Five more swine flu deaths, India’s toll 83
Five more swine flu deaths were reported on Friday in India, taking the toll from the H1N1 virus to 83, health officials said. Three patients died in Karnataka and one each in Maharashtra and Kerala. In Karnataka, two deaths were reported from Bangalore and one from Bijapur. According to Maharashtra health authorities, a 39-year-old... More
Swine flu: the troubles of telephone diagnosis
Young children are at increased risk of swine flu complications, yet guidance for diagnosis remains ambiguous. Both the Health Protection Agency and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health are advising GP review of symptomatic infants under the age of one. But what of older children? There are reports up and down the country... More
WH Warns Massive Swine Flu Spread
Up to half of the population of the U.S. could come down with the swine flu and 90,000 could die this season, according to a dire report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The report, which claims as many as 1.8 million people could end up in the hospital seeking treatment for the H1N1 virus,... More
