Swine Flu
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Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Swine Flu; Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 24 May 2012 - 1:00 PDT Getting a flu shot during pregnancy provides unanticipated benefits to the baby, according to the authors of a large... Full Article at Medical News Today
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Chan as its chief for the second term. Chan was re-elected at a meeting of the World Health Assembly, the WHO's decision-making body, in Geneva. It is the second term for the former Hong Kong health chief who has headed the UN body since November 2006. ... Full Article at Medindia Health News
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An Indian medical staff member makes preparations inside an isolation ward for suspected swine flu patients at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on April 11, 2012. Two people have succumbed to the virus in India's Gujarat state. View Photo »
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There has been no swine flu cases — suspected or positive — in the district. But we are pulling up our socks in order to meet any exigency. Our staff are trained in using PPEs for collection of throat swabs. It is mandatory for doctors and paramedics to use PPEs while treating patients with the H1N1 vir...
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A Canadian study has found women who get flu shots while pregnant could also be protecting the health of their babies before and after birth. The findings are based on comparisons between expecting women who did and didn't receive a vaccine during the... Full Article at Newstalk ZB
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Using statistics from the Canadian province of Ontario, the findings, published this week in the American Journal of Public Health, are based on comparisons between expecting women who did and did not receive an H1N1 vaccine during the 2009-2010 swine... Full Article at Sky News Australia
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Chan was re-elected at a meeting of the World Health Assembly, the WHO's decision-making body, in Geneva. It is the second term for the former Hong Kong health chief who has headed the UN body since November 2006. Back in 2009, it was Chan who declared... Full Article at France 24
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A man lifts up his sleeve for a voluntary swine flu vaccination from a nurse at a subway station in Mexico City, Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012. Federal Health Secretary Salomon Chertorivski Woldenberg said Tuesday there have been 1,623 cases of all strains of... View Photo »
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If someone is ill and they have a doctor’s note, airlines must refund their money ... That’s in every airline’s contract of carriage. Interestingly enough, remember swine flu? They don’t want sick people flying due to spread of disease. And if someone is dying, they also must refund their money.
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"In my view, universal coverage is the single most powerful concept that public health has to offer," said Chan. "It is our saviour from the crushing weight of chronic non-communicable diseases that now engulf the globe." Back in 2009 it was Chan who... Full Article at Yahoo! Health
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Antibodies Against Multiple Flu Strains Produced By Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Vaccination
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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release. Click 'references' tab above for source. Visit our swine flu section for the latest news on this subject. First authors of the paper are Gui-Mei Li, PhD, and Christopher Chiu, PhD,... Full Article at Medical News Today
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“When we had perfect attendance in elementary school we got the best trophy,” said Kally. “From there, we knew we would not miss any days if we could help it,” Kaity said. No strep throats when it was going around just about every year, Mom said, or... Full Article at HeraldOnline.com
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Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) is an infection of a host animal by any one of several specific types of microscopic organisms called "swine influenza virus". A swine influenza virus (SIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is usually hosted by (is endemic in) pigs. As of 2009, the known SIV... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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