Mets insist Beltran and Maine don't have swine flu
Mets people insist that center field star Carlos Beltran and starting pitcher John Maine do not have swine flu or any of several symptoms of the virus in the wake of a swine flu scare involving another...
View ArticleNew Orleans mayor quarantined in China for possible flu exposure
The mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, has been quarantined in China after possible exposure to the H1N1 virus, his office said Sunday.
View ArticleWHO raising swine flu alert level, U.S. says
The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level in response to the outbreak of swine flu that originated in Mexico.
View ArticleSwine flu cases near 30,000 worldwide
The number of swine flu cases is closer to reaching 30,000, the World Health Organization reported Friday, a day after declaring the start of a global pandemic.
View ArticleScotland reports first 'swine flu' death outside Americas
A person with swine flu died in Scotland on Sunday, the government announced, marking the first known death of a swine flu patient outside of the Americas, according to the latest World Health...
View ArticleTravelers to China risk 'random' quarantine
Travelers to China who display flu-like symptoms may be randomly quarantined over concerns of the swine flu virus, the U.S. State Department warned.
View ArticleGirl, 9, dies of swine flu as UK cases jump
A nine-year-old girl has died in Britain from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, as authorities reported a jump in the number of cases in the country.
View ArticleAborigines at 'higher risk' of swine flu
Australia's Aboriginal people are at greater risk from the H1N1 virus, the country's health minister has warned.
View ArticleFake Tamiflu 'out-spams Viagra on Web'
The number of Internet scammers offering fake anti-swine flu drug Tamiflu has surpassed those selling counterfeit Viagra, a UK body said Friday.
View ArticleChina reports mainland swine flu case
Mainland China reported its first case of swine flu -- a 30-year-old man "currently enrolled in a university in the United States," the country's ministry of health said.
View ArticleStates told to prepare for worst-case swine flu scenario
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told government leaders at a swine flu preparedness summit Thursday that a vaccine to fight the H1N1 virus should be ready for distribution in...
View ArticleUK swine flu cases third worst in the world
The UK now has the third highest number of cases worldwide, after the U.S. and Mexico, according from the British government data.
View ArticleAirlines stop swine flu victims flying
British airlines have put into effect measures to stop people with swine flu boarding flights in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading further.
View ArticleBaby delivered prematurely from swine flu patient dies
An infant girl delivered prematurely from her mother, who has the swine flu virus, has died, hospital officials said Monday.
View ArticleAustralia to begin first human test of swine flu vaccine
The first human trials of a swine flu vaccine are expected to start in Australia Wednesday, as the World Health Organization confirmed that more than 700 people had died from the virus worldwide.
View ArticleSwine flu drug sales soar amid stockpiling
Sales of the flu drug Relenza shot up 1,900 percent from a year ago as governments around the world stockpiled in preparation for a swine flu pandemic, drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday.
View ArticleNew swine flu cases double to 100,000 in UK
There were 100,000 new cases of swine flu in England last week, nearly double the number from the previous seven days, authorities announced Friday.
View ArticleSwine flu shuts down summer youth camp
An international youth camp in western Norway is being shut down after swine flu broke out among the teenagers, the organizers, 4H Norway, announced Saturday.
View ArticleSchool: No shortage of volunteers for swine flu vaccine trials
Days after the U.S. government announced upcoming trials for an H1N1 flu vaccine, Saint Louis University has been inundated with phone calls and e-mails from people volunteering for the study.
View ArticleU.S. students face second quarantine in China
A group of U.S. students touring China are gaining an experience they had not expected -- a second round in quarantine following a positive test of the H1N1 flu virus, a chaperone for the group said.
View ArticleCosta Rican president sick with swine flu
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu, the government said in a televised statement on Tuesday.
View ArticleFederal panel issues H1N1 vaccine guidelines
A federal advisory committee issued sweeping guidelines Wednesday for a vaccination campaign against the pandemic swine flu strain, identifying more than half the U.S. population as targets for the...
View ArticleGlobal swine flu deaths top 1,100
More than 1,100 people worldwide have died from swine flu since it emerged in Mexico and the U.S. in April, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization.
View ArticleIn time of swine flu, add sanitizer, tissues to school supply lists
Even 6-year-olds at Hamilton Central School in central New York came to school prepared for swine flu. Jessica Poyer, a first-grade teacher, noticed in the spring that kids had begun bringing their own...
View ArticleObama administration urges employer flexibility in H1N1 fight
The Obama administration Wednesday urged employers to adopt "flexible and non-punitive" sick-leave policies as it released new guidelines for containing the spread of the H1N1 virus in the coming flu...
View ArticleReport: Swine flu could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths
The H1N1 flu virus could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, mainly among children and young adults, if it resurges this fall as expected, according to a report released Monday by a presidential advisory...
View ArticleDr. Gupta offers advice to parents on H1N1
Over this past week, I had some interesting conversations with colleagues who are also health care professionals. These conversations usually start with, "You know what I hate about the media ... ?"
View Article2,500 suspected cases of H1N1 reported at university
An outbreak of flu at Washington State University showed few signs of slowing down as more students continued to report symptoms suspected of being from the H1N1 virus, school officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleFeds update H1N1 antivirals guidelines
Federal authorities said Tuesday that health care providers could consider simply watching for flu symptoms in some individuals rather than prescribing preventive antiviral drugs right away if a person...
View ArticleSuspected H1N1 flu outbreak hits 2,600 at Washington State
An outbreak of flu at Washington State University shows few signs of slowing down as more students report symptoms suspected of being from the H1N1 virus, school officials said Thursday.
View ArticleInside China's H1N1 vaccine laboratories
Every day, tens of thousands of fertilized hen eggs are delivered to Sinovac laboratories in Beijing. Each egg is infected with the H1N1 virus, then incubated for three days. White-coated employees...
View ArticleU.S. prepares for possible swine flu epidemic as global cases rise
The United States stepped up preparations for a possible swine flu epidemic, and Canada confirmed its first cases on Sunday as researchers worked to determine how contagious the virus could be.
View ArticleWhat to know about getting H1N1 vaccine
Next week, the long-awaited H1N1 vaccine is expected to arrive. At least three of the four vaccine makers have begun shipping their products to undisclosed distribution centers.
View ArticleAs first vaccines go out, H1N1 questions answered
For 13-year-old Brandon Marti, the intranasal vaccine felt "good," "cold" and "watery" at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday.
View ArticleYoung people are at risk for H1N1 complications, studies say
An analysis of the sickest swine flu patients in Australia, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand suggests that relatively healthy adolescents and young adults are among the most likely to get very sick...
View ArticleCNN Student News Learning Activity: H1N1 Virus
Students will learn about the H1N1 virus (commonly known as swine flu) and research why officials are concerned about the H1N1 pandemic. Students will also learn about the measures that are being taken...
View ArticleHand sanitizer in short supply as swine flu hits
Demand for hand sanitizer has gone through the roof since the first cases of swine flu broke out earlier this year, and some makers of the germ-fighting gels are scrambling to keep up.
View ArticleNew York suspends mandatory flu shots
New York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials announced Thursday, prompted by a vaccine shortage.
View ArticleH1N1 vaccinations rolled out in UK
A mass H1N1 immunization program began in the UK Wednesday, with the country's health minister urging all priority groups to take up the vaccine.
View ArticleA H1N1 flu to-do (and don't do) list
Swine flu vaccines are rolling out this month -- finally. Health-care workers in Indiana and Tennessee were the first to get the nose-spray version, while New Yorkers clamoring for the H1N1 vaccine...
View ArticleAsthma and swine flu: Here's what to do
Nearly one-third, or 28 percent, of adults and children hospitalized with H1N1, also known as swine flu, have asthma. That's more than any other chronic condition, according to a recent analysis of...
View ArticleSwine flu fear sidelines Allardyce
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce kept away from his players during their 5-2 English League Cup win over Peterborough as the Premier League club battles swine flu.
View ArticleSwine flu fears over football spitting
A UK health agency has warned footballers to stop their "disgusting" habit of spitting as it could lead to the spread of the H1N1 virus.
View ArticleH1N1 is now world's dominant flu virus, World Health Organization says
The H1N1 virus has now become the dominant influenza virus around the globe, with high levels and an increase of activity in many regions, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
View ArticleRespirator or face mask? Best H1N1 protection still debated
A preliminary report suggesting that N95 respirators -- filtering devices worn over the mouth and nose -- protect against swine flu better than surgical face masks seems to be incorrect, researchers...
View ArticleH1N1 vaccine likely to become more widely available
Restrictions limiting the H1N1 flu vaccine to high-risk groups could be lifted in many U.S. states now that production of the vaccine has increased, state health officials said Monday.
View ArticleVolunteers vaccinate homeless against H1N1
Sean Cononie bounded out of the back of an ambulance ahead of most of the other volunteers. A bullhorn in his hand, he was, in a sense, the pied piper.
View ArticleH1N1 and health reform dominated 2009 medical news
It was the year that a new pandemic flu swept across the globe, initially baffling health authorities and causing worldwide panic.
View ArticleH1N1 virus' death toll as high as 17,000, CDC estimates
The H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, may have killed as many as 17,000 Americans, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
View ArticleCDC: Increase seen in new swine flu strain
Health officials have seen an uptick in cases of a new strain of swine flu in humans.
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