News tagged with season
Swine flu deaths jump by 700 in a week: WHO
Oct 30, 2009 |
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The number of swine flu deaths jumped by 700 in a week, reaching more than 5,700 worldwide since the virus was first uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data indicated Friday.
US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been.
Mexico pushing for homegrown swine flu vaccine
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Grappling with low supplies of swine flu vaccines, President Felipe Calderon persuaded drug makers this week to sell him 30 million doses, while 1,000 Mexicans lined up for an experimental vaccine ...
Major swine flu outbreak at US Air Force Academy, unique opportunity to study virus behavior
Oct 20, 2009 |
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With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace ...
Sickest swine flu cases in Canada, Mexico detailed
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Rapidly worsening breathing problems in the sickest swine flu patients in Mexico and Canada present a scary worst-case scenario and could foreshadow what U.S. doctors face as winter flu season sets in, new reports ...
Lessons learned from H1N1 virus pandemic
Oct 09, 2009 |
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A comprehensive study has revealed, for the first time, the impact of swine flu on the health of the general public in Australia and New Zealand.
Henri born in Eastern Atlantic... could be short-lived
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Forecasters were watching a storm they designated as 91 yesterday, October 6, until it organized into a tropical cyclone east of the Leeward Islands around 5 p.m. EDT. It was then named "Tropical Storm Henri," ...
Hunters: Don't let buck fever be a heart hazard
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Each year during hunting season, some hunters fall prey to heart attack. Dr. Paula Miller, a cardiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains what hunters can do to prevent this.
Danger of swine flu is not what it is, but what it could become
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Swine flu is not a danger for what it is, the experts say. It's a danger for what it could be. That's why officials are pushing swine flu vaccine, which should start arriving as early as Oct. 6.
Don't Rush To The Emergency Room If You Think You Have 'Swine Flu'
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You wake up a bit dizzy with a headache. By the time you dress and arrive at work, your throat is sore and your nose is runny. You're running a slight temperature. Could it be H1N1 flu? Should you rush to ...
Swine flu could wreak more havoc on US economy, says economist (w/ Video)
Sep 23, 2009 |
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H1N1 influenza could slow growth in key industries and stall already-weak GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2009, says a health economist in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business.
So you have the flu? Follow this self-care guide for recovery
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's flu season, and whether you have the H1N1 virus or just the garden variety flu virus, you may not feel like doing much of anything — especially going out to meet friends or heading off to work. That's ...
UW-Madison entomologist helps farmers deal with tricky crop pest
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Historically, crop rotation has worked to keep the western corn rootworm in check in Wisconsin.
Are We in for a Repeat of the Killer Flu Pandemic of 1918?
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1918, the Spanish flu raced around the globe, ending the lives of an estimated 40 million people in less than a year. Epidemiologists believe one in four Americans became infected during that pandemic ...
Research suggests urban sprawl, wet falls and winter affect severe weather
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Previously rare big city storms - like a tornado Aug. 19 that downed trees and ripped off roofs in downtown Minneapolis and the powerful thunderstorms in New York City a day earlier - may ...
