Trish Keenan: Broadcast Singer Dies from Pneumonia

Singer Trish Keenan Dies at 42 after H1N1 Complications Trish Keenan, one half of British electronic art-pop duo Broadcast, has died at age 42 of complications from pneumonia, following two weeks in intensive care....

Swine Flu in Dog: First Case of Dog with H1N1 Confirmed in NY

A 13-year-old mixed-breed dog in NY was diagnosed with H1N1 swine flu. This is the first case of a dog with swine flu in the US. The dog was tested because the owner previously had swine flu. The dog is now recovering from the flu. Health experts say people shouldn't worry...

My Top Eight News Stories For 2009

            It seems as if, at this time of the years, little tots and small kids are not the only ones making lists. The media is quite adept at...

H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Recall: CDC Expropriates 800,000 Doses

The Center For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) warned that 800,000 doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine distributed throughout the United States will be recalled. The recall was caused by a drop in the potency of...

Lessons from H1N1: Anticipate new pathogens

So far, the H1N1 virus did not become the pandemic that some feared it  would be. Its deadliness was not much more than that of the common flu, and most of those who died from it were people with weakened immune systems. That however is no reason for...

An Easy Last Minute Bird Baking Recipe! The Fat Holiday

My favorite turkey to memory was abut 4 years ago.  We got are hands juiced in Mayo and massaged it into an 18 pounder.  After 4 hours on 425 degrees it had a perfect brown glaze, made a nice gravy, and kept the Turkey Moist.  We were more thankful it looked...

Finland: H1N1 has spread to whole country

Whole Finland have fallen in H1N1 last week. About 2% of the population are infected and 10 persons have died this far. Situation is getting worse during next two weeks, but health care is already running out from resources. About 10% of the population have recevied the...

India: New H1N1 drug launched by Cipla - "Antiflu"

Indian Pharma major, Cipla announced the launch of its generic version of the anti-H1N1 flu medicine under brand name “Antiflu”. This medicine is a generic version of Roche’s Tamiflu and would be...

H1N1 Vaccine Given to Taliban Detainees Before Some Canadians

Reports today from The Canadian Press state that the H1N1 vaccine will be given to Taliban detainees in Afghanistan before most Canadians at home will have access to the vaccine. Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has called the report outrageous and said she will be...

To Afghanistan's many problems, now add the flu

" As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside bombs, leftover Soviet land mines, political unrest and errant NATO air attacks weren't enough, Afghans are facing a new killer: the H1N1 flu pandemic. The government has declared a state of...

Bulgaria Declares Swine Flu Epidemic without vaccinces

"Bulgaria's Chief Epidemiologist, Angel Kunchev, has told the BNT that unfortunately there were no A(H1N1) vaccines available in Bulgaria at the moment but said that medications and vaccines would soon be procured from Germany and Sweden." "Bulgaria's Health Ministry...

Swine Flu – New measures by Dublin Childrens’ Hospitals

The three childrens’ hospitals in Dublin today announced new precautionary measures in relation to visiting patients in their hospitals. Due to the number of in-patient cases suffering from H1N1 Swine Flu Virus they have restricted visiting to parents and/or guardians...

Calgary Flames jump H1N1 Queue amidst Vaccination Clinic Closures

Alberta Health and Wellness announced on Friday that vaccination clinics for the H1N1 vaccination throughout the Province would be temporarily suspended. The Calgary Flames reportedly jumped the queue just prior...

Calgary Flames Skip The Line-ups To Get H1N1 Shots

Calgary Flames, a Canadian hockey team, skipped the line-ups and got their H1N1 shots despite Health Canada's warning that only persons with elevated risk of infection can get the vaccine in the next couple of...

H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Overwhelmed by Crowds in Canada

H1N1 Clinics have been overwhelmed across the country this week.  The vaccine was approved by Health Canada a week ago and clinics jumped into action.  In some cases, people waited up to eight hours...

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