Archive for December, 2009

COMPILED FROM REPORTS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dec. 31, 2009
How contagious is the swine flu? Less than the novel viruses that have caused big world pandemics in the past, new research suggests.
If someone in your home has swine flu, your odds of catching it are about 1 in 8, although children are twice as susceptible as [...]

PARIS — For each case of swine flu causing high fevers and crippling muscle pains there could be four others without major symptoms, French experts have reported.
Infection rates for the pandemic H1N1 virus in France, where the study was done, may be far higher than previously thought if these so-called “asymptomatic” cases — easily mistaken [...]

December 31, 2009
Women should avoid getting pregnant until after the swine flu pandemic is over, reports today’s Beijing News in its top headline.
In a government report published yesterday, the Ministry of Health advised that women who wanted to be pregnant now or in the near future should consider postponing their plans to avoid getting pregnant [...]

Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Here are a few questions to consider asking your health care provider about flu antivirals
* Do I need antiviral treatment if I have flu symptoms?
* When should I call back if I don’t feel better?
*What do I do if my child is prescribed oseltamivir and can’t swallow capsules? Click here for instructions [...]

Spicy Indian curries could prevent swine flu and common cold just like any prescribed medicine available with the chemists, claim Russian doctors.
“You can strengthen immunity by consuming spicy food like curries, as spices like turmeric, ginger and cumin also posses excellent therapeutic effect,” an unnamed official of the Moscow [ Images ] anti-epidemics committee was [...]

In findings that may lead to better ways to prevent and treat influenza and other viral infections, researchers report the discovery of a family of naturally occurring antiviral agents in human cells.
In experiments in human and mouse cells, the flu-fighting proteins prevented or slowed most virus particles from infecting cells at the earliest stage in [...]

Date: 27 Dec 2009
The millions of people who benefit from the care and support that social care workers provide day in, day out see you as one of their most important assets and we are committed to protecting you and your families during the current swine flu pandemic.
“Many of the people you care for and [...]

24th December, 2009
Scientists have found the first clue as to why some people are hospitalized and die when infected with the H1N1 virus, while others only have a mild form of the pandemic flu.
A new study by Canadian and Spanish researchers shows the difference was related to the amount of interleukin 17 in a patient’s [...]

by: Melanie Grimes, citizen journalist NaturalNews
There are many natural remedies that will raise your immunity to the Swine Flu and other viral and bacterial diseases. Many people do not have immunity to the current strain of Swine Flu. This is not unusual because most viruses alter as the virus season goes along. Most people will [...]

December 23, 2009
The fellow passenger with the hacking cough — making no effort to cover his mouth — is among an air traveler’s biggest gripes, right up there with the screaming baby and the toddler who won’t stop kicking the seat.
Amid concern about H1N1 and seasonal flu, federal health officials issued guidelines late last month [...]

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