Silobreaker: Four more swine flu deaths in the Houston area

When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers report.Once a total of 100 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in South Africa, authorities will stop the individual laboratory ... [News24.com - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Vaccine, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Swine Flu

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 11 Documents

Annise Parker Finishes First in Houston Mayorâs Race

Contact: Denis Dison (202) 842-7308, denis.dison@victoryfund.orgWashington, D.C.—Houston City Controller Annise Parker was the top vote-getter Tuesday in the race for mayor, garnering more than 30% of the vote in a crowded field of candidates. Parker ... [Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Annise Parker, Houston (Texas, United States), Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 14 Documents

Cat gets swine flu

The domestic shorthair, a 13-year-old castrated male, apparently caught A(H1N1) off its owners - two of the three members of the family had previously contracted the virus.After ruling out most causes of respiratory diseases, a team of vets looked at ... [The Age - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Virus, Influenza A H1N1 Virus

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/31/2009 - 28 Documents

Swine flu deaths soar in Europe

Article from: The AustralianFEARS of a resurgence of deadly swine flu in the northern hemisphere winter are already being realised with a massive rise in deaths in a week.The World Health Organisation has reported that the number of global swine flu ... [The Australian - 10/31/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Ukraine, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Virus

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 9 Documents

Older people most likely to die of swine flu: study

People over the age of 50 who are hospitalized with swine flu are the group most likely to die from the illness, but (A)H1N1 flu remains a young person's illness, US researchers said Tuesday.Around 11 percent of the 1,088 cases of swine flu reported in ... [France24 - Business - 11/04/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Influenza A H1N1 Virus

First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 15 Documents (in Health)

Getting H1N1 shot hardly hurt at all; Newser's personal account of the swine flu inoculation.

Swine flu vaccine may be just trickling into the city, but getting the shot is easier than it sounds - if you have patience, perseverance and a Metrocard.With a 6-week-old baby at home, I'm in one of the groups that officials recommend be first in line ... [New York Daily News - 11/02/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Vaccine

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 13 Documents (in Medicine)

Sir Liam Donaldson

Rise in swine flu cases

There were 78,000 new cases of swine flu in England in the past week, up from 53,000 the week before, new estimates show.However, the data provided by the Health Protection Agency shows that the number of new weekly cases is still lower than the 100,000 ... [Health Service Journal - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, England, Sir Liam Donaldson, Health Protection Agency

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/31/2009 - 19 Documents (in Health)

Swine flu deaths jump by 700 in a week: WHO

GENEVA: The number of swine flu deaths jumped by 700 in a week, reaching at least 5,700 worldwide since the virus was first uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data indicated Friday.Meanwhile, a WHO expert group says that a single dose of swine ... [Pakistan Times - 10/31/2009]

Entities: World Health Organization, Swine Flu, Swine Flu Vaccine, Geneva, Vaccine

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 12 Documents (in Health)

Vaccination Helps Guard Against Swine Flu

Category: General Health NewsFont SizePrint CommentsThe World Health Organisation has cautioned people to continue to protect themselves against swine flu and vaccination may greatly help in this exercise."At the WHO we remain quite concerned about ... [MedIndia - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Keiji Fukuda, Vaccine, World Health Organization, Pandemic

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 9 Documents (in Health)

HealthKey: Swine Flu - What You Need to Know

Information is the best prevention.As the government scrambles to provide vaccine for Swine Flu and contain the spread of the disease, perhaps the best tool available for you is the right information.What is Swine Flu and how is it different from varieties ... [Los Angeles Times - 11/07/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Virus, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Rigor (medicine), Cough

First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 14 Documents (in Health)

Free swine flu vaccination for Lake kids this weekend

The Lake County Health Department is planning Point of Dispensing (POD) H1N1 (Swine) Flu vaccination clinics for school age children at the following locations:Saturday, November 7th9 AM to 3 PMLake County Fairgrounds2101 CR 452, EustisSaturday, November ... [Orlando Sentinel - 11/03/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Vaccine, Dispensing

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/31/2009 - 9 Documents

Saudi warns on new swine flu wave

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health said a second wave of H1N1 virus had begun in the kingdom in October and warned that it might be the fastest spreading wave among humans.In its statement, the Ministry attributed the increased number of registered H1N1 ... [Trade Arabia - 10/31/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Saudi Arabia

Blogs

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Houston's swine flu shot supplies dwindling [MedBlog - 11/04/2009] City of Houston clinics are running low on the injectable swine flu vaccine, officials said today, six days after Harris County exhausted its supply. Houston health ...
Houston H1N1 vaccine sites open at 8 a.m. Saturday [MedBlog - 11/06/2009] Free H1N1 vaccines will be available on Saturday at four sites in Houston. There are 4,000 available doses — all nasal spray vaccine, which is recommended for healthy, ...
Houston, We Have No Problem. [TAPPED - 11/04/2009] Last night's elections were a mixed bag. Democrat Bill Owens won the incredibly hyped race in NY-23. The governor's mansions in New Jersey and Virginia went to Republicans. ...
Swine Flu: Panic But Remain Calm? [Pajamas Media - 10/29/2009] “National emergency” sounds worse than the actual danger. ...
Can My Pet Catch Swine Flu? [The World Newser - 11/05/2009] In short, the answer appears to be yes. In Iowa public health officials say they now have documented a case of a household cat catching swine flu. To date there ...

Audio/Video

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Swine flu parties? [CNN.com - Video - 11/09/2009]
Atlanta, Houston Races Could See Firsts [ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - 11/04/2009]
Atlanta, Houston Races Could See Firsts [ABC News - YouTube - 11/04/2009]
Swine flu: What you need to know. [Slate Magazine - 11/03/2009]
Swine flu outbreak in Afghanistan [CNN.com - Video - 11/05/2009]

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