Monthly Archives: August 2009
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Posted: August 31, 2009Views: 51Read more »
Doctors don't know yet if it will take one dose or two of vaccine to protect against the new swine flu. Add that to vaccine for the regular winter flu, and it could be a multi-shot season for a lot of people — or a multi-squirt season, for those who choose the FluMist nasal-spray version.
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Posted: August 29, 2009Views: 45Read more »
The World Health Organization said Friday that swine flu infections are declining in the Southern Hemisphere as its seasonal flu period comes to an end and the pandemic shifts back north.
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Posted: August 28, 2009Views: 54Read more »
Health officials are stressing that it is vital for pregnant women and new parents to get the swine flu vaccine to protect themselves and their children.
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Posted: August 27, 2009Views: 51Read more »
Western Australia's Health Deparment says the first batch of swine flu vaccinations is set to be rolled out across the state.
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Posted: August 26, 2009Views: 55Read more »
About half of Hong Kong's health workers would refuse the swine flu vaccine, new research says, a trend that experts say would likely apply worldwide. In a study that polled 2,255 Hong Kong health workers this year, researchers found even during the height of global swine flu panic in May, less than half were willing to get vaccinated.
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The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of liver damage in patients taking alli, the only nonprescription weight loss drug approved by the agency.
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If the results are confirmed in humans, this wil be a breakthrough, noninvasive, in treating various types of tumors.
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Posted: August 21, 2009Views: 52Read more »
The global spread of swine flu will endanger more lives as it speeds up in the coming months and governments must boost preparations for a swift response to a coming "explosion" of cases, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Posted: August 20, 2009Views: 63Read more »
Australia said Thursday it expects to launch swine flu vaccinations starting next month, in what may turn out to be the first such program since the emergence of the disease in April.
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Posted: August 15, 2009Views: 59Read more »
Cover mouth and nose with a tissue, wash hands frequently, avoid kissing, sharing glasses or not covered, as well as a healthy, are some of the advice of the Spanish Ministry of Health to prevent the transmission of swine flu viruse.
