Vaccines

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
Yahoo! | 26 minutes ago
ATLANTA ? Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.

Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved
Yahoo! | 27 minutes ago
HANOI, Vietnam ? Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.

Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps
Yahoo! | 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON ? First mammograms. Now in an apparent coincidence Pap smears.

Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
Yahoo! | 32 minutes ago
MARIETTA, Pa. ? Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.

Hajj pilgrims in Saudi unfazed by swine flu
Yahoo! | 35 minutes ago
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) ? Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual of the hajj, the spectre of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them.

Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO
Yahoo! | 35 minutes ago
GENEVA (AFP) ? The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.

Swine flu vaccine effective despite mutations: experts
Yahoo! | 36 minutes ago
PARIS (AFP) ? Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.

Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come
Reuters | 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.

Bulin Wall crumbles
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 2 hours 2 minutes ago
EDMONTON Overtime was just 48.7 seconds away for the refurbished Edmonton Oilers, who charged into their 31st National Hockey League campaign with a feisty showdown against their provincial rivals.The Oilers erased a second-period two-goal deficit and were deadlocked 3-3 with the Calgary Flames in their season opener.

Schools see pronounced drop in flu absences
Sun (Baltimore), The | 2 hours 38 minutes ago
H1N1 vaccinations continue despite supply uncertainty

College student has bacterial meningitis, SLO County health officials say
Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), The | 2 hours 40 minutes ago
They won't say which local college he attends, but CDC says disease isn't as contagious as cold or flu

Vaccines are back with a vengeance
Tennessean (Nashville), The | 2 hours 42 minutes ago
Research explodes as drugmakers look for next blockbuster

People in Business
Tennessean (Nashville), The | 2 hours 42 minutes ago
Education Nossi College of Art announced: Mindy Gilbert is a registrar.

Two pharma cos ready for trials of H1N1 vaccine
Financial Express (India), The | 3 hours 16 minutes ago
Two pharmaceutical companies have sought permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research to start clinical trials for swine flu vaccine prepared by them using a new method.

AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound
Yahoo! | 3 hours 28 minutes ago
ATLANTA ? When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.