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Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu
LONDON - Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed to contain the disease.
Nations:China Ukraine Argentina Singapore Egypt Malaysia Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-11-19
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
MARIETTA, Pa. - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
Nations:Switzerland Australia Activities:2009 Swine Flu
2009-11-17
Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
Source:(AP)
2009-11-09
Pig DNA mapped: may help with vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international team of researchers said Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-05
Stigma part of breast cancer's grip on poor
WASHINGTON - Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" - and with him, the family's income.
Nations:Mexico Malawi Rwanda Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
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- Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu 2009-11-19
- Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes 2009-11-17
- Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches 2009-11-09
- Pig DNA mapped: may help with vaccines 2009-11-05
- Stigma part of breast cancer's grip on poor 2009-11-02
- Tracking how flu evolves -- it has sticky tricks 2009-10-29
- Obama girls' vaccine: Favoritism or good example? 2009-10-29
- Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot 2009-10-29
- 2010 athletes, spectators urged to get H1N1 shots 2009-10-28
- Size matters when it comes to AIDS defense 2009-10-28
- US swine flu vaccine outlook improving, CDC says 2009-10-27
- New York City Marathon Takes H1N1 Precautions 2009-10-26
- US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000 2009-10-25
- RI tracking swine flu through electronic records 2009-10-25
- U.S. doctors answer flu questions on new website 2009-10-22
- Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind 2009-10-21
- Data confirms 'modest' AIDS vaccine breakthrough 2009-10-20
- Obama deserving of the 'hype' and the Nobel: Bono 2009-10-18
- Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US 2009-10-17
- Pigs may have tested positive for H1N1 2009-10-16
- Swine flu 6 months later: Relief, but winter looms 2009-10-16
- Sickest swine flu cases in Canada, Mexico detailed 2009-10-13
- Swine flu and kids: Heed warning signs, MDs say 2009-10-13
- Poorer nations to get donated swine flu vaccine: WHO 2009-10-12
- US, other nations stop counting pandemic flu cases 2009-10-09
- Poll: Third of parents oppose swine flu vaccine 2009-10-08
- Rite Aid alters flu-shot policy for pregnant women 2009-10-08
- WHO says H1N1 vaccine safe, urges mass take-up 2009-10-06
- Pregnant? Get a flu shot -- but it may be a hassle 2009-09-29
- School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response 2009-09-25
- In a first, an AIDS vaccine shows some success 2009-09-25
- EU drug agency: License 2 swine flu vaccines 2009-09-25
- U.S. doubles early supply of swine flu vaccine 2009-09-25
- China warns of stability threat from H1N1 2009-09-19
- Studies: Swine flu spreads long after fever stops 2009-09-14
- Sebelius: Swine flu shots may start early October 2009-09-13
- Oxfam warns of inaction on child, mother mortality 2009-09-13
- Studies show one dose of H1N1 vaccine may be enough 2009-09-11
- US says Tamiflu for the sick, not a preventive 2009-09-08
- Health workers under pressure to get flu shots 2009-09-08
- Germany's New AIDS-Awareness Ad -- Starring Hitler 2009-09-08
- 2,000 students at U.S. university report swine flu symptoms 2009-09-07
- Roche: few cases of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu 2009-09-07
- Factory logjam could delay some swine flu shots 2009-08-19
- Strep throat may have killed Mozart 2009-08-18
- Swine flu toll up sharply in Latin America 2009-08-05
- Plague kills 2nd man; China seals off entire town 2009-08-03
- Plague kills 3rd man in sealed-off Chinese town 2009-08-03
- Treatment resistant swine flu detected in US 2009-08-03
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