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Natural flu resistance discovery offers universal vaccine hope

Tuesday 31 01 12 17:13 UTC
Some people have a natural resistance to all flu strains, according to British scientists who believe the finding will enable them to create a universal vaccine.

More Swine Flu Screening as Cases Increase in Mexico - Fox News

Friday 27 01 12 13:57 UTC

CBC.ca

More Swine Flu Screening as Cases Increase in Mexico
Fox News
Getty Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories CDC surveys find swine flu vaccination rates highest in New England, lowest in the South 4 People Die From Swine Flu in Northern Mexico Swine flu provides test run for next epidemic, ...
Mexico Ups Swine Flu Screening as Cases IncreaseABC News

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Swine flu death toll hits nine in Mexico as cases almost double - Telegraph.co.uk

Monday 23 01 12 07:23 UTC

Telegraph.co.uk

Swine flu death toll hits nine in Mexico as cases almost double
Telegraph.co.uk
Nine people have died from an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, with the number of cases almost doubling in a week. Health officials have identified 573 cases of A (H1N1), up from 333 instances on Thursday. The strain represents 90 per cent of influenza ...
Swine flu wonder cure under scannerMoneycontrol.com
Mexico swine flu strikes againIndependent Online
Mexico death toll from swine flu hits nineHerald Sun
Daily Mail -TopNews Arab Emirates
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Two die of A(H1N1) swine flu in Mexico: official - AFP

Saturday 21 01 12 19:05 UTC

AFP

Two die of A(H1N1) swine flu in Mexico: official
AFP
MEXICO CITY — An outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu claimed the lives of two people -- 19 and 21 years old -- in Mexico's capital in the first weeks of the year, health authorities said Saturday. The health secretary of Mexico's Federal District, ...
Libyan baby dies of swine flu in Greece: ministryEmirates 24/7
Flu: Greece, Lybian infant dies of H1N1 virusANSAmed
Baby Dies of H1N1 Flu in AthensCRIENGLISH.com
Greek Reporter
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Libyan baby dies of swine flu in Greece: ministry - Emirates 24/7

Saturday 21 01 12 10:23 UTC

Greek Reporter

Libyan baby dies of swine flu in Greece: ministry
Emirates 24/7
A seven-month old Libyan baby girl died in an Athens childrens' hospital on Friday from swine flu after an emergency airlift from Libya, the health ministry said. The baby girl, Mohmed Khadija Ben Hussein, had been transferred on January 10 from a ...
Flu: Greece, Lybian infant dies of H1N1 virusANSAmed
Baby Dies of H1N1 Flu in AthensCRIENGLISH.com
Libyan Baby Boy Dies Of H1N1 In Athens' HospitalGreek Reporter

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Swine flu drug policy criticised - BBC News

Wednesday 18 01 12 17:25 UTC

BBC News

Swine flu drug policy criticised
BBC News
By Michele Paduano BBC Midlands health correspondent The government's reaction to a swine flu outbreak may have done "more harm than good" according to two doctors. Dr Jacky Chambers and Dr Andrew Rouse helped deal with the first cases of swine flu in ...

14 new side effects found of widely prescribed swine flu drug Tamiflu - Zee News

Sunday 15 01 12 15:23 UTC

Zee News

14 new side effects found of widely prescribed swine flu drug Tamiflu
Zee News
London: Thousands of people in Britain who took Tamiflu during the swine flu pandemic may have suffered a string of side-effects they were not warned about, it has been revealed. 14 new adverse reactions were added to the drug's profile in November ...
No magic bullet on the fluLos Angeles Times
NEW RISK OF FLU PILL - 14 EXTRA SIDE-EFFECTS OF TAMIFLUDaily Star

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Nearly 80 getting compensation for narcolepsy from swine flu vaccination - Helsingin Sanomat

Thursday 12 01 12 13:08 UTC

Canadian National Newspaper

Nearly 80 getting compensation for narcolepsy from swine flu vaccination
Helsingin Sanomat
The payment of compensation for narcolepsy attributed to the H1N1, or swine flu vaccine during the pandemic of 2009 has started. In the first stages, 78 children and young people will get an advance payout of EUR 10000 – 20000. ...
Finland: Swine Flu vaccine victims get compensationCanadian National Newspaper
Narcolepsy vaccine link progress criticisedIrish Health

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Newport swine flu mum celebrates baby's first year - South Wales Argus

Wednesday 21 12 11 12:59 UTC

Newport swine flu mum celebrates baby's first year
South Wales Argus
Ellie Reid, 27, and her son, Evan James, who turns one today, are looking forward to finally having their first Christmas together after Mrs Reid contracted swine flu last December and her son was delivered by emergency Caesarean section eight weeks ...

Parents claim link between flu vaccine and narcolepsy - Telegraph.co.uk

Monday 12 12 11 19:57 UTC

News Tonight

Parents claim link between flu vaccine and narcolepsy
Telegraph.co.uk
Parents of children who have been struck down with the sleeping syndrome narcolepsy claim that it could have been triggered by the swine flu vaccine. By Richard Alleyne Caroline Hadfield claims her six-year-old son Josh developed the condition just ...
Swine Flu Jab Might Cause NarcolepsyNews Tonight
Parents Claim Son's Narcolepsy Was Triggered By Swine Flu VaccineHuffington Post UK
Narcolepsy, a Side Effect of the Swine Flu Vaccine?TopNews United States

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Dundee University research supports safety of swine flu vaccine - Scotland Courier

Friday 18 11 11 18:34 UTC

Scotland Courier

Dundee University research supports safety of swine flu vaccine
Scotland Courier
Dundee University researchers have provided more evidence that the vaccine used during the swine flu pandemic was safe. Protesters marching to the Scottish Parliament in an anti-swine flu vaccination protest along the Royal Mile in 2009. ...
An Apple Mac a day. . . doctors keep tabs on side-effects by e-mailScotsman

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Doctor who refused flu vaccination almost died from virus - Bournemouth Echo

Tuesday 08 11 11 14:07 UTC

BBC News

Doctor who refused flu vaccination almost died from virus
Bournemouth Echo
A LEADING doctor has admitted he almost died from swine flu and infected a pregnant colleague after refusing a vaccination. Peter Hockey, deputy medical director at South Central Strategic Health Authority, also exposed ...
Doctor risked giving patients fluBBC News

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Universal flu vaccine to end annual jabs - Telegraph.co.uk

Sunday 06 11 11 09:09 UTC

Telegraph.co.uk

Universal flu vaccine to end annual jabs
Telegraph.co.uk
"In the 2009 swine flu pandemic it was several months before a vaccine was available. A universal vaccine could end that wait and also reduce the need for people to have vaccines each year against seasonal flu." Vaccinations work by training the immune ...
New, lifelong vaccine is a shot in the arm against influenzaSydney Morning Herald
Notes from Youville: Winter Health Starts with Flu ShotsPatch.com
Single flu jab could protect against against every strain for lifeMetro
Times of India -RedOrbit -About - Cities & Towns
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Deadly strain of super-flu 'could spread to Britain within 24 hours' - Daily Mail

Thursday 03 11 11 08:17 UTC

Daily Mail

Deadly strain of super-flu 'could spread to Britain within 24 hours'
Daily Mail
The potential for bird flu and human flu to combine and form a new virus has been described as 'one of the biggest biological threats of our time'. The alert comes as people have started to fall victim to seasonal flu and the more virulent swine flu at ...
The study did not find a new form of fluNHS Choices
BRITAIN ON ALERT FOR NEW SUPER-FLUExpress.co.uk
Photo by: Uy NousereimonyPhnom Penh Post
U.S. News & World Report -TopNews United States -AFP
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Bereaved father urges Globe readers to get swine flu jab - Wirral Globe

Wednesday 26 10 11 10:45 UTC

BBC News

Bereaved father urges Globe readers to get swine flu jab
Wirral Globe
THE father of a Wirral schoolgirl whose daughter died from swine flu is hoping her tragic death might serve to remind readers to get vaccinated against the virus. Olivia Rae Clee-Barnett was 17 when she contracted H1N1 swine flu and ...
Mother speaks over swine flu jabBBC News

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Mother speaks over swine flu jab - BBC News

Tuesday 25 10 11 18:47 UTC

BBC News

Mother speaks over swine flu jab
BBC News
The parents of a 17 year-old girl from Wirral who died from swine flu are urging people at risk to have the flu jab. Sara Jellicoe said she did not believe there were enough warnings about the dangers of influenza. Her daughter, Olivia Clee-Barnett, ...

Only six out of 10 protected by flu vaccine

Tuesday 25 10 11 17:27 UTC
Only six out of every 10 people who take the flu vaccine used in England are likely to be protected against the virus, research suggests.

New swine flu virus sickens 5 children in 3 states - Chicago Tribune

Saturday 22 10 11 00:16 UTC

Bangor Daily News

New swine flu virus sickens 5 children in 3 states
Chicago Tribune
An unusual strain of swine flu has infected five young children in Maine, Pennsylvania and Indiana, health officials said Friday. A young boy of 7 or 8 from Cumberland County, Maine became the latest case when he came down with ...
Case of "Novel" Swine Flu Turns up in MaineMPBN News
NH keeping eye out after flu passes from pig to child in MaineNashua Telegraph
CDC investigating case of 'novel influenza virus of swine origin' in MaineBangor Daily News
Press Herald -WABI -msnbc.com
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Flu cases soar across Australia - ABC Online

Wednesday 19 10 11 03:07 UTC

Flu cases soar across Australia
ABC Online
It is the highest number this decade, apart from the swine flu epidemic two years ago. Queensland is the worst affected area with more than 10000 cases. New South Wales came in second with half that number. Per capita infection rates have been highest ...

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Baby 'writes' in diary for swine flu mum in coma - Metro

Sunday 16 10 11 20:20 UTC

121doc

Baby 'writes' in diary for swine flu mum in coma
Metro
Viki Allin's son Henry had to be born three months prematurely by Caesarean section after she contracted swine flu and was put in an induced coma at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, South Wales. Henry weighed just 1.22kg (2lb 11oz) when he was born ...
Diary connects flu-infected mum with underweight baby121doc
Dear mum, I can't wait for you to wake from your coma and find you've had ME ...Mirror.co.uk
Nevill Hall Hospital Helps Mother To Reunite With SonTopNews United States

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The Co-operative Group offers free flu jabs to more than 100000 workers - Mirror.co.uk

Thursday 06 10 11 13:17 UTC

Place North West

The Co-operative Group offers free flu jabs to more than 100000 workers
Mirror.co.uk
More than 100000 staff at The Co-operative Group can get flu injections for free – in a bid to slash sick days. The vaccination will protect against swine flu and flu type B, and staff can go to 42 workplace ...
Co-op launches free flu vaccination programme for staffHealthcare Global
Co-op staff to get free flu jabsThe Press Association
Co-op Group employee flu jabs to save moneyRetail Gazette
Place North West
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Don't rely on last year's flu shot - Suncoast News

Thursday 06 10 11 12:18 UTC

Suncoast News

Don't rely on last year's flu shot
Suncoast News
Even though the flu virus for the 2011-2012 flu season protects against the same three strains of the flu virus as last season's vaccine, including the H3N2 swine flu virus, people still need to get a flu shot this year, says John Tudor, ...
Tis the (flu) season, are you prepared?Greece Post
What Ever Happened To… Swine Flu?The Montclarion (subscription)
Oxygenating Blood of Hospitalized H1N1 Flu Patients Saved Lives: StudyU.S. News & World Report
WalesOnline -Petoskey News-Review -Shields Gazette
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Finland vows care for narcolepsy kids who had swine flu shot - AFP

Wednesday 05 10 11 14:29 UTC

AFP

Finland vows care for narcolepsy kids who had swine flu shot
AFP
HELSINKI — The Finnish government and major insurance companies announced Wednesday they will pay for lifetime medical care for children diagnosed with narcolepsy after receiving the swine flu vaccine. "The compensation will provide much-needed ...
State to guarantee compensation for narcolepsy victimsHelsingin Sanomat
Pandemrix victims to receive compensationYLE News

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Over 65s be warned: We are facing worst winter flu outbreak in years - Daily Mail

Monday 26 09 11 15:11 UTC

kjrh.com

Over 65s be warned: We are facing worst winter flu outbreak in years
Daily Mail
'For the last two years swine flu has effectively forced out other influenzas in the UK,' he told Mail Online. 'So the over-65s have been generally protected as they have some immunity from that particular strain. 'But I want to warn them they will not ...
Jordanians advised to take seasonal flu vaccineMiddle East North Africa Financial Network
Health Department opens immunization clinics for upcoming flu seasonkjrh.com
Pike Co. Health Officials Encourage Flu ShotsWAKA
121doc -News-Medical.net -Express.co.uk
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Narcolepsy link to swine flu vaccine established - victims to get compensation - Helsingin Sanomat

Friday 02 09 11 13:33 UTC

Narcolepsy link to swine flu vaccine established - victims to get compensation
Helsingin Sanomat
Victims of the surge in cases of narcolepsy after the vaccination campaign against the H1N1 or swine flu virus nearly two years ago will be entitled to compensation. The compensation will be primarily the responsibility of the Finnish Pharmaceutical ...
Study Says Genetics Affect Vaccine-Narcolepsy LinkFox News

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Tamiflu-Resistant Flu Outbreak Reported in Australia's Newcastle, WHO Says - Bloomberg

Friday 26 08 11 03:37 UTC

Tamiflu-Resistant Flu Outbreak Reported in Australia's Newcastle, WHO Says
Bloomberg
More than two dozen cases of H1N1 swine flu resistant to Roche Holding AG (ROG)'s Tamiflu pill were reported in Australia in the largest outbreak of the drug- evading influenza strain. ...
Novel flu strain attacks residents of New South Wales121doc

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Swine flu infections trigger narcolepsy, not vaccine, says study - Telegraph.co.uk

Monday 22 08 11 08:01 UTC

Asian Scientist Magazine

Swine flu infections trigger narcolepsy, not vaccine, says study
Telegraph.co.uk
Swine flu infections could trigger a rare sleeping disorder, according to research that contradicts previous fears that a vaccine to protect against the virus was to blame. By Martin Beckford, Health Correspondent A study claims that rates of ...
The Curious Link Between H1N1 Flu and NarcolepsyTIME
A Surge of Sleepiness in China Appears to Have Been Caused by FluNew York Times
Swine flu, not vaccine, may trigger narcolepsyNew Scientist
Netdoctor -Irish Health -Helsingin Sanomat
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Sheriff questions inquiry into swine flu victim Bill Anderson's death - Scotland Courier

Friday 12 08 11 20:04 UTC

Scotland Courier

Sheriff questions inquiry into swine flu victim Bill Anderson's death
Scotland Courier
A sheriff has questioned why taxpayers' money was spent on a fatal accident inquiry into a Fife swine flu death. By Aileen Robertson The inquiry into the death of 53-year-old Kirkcaldy man Bill Anderson, who was Scotland's first otherwise healthy swine ...

Swine flu inquiry is criticised as a waste of public funds - Scotsman

Thursday 11 08 11 01:00 UTC

stv.tv

Swine flu inquiry is criticised as a waste of public funds
Scotsman
A SHERIFF yesterday criticised the Crown Office for spending taxpayers' money on an inquiry into the death of a 53-year-old man from swine flu. Sheriff John McSherry, who conducted the eight day fatal accident inquiry, said it was not in ...
Sheriff: Swine flu inquiry 'not in the public interest'stv.tv

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Swine flu breath test could help identify infected patients - Gizmag

Thursday 21 07 11 20:01 UTC

News Tonight

Swine flu breath test could help identify infected patients
Gizmag
A simple swine flu breath test is currently being developed with the aim of preventing H1N1 vaccination shortages by identifying those already infected with the strain. A recent study in Glasgow, Scotland discovered that over 50 ...
Flu is on the rise, Australia … and that's not to be sniffed atThe Conversation
Wairarapa flu virus lurksWairarapa Times Age
A Breath Of Flu AirPharmaceutical Technology Magazine (blog)
Visit Bulgaria -TopNews United States -BigPond News
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