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H1N1 vaccines sent back to state
Seasonal flu shot to have H1N1 in it Across the United States, millions of doses of H1N1 or Swine Flu vaccines are expiring,
H1N1 vaccines sent back to state
Seasonal flu shot to have H1N1 in it Across the United States, millions of doses of H1N1 or Swine Flu vaccines are expiring,
H1N1 vaccines sent back to state
Seasonal flu shot to have H1N1 in it Across the United States, millions of doses of H1N1 or Swine Flu vaccines are expiring,
CDC, Surgeon General: Swine Flu Cases Up In The Southeast
Although H1N1 (swine flu) “has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S. health officials said on Monday,” Reuters reports. The uptick in the number of H1N1 cases was reported in Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia (Allen, 3/29). The Los Angeles Times: “[F]lu-related [...]
Swine flu season not over, U.S. health officials warn
While swine flu has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S. health officials said on Monday.
CDC, Surgeon General: Swine Flu Cases Up In The Southeast (Medical News Today)
Although H1N1 (swine flu) “has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S. health officials said on Monday,” Reuters reports. The uptick in the number of H1N1 cases was reported in Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia (Allen, 3/29). The Los Angeles Times: “[F]lu-related [...]
Swine flu season not over, U.S. health officials warn (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
While swine flu has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S. health officials said on Monday.
Swine flu season not over, U.S. health officials warn (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
While swine flu has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S. health officials said on Monday.
Officials See Uptick in H1N1 Swine Flu Cases (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — The H1N1 swine flu virus is still circulating in the United States, and health officials have noted a troubling uptick in the number of cases in several southeastern states, particularly Georgia, in recent weeks, U.S. health experts said Monday.
Global swine flu toll reaches 16,713: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Swine flu has claimed at least 16,713 lives around the world since it was first uncovered in Mexico and the United States last April, the World Health Organisation said Friday.
State’s swine-flu antenna up (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
As the number of swine flu cases in the United States grew to 91 in 10 states Wednesday, state health officials continued to prepare should the virus surface in Arkansas.
Passport To Health
Each year more Americans travel overseas. Health experts suggest that you take several key steps to be proactive, prepared, and protected against injury or illness while outside of the United States, especially in developing nations.
55 Million Americans Sickened by Swine Flu So Far (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 55 million people in the United States were infected with the H1N1 swine flu from the time the disease first emerged in mid-April until mid-December, and approximately 11,200 people died, federal officials reported Friday.
Swine flu: Crisis communicator (Nature)
Richard Besser led the United States‘ top public-health agency as swine flu broke out on its doorstep. And his communication shaped the early days of a pandemic, finds Brendan Maher.
Another US kids’ swine flu vaccine recalled (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A week after 800,000 doses of children’s swine flu vaccine were recalled in the United States for losing their potency, a second vaccine maker recalled its A(H1N1) nasal spray for the same reason.
At least 60 million in US have had swine flu shot: CDC (AFP via Yahoo! News)
At least 60 million people in the United States have been vaccinated against swine flu, and children are twice as likely as adults to have been inoculated, a top health official said Tuesday.
Testing group data shows swine flu waning in U.S. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Results from flu tests show the pandemic of swine flu is definitely on the downswing in the United States, researchers at Quest Diagnostics said Friday.
Swine flu still down in U.S. but 198 children dead (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Swine flu continues to wane across the United States, but it has killed more than 30 children since the last count, U.S. health officials said on Monday.
Swine flu still down in U.S. but 198 children dead (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Swine flu continues to wane across the United States, but it has killed more than 30 children since the last count, U.S. health officials said on Monday.
WHO: Tamiflu still works against swine flu (USA Today)
The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency’s assessment of the disease.
WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency’s assessment of the disease.
WHO Probing Drug Resistant Swine Flu
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.
Swine flu may be peaking in U.S., reports indicate (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the United States, health officials and Quest Diagnostics said on Friday.
Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) — The swine flu virus that’s sweeping across the United States isn’t a total stranger to your immune system, a new study shows — a finding that should ease the most drastic worries about the lethality of the pandemic.
Most Who Want Swine Flu Shot Can’t Get It (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) — Although the total doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine available in the United States now tops 38 million — 11 million more than a week ago — most Americans who want a shot still haven’t been able to get one, U.S. health officials acknowledged Friday.
Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday in what is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline in the United States.
Swine flu infection and vaccine, out of sync: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Swine flu infections in the United States will be past their peak when (A)H1N1 vaccine becomes readily available, a top health official said Wednesday.
Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday in what is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline in the United States.
As swine flu vaccine runs dry, US wonders ‘what if?’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mothers with young children and pregnant women are being turned away from swine flu vaccination clinics in the United States, some in tears, many utterly frustrated by the shortage of vaccine.
Up to 5.7 mln US swine flu cases in four months: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Up to 5.7 million people in the United States may have been infected with swine flu in the first four months of the outbreak, or more than 100 times the number of laboratory-confirmed cases that were reported, a study said Thursday.
Novartis: US to get 30 mln doses swine flu vaccine (AP via Yahoo! News)
Swiss drug-maker Novartis AG says it will deliver about 30 million doses of swine flu vaccine to the United States by the end of November.
More Swine Flu Vaccine Coming Soon (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — The H1N1 swine flu is spreading throughout the United States and vaccine remains in short supply, but federal health officials said Tuesday that more than 22 million doses are now available, with more expected in coming weeks.
US up to 55 mln swine flu vaccine doses short: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States will face a swine flu vaccine shortfall of 45 to 55 million doses by the end of the year but half of the population could still be vaccinated, according to a senior US official.
Obama declares swine flu emergency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama declared swine flu a “national emergency“, as the United States reels from millions of cases of infection and more than 1,000 deaths.
Obama declares swine flu emergency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama has declared swine flu a “national emergency,” the White House said Saturday, as the United States reels from millions of cases of infection and over 1,000 deaths.
Obama declares swine flu emergency (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama has declared swine flu a “national emergency,” the White House said Saturday, as the United States reels from millions of cases of infection and over 1,000 deaths.
Production Problems Plague Delivery of Swine Flu Vaccine (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) — As reports of swine flu infections continue to pour in from across the United States, health experts labored Thursday to explain why delivery of stocks of the long-awaited H1N1 vaccine are falling behind schedule.
US faces swine flu vaccine shortage (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US health authorities on Wednesday acknowledged a swine flu vaccine shortage in the United States and, that manufacturers would likely not catch up until December.
US child deaths from swine flu ’shoot up’: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Child deaths from swine flu were ’shooting up” in the United States, with 19 deaths from influenza reported in recent days, a US health official said Friday.
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A Sentinel Event: CDC Releases New HIV Incidence Estimates for the United States
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As many as 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions are estimated to occur in the United States each year. This podcast is a radio interview with CDC’s Dr. Julie Gilchrist on the newly available “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports” tool kit, which was developed to provide information to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in [...]
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National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
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New Information About Premature Births (For Consumers)
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US rolls out swine flu vaccine campaign (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Health care workers lined up Tuesday to be innoculated against swine flu as the United States began a massive campaign aiming to vaccinate 250 million people against the illness by year’s end.
Swine flu vaccination effort starts Monday: CDC (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Healthcare workers in Indiana and Tennessee will be among the first to get swine flu vaccines in the United States on Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) — Twenty-eight pregnant women in the United States had died from H1N1 swine flu as of the end of August, and 100 pregnant women had been hospitalized in intensive care, federal health officials said Thursday.
US begins rolling out swine flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States said Thursday it has begun implementing a massive campaign to vaccinate millions of Americans against swine flu, with the first 600,000 doses to be distributed in coming days.
CDC Links Infections With Swine Flu Deaths (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Bacterial co-infections are common among people who have died of H1N1 swine flu in the United States and probably contributed to their deaths, according to a new federal government study.
Sanofi to deliver swine flu vaccine in October (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sanofi-Aventis SA will begin delivering the first doses of its new swine flu vaccine in the United States by mid-October, the head of France’s largest pharmaceutical company said Monday.
Sanofi to deliver swine flu vaccine in October (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sanofi-Aventis SA will begin delivering the first doses of its new swine flu vaccine in the United States by mid-October, the head of France’s largest pharmaceutical company said Monday.
Obama Says U.S. to Share Vaccine
President Obama said the United States will share 10 percent of its swine flu vaccine with other nations.
Obama Says U.S. To Share Vaccine
President Obama said the United States will share 10 percent of its swine flu vaccine with other nations.
US, Europe offer swine flu vaccine to nations in need (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States, France and Britain are among nine countries that pledged Thursday to make 10 percent of their swine flu vaccine supply available to other nations that may need it.
US to Share 10 Percent Swine Flu Vaccine Globally
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States will share 10 percent of its swine flu vaccine supply with other nations.
Report Finds Swine Flu Has Killed 36 Children (New York Times)
Federal health officials reported Thursday that at least 36 children in the United States had died of swine flu as of Aug. 8, including many who had underlying disorders of the nervous system.
US cool on one-shot swine flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States will continue to work toward a two-shot vaccine against swine flu, a top health official said Thursday after Chinese and Swiss pharmaceutical companies said they have developed single-dose A(H1N1) vaccines.
Recession, swine flu cloud US back-to-school (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Children head back to school in the United States in the coming days facing concerns over the threat of swine flu and as tough economic times force teachers and families to count their pennies.
Every Nine and a Half Minutes
In the United States, every nine-and-a-half minutes, someone is infected with HIV.
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This podcast explores the Act Against AIDS campaign, a five-year, multi-faceted communication campaign designed to contribute to the CDC goal of reducing HIV incidence in the United States.
HIV Transmission Rates in the United States
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Every Nine and a Half Minutes
In the United States, every nine-and-a-half minutes, someone is infected with HIV.
Act Against AIDS
This podcast explores the Act Against AIDS campaign, a five-year, multi-faceted communication campaign designed to contribute to the CDC goal of reducing HIV incidence in the United States.
HIV Transmission Rates in the United States
This podcast describes, in detail, HIV transmission rates in the United States and the success of prevention efforts nationwide.
Every Nine and a Half Minutes
In the United States, every nine-and-a-half minutes, someone is infected with HIV.