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Clinic supervisor reminds us to get flu shots - just in case

The Newsleaders - St. Joseph MN, 7 minutes ago / The H1N1 virus ("swine flu") could still be lurking in the world, readying to cause another "wave" of illness, and medical experts are advising most people who have not been vaccinated yet to get the flu shot.

P.M. Health Links: Swine flu, sex, Caesarean sections and spreading salmonella

Cleveland.com, 37 minutes ago / Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer U.S. health officials warn that while the numbers of H1N1 swine flu cases have waned, there still could be a new wave of cases.

Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) – Update 175

Ministry of Health - New Zealand, 43 minutes ago / Overall influenza activity in New Zealand continues to be low with some small fluctuations, and this is not unexpected at this time of year.

H1N1 Flu Spreads Slower Than Seasonal Flu: Study

MedicineNet, 50 minutes ago / The H1N1 swine flu appears to spread more slowly than "regular" seasonal flu in a household setting, but when it does spread it's more likely to affect children, a new study suggests.

H1N1 Flu Situation in Nation Remains Unchanged

Namibia News, 1 hour 21 minutes ago / PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!!!!! www.ama-assn.org At the peak of the influenza A(H1N1) virus epidemic last year, Atlanta internist Sandra Fryhofer, MD, had to refuse vaccine for some patients because they did not fall into the priority groups set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Rift Valley Fever outbreak in South Africa

Namibia News, 1 hour 21 minutes ago / On this edition of Valley Gurl Cooking, Chef Satarrica seeks to dispel all your fears of the H1N1 influenza pandemic being transmitted through the consumption of pork.

Two Oklahoma flu deaths reported this week

Tulsa World - Tulsa OK, 2 hours 4 minutes ago / Two Oklahoma deaths from the flu were reported this week, the first such fatalities reported in the state since early January.

H1N1, seasonal flu clinics slated March 17, 31 in Brainerd

PineandLakes.com - Pequot Lakes MN, 2 hours 22 minutes ago / Crow Wing County Community Services Health Division will host walk-in flu clinics (H1N1 and seasonal) from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, March 17 and 31, at the Crow Wing County Public Health office in Brainerd.

Health Literacy Missouri releases county H1N1 update

Nixa Express - Nixa MO, 2 hours 48 minutes ago / From August, 2009, to February, 2010, more than 40,000 Americans were hospitalized and 1,937 died from seasonal influenza and H1N1.

Free H1N1 (swine flu) shots offered

Hernando Today - Tampa FL, 2 hours 51 minutes ago / The majority of influenza currently circulating continues to be H1N1. The Hernando County Health Department reminds residents and visitors that it's not too late to get vaccinated.

A shot too late

Business Standard, 2 hours 59 minutes ago / The government's plan to vaccinate people against the H1N1 virus is a bad idea since the virus, which caused a pandemic last year, is now ebbing and the number of fresh cases being reported every day is pretty near negligible.

Health Literacy Missouri releases county H1N1 update

Nixa Xpress - Nixa MO, 3 hours 51 minutes ago / From August, 2009, to February, 2010, more than 40,000 Americans were hospitalized and 1,937 died from seasonal influenza and H1N1.

County vaccinates over 39,000 with swine flu

Victorville Daily Press - Victorville CA, 3 hours 58 minutes ago / In the year since the swine flu virus starting grabbing headlines, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health has vaccinated over 39,000 residents with the H1N1 flu vaccine.

The Pandemic That Wasn't

Forbes, 5 hours 10 minutes ago / The H1N1 swine flu outbreak appears to have ended less like the rogue wild boar that United Nations bureaucrats predicted and more like roasted pork tenderloin with apples and sage.

Vaccinating kids for flu protects almost everyone [Neuron Culture]

Science Blogs, 6 hours 24 minutes ago / The current system, in short, spend a lot of resources inefficiently delivering expensive medication in a way that minimizes the medication's effect.

Disease tracker for March 11

St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO, 11 hours 52 minutes ago / There are still a few new cases of H1N1 flu each week, although flu activity is low for this time of the year.

India likely to start swine flu vaccination next week

Hindustan Times - India, Mar 10, 2010 / India is "most likely" to administer imported swine flu vaccine to the high risk groups from next week, a senior health ministry official said Wednesday.

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances Profile - new market report released

PR-inside.com - Austria, Mar 10, 2010 / Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances Profile is an essential source for company data and information.

Swine flu: 700k vaccince doses doled out in King Co.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA, Mar 09, 2010 / About 700,000 vaccine doses were distributed in King County during the recent swine flu scare - perhaps the most successful vaccination effort in local history, the County Council was told Tuesday.

Six killed by A (H1N1) flu last week

The Nation of Thailand, Mar 08, 2010 / The influenza A (H1N1) has killed six people, including a baby, in the country last week.

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