» Fri Jul 3, 12:32 PM
Are you worried about swine flu? (BBC News)
The UNs top health official has said the worldwide spread of swine flu is now unstoppable. Are you concerned?

» Fri Jul 3, 12:27 PM
East Africa: Preparedness Gaps Evident as First Flu Cases Diagnosed (AllAfrica.com)
Nairobi/Addis Ababa/Kampala — Although some countries within East Africa and the Horn region have scaled up their influenza A (H1N1) contingency plans, overall pandemic preparedness remains "relatively inactive", a UN agency has said, as the first cases were reported in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

» Fri Jul 3, 8:57 AM
Figures revealed showing French poultry giant received nearly £54m in EU aid FWi (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
Brussels is at the centre of a gathering storm over the fairness of its subsidies, after revelations that France's leading processor has individually received more than €60m (£51m) in EU export aid.

» Fri Jul 3, 5:21 AM
Death toll from A(H1N1) flu reaches 337 worldwide: WHO (China Daily)
CANCUN, Mexico: The death toll from the A(H1N1) flu pandemic have killed 337 people in 121 nations and the number of the total infected has exceeded 80,000, a top official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

» Fri Jul 3, 2:42 AM
Studies: Novel H1N1 affects deep lung tissue, transmits fairly well (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
Jul 2, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – The novel H1N1 (swine) influenza now circling the globe causes more serious lung disease than seasonal flu strains and sheds from the lung and throat tissue where it reproduces at higher rates, according to two animal studies published today—findings that could explain au..

» Fri Jul 3, 1:22 AM
Scare stories vs the truth (Asia News Network)
Sometimes we get frightened to death and paralysed by stories of a pandemic from diseases overseas and ignore the real danger literally lurking and killing in our very own backyards.

» Fri Jul 3, 0:23 AM
Scare stories vs the truth (The Star)
Getting a grip on what the A (H1N1) pandemic is all about is key to devising a proper approach to handle the disease.

» Thu Jul 2, 11:42 PM
Concern over case of drug resistant swine flu (News-Medical-Net)
The influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak has now spread to almost all corners of the world - the last update, # 56, from the World Health Organisation (WHO) says there are now a grand total of 77,201 confirmed cases including 311 deaths.

» Thu Jul 2, 10:17 PM
Bangkok Post : PM says flu vaccine 'on its way' (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is playing down disquiet over the influenza type-A (H1N1) outbreak and insisting the first batch of vaccine against the virus will arrive in the country in September.

» Thu Jul 2, 5:49 PM
ABS-CBN News Online Beta (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
GENEVA - Existing anti-viral treatments are effective against swine flu, the World Health Organisation insisted Wednesday, describing a reported case of resistance to Tamiflu as an isolated case.