 23, 2009
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“While it’s common for hospitals to see a revenue boost at the onset of seasonal influenza season, the additional threat of cases from the H1N1 swine flu virus could complicate this…
New York Times Examines High...
October 22, 2009
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The New York Times on Tuesday profiled a 27-year-old Florida woman whose near-fatal case of H1N1 influenza during pregnancy exemplifies why health authorities believe pregnant women are the “group most threatened…
Health Canada Approves...
October 22, 2009
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Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq today announced that Health Canada has approved AREPANRIX, a vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 flu virus.This means that the adjuvanted vaccine has been judged safe…
Newly Diagnosed Myeloma Can Be...
October 22, 2009
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A study published Online First by The Lancet Oncology reports that lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone is linked to better short-term overall survival. In addition, it is associated with lower toxicity than…
Pharmacy Organisations Back...
October 21, 2009
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Leading pharmacy organisations today united behind the Department of Health campaign urging pharmacists and other front line health and social care professionals to take up the offer of vaccination against H1N1 swine…
Swine Flu Hospitalizing Mostly...
October 21, 2009
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Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday that more than half of Americans hospitalized with the new H1N1 swine flu are under 25, and…
Experts: Treat Swine Flu...
October 20, 2009
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The World Health Organization concluded a three-day meeting on H1N1 (swine flu) in Washington, D.C., on Friday, where health experts issued recommendations that patients with symptoms of H1N1 and pneumonia be…
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