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swine flu stories: 202 news summaries

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(Newser) - Purported swine flu cures are cropping up online, including a nostril sanitizer, air purifier, and a shampoo that makers say will wash that virus right out of your hair, the Kansas City Star reports. The FDA has mailed out more than 50 warnings to online sellers not to make such... 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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • outbreak • flu • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus


 '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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Venezuela • outbreak • cruise ships • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Swiss Pharma Won't Donate Swine Flu Vaccine to Poor

Novartis defies WHO calls to give free doses to poor


Jun 15, 09 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Swiss pharma giant Novartis is defying the World Health Organization by refusing to donate swine flu vaccines to the world's poor, despite the designation of H1N1 as the first pandemic in 40 years, reports the Financial Times. Last week the WHO's director general called on drug companies to show "... More »

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pharmaceutical companies • drug companies • GlaxoSmithKline • Novartis • World Health Organization • flu shot • Tamiflu • flu medications • pharmaceutical industry • pandemic • swine flu

 What if Swine Flu 
 Meets Bird Flu? 

A hybrid could stymie vaccines, increase disease's killing power

Jun 14, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Among the scarier prospects for the future of swine flu, which has reached pandemic status but killed relatively few people, is that it mixes with bird flu to form a lethal hybrid. Jokes about flying pigs aside, a mix of the easily spreadable H1N1 and the especially virulent bird flu... More »

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genetic mutation • virus • avian flu • influenza • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 More Cuts Await 
 Slumping Airlines 

Delta, AA among carriers who can't cover costs

Jun 12, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - As rising oil prices and sluggish demand continued to hammer the airline industry, Delta, American, and several other carriers forecast further cuts to service yesterday, reports the Wall Street Journal. Despite massive reductions in service, CEOs said at an industry meeting that they still aren't covering costs. "Earnings are... More »

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airline industry • recession • airline • American Airlines • Continental • Delta • Southwest Airlines • business travelers • swine flu • H1N1 virus

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 WHO Declares 
 Swine Flu Pandemic 

H1N1 has spread to 74 countries, but may be milder than first thought

Jun 11, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The World Health Organization has declared the first influenza pandemic since 1968, Reuters reports. Although the current outbreak has caused mostly mild cases of the illness, today's official declaration that the outbreak has hit phase 6, the highest level, means heightened prevention measures in 193 countries. The designation refers to... More »

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public health • epidemic • World Health Organization • epidemiology • influenza • flu • pandemic • swine flu • WHO • H1N1 virus

China Springs Nagin After Swine Flu Scare

Quarantine lifted,
New Orleans mayor, wife leave Shanghai

Jun 10, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ray Nagin prepared to leave Shanghai today after four days in quarantine imposed after possible exposure to the swine flu virus. The New Orleans mayor, his wife, and a member of their security detail had been in a hotel-turned-clinic since learning that a fellow passenger on their flight from Newark... More »

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China • New Orleans • epidemic • quarantine • Ray Nagin • Shanghai • swine flu • H1N1 virus • Seletha Nagin

 Shanghai Puts 
 New Orleans 
 Mayor in Swine 
 Flu Quarantine 

Nagin, wife, staffer treated 'with courtesy'

Jun 7, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese officials are holding New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin in quarantine with his wife and a staffer after a fellow plane passenger exhibited swine flu symptoms, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The three are "being treated with utmost courtesy" in Shanghai, where Nagin "is feeling well and... More »

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China's H1N1 Quarantines Trap Healthy Travelers

Slight temp, runny nose enough to get you a 3-day forced hospital stay

May 29, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now might not be the best time to visit China: the country's aggressive swine flu screening policies have kept even healthy travelers in isolation, the Washington Post reports. One Virginia man was deemed a threat to public health and quarantined for three days because he got off a plane with... More »

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Mexico Devotes
$92M to Luring
Back Visitors

Prez urges citizens to shake off swine flu, travel domestically

May 28, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico’s tourism board is taking a trickle-down approach to luring vacationers back after the swine flu outbreak, Advertising Age reports. It’s kicking off a $92 million campaign by urging Mexicans to counteract the negative perceptions and show visitors “that Mexico is not only a beautiful country but... More »

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 Swine Flu Hits 
 US Troops 
 in Kuwait 

First cases reported in the Gulf region

May 24, 09 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the first appearance of swine flu in the Gulf region, 18 American soldiers have tested positive for the disease, reports the BBC. All affected troops have left Kuwait and received medical attention. The soldiers at the military base—a logistics outpost for troops serving in Iraq—did not come... More »

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WHO Revising Pandemic Standards

New criteria will focus on actual risk, not just geographic spread

May 23, 09 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The WHO will revise its policy for announcing the global threat of diseases in response to discontent with their alerts regarding the swine flu outbreak, the New York Times reports. The WHO’s deputy director says the new criteria will include an assessment of actual harm to people, as opposed... 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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immunity • outbreak • influenza • flu • 1918 pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Obese People Have More Flu Complications

In H1N1 patients, fat had same effects as diabetes, heart disease

May 20, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists at the CDC have noticed a new trend in cases of swine flu: "We were surprised by the frequency of obesity among the severe cases that we've been tracking," says an epidemiologist, adding that it might be cause to make obese people a priority for a... More »

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obesity • pregnancy • California • diabetes • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • heart disease • epidemiology • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Swine Flu Suspected in Death of NYC Toddler

Mayor confirms 4 cases at Rikers Island

May 19, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swine flu may be responsible for the death of a 16-month-old boy from Queens, the New York Times reports. Jonathan Zamora Castillo died at 10:20 last night, just hours after being admitted with a high fever, Mayor Bloomberg said this morning. He also said that four cases have been... More »

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illegal immigrant • New York City • Michael Bloomberg • Queens, New York • swine flu • Rikers Island • Jonathan Zamora Castillo

 NYC School Official 
 Dies From Swine Flu 

City faces new wave of crisis

May 18, 09 2:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - An assistant principal in New York has become the sixth person to die from swine flu in the US, reports the New York Post. Mitchell Wiener, 55, fell ill more than week ago, but didn't seek medical help until his symptoms became severe, officials said. His school was shut last... More »

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New York • death • Queens, New York • principal • swine flu • H1N1 virus • schools

Prez Taps NYC Health Head to Lead CDC

Frieden will steer country's response
to swine flu

May 15, 09 7:48 AM CDT
(AP) - President Obama today appointed Dr. Thomas Frieden as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, turning to New York City's health commissioner to deal with the swine flu outbreak and other major health issues. Frieden has served as commissioner for the past 7 years, where he led a... More »

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New York City • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Obama administration • President Obama • swine flu • presidential appointment • Thomas Frieden

 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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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • school • Queens • outbreak • swine flu • H1N1 virus

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