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Flu Plan Directs Docs to Take Sickest Off Life Support 

Plan could grant legal exemption to extreme rationing in case of disaster pandemic

Sep 24, 09 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities planning for a severe flu outbreak are drawing up rules for life-saving ventilators that instruct doctors to take severely ill patients off life support and give the equipment to those with a better chance of survival. The plan, to be used in an outbreak comparable to the pandemic that... More »

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A Zombie's Worst Enemy: Canadian Math Geeks

Scholars devise method to eliminate pesky Hollywood bugaboo

Aug 15, 09 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decades of terrorizing sleepy towns in grade-B horror flicks hasn't prepared zombies for their newest foe: Canadian math geeks. Scholars in Ottawa have formulated a mathematical model to combat a zombie outbreak, dismissing quarantines and cures: “The most effective way to contain the rise of the undead is to... More »

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(Newser) - The H1N1 virus can more easily infect the lungs than the common seasonal flu, a new study finds, making it more likely to cause pneumonia. What’s more, the present virus bears troubling resemblance to the 1918 strain that killed more than 40 million people worldwide. The study also shows... More »

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(Newser) - The US could experience an extended or even year-round flu season thanks to H1N1, the Centers for Disease Control said yesterday. Researchers theorize that a combination of unprepared immune systems and the unusually cool spring could be contributing to the steady stream of flu infections. “The fact that we... More »

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 'Swine Flu Cruise' Quarantined 

Passengers, crew confined to Caribbean liner after staff members diagnosed

Jun 18, 09 3:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuela has quarantined more than a thousand passengers and crew on board a visiting cruise ship, the BBC reports. Three crew members from the Ocean Dream have been diagnosed with swine flu and 11 more are showing symptoms. Barbados and Grenada had earlier refused to allow the Spanish-owned ship's passengers... More »

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 Mexico City Lifts 
 Flu Restrictions 

Alert level lowered after no new infections reported for a week

May 22, 09 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico City has lifted all measures introduced to curb the spread of swine flu, and changed its alert status to the lowest level, the BBC reports. "We can calm down now," said Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, telling residents they no longer have to wear masks. No new cases of... More »

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 Feds: Older People 
 Safer From Swine Flu  

People born before 1957 found to carry anti-H1N1 antibodies

May 21, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - People born before 1957 appear to have some immunity to the H1N1 virus, the New York Times reports. Tests show that older adults have antibodies that attack the virus, probably because they've been exposed to a similar virus. Experts believe the swine flue virus, like seasonal influenzas before 1957, is... More »

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 NYC Shuts 3 Schools 
 in New Swine Flu Fear 

Assistant principal critically ill with city's worst case of virus so far

May 15, 09 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City has closed three public schools where large numbers of student have become ill with flu-like symptoms, the New York Times reports. The assistant principal at one of the schools is in critical condition with the most serious case of swine flu the city has seen, though he... More »

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(Newser) - While the world panics over swine flu, many far more serious outbreaks lie in wait, reports Foreign Policy. Here are some you won’t see on TV—yet:  
  • Cholera: The deadly diarrheal infection is rampant in Africa, with infections shooting up 96% in 2006. The current outbreak in
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Experts: Don't Blame Pigs
for Swine Flu

H1N1 virus likely arose among jet-setting humans

May 9, 09 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The humble porker shouldn't be the one taking the blame for the H1N1 virus, scientists tell the Los Angeles Times. Pigs provided some of the raw material for the virus, experts say, but so did birds and humans. The most likely incubators and spreaders of the virus, according to scientists,... More »

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 Couples Find Love in Flu Hotel 

Guests stuck in Hong Kong hotel party away last night of quarantine

May 8, 09 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many of the hundreds of guests quarantined in Hong Kong's Metropark hotel shed their face masks to party away their final night in confinement yesterday, Reuters reports. The guests—who were initially outraged to learn they would be confined to the hotel for a week because of swine flu fears—... More »

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 Asia Unites 
 Against Swine 
 Flu Threat 

Health ministers from 13 countries pledge increased cooperation

May 8, 09 1:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health chiefs from 13 Asian countries met in Bangkok yesterday to hammer out a unified response to the H1N1 virus, Reuters reports. The ministers pledged to step up cross-border cooperation, establish joint response teams, and share essential supplies. A statement called for Asia to establish the capacity to produce vaccines,... More »

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 China Quarantines 2 Yanks 

Americans detained as Mexico begins airlifting its citizens out of China

May 5, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two American citizens have been placed under quarantine in mainland China over swine flu fears, CBS News reports. Another two have been held and released, according to a US Embassy spokeswoman who said the Americans were detained either because they showed flu-like symptoms or were close to "cases of... More »

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 Hong Kong Hotel 
 Guests Chill in Quarantine 

Guests stuck in swine flu hotel pass the time with pizza, parties

May 5, 09 1:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 300 guests and staff quarantined in Hong Kong's Metropark Hotel since Friday are getting used to life in captivity, the Wall Street Journal reports. The captives—confined since a Mexican guest tested positive for swine flu—complain about boring food and missed business deals, but some have organized beer... More »

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 Flu Threat Smaller Than Feared  

Mexico cuts flu death toll; virus fails to spread in flu-hit US cities

May 2, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Officials in Mexico and the US remain cautious about the swine flu outbreak but say it appears to be less of a threat than first thought, the New York Times reports. In Mexico, less than half of suspected cases have turned out to be the H1N1 virus, very few relatives... More »

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(Newser) - Hong Kong has quarantined an entire hotel after a guest was diagnosed with swine flu, the Wall Street Journal reports. The territory's chief executive said he opted to err on the side of caution in an attempt to contain the spread of the disease. Roughly 300 guests are trapped... More »

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 Flu Fear Swamps US Hospitals 

System strained as people with mild symptoms demand swine flu tests

May 1, 09 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hospitals and clinics across the country are being overwhelmed by panicky people seeking to be tested for swine flu, reports the Los Angeles Times. Experts warn the signs of strain already show that the system is ill-equipped to deal with a full-scale outbreak. Health officials struggling to cope with the... More »

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States' Flu Readiness Comes Up 10M Doses Short

Stockpiles of antiviral medication are 10 million doses short

May 1, 09 1:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of states have failed to stockpile enough medication to treat a full-blown flu outbreak, the Washington Post reports. The federal Strategic National Stockpile program has vast amounts of antiviral medication stashed in secret locations around the country, but records show that state governments have 10 million fewer dosages than... More »

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 Confirmed Swine Flu 
 Cases Jump 

WHO investigators find 257 confirmed cases in 11 countries

Apr 30, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of confirmed swine flu cases worldwide jumped from 147 to 257 yesterday, according to the World Health Organization. Hundreds more suspected cases are still being investigated. The jump in confirmed cases is likely attributable to investigators working through their backlog of specimens rather than rapidly mounting incidents of... More »

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Swine Flu Not So Tough: Scientists

Strain could be less lethal than seasonal flu, analysis shows

Apr 30, 09 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are gradually downgrading their worst-case scenarios for the swine flu outbreak, the Los Angeles Times report. The H1N1 strain initially appeared to have disturbing similarities to the 1918 flu virus, but researchers analyzing genetic data released this week say the strain is less lethal than feared—and may in... More »

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