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Respiratory Infections

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First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Health)

Swine flu prompts warning over critical care beds shortages

If around 30% of children become ill with the A/H1N1 virus this winter, there may not be enough intensive care beds for them, according to research published online by the Archives of Disease in Childhood.Researchers from the University of Cambridge found ... [OnMedicanet - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Admission, Swine Flu, Influenza A H1N1 Virus

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

World Health Organization

WHO Issues Guidance on Flu and Mass Gatherings

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued the document, Interim planning considerations for mass gatherings in the context of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. The WHO states, Mass gatherings are highly visible events with the potential for serious ... [Infection Control Today - 11/19/2009]

Entities: World Health Organization, Respiratory Infections, The WHO

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biology)

Hasan Was Worried About Results of Recent HIV Test

The information came from a member of the Fort Hood medical staff who was in the building where Hasan is accused of opening fire on November 5 and killing 13 people.The investigators said there was no indication that Hasan was HIV positive, although a ... [ABC News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Combivir, HIV/AIDS, clarithromycin, opportunistic infection

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Health)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC: H1N1 declining but still widespread

(CIDRAP News) - Pandemic H1N1 influenza activity is showing further signs of declining around the country but remains very widespread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.The virus was widespread in 43 states last week, ... [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Mutation, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Declination, Vaccine

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Health)

Swine flu spreading east - WHO

The H1N1 flu is moving eastwards across Europe and Asia after appearing to peak in parts of western Europe and the United States, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said today.At least 6,770 deaths have been recorded worldwide since the swine flu virus ... [Irish Times - 15 hours ago]

Entities: World Health Organization, Swine Flu, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Respiratory Infections

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 Documents

Medicus Health Announces Their New Visitor Wellness Station

Medicus Health offers their new Visitor Wellness Center with Hands Free Purell Dispenser & Kiosk Stand. This stand provides all the tools necessary to prevent visitor infections in the hospital during flu season including: a stand, a purell hands free ... [PR-USA.net - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Respiratory Infections, Health Care

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 Documents

Oleksandr Turchynov

Ukrainians still running high risk of contracting flu, respiratory infections, says first-vice premier

There is still high risk of contracting flu and other respiratory infections in Ukraine, First Vice Primer Oleksandr Turchynov has said, referring to the results of a meeting of the state extraordinary anti-epidemic commission 'The highest level of epidemic ... [Interfax-Ukraine - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Respiratory Infections, Oleksandr Turchynov, Ukraine, Quarantine

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Moldova feeds soldiers garlic, onion to beat swine flu

Moldovan soldiers has been issued with an extra ration of onions and garlic to ward off swine flu, the defence ministry's chief doctor said Thursday."We have introduced an extra 25 grams (one ounce) of onion and 15 grams of garlic in their daily ration," ... [France24 - france - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Moldova, Swine Flu, Influenza A H1N1 Virus

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents

Second wave of A/H1N1 flu in Ukraine could come in late 2009-early 2010, says Health Ministry

Ukraine's Deputy Chief Sanitary Doctor Liudmyla Mukharska has forecast that a second wave of the A/H1N1 flu in the country could come in December 2009 or January 2010, while a third one could be seen in next autumn.She said this at a teleconference on ... [Interfax-Ukraine - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Ukraine, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Respiratory Infections

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 8 Documents

PPD, Janssen Enter Drug Development Pact

PPD, Inc. has entered an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica to develop and commercialize two Phase II therapeutic compounds, one for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-d) and one for complicated skin and skin structure and respiratory ... [Contract Pharma - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Respiratory Infections, Antibiotic, Janssen Pharmaceutica, agonist, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 3 Documents (in Health)

Handwashing: A simple, effective way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases

In this day and age, with the latest in medical equipment and scientific advances adding both quantity and quality to our lives, it is easy to forget that the simplest actions can provide some of the most important results. In fact, your mother's instructions ... [News-Medical.Net - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Pandemic, Virus

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Probiotics May Help Fight Flu Symptoms

Studies in both adults and children have indicated that probiotics may reduce the frequency, duration and symptoms of flu and respiratory tract infections.There has been growing evidence that probiotics, the beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract, ... [Christian Post - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Probiotics, Supplement, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Placebo

Quotes

...and other infections); and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (an organism that causes 10 percent of all hospital-acquired infections in the United States). "Now that we've shown that a pack of cigarettes is loaded with bacteria, we will conduct follow-up research to determine the possible roles of these organisms in tobacco-related diseases." Sapkota says...

Study Finds Cigarettes Harbor Many Pathogenic Bacteria [Medical News Today - 20 mins ago]

...Ukraine, First Vice Primer Oleksandr Turchynov has said, referring to the results of a meeting of the state extraordinary anti-epidemic commission "The highest level of epidemic risk hasn't disappeared in Ukraine. We cannot relax, given the forecasts of our experts and the World Health Organization that there could be several other waves of the epidemic, and we should be ready for this" Turchynov said at a briefing following the commission's meeting on Friday

Ukrainians still running high risk of contracting flu, respiratory infections, says first-vice pr ... [Interfax-Ukraine - 13 hours ago]

...soldiers has been issued with an extra ration of onions and garlic to ward off swine flu, the defence ministry's chief doctor said Thursday. "We have introduced an extra 25 grams (one ounce) of onion and 15 grams of garlic in their daily ration" Sergiu Vasilita told AFP...

Moldova feeds soldiers garlic, onion to beat swine flu [France24 - france - 11/19/2009]

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CDC: H1N1 declining but still widespread [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 8 hours ago]
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Medicus Health Announces Their New Visitor Well... [PR-USA.net - 15 hours ago]
Swine flu spreading east - WHO [Irish Times - 15 hours ago]
DR Congo - Congo: New wave of refugees flees fr... [ReliefWeb - 16 hours ago]
The bacterial challenge: Time to react [Irish Medical News - 17 hours ago]
Despite the scaremongering, a swine flu jab is ... [Communitycare.co.uk - 19 hours ago]
Cigarettes are widely contaminated with bacteri... [News-Medical.Net - 11/20/2009]
SinoFresh Nasal Spray Achieves Positive Results... [MedIndia - 11/20/2009]
Newly discovered bacteria found in cigarettes [EMax Health - 11/20/2009]
Inhaled corticosteroids: Risks outweigh benefit... [Pharmacist.com - 11/19/2009]
Hasan Was Worried About Results of Recent HIV Test [ABC News - 11/19/2009]
Cigarettes Harbor Harmful Bacteria [Red Orbit - 11/19/2009]
Moldova feeds soldiers garlic, onion to beat sw... [France24 - france - 11/19/2009]
Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria: Study [Research & Development - 11/19/2009]
SinoFresh Nasal Spray effective against 'swine ... [News-Medical.Net - 11/19/2009]
Swine flu prompts warning over critical care be... [OnMedicanet - 11/19/2009]
Swine flu could lead to shortage of children's ... [Health Service Journal - 11/19/2009]
Prediction Of Shortage Of Intensive Care Beds F... [Medical News Today - 11/19/2009]
Swine flu fears for Bristol Children's Hospital [Bristol Evening Post - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Four new H1N1 reports [H5N1 - 11/16/2009] The current issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases has four worthwhile research articles published on an "expedited" basis:Pandemic influenza as 21st century urban ...
Ukraine succumbs to "Supari's disease" [H5N1 - 11/16/2009] Indonesia's former health minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, got an international reputation for withholding statistics on human H5N1 cases--a policy that continues ...
WHO/Europe: November 14 update [H5N1 - 11/15/2009] Via WHO/Europe: Influenza - 14 countries report high pandemic (H1N1) 2009 activity. This includes a brief report on Ukraine. Excerpt:WHO/Europe outbreak update, ...
Birgitta Lauren: What is Driving the Surge in U... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/12/2009] Last week the CDC published yet again a scathing report card for moms and their yet again higher premature delivery rate, the reason the US infant mortality ...
Respiratory disease outbreaks in nursing homes ... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/10/2009] Nursing homes (Long Term Care Facilities, LTCFs) are a favorite hunting ground for respiratory viruses, including flu. They are open to the general community, where ...

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