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Internet Could Get Clogged During Flu Pandemic, Officials Warn

Reuters | Posted 10.27.2009 | Technology

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(REUTERS) But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions beg...

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Are We Ready for a Flu Pandemic?

Rep. Edolphus Towns | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

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With the height of the flu season quickly approaching and our children heading back into the classroom, I recently led a full Committee hearing to examine the Obama Administration's Flu Vaccine program.

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Argentina Swine Flu Epidemic Closes Schools, Theaters

GlobalPost | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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It's vacation time in the Northern Hemisphere as families pile into cars for a day at the beach. But in South America, it's winter, and this year that...

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Swine Flu Hajj Threat Voiced By Health Experts

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with chronic diseases should stay away from the annual hajj pilgrimage in...

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Swine Flu Tamiflu Resistance Found In Denmark

Reuters | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officia...

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How Should We Think About A Pandemic?

Richard P. Wenzel | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living

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A new Pandemic Threat Scale will require unprecedented international cooperation that does not exist today. But surely it is needed, and H1N1 has shown our lack of clarity in 2009.

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Infant Son Of First European Swine Flu Death Dies

BBC | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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The family of the first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu has suffered a double tragedy with the death of her baby....

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WHO Take Note: Acute Pandemic Fears Should Not Overshadow Broader Concerns

World Vision | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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WHO decision-makers would do well to balance the H1N1 pandemic with their broader responsibility to set the right agenda for establishing better health care systems in developing countries.

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Flu Costs Spanish Woman $172 Million Lottery Jackpot

AFP | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

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A 25-year-old Spanish woman who won a record 126 million euros (172 million dollars) in the Euro Millions lottery only learned of her good luck days ...

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True Pandemic Preparedness: Health Care Reform Now

Rep. Patrick Kennedy | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

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The un- and under-insured in our country are highly susceptible to any pandemic outbreak. The realities of biology will not let us separate into "us" versus "them" categories.

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Many Mexican Swine Flu Cases Had No Fever: NYT

New York Times | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

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Many people suffering from swine influenza, even those who are severely ill, do not have fever, an odd feature of the new virus that could increase th...

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Swine flu tally, Dr. Anne Schuchat, "tip of the iceberg"

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

WASHINGTON — The number of cases of swine flu may have been several times higher than reported and the potential for rapid spread of the illness...

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Japan Confirms First Swine Flu Cases

AP | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

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TOKYO — Japan confirmed its first three swine flu cases Saturday. The two teenage boys and a teacher arrived at Tokyo's Narita International Ai...

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Swine Flu Playing A Role In Mexican Politics

New York Times | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

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The slumping economy and the bloody drug war had been Mexican voters' top worries ahead of midterm elections in July. Then the mysterious A(H1N1) viru...

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Hong Kong Hotel Quarantine Ends

AP | JEREMIAH MARQUEZ | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

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HONG KONG — Authorities in Hong Kong released some 280 people from a weeklong quarantine at an upscale hotel late Friday, with guests towing sui...

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WHO: Swine Flu Could Infect 2 Billion People If Becomes Pandemic

Huffington Post | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

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The media's coverage of the H1N1 swine flu epidemic has been criticized by many for being overblown, fire-fanning, scare-mongering, overly hyped, and ...

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Mexico Swine Flu Stimulus Plan Announced To "Rebuild Confidence" In Mexican Goods, Services

AP | MARK STEVENSON and JAMES ANDERSON | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico emerged from its swine flu isolation Tuesday as thousands of newspaper vendors, salesmen hawking trinkets and even panhandl...

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China Swine Flu Response Criticized As "Unjustified"

Inter Press Service | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

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By Antoaneta Bezlova BEIJING, May 5 (IPS) - Rebuked in the past for its sluggish response and attempts to cover up the 2003 outbreak of severe acut...

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Swine Flu: China Quarantines 300 In Hong Kong Hotel

AP | DIKKY SINN and MIN LEE | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

HONG KONG — Hundreds of tourists and employees were under quarantine in a downtown Hong Kong hotel Saturday after a Mexican guest tested positiv...

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Swine Flu: China Confident Of Containing Outbreak

UPI | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

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China's health minister expressed confidence that the country could prevent and contain the H1N1 flu, or swine flu, virus....

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WHO: 11 Countries Reporting 257 Flu Cases

UPI | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

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Eleven countries officially reported 257 cases of H1N1, or swine flu, the World Health Organization in Geneva reported Thursday....

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Flu Fears: Iraq To Kill Wild Boars At Zoo

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government decided Thursday to kill three wild boars at the Baghdad Zoo amid worldwide fears of swine flu, officials said. ...

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Swine Flu Pandemic Would Damage Global Economic Output

Foreign Policy | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

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Comparing the recent outbreak of swine flu to the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 may seem premature. A century ago, 50 million died -- a mortality rate...

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WHO Alert Level May Raise Again, To Phase 5

Globe And Mail | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

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The World Health Organization is moving closer to raising the pandemic alert level once again as the swine flu outbreak continues to hop from one coun...

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