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WHO chief says swine flu pandemic is over

... general Margaret Chan announced Tuesday the end of the swine flu pandemic, more than a year after it was declared. ...

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WHO says swine flu pandemic is over

The World Health Organization declared the swine flu pandemic officially over Tuesday, months after many national authorities ...

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WHO declares swine flu pandemic is over

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday declared the swine flu pandemic over, more than a year after the new virus spread around the ...

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Clue found to why swine flu spread in people

The H1N1 swine flu virus underwent a mutation and used a new trick to spread efficiently in people, another signal to help experts predict whether a flu virus can cause a pandemic, researchers said Friday. ...

Story - editor - 08/06/2010 - 08:30 - 0 comments

Netherlands destroying 17 million swine flu vaccine doses

... is destroying more than 17 million unused doses of swine flu vaccine that were nearing their expiry date and that it could not resell, ...

Story - editor - 07/30/2010 - 08:30 - 0 comments

WHO delays judgement on swine flu pandemic

... World Health Organisation on whether to end the year-old swine flu pandemic alert could now meet as late as August, the agency's chief said on ...

Story - editor - 07/15/2010 - 11:00 - 0 comments

Hong Kong study promises new swine flu treatment

... have discovered a new way to treat patients suffering from swine flu, a report said Thursday, after the deadly virus killed more than 18,000 ...

Story - editor - 07/02/2010 - 12:00 - 0 comments

2 experts resign from WHO swine flu review panel

... expert panel reviewing the global body's response to the swine flu outbreak have resigned over concerns about perceived conflict of interest. ...

Story - editor - 06/23/2010 - 06:30 - 0 comments

Swiss defend swine flu vaccine purchase

... of vaccine as the country's population at the start of the swine flu pandemic, although most remain unused. ...

Story - editor - 06/17/2010 - 12:00 - 0 comments

Swine flu death toll at 18,156 a year after pandemic: WHO

... Organisation said Friday that 18,156 people had died from swine flu, a year after the influenza was declared a pandemic. ...

Story - editor - 06/16/2010 - 17:30 - 0 comments

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Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging

It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test.

Winter Olympics: one in 10 athletes injured - study

At least 10 percent of athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics sustained an injury and another seven percent fell ill, researchers reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on Tuesday.

Malian officials probed over Global Fund corruption

Several Malian health ministry officials have been arrested in connection with a probe into embezzlement from the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a top prosecutor said Monday.

Non-stick cookware may boost cholesterol: study

Exposure to chemicals used to make non-stick cookware and which are found in microwave popcorn may raise blood cholesterol levels in children, a study says.

Health: Super bug vs. superbug

One of the hardiest insects around, the cockroach, may hold the key to next-generation antibiotics, British scientists hope.

Mexican state reduces penalty for abortion 'crime'

Six women condemned to up to 29 years in prison for abortion will see their sentences reduced to eight years thanks to a reform in central Mexico, defense groups said Monday.

FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan

Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective.

Malpractice liability costs U.S. $55.6 billion: study

Medical malpractice liability costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $55 billion a year, most of it in "defensive" medical practices such as extra tests and scans, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Japan detects its first case of NDM-1 superbug

Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert.

Haiti quake survivor returns home after 6 months

Half-buried in rubble, Bazelais Suy struggled to breathe — a dead woman lay on his chest. He knew he had to get her off, fast. Because he could still move his arms, he somehow managed to remove his belt, loop it around the woman's own belt a...