Illinois residents between the ages of 25 and 49 are being hit especially hard by the H1N1 virus....
Chicago Pubic Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago
Suburban Cook County just got an influx of pandemic flu vaccine, but their supply still lags behind Chicago's. ...
NBC New York | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York
Gov. David Paterson has declared a state of emergency because of the rise in swine flu cases. The executive order means that far more health ca...
Reuters | Posted 10.27.2009 | Technology
(REUTERS) But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions beg...
Posted 10.22.2009 | Technology
See video below Japan famous for robots that do everything from sing karaoke to care for grandparents, has got itself a swine flu simulator. The huma...
nytimes.com | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living
People who do not believe in vaccinating children have never had much sway over Leslie Wygant Arndt. She has studied the vaccine debate, she said, and...
Dana Ullman | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living
A fever enables the body to increase its production of interferon, an important antiviral substance that is critical for fighting infection. Fever also increases white blood cell mobility and activity, which are instrumental factors in fighting infection.
Peter Christian Hall | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living
Reading about the microbial adventures of Sanjay Gupta and Anderson Cooper in Afghanistan has made me wonder if much of what we've been told about swine flu is reliable.
businessinsider.com | Posted 11.26.2009 | Technology
Some good news about the Swine Flu: * Swine flu isn't nearly as deadly as anybody originally thought. * But it's still nasty! So we've com...
Larry Brilliant, M.D. | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
"Epidemiologist gets swine flu" is not as catchy a news headline as "man bites dog" but it is cut from the same ironic cloth. My swine flu was not a lovable affair, it was not a joke, and it was not "mild."
Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
We have been inundated with so much information about the 2009 H1N1 that it's hard to keep it all straight. Here's my top ten list of what's most important to know.
The Times of India | TIMESOFINDIA.COM 12 August 2009, 05:11pm IST | Posted 09.12.2009 | World
PUNE: A 48-year-old driver died of swine flu Wednesday afternoon, as the Sassoon Hospital here registered the fifth death of the day from the H1N1 Swi...
Disgrasian | Posted 09.11.2009 | World
"Normal sexual union," though, is perfectly safe! Hurrah! Score another one for heteros!
news.prnewswire.com | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living
As the U.S. prepares for a possible second wave of H1N1 or swine flu, as well as for the annual scourge of seasonal flu and colds, a new report from C...
Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living
There's a pregnant woman in a local hospital right now on a ventilator, because her case of H1N1 was much more severe and she's fighting for her life.
The Independent | Posted 08.13.2009 | World
Swine flu penetrates deeper into the lungs and can inflict more damage than ordinary seasonal flu, scientists have found. The discovery could explain...
AP | Posted 08.01.2009 | World
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Authorities in Argentina's capital and Buenos Aires province declared health emergencies and extended school vacations...
AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 07.31.2009 | World
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with chronic diseases should stay away from the annual hajj pilgrimage in...
Reuters | Posted 07.30.2009 | World
Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officia...
BBC | Posted 07.16.2009 | World
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....
Reuters | Posted 07.02.2009 | World
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's handling of the swine flu story">H1N1 flu crisis in April and May boosted his popularity rating to a glowing 69 pe...
AP | Posted 06.28.2009 | World
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Students and teachers from a private school in the Washington suburbs have been quarantined in China for possible exposure ...
Huffington Post | Posted 06.20.2009 | World
A couple of videos coming out of Iraq and Iran reveal a troubling reaction in the Middle East to the global H1N1 influenza epidemic, including anti-We...
DPA | Posted 06.14.2009 | World
There is no evidence to support a theory that the new influenza A(H1N1) virus was created in a laboratory, a World Health Organisation official said T...
Huffington Post Contributor | Catesby Holmes | Posted 06.14.2009 | World
Front-page images of Mexican soldiers wearing surgical masks and armed with machine guns; 71 healthy Mexican citizens quarantined for two weeks in a H...
Chicago Public Radio | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago