Swine Flu Hits Pandemic Level
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Officials Find Swine Flu Hits Minorities Harder()
August 19, 2009 Public health officials are discovering that blacks and Latinos have a higher risk of both getting the flu and being hospitalized for it. It is apparently not because of race or ethnicity, per se; it's because of the social circumstances of many African-Americans and Hispanics.
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Officials Scramble To Prep Swine Flu Vaccine By Fall()
July 20, 2009 For the first time ever, U.S. health officials will vaccinate Americans against two flu strains in one season. They're aiming to have an H1N1 vaccine ready by the fall, but slow growth of the vaccine strain means there likely won't be enough for everyone until December.
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WHO Declares Swine Flu A Pandemic()
June 11, 2009 The H1N1 virus has spread to a number of countries and is not stoppable, says World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan. But the agency cautions against overreaction; so far the strain remains mild.
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Countries Clamor For New 'Pandemic' Definition()
May 21, 2009 With its rapid spread through North America and Japan, many experts say swine flu has reached pandemic proportions. So why is the World Health Organization stalling on its declaration?
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Swine Flu: How Worried Should We Be?()
May 18, 2009 The new virus has caused anxiety around the world, though sufferers say it feels just like regular flu. Scientists are now asking what we've learned from this outbreak that will help if the virus comes back with a vengeance next year.
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Swine Flu Bumps Up Price Of Chinese Spice()
May 18, 2009 Spice prices in a dusty covered market in Shanghai may seem an unlikely barometer of the level of public panic about new pandemic flus. But many people in China believe that star anise, used in the production of the drug Tamiflu, is a silver bullet against swine flu.
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Swine Flu Takes Toll On Mexico Tourism Industry()
May 14, 2009 The swine flu panic has faded, but the damage could be lasting to Mexico's tourism industry. Millions of dollars of have been lost from the country's third largest source of revenue. The Caribbean resort of Cancun has been particularly hard hit, with 22 hotels closed and about 10,000 workers furloughed.
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How Have We Handled Swine Flu?()
May 12, 2009 The danger from swine flu may not be over, but many complain that the threat was overblown. Students have returned to their desks, and the World Health Organization sees no signs of the virus going from person to person outside of North America. Neal Conan talks with medical experts about how the outbreak has been handled.
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Flu Heads South For The Winter()
May 8, 2009 Since ancient times, the flu has been one of the most predictable seasonal diseases. It strikes regularly from November to March in the Northern Hemisphere, and from May to September in the South. Scientists are still struggling to find out why flu is seasonal and why it spreads faster in colder weather.
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Inside The New Flu Virus()
May 7, 2009 Scientists tracking swine flu have discovered that the new virus emerged last fall and had been circulating undetected in Mexico until last month. Genetic analysis of the virus is proceeding at a furious pace. The aim is to find clues on what to expect if the virus re-emerges.
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