H1N1 threat still low nationwide, CDC says (Pioneer Press)

LOS ANGELES — The likelihood of a third wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza appears to be declining as all indicators of H1N1 flu activity remain low throughout the country, according to new data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ‘Nobody can say for sure that we are totally out of the woods, but the further we go into spring and summer, the less likely we are to see …

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H1N1 threat still low nationwide, CDC says (Pioneer Press)

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Severe obesity raises risk of poor H1N1 outcome (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)

Mar 17, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – Severe obesity makes it almost five times more likely that adults infected with the H1N1 pandemic influenza virus will be ill enough to be hospitalized, and also more likely that they will die under certain conditions, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Are There Greater H1N1 Risks For Your School Age Children …

H1N1 is a virus that induces influenza in humans. The virus has gone thru a mutation into its present form. Due to this recent mutation, we have no immunity to the disease. This is the reason that governments worldwide are concerned …

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H1N1 (Swine Flu) 2009 Update: Global's H1N1 Update – 03/16/10

A new study from the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a study that finds the H1N1 virus spreads more slowly than the seasonal flu, and that this particular influenza strain disproportionately affects …

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Thailand On High Alert For Swine Flu, Ministry calls for cal

Pubic Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai exhorted people to stay calm, saying the H1N1 viral strain which had caused the disease in Mexico had never been described h ere. … People down with the common influenza should remain off from the populace and hold themselves in good health until the grippe was travelled, he said. Read more….

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Senior Citizens Still Doing Well Against H1N1 but Need Vaccination Says CDC (Senior Journal)

March 15, 2010 – The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a relatively small increase in H1N1 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The numbers released on Friday also confirm senior citizens are fairing relatively well in avoiding and battling this flu.

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Senior Citizens Still Doing Well Against H1N1 but Need Vaccination Says CDC (Senior Journal)

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Flu and Vaccine Tidbits: H1N1 Vaccine Charlatans Refuted by …

So, along comes Europe’s version of the American CDC, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (aka, “ECDC”), publishing a paper (link below) said to be a risk assessment for pandemic and seasonal influenza outbreaks in …

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H1N1 protection added to next season's flu shots | Conspiring Times

At the peak of the influenza A( H1N1 ) virus epidemic last year, Atlanta internist Sandra Fryhofer, MD, had to refuse vaccine for some patients because they did not fall into the priority groups set by the Centers for Disease Control and …

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CDC Assesses The Hard Lessons Of H1N1 (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is evaluating the hard lessons learned during the H1N1 flu pandemic. While it may not be over, health experts are looking ahead to next season.

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ECDC sees another pandemic wave as unlikely (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)

Mar 9, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – European countries won’t likely experience another wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza cases this spring and summer, though the virus will probably continue to circulate and be the region’s dominant strain for the next flu season, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today.

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