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Swine Flu Spreads Worldwide; Work on Vaccines ContinuesJuly 24, 2009
By Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization says one of its highest priorities is to furnish developing countries with vaccines against the H1N1-swine flu virus. WHO says it hopes the first vaccines will be available in early Autumn before the winter...
All countries will need vaccine for ‘unstoppable’ A(H1N1) virus
July 14, 2009The highest body of experts advising the United Nations health agency on immunizations has determined that all countries will need to have vaccines for the influenza A(H1N1) infection, noting that the spread of the pandemic is “unstoppable.&rdquo...
- Doctors Urge Use of Diabetes Blood Test
June 19, 2009By Melinda Smith The World Health Organization estimates that at least 180 million people around the globe have diabetes. It says the number could double in 20 years. The most commonly used test for diabetes is a blood test given after hours of fasting...
'H8' Meeting of Global Health Leaders Underway in Seattle
June 19, 2009As part of what some are calling the "Davos of global health," four major global health gatherings are taking place in Seattle this week, the most exclusive of which is the Health 8, or H8, meeting that brings together the leaders of major international...
- Health Officials in US Monitor Spread of A-H1N1 Swine Flu Virus
June 13, 2009By Chris Simkins The new A-H1N1 swine flu virus continues to spread worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus has sickened nearly 28,000 people in 74 countries and has killed at least 141. Most of the deaths have been in Mexico...
June 11, 2009A pandemic is an outbreak of illness that expands to different parts of the world. Officials at the World Health Organization declared an A-H1N1 swine influenza pandemic as the number of infections has grown and spread across continents. According to...
A-H1N1: WHO Chief Resists Calls to Declare Influenza Pandemic
May 22, 2009The director-general of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, has closed the agency's annual conference with a warning that nations must remain vigilant and be prepared for a possible swine influenza A-H1N1 virus pandemic. She intimated that she...
Swine flu epidemic spread deeper into North America
May 04, 2009The reports on Sunday say that the swine flu epidemic spread deeper into Mexico, United States and, in a lesser extent, into Canada. So far, twenty-five deaths were reported in Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak with 590 cases. The United...
- Far-Flung Cases Heighten World Flu Battle
April 29, 2009The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level from "phase 3" to "phase 4," indicating that the UN agency believes a potential pandemic virus has shown that it could be transmitted around the world easily from person...
- New Swine Flu Infections Intensify Travel Fears
April 29, 2009A global hunt for swine flu has turned up new infections all around the world, and frightened governments warned people to stay away from Mexico, where up to 159 people have died. The number of infections in the United States rose to 65, Canada has ...