WHO spokesman, Gregory Hartl, said in a new briefing that the H1N1 flu pandemic (swine flu) continues to spread in parts of eastern and southeastern Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa. However, he added that globally it is generally declining. The H1N1 pandemic virus continues to be the...
WHO spokesman, Gregory Hartl, said in a new briefing that the H1N1 flu pandemic (swine flu) continues to spread in parts of eastern and southeastern Europe, parts of Asia, and North Africa. However, he added that globally it is generally declining. The H1N1 pandemic virus continues to be the...
During a Council of Europe meeting on Tuesday to address the WHO's handling of the H1N1 virus, the WHO said it had not "fallen under the sway of drugs firms and exaggerated the dangers of the H1N1 flu virus, but said it might have handled the crisis better," Reuters reports. "Critics say the WHO...
Bharat Biotech today announced that it has commenced Phase I clinical evaluation of HN-VAC, its cell culture based H1N1 vaccine candidate. Bharat Biotech received the nod from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct the Phase I clinical trials. This vaccine under development will...
Bharat Biotech today announced that it has commenced Phase I clinical evaluation of HN-VAC, its cell culture based H1N1 vaccine candidate. Bharat Biotech received the nod from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct the Phase I clinical trials. This vaccine under development will...
Amid recent complaints that the WHO exaggerated the threat of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, the agency announced Tuesday an upcoming independent review of the agency's handling of the pandemic, Agence France-Presse reports (1/12). "Criticism is part of an outbreak cycle," WHO spokeswoman...
It is not too late for those who have not been immunized against the novel H1N1 influenza A virus or seasonal influenza to protect themselves from a potentially serious and possibly fatal illness. "Flu is very unpredictable," said Dr. Peter Wenger, an associate professor in the departments of...
Brazilian researchers have performed the first-ever autopsy study to examine the precise causes of death in victims of the H1N1 swine flu. "The lack of information on the pathophysiology of this novel disease is a limitation that prevents better clinical management and hinders the development...
Forty percent of U.S. adults intend to change their holiday plans due to the risk of being exposed to the H1N1 flu virus, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by JohnsonDiversey, a global leader in the commercial cleaning and sanitizing industry. The survey, conducted by Harris...
The Alabama Department of Public Health is returning 5,200 doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine because of a voluntary recall from the manufacturer. The recall was issued for reasons unrelated to vaccine safety. These lots of vaccine were manufactured for infants and children 6 to 35 months of...
While an increasing number of H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines are available in the U.S., "more than half of American adults say they still don't want it, and one-third of parents say they don't want their children to get it either, according to two surveys," the Washington Post reports. "As of this...
While an increasing number of H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines are available in the U.S., "more than half of American adults say they still don't want it, and one-third of parents say they don't want their children to get it either, according to two surveys," the Washington Post reports. "As of this...
There is no danger if your child received the H1N1 vaccine that was recalled by Sanofi Pasteur. That is the information being provided to anyone calling the NJ Poison Control Center's hotline, according to Bruce Ruck, Pharm.D., Director of Drug Information and Professional Education. The public...
Rates of 2009 H1N1 influenza virus testing in the U.S. have declined more than 75 percent since their peak in late October, suggesting that the "second wave" of virus infection that sickened tens of millions of Americans since it began four months ago may be coming to an end, according to a new...
A new study from researchers at the UK Medical Research Council and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) projects that the severity of the H1N1 flu during the autumn-winter flu season in the U.S. will likely be less than previously feared. The estimates of hospitalizations and...
A new study from researchers at the UK Medical Research Council and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) projects that the severity of the H1N1 flu during the autumn-winter flu season in the U.S. will likely be less than previously feared. The estimates of hospitalizations and...
Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The findings, to be presented on Dec. 7 at the annual meeting of the American Society of...
Representatives of African countries are meeting in Abuja this week to discuss the procurement and distribution of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine, the Daily Trust/allAfrica.com reports (Rabiu, 11/23). Leadership/allAfrica.com reports that the World Health Organization announced at the...
The H1N1 (swine flu) virus appears to be spreading eastward across Europe and Asia, after appearing to have leveled off in the U.S. and some western European countries, the WHO said Friday, Reuters reports. "Typically seasonal influenza always starts west and moves eastwards," said Anthony...
The H1N1 (swine flu) virus appears to be spreading eastward across Europe and Asia, after appearing to have leveled off in the U.S. and some western European countries, the WHO said Friday, Reuters reports. "Typically seasonal influenza always starts west and moves eastwards," said Anthony...