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12 hrs ago | Examiner.com

H1N1: frequently asked questions and answers

The 2009 H1N1 flu virus has caused a lot of concern around the country. Veterinarians are commonly asked questions about this novel flu outbreak due to its previous designation as "swine flu" and due to the fact that it is now affecting our pet population.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Pets, Ferrets

Fri Nov 20, 2009

24 Hours Vancouer

Report: 2007 flu plan explored grim scenario

The Canada Revenue Agency's pandemic-planning scenario explored the grim possibility of 65 deaths among 45,000 employees, hundreds of workers hospitalized and thousands of others ill.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Medical News

Inovio Biomedical announces positive test results of its consensus influenza vaccines

Inovio Biomedical Corporation , a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that a combination of its synthetic consensus H1N1, H2N2, H3N2, and H5N1 influenza vaccine candidates achieved protective antibody responses against several different influenza sub-types and strains in ferrets.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Influenza, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

The Georgia Straight

Debra Probert: Roots of H1N1 swine flu pandemic lie in factory farming

The hysteria over the H1N1 swine flu is reaching epidemic proportions. Yet the general public has little understanding of the flaws in our conventional food production systems that may have contributed to the development of the virus in the first place.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Medicine, Influenza, Natural Disasters

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Medical News

Why avian flu virus has not caused a pandemic?

Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ONE .

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Related Topix: Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Martha's Vineyard Times

Visiting Veterinarian: Sick as a dog: Swine flu in animals

It was only a matter of time. Last week a 13-year-old cat in Iowa had a confirmed case of swine flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Department of Homeland Security News

Alex Garza's Testimony on Getting the H1N1 Flu Vaccine to Where it is Most Needed

Testimony of Alex Garza, MD, MPH, Office of Health Affairs, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on "H1N1 Flu: Getting the Vaccine to Where it is Most Needed" Release Date: November 17, 2009 Dirksen Senate Office Building Chairman Lieberman, Ranking Member Collins and members of the Committee, thank you for taking ...

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Science Blog

UT Southwestern scientist begins to unravel what makes pandemic H1N1 tick

Nov. 16, 2009 -- As the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in older adults.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, California, California Government, Medicine, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

PhysOrg Weblog

Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips

The green lines on this interactive map represent how pandemic influenza has moved from points in the United States to geographic locations across the globe.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, Epidemic, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Natural Disasters, Ohio State University, Computers

Sun Nov 15, 2009

SOA World Magazine

Sinovac Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2009 ...

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. , a leading developer and provider of vaccines, announced today its unaudited financial results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Sinovac Biotech, Medicine, Influenza, Health, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Marketing

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Scanews.com

Don't let the bird flu spoil thanksgiving?

Tammy Roberts, MS, RD, LD, Nutrition and Health Education, Specialist in Barton CountyUniversity of Missouri ExtensionEdited by Jessica Kovarik, RD, LD, Extension Associate, University of Missouri Extension During the Thanksgiving season there may be concern about the bird flu, but don't let that stop you from serving turkey.Avian Influenza, ...

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Related Topix: Health, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Food, Nutrition, University of Missouri, Medicine, Influenza, Agriculture, Science

Thu Nov 12, 2009

People's Daily

Thailand's North alerted of bird flu outbreak

Thailand's North has alerted of the bird flu outbreak after almost 100 poultries died recently in a northern province of Nan.

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New England Journal of Medicine

Pathological Changes Associated with the 2009 H1N1 Virus

To the Editor: Between April 23, 2009, and May 15, 2009, we performed 15 autopsies on deceased patients in whom probable influenza had been diagnosed either clinically or macroscopically.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, World News, Mexico, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Kuensel

The Pasakha poulterer

Budhiman Rai took a Nu 50,000 loan from the Bhutan development finance corporation in 2003 and bought 200 broiler chickens from Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Related Topix: Bhutan, World News, Asia, Nepal, Health

Crofsblogs.typepad.com

Korea: B2B outbreak worries officials

Via the Chosun Ilbo : Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak Worries Health Officials . Excerpt: The resurgence of bird flu in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province is causing concerns to health authorities as the H1N1 flu scare continues.

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Related Topix: Health, South Korea, World News, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Medicine, Influenza

Tue Nov 10, 2009

MedicineNet

H1N1 Swine Flu and Pets

Felines, Fido, ferrets, feathered friends, H1N1 flu, you, and pigs, too! Many researchers and physicians believed it was bound to happen.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Pets, Ferrets, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza, Cats

Market Wire

ImmuneRegen BioSciences(R) Reports Positive Results of Homspera(R) in ...

ImmuneRegen BioSciences Inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of IR Biosciences Holdings Inc.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Victoria Star

Flu dogma being rewritten by a strange virus

The World Health Organization's top flu scientist often describes the virus he's studied for years as "humbling." FILE--U.S. World Health Organization Assistant Director Keiji Fukuda attends a conference on swine flu in Cancun, Mexico, Friday, July 3, 2009.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mayo Clinic

Bird flu: How big a threat?

Subscribe to receive the latest updates on health topics. About our newsletters close window Mayo Clinic expertise We do not share your e-mail address Housecall, our weekly general-interest e-newsletter, keeps you up to date on a wide variety of health topics with timely, reliable, practical information, recipes, blogs, questions and answers with ...

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Omaha World-Herald

Are furry friends safe from H1N1?

With a Nebraska family mourning the loss of its pet ferret and an Iowa family nursing its cat back to health, one can't help but wonder - is any creature safe from H1N1? The answer, as far as furry friends go, is no.

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Related Topix: Pets, Ferrets, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Hastings, NE

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