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World Health Organization
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Name: World Health Organization
First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 12 Documents (in Health)
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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 - 25 mins ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 31 Documents (in Health)
WHO: H1N1 vaccine safety akin to seasonal counterpart
(CIDRAP News) - Early experiences with pandemic vaccines in several countries suggest they have a similar safety profile to seasonal flu vaccines, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, director of the WHO ... [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 15 Documents (in Health)
Mutation in swine flu virus in Norway
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.'The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed WHO of a mutation detected in ... [Sky News Australia - 2 hours ago]
First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 6 Documents (in Health)
Swine flu toll climbs by around 500: WHO
A scientist prepares a DNA test for the swine flu virus. The World Health Organisation said around 6,750 people have died from the swine flu pandemic -- about 500 more than a week ago.AFP - Around 6,750 people have died from the swine flu pandemic, World ... [France24 - 8 hours ago]
First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Health)
WHO denies deaths caused by flu jabs
GENEVA About 40 people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations so far show the fatalities were not caused by the vaccine, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.WHO reaffirmed that the pandemic vaccine ... [Oman Tribune - 5 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Health)
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European Union
Oman signs MoU with European Union, WHO
About 40 people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations so far show the fatalities were not caused by the vaccine, the World Health Organisation said yesterday. The UN agency reaffirmed that the pandemic vaccine ... [Oman Observer - 18 hours ago]
First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Health)
Did U.S. make a swine flu mistake? (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instantly double or triple the number of doses available -- by using an ... [Yahoo! News - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Health)
Mystery Ukrainian 'Super Flu' Raises New Questions About Origins
Scientists are examining the strain of swine flu behind a deadly Ukrainian outbreak to see if the virus has mutated. A total of 189 people have died, and more than one million have been infected in the country.However, doctors in Ukraine's western Chernovetsky ... [Mercola - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)
The Nation, Others to Benefit From WHO Yellow Fever Vaccination
New York The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign to protect people from yellow fever disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced.The week-long UN-supported initiative is slated ... [AllAfrica.com - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Health)
Health officials investigate spread of drug resistant H1N1
LONDON (Reuters) - British health officials are investigating the likely person-to-person spread of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu, the Health Protection Agency said on Friday.There have been nine confirmed cases of an H1N1 variant among patients ... [Reuters UK - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Cigarette sponsorship ban for sports to stay
KUALA LUMPUR: The ban on cigarette sponsorship for sports activities, especially football, will not be withdrawn by the government, deputy minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Razali Ibrahim told the Dewan Rakyat today.Razali said there will be no change ... [New Straits Times - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Biology)
Don't hide virus truth, local officials told
The Ministry of Health (MOH) Thursday vowed to punish officials who underreport the H1N1 flu pandemic following criticism from a prominent medical expert who cast doubt on China's official death toll from the disease.Some medical experts have wondered ... [People's Daily Online - 11/20/2009]

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...There are "early signs of a peak in disease activity in some areas of the northern hemisphere" the WHO said in a statement Friday
Mutation seen in some H1N1 deaths [MSNBC - 2 hours ago]
...An article in the November 20 Edmonton Sun quoted Dr. Gerry Predy, senior medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services, as saying, "I think we haven't seen the worst in terms of the number of severe illnesses and other people who will require more critical care." As of November 19, H1N1 appears to have claimed the lives of 250 Canadians, according to the . In any other year, between of the flu in a year...
Canada: No more H1N1 deaths than from seasonal flu [Digital Journal - 3 hours ago]
The authorities are still struggling to meet that challenge with an adequate supply of vaccine, she added. "Supply of vaccines continues to increase, we are not where we want to be, but available vaccine is being quickly ordered and shipped and we are in better shape today than a couple weeks ago." Schuchat's comments come as the World Health Organization reported that a mutation of the virus had been found in Norway
US sees fall in swine flu rate [AFP via Yahoo! - 4 hours ago]
"The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed WHO of a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses" the WHO said in a briefing note on Friday
Mutation found in Norway swine flu virus (AAP) [Yahoo! News Australia - 4 hours ago]

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CDC: H1N1 declining but still widespread [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 25 mins ago]
WHO: H1N1 May Be Peaking in N. Hemisphere, But ... [VOA News - 50 mins ago]
Breast Cancer Research Neglects Environmental L... [New America Media - 55 mins ago]
CLIMATE CHANGE: Health at Risk [Inter Press Service - 1 hour ago]
TB bigger killer than a tsunami [The Hindu - 1 hour ago]
Signs That Swine Flu Has Peaked in U.S. [New York Times - 1 hour ago]
Britain investigates spread of drug-resistant s... [Radio New Zealand - 2 hours ago]
Mutation in swine flu virus in Norway [Sky News Australia - 2 hours ago]
WHO assesses significance of H1N1 virus mutatio... [SINA - 2 hours ago]
Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet [MSNBC - 2 hours ago]
H1N1 may have [MSNBC - 2 hours ago]
Mutation seen in some H1N1 deaths [MSNBC - 2 hours ago]
10,000 walk Yas circuit for diabetes [Abu Dhabi National - 2 hours ago]
Housewatch: How to pick the most environmentall... [Washington Post - 2 hours ago]
Govt. probes transmission of drug-resistant swi... [Yahoo! Canada - 2 hours ago]
More must be done to tackle global crisis of ro... [United Nations - 2 hours ago]
Urgent aid needed to restore Indonesias quake-r... [United Nations - 2 hours ago]
Five million given swine flu jab in EU (AAP) [Yahoo! News Australia - 2 hours ago]
Five million given swine flu jab in EU (AAP) [West Australian - 2 hours ago]
Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come [Reuters Canada - 3 hours ago]
Drug resistant swine flu found in U.S. and U.K. [USA Today - 3 hours ago]
Web Exclusive: Morbid Symptoms, Current Healthc... [Canadian Dimension - 3 hours ago]
Canada: No more H1N1 deaths than from seasonal flu [Digital Journal - 3 hours ago]
US sees fall in swine flu rate [France24 - 3 hours ago]
Swine flu mutation found in Norway [Radio New Zealand - 4 hours ago]
H1N1 intensifying in Canada but subsiding elsew... [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - 4 hours ago]
US sees fall in swine flu rate [AFP via Yahoo! - 4 hours ago]
Mutation found in Norway swine flu virus (AAP) [Yahoo! News Australia - 4 hours ago]
H1N1 pandemic: No more deaths than from seasona... [Digital Journal - 4 hours ago]
On the trail of Pink Mobile [Sun2Surf - 4 hours ago]
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Margaret Chan, Keiji Fukuda, Marie-Paule Kieny, [more]
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GlaxoSmithKline plc, Ranbaxy Laboratories LTD, Roche Holding Ltd, [more]
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United Nations, Pan American Health Organization, Australia First Party (AU), [more]
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Swine Flu, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Pandemic, [more]
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Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come [H5N1 - 1 hour ago]
Via Reuters, Maggie Fox offers a good overview of the H1N1 situation around the world: Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come. Excerpt:The pandemic of swine ...
Did U.S. make mistake in skipping vaccine addit... [Economy-Finance - 4 hours ago]
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic ...
Sipress: The great flu cover-up [H5N1 - 7 hours ago]
Thanks to Mike Coston at Avian Flu Diary for the link to this important article by Alan Sipress in Foreign Affairs: The Great Flu Cover-up. Sipress is the author ...
Saudi health ministry reports 20 swine flu case... [H5N1 - 10 hours ago]
Via The International News in Pakistan: Saudi health ministry reports 20 swine flu cases among Haj pilgrims. Excerpt:Twenty swine flu cases have been reported among ...
South Korean Celebrity Suicide Spree Continues ... [Gawker - 12 hours ago]
Model Daul Kim, 20, who had worked for Chanel among others, was found hanged yesterday. Police think it was suicide. If so, she is the ninth Korean celebrity to ...
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Audio/Video

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Polio Vaccine, Mesothelioma, SV-40, Smallpox, H... [Mefeedia Video Tag : canc - 11/18/2009]
Polio Vaccine, Mesothelioma, SV-40, Smallpox, H... [Mefeedia Video Tag : canc - 11/18/2009]
Polio Vaccine, Mesothelioma, SV-40, Smallpox, H... [Mefeedia Video Tag : canc - 11/18/2009]
Why has the global response to swine flu been s... [Slate Magazine - 11/17/2009]
Coughing, Sneezing, and Spreading Rumors [Slate Magazine - 11/17/2009]
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