my care2
make a difference

causes & news

news network

socially conscious news and video shared and rated by the community

Health & Wellness News tagged with Influenza

H1N1 Deaths Exceed 6,000 - Animals Affected As Well
Health & Wellness  (tags: lab comfirmed, diseases, influenza, tragedy, deaths, animals, humans, infected )

Simone
- 25 days ago - redorbit.com
More than 199 countries and overseas territories have reported lab-confirmed cases of A(H1N1) influenza as of November 1, resulting in more than 6000 deaths, according to figures released Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO). "As many
7 comments
Vaccination Controversy: Drugs You Don't Need And the Best Natural Alternatives | Toronto Canada Alternative Health Natural Med
Health & Wellness  (tags: influenza, H1N1, swine flu, natural medicine, right of refusal )

Karen
- 46 days ago - vitalitymagazine.com
Media hype surrounding the impending swine influenza pandemic of 2009 has frightened many Canadians into desperately seeking flu vaccines and other potentially harmful prescriptions for protection from this perceived threat.
10 comments
MedImmune Ramps Up H1N1 Vaccine
Health & Wellness  (tags: influenza, risks, swine flu, shot, high risk )

Lone
- 124 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to pay $151 million for 12.8 million doses of H1N1 vaccine from MedImmune. Machielse said the company expects the federal government to buy all of its doses eventually
2 comments
Political Lies and Media Disinformation Regarding the Swine Flu Pandemic
Health & Wellness  (tags: Influenza, flu, viroses, contagious respiratory illness, WHO, warning, disease, healthcare, humans, investigation, medicine, research, risks, society, science )

Madalena
- 215 days ago - globalresearch.ca
What is the flu? Influenza (the flu) is a serious contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Millions of people in the United States get the flu each year. Most people are sick for about a week. Some people (especially young children, pre
3 comments
Sanofi Aventis Invests 100 Million Euros In New Facility In Mexico To Produce Seasonaland Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
Health & Wellness  (tags: medicine, research, health, disease, treatment, vaccine, influenza )

Raffi
- 217 days ago - medicalnewstoday.com
Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced the signing of an agreement with the Mexican authorities to build a 100 million euro facility to manufacture influenza vaccine in Mexico. The announcement was made by Felipe Calderon
9 comments
Quarantine Decision Will Be Left to the Locals
Health & Wellness  (tags: influenza, health, protection, quarintine, illness, medicine, treatment, disease )

Raffi
- 218 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Quarantine may seem the stuff of mediocre melodramas, but if the swine flu explodes into an epidemic, involuntary isolation could become a reality for more than a few unlucky Americans. So far the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
3 comments
Mexico Flu   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: influenza, flu, Mexico, alert, death, disease, pigs, health, humans, illness, news, protection, risks, society, warning )

Teresa
- 221 days ago - youtube.com
Schools and public places closed in Mexico City in response to lethal flu virus.. Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_on
10 comments
Swine Flu Spreading as Fears Grow of Pandemic   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, death, disease, influenza, health, humans, illness, news, prevention, protection, risks, safety, society, warning )

Teresa
- 221 days ago - youtube.com
USA, Mexico, New Zealand. Affects pigs and birds too. Swine flu is spreading as fears grow of pandemic.. Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_on
17 comments
Mexico: Atypical Influenza Kills 10 in One Day
Health & Wellness  (tags: death, disease, influenza, schools closed, Mexico City, children, health, humans, illness, medicine, news, protection, safety, warning )

Teresa
- 223 days ago - pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com
Yesterday, only in the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) ten people died from SARS presumably caused by seasonal influenza virus, and six deaths were recorded in the Federal District. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health reported
4 comments
Flu Deaths Among the Young
Health & Wellness  (tags: flu, influenza, vaccination )

Lindsey
- 275 days ago - cnn.com
"It's very sad to know that just a simple flu vaccination could've helped him (Martin)," McGowan said. The CDC estimates that more than 200,000 people are hospitalized and about 36,000 people die every year from flu complications.
30 comments
Cause Of Flu Epidemics Uncovered
Health & Wellness  (tags: flu, influenza, virus, health, humans, illness, research )

John
- 635 days ago - sciencedaily.com
The exchange of genetic material between two closely related strains of the influenza A virus may have caused the 1947 and 1951 human flu epidemics, according to biologists. The findings could help explain why some strains cause major pandemics and others
add comment
Flu Widespread in 44 States, CDC Reports
Health & Wellness  (tags: flu, influenza, epidemic, virus, vaccine, health, humans, illness, research, risks, study )


- 656 days ago - cidrap.umn.edu
Feb 15, 2008 (CIDRAP News) - The current influenza season is showing signs of becoming a tough one, with flu activity now widespread in 44 states and many of the circulating viruses differing from those in the vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and
1 comment
Universal Influenza Vaccine Tested Successfully In Humans
Health & Wellness  (tags: influenza )

Ian
- 675 days ago - sciencedaily.com
This vaccine is intended to provide protection against all 'A' strains of the virus that causes human influenza, including pandemic strains. Therefore, this vaccine will not need to be renewed annually.
add comment
Flu Fills Houston Emergency Rooms
Health & Wellness  (tags: influenza, health, illness, humans, children )


- 693 days ago - click2houston.com
Houston emergency rooms are filling up with flu sufferers, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday. "We've had whole families coming in," said the head of emergency medicine at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston's Medical Center.
1 comment
Health | Universal Flu Jab Works in People
Health & Wellness  (tags: flu jab, vaccine, humans, health, works, influenza )

Sharon
- 697 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A single jab that could give lifelong protection against all types of flu has produced promising results in human trials.The vaccine should protect against all strains of influenza A the cause of pandemics.Globally 500,000-1million people die from influe
add comment
 
 Older >

Popular Tags for: Health & Wellness

alert AlternativeMed cancer children death diet disease drugs environment ethics food government health healthcare humans illness interesting medicine nutrition prevention protection research risk risks safety science study toxins treatment women

Most Active Stories Today in Health & Wellness tagged with Influenza

top story finders in Health & Wellness

1. Maria Oniga 43 popular stories

2. charles mclachlan 36 popular stories

3. Horselover I. 33 popular stories

4. Ann C. 33 popular stories

5. gail d. 32 popular stories

6. Cher C. 31 popular stories

7. Lone Wolf 30 popular stories

8. Laura H. 29 popular stories

9. Angie W. 28 popular stories

10. Dalia H. 28 popular stories

more top news finders »

What makes a top story finder?
A top finder is someone who submits stories that become popular and are promoted to the front page.

wanted: news analysts

Get Active in the Care2 News Network!

Help ferret out the most noteworthy of the Newly Submitted stories and promote them to the Front Page.

care2 news network tools

News Network Bookmarklet

Submit stories from your browser toolbar with the easy to use Add to Care2 News! bookmarklet.

News Network Syndication

Get this page in RSS. Keep up to date with the Care2 News Network in your favorite RSS reader. Yahoo!, Newsgator, Bloglines, and more!
Find out how to subscribe!

care2 newsletter spotlight

Join over 2 Million Care2 Subscribers! Sign up for our FREE Newsletters, Delivered to your Inbox!

care2 action alerts

From the Care2 Action Alert Center:





Copyright © 2009 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved