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Swine Flu Worst Case Scenario: Computer Simulations (w/Video, Podcast)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Large-scale computer simulations run by Northwestern University researchers show worst-case scenario projections of approximately 1,700 cases of swine flu for the entire United States four ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Mexico says suspected swine flu deaths now at 149
(AP) -- Mexico canceled school nationwide Monday and warned the death toll from a swine flu epidemic believed to have killed 149 people would keep rising before it can be contained. Health Secretary Jose ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Questions and answers on swine flu
As the number of swine flu cases grows, so do the questions about how the virus is transmitted and what people can do to prevent it. Here are answers from interviews with doctors and from public-health Web sites.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 29, 2009 |
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WHO urges restraint on Tamiflu in swine flu cases
(AP) -- With swine flu still spreading, the U.N. health agency is warning countries to limit their use of antiviral drugs to only high-risk patients to ensure adequate supplies in case the virus should mutate and become ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 13, 2009 |
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Scramble to stop swine flu spread among travelers
(AP) -- Three more New Zealanders recently returned from Mexico are suspected of having swine flu and Spain announced the first confirmed case of the deadly virus in Europe on Monday, as countries rushed ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Mexico may isolate flu patients, inspect homes
(AP) -- As Mexico struggled against the odds Saturday to contain a strange new flu that has killed 68 and perhaps sickened more than 1,000, it was becoming clearer that the government hasn't moved quickly ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 25, 2009 |
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Suspected swine flu deaths in Mexico top 100
(AP) -- The Mexican government is trying to stem the spread of a deadly strain of swine flu as a new work week begins by urging people to stay home Monday if they have any symptoms of the virus believed to ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 27, 2009 |
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You are what you tweet: Tracking public health trends with Twitter
Twitter allows millions of social media fans to comment in 140 characters or less on just about anything: an actor's outlandish behavior, an earthquake's tragic toll or the great taste of a grilled cheese ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Companies mine Web clues for signs of pandemics
(AP) -- Weeks before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization alerted the public to a growing number of swine flu cases, a startup based in Seattle's suburbs already ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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At least 7 hospitalized in US with swine flu
(AP) -- At least seven people were in U.S. hospitals with swine flu Tuesday as the number of cases nationwide rose to 64 and a federal health official warned that deaths were likely.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 28, 2009 |
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