| ATLANTA (AP) -- When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say swine flu cases appear to be declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next.
WASHINGTON (AP) - With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill Friday, and wavering moderates appeared to be falling in line on President Barack Obama's signature issue.
HAVANA (AP) -- China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn't mean swine flu suddenly has worsened.
GENEVA (AP) -- Countries can choose from stronger measures like school closures that may slow the spread of swine flu in the beginning, but the disease will continue to spread anyway, a World Health Organization spokesman said Wednesday.
(The New York Times News Service) -- The idea of mandatory paid sick leave has been kicking around Congress for years. But as more people get sick with H1N1 flu virus, it could become a reality.
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Production of the H1N1 vaccine is on the rise and manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis will meet its goal of 75 million doses by the end of the year. While that may not satisfy critics who wanted more vaccine sooner, it will meet the company's commitment, the company's chief executive officer said Wednesday during a press briefing at the vaccine maker's Monroe County campus, Sanofi-Pasteur.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Some of New York City's largest employers -- including Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and big universities -- have started receiving doses of the much-in-demand swine flu vaccine for their at-risk employees.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed down all schools nationwide for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down.
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Halloween can be a scary night for children.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Heath officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths -- the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April.
(Associated Press) -- With Dad a world leader and Nobel Prize winner, Malia and Sasha Obama surely could have been first in line when vaccinations began for swine flu. They weren't, the White House says. But that hasn't stopped complaints that President Barack Obama's daughters got preferential treatment.
GENEVA (AP) -- A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10 against the pandemic strain, the World Health Organization said Friday.
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Newborns whose mothers got seasonal flu shots during pregnancy were less likely to be born premature, underweight, and in need of hospital care for respiratory illnesses, three new studies found.
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- H1N1 vaccinations are being offered at clinics throughout Sacramento County. Neighboring counties haven't released their schedules, which The Bee will publish as they become available.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vaccinating more children might help slow the evolution of the constantly changing flu virus, government scientists reported Thursday.
LONDON (AP) -- Swiss drug-maker Novartis AG says it will deliver about 30 million doses of swine flu vaccine to the United States by the end of November.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiplying nationwide and normally quiet school nurses' offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill to finish the day.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With more than 23 million doses of swine flu vaccine now available, health officials are visiting vaccine plants to check for any more pending interruptions to what appears to be a slowly but steadily growing supply.
(USA TODAY) -- When they want to tone up, Marisa Tomei, Liv Tyler and Beyonce Knowles go for a spin.
ATLANTA (AP) -- More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
BERLIN (AP) -- A debate over two different swine flu vaccines overshadowed Germany's launch of a public inoculation program against the pandemic on Monday.
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line."
CHICAGO (AP) -- At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been.
ATLANTA (AP) -- About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month -- and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new government health survey. About 7 percent of surveyed adults said they'd had a flu-like illness, the survey found.
ATLANTA (AP) -- The government's latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It's now caused at least 95 children's deaths since April.
(The New York Times News Service) -- Thousands of American kids are getting sick from the swine flu epidemic, which has hit months before the traditional flu season.
(USA TODAY) -- As health care workers around the country work frantically to accommodate the millions seeking protection against the H1N1 strain of influenza, they have to contend with a countertrend: significant numbers of Americans who don't plan to vaccinate themselves or their children.
ATLANTA (AP) -- The latest government information shows swine flu continues to be most dangerous to kids and younger adults and is largely bypassing the elderly.
LOS ANGELES (USA TODAY) -- Jennifer O'Brien wasn't in her theater seat 20 minutes when she realized she'd made a mistake bringing her daughter.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Visiting a loved one in the hospital? Better check on new flu limits first. Hospitals around the country are turning away visiting children and tightening restrictions on adults, too, in hopes of limiting spread of swine flu in the hallways - although there's little science the limits work.
(The New York Times News Service) -- The sequencing of the human genome has revolutionized scientists' ability to better understand hereditary diseases and created more opportunities for people to get tested. But as genetic information further increases understanding of health, researchers are starting to ask: Do people want to know if they are predisposed to a disease, even if there is no cure?
CHICAGO (AP) -- Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide, researchers report.
(Associated Press) -- Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The swine flu is causing an unprecedented amount of illness for so early in the fall -- and federal health officials said Friday that 11 more children have died in the past week.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes are suffering from futile care at the end of their lives, two new federally funded studies reveal.
(Associated Press) -- Test results of its swine flu vaccine suggest that children under 10 may need two shots to be fully protected, vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur said Wednesday.
ATLANTA (AP) -- The largest U.S. analysis of hospitalized adult swine flu patients has found almost half were healthy people who did not have asthma or any other chronic illnesses before they got sick.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials said Friday that 76 children have died of swine flu, including 16 new reports in the past week -- more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous in kids.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The topic of suicide makes many people squirm. It's something we've been told we're not supposed to talk about. If you speak it, someone might do it.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Facing academic pressures, navigating new and changing relationships, and balancing responsibilities long have been worries at college.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wondering if swine flu's bad enough to require a doctor's attention? An interactive Web site may help you decide, using the same type of triage calculations that doctors at Emory University use.
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Up to 95 percent of Americans have not caught the swine flu and could benefit from a vaccine, federal health officials said Tuesday.
ATLANTA (AP) -- As the first wave of swine flu vaccine crosses the country, more than a third of parents don't want their kids vaccinated, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- And we're off: Swine flu vaccinations begin this week, after months of preparations and promises. But don't start bugging your doctor about an appointment just yet.
(The New York Times News Service) -- Ed Homan, an orthopedic surgeon in Tampa, often sees patients complaining of knee pain. Based on a $40 X-ray and his 40 years of experience, he can usually tell if it is only a sprain.
LONDON (AP)-- Most babies born in rich countries this century will eventually make it to their 100th birthday, new research says. Danish experts say that since the 20th century, people in developed countries are living about three decades longer than in the past. Surprisingly, the trend shows little sign of slowing down.
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Swine flu arrived at the Berger home a few weeks ago.
DENVER (The New York Times News Service) -- Jennifer Bomgaars felt it like just another annoying shot in the arm. But her flu vaccine at the Take Care retail clinic in suburban Denver hit some vital nerves in the much-debated American health system.
(Associated Press) -- The largest U.S. supplier of seasonal flu vaccines said it is running behind on shipping those vaccines -- partly because of the crunch to produce millions of doses of the swine flu vaccine.
ATLANTA (AP) -- In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If a third of people wind up catching swine flu, 15 states could run out of hospital beds around the time the outbreak peaks, a new report warns Thursday.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Twenty-five cities and states have ordered swine flu vaccine, and the first doses should be administered Tuesday, officials said Thursday.
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Beginning today, participants in the Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program will be able to use food vouchers to buy fruits, veggies, whole grains and breads, and proteins such as canned beans.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Closing schools and day care centers because of swine flu could cost between $10 billion and $47 billion, a report by the Brookings Institution think tank found.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called "poor" in a report Tuesday.
(Associated Press) -- Fast-food places have them. Banks and pharmacies do, too. Now hospitals are opening drive-thrus and drive-up tent clinics to screen and treat a swelling tide of swine flu patients.
(Associated Press) -- The common cold and flu - both the seasonal and the new swine flu -- are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms are more intense.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Some pharmacists are seeing a shortage of the children's version of the flu drug Tamiflu.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Studies of the new swine flu vaccine show children 10 and older will need just one shot for protection -- but younger kids almost certainly will need two.
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