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WHO reports 1,658 confirmed cases of swine flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed 1,658 cases of the new...
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WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries
Geneva - The World Health Organization confirmed Monday 1025 officially reported cases of influenza...
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WHO rejects criticism it acted too slowly on swine flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization Friday rejected criticism that it was too slow in reacting...
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Resistance to Popular Tamiflu Growing
Roche Holding AG’s Tamiflu appears inefficient in some people suffering from flu viruses...
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Popular Flu Medicine Is No Longer Efficient Due to Mutations
Researchers reported Monday that Tamiflu-resistant influenza A viruses are now spreading widely...
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Flu Viruses Mutate, Become Resistant to Tamiflu
A recent government study showed that the influenza A viruses that resist the antiviral drug...
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Flu Makes Another Victim
Although the flu season is coming to an end, the infection seems to be more dangerous than ever....
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Take Your Flu Vaccine Right Away!
Even if winter is in its last days, this doesn’t mean you should avoid taking the vaccine...
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Deaths of Two Children from Flu – A Wakeup Call to Get Vaccinated
The recent deaths of two children in New York and Boston because of the flu underline once...
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It’s High Time Children Were Strongly Protected Against the Flu’s Massive Attack
It appears that the flu caused the death of the 10-year-old Long Island, New York child. Cynthia...
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Flu Strikes In North Carolina, 6-Year-Old Dies
Unfortunately, flu has made its first victim this season in North Carolina, as health leaders...
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CDC: Flu Season at Peak, Get Your Vaccine Now!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of an increased number of people getting...
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Flu Outbreak Expected This Winter! Single Anti-Flu Treatment Not Enough
This season it is recommended that doctors prescribe rimantidine along with Tamiflu because this...
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China Reports Its 4th Bird Flu Victim
Another Chinese woman has died of bird flu, the Health Ministry said Saturday. She is the...
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Tamiflu-resistant Flu Strain Found in Salt Lake County
Health officials from the Salt Lake Valley Health Department have found a recently mutated strain...
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Flu Strain Resistant To Antiviral Treatment Found This Season
Physicians have found a recently mutated strain of flu that resists the most commonly...
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Wegmans To Offer Free Antibiotics
Starting Tuesday, Wegmans Food Markets offers its customer antibiotics at no charge for a period...
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Health Authorities: US Flu Strain Resistant to Tamiflu
United States health authorities warned the population that the current strain of flu circulating...
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This Year’s Flu Bugs Are Resistant to Tamiflu
Government health officials announced Friday that a leading flu medicine, Tamiflu, might not work...
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Don’t Hesitate And Get Vaccinated Against Influenza!
A survey conducted by the Rand Corp. showed that less than a third of adults living in the United...
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Get Your Flu Shot! Flu Vaccine, the Best Option for Protection against Influenza
In an attempt to encourage people to get
their flu shot, the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Half-Dose Flu Shots Work Just As Well In Young Adults
As the National Influenza Vaccination Week is ongoing, all Americans at high risk of getting the...
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The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!
National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore,
Americans are all invited...
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Autumn Babies More Likely To Develop Asthma
U.S. researchers concluded on Friday that babies that are born four months before the peak cold and...
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Babies Born In Fall More Predisposed To Asthma
A study that will be published next month in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care...
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Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma
Are you afraid of having a child with
asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
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Update: Google Tool Tracks Flu Outbreaks Faster
Fever? Headache? Sore Throat? You might
find answers to all these symptoms through a new tool as...
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Flu Shots for Everybody! Take yours!
As winter is just two months away, US health authorities are
more alert than ever and urge...
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Getting a Flu Vaccine, the Best Option for Protection against Influenza
Public health officials are urging people
to get the flu shot needed for protection against...
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Flu Season Continues to Pose a Major Health Threat
Despite annual vaccinations, the U.S.
faces a burden of influenza that results in thousands of...
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