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Severe cases of H1N1 reviewed: young, pregnant women and disadvantaged populations at risk Comments Off on Severe cases of H1N1 reviewed: young, pregnant women and disadvantaged populations at risk

Reports are growing that H1N1 targets young populations. According to the latest CDC reporting, there have been 43 flu-related deaths in the U.S. among perons under age 18, since August 30. A CDC spokesperson called these “very sobering statistics” given that only about 40 or 50 children usually die during an entire flu season. A […]

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October 18, 2009 – 9:38 pm
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Video Digest: Hospitals change visit policies, CDC update, H1N1 death in San Diego, Worst case economic impacts Comments Off on Video Digest: Hospitals change visit policies, CDC update, H1N1 death in San Diego, Worst case economic impacts

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October 18, 2009 – 1:44 pm
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The H1N1 patient surge; experiences in four countries reviewed 1

A recent commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association compares past clinical experience with H1N1 across four countries. Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand involving intensive care units. Despite differences in normal care and mortality across the countries (which ranged from 14 to 41 percent), the studies signal what hospitals may confront in […]

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October 14, 2009 – 6:31 pm
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H1N1 vaccine side effects in focus Comments Off on H1N1 vaccine side effects in focus

Recent findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine provide some insights into H1N1 vaccine side effects. In clinical trials involving 120 persons involving a single dose of H1N1, there were no deaths, no serious adverse events or other events that would have triggered the tests to end. The most common reactions reported by […]

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October 11, 2009 – 11:45 pm
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Untangling H1N1 vaccine safety perceptions and rumors 2

News accounts have reported lingering public suspicion about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine. Much of this coverage traces to a widely reported Associated Press poll conducted Oct. 1-5, that found 72 percent of those surveyed are worried about side effects. More than half say that those concerns wouldn’t stop them from getting the vaccine […]

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October 11, 2009 – 9:50 am
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Video Digest: H1N1 vaccine, H1N1 reality check, CDC update, In Memorium Comments Off on Video Digest: H1N1 vaccine, H1N1 reality check, CDC update, In Memorium

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October 9, 2009 – 10:30 pm
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H1N1 flu at epidemic threshold in U.S. Comments Off on H1N1 flu at epidemic threshold in U.S.

09 Oct 2009 Reuters reports, according to the Center for Disease Control, pandemic H1N1 flu is spreading in several states at a time when there is normally little to no influenza. CDC’s weekly FluView report revealed that 6.5 percent of all deaths in the last week of September were due to pneumonia and influenza. This […]

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October 9, 2009 – 6:30 pm
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Intensive care units down under hit by H1N1 pandemic flu Comments Off on Intensive care units down under hit by H1N1 pandemic flu

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and subsequently
reported in Medpage found that Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in New Zealand
and Australia admitted significantly more patients during their winter flu
season.

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October 9, 2009 – 4:52 pm
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Dutch researchers find mutation in swine flu virus Comments Off on Dutch researchers find mutation in swine flu virus

Two Dutch scientists reported in ProMed, that two patients diagnosed with H1N1 A 2009 virus had a mutation in the PB2 protein. This mutation had been associated with increased virulence in other influenza A strains.

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October 9, 2009 – 12:01 am
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Situation Brief Comments Off on Situation Brief

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October 7, 2009 – 6:02 pm
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