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Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS Article Date: 05 Jul 2009 This statement updates Members on the Influenza A swine flu outbreak and the latest developments in Wales, across the UK and internationally.

Tourism is down and those who do venture out are spending less. A Statistics Canada report had little good news this week but there's still plenty of optimism Stratford will fare well this season.

Main Category: Flu / Cold / SARS Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Novavax, Inc.

KUALA LUMPUR: The media should down play reporting of the Influenza A virus as 'energetic' coverage of the pandemic flu had greatly impacted tour booking numbers to Malaysia.

The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is to tighten monitoring at arrival terminals as preventive measure against Influenza A or swine flu, a spokesman said.

Featured Article Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Veterinary Article Date: 30 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT In a leading medical journal this week US researchers describe the 90-year history of swine flu and warn about working with "freezer" viruses, which they suspect is how an H1N1 ...

Canadian and international visitors to Canada are spending fewer tourism dollars, Statistics Canada reported Monday.

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Immune System / Vaccines Flu / Cold / SARS Article Date: 29 Jun 2009 The University of Queensland has produced the first Australian batch of a new candidate vaccine against the H1N1 "swine flu" virus.

Instead of being worried, people but should be vigilant and improve personal hygiene to contain the threat of A . SHAMSUDDIN Ali*, a commercial airline pilot, makes regular flights to Australia.

Main Category: Flu / Cold / SARS Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 25 Jun 2009 The NPA has launched an exciting new service enabling members to offer seasonal flu vaccinations to customers under a private Patient Group Direction that the NPA is facilitating for its members, in line with our objective to provide additional ...

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Public Health Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 - 3:00 PDT Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.

Strep throat is a sore throat caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus.

Airlines need to tackle a dramatic plunge in revenues in the industry's "worst" crisis ever, IATA said Thursday as international air travel continued to drop in May partly due to swine flu.

MALAYSIAN budget carrier AirAsia today scrapped administrative charges to boost passenger numbers but said it has not been hurt by the downturn that has affected most airlines worldwide.

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Public Health ; Respiratory / Asthma Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 - 1:00 PDT The best ways of managing patients with H5N1 infection are debated by experts in this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine.

The glycosylated membrane protein M of the severe acute respiratory syndrome associated coronavirus is the main structural component of the virion and mediates assembly and budding of viral particles.

Delta Air Lines Inc. on Monday said the H1N1 virus has sapped travel demand, resulting in a $250 million hit on the carrier's second-quarter revenue.

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Public Health ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 22 Jun 2009 - 2:00 PDT Due to overriding concern for the health and safety of Jerry's Kids, the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that it is immediately canceling the remainder of its annual summer camp program ...

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Flu / Cold / SARS ; Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 21 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT Studies performed in three animal models confirmed the safety and intensive immunogenicity of a new type of intranasal H5N1 influenza vaccine, according to the latest preclinical study data ...

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Pregnancy / Obstetrics ; Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 16 Jun 2009 - 5:00 PDT With the H1N1 flu outbreak now elevated to pandemic level, a new article http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.090866 in CMAJ reports that oseltamivir and zanamivir are relatively safe drugs for use ...