Swine Flu

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instantly double or triple the number of doses available -- by using an immune booster called an adjuvant.

Resistant strain discovered in Cardiff hospital, prompting concern among health officialsDoctors in Wales have discovered a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu that has been spreading from patient to patient in a Cardiff hospital.The emergence of an easily transmissible, resistant strain is a…

UK Health Officials have confrimed that a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients in Wales, the BBC is reporting,The Tamil-resistant swine flu hit five patients at the...read more

Barcelona confirmed that Eric Abidal and Yaya Toure have swine flu and could be out for the next three games.

Oregon St. captain Keaton Kristick is back with another installment of his column for the……last week. It's not swine  flu, of course. But I was telling people I was playing, ‘Hey I have swine flu right now, be careful.' Only as a joke, though. -      As told to Jim…

Nov. 20: Santas attending various Santa schools across the country are learning how to help not spread swine flu this holiday season. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports.Add this to your queueAdded: Fri Nov 20 17:05:05 UTC 2009Air date: Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 UTC 2009Duration: 02:30

Check out this music vid from Steve Phillips where he lays out many of the arguments against the H1N1 vaccine. He also tells us: I believe this is an extremely important issue. Because it’s not possible to present all the information in a short song, I sincerely hope that those who have not…

A 57-year-old man has died from swine-flu related complications, health officials reported today. A 57-year-old man has died from swine-flu related complications, health officials reported today.

Here are a few threads from around the world on what’s happening with the H1N1 swine-flu pandemic. Four patients in the past six weeks had Tamiflu-resistant flu at Duke University Hospital. In at least two of the cases, patients contracted the resistant bug before they had been treated with…

By ROBIN WILLIAMS ADAMS The Ledger LAKELAND | Polk County has its sixth death from H1N1 swine flu: a 71-year-old woman who had “multiple chronic medical conditions.” Her death is among a total 167 deaths reported in Florida, as of Tuesday, with lab-confirmed H1N1. It was confirmed during…

By ROBIN WILLIAMS ADAMS THE LEDGER LAKELAND | A 71-year-old woman is the oldest person in Polk County and the sixth countywide to die with H1N1 swine flu. She had "multiple chronic medical conditions," health officials said. Her death is among a total 167 lab-confirmed H1N1 deaths reported in…

ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu....

Jaipur: In Bikaner, Rajasthan, one more person dies of the swine flu taking the death toll in the state to 30. “A 42-year-old man Radheyshyam who had tested positive for the disease and was hospitalized in Bikaner died today,” a health official said. Sixty three persons including 26 children…

A 27-year-old pregnant woman infected with the swine flu A(H1N1) virus has died Thursday in the Black Sea city of Burgas, the hospital press center informs. The baby has been delivered and is doing fine. Another woman, whose baby has also been delivered, is in critical condition in the same…

Health officials warn, however, the swine flu strain is still a major concern, and hundreds of Californians are still being hospitalized. The vaccine shortage continues. California health officials reported…