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People urged to remain calm after swine flu deaths :: Israel

By admin : July 7, 2009

People were urged not to panic on Tuesday as two children and a man died from swine flu, although all had pre-existing health conditions.

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Eleven people in intensive care with H1N1 flu in NZ (TVNZ)

By admin : July 7, 2009

Eleven people are now in New Zealand intensive care wards with swine flu

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Should the Health Minister Resign?

By admin : July 6, 2009

Bangkok Post : The Puea Thai party has called on Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai to resign, saying he had failed in his duty to control the outbreak of A(H1N1) influenza. The disease has killed seven people and the number confirmed infections had soared to 2,272 on Monday. Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit said the government was not doing its job properly. It was too concerned with its image. “There will be an eighth H1N1-related fatality in the country and I’ll put my job

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Thailand tops 2,000 cases of H1N1 flu (redOrbit)

By admin : July 6, 2009

While Thailand has reported more than 2,000 cases of H1N1 flu, most of the new cases do not appear to be serious, health officials said. The majority of the people with new infections have mild symptoms, Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai told The Bangkok Post in a story published Monday. This group of patients can be treated with paracetamol, a lot of rest at home and drinking plenty …

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The New Flu? They’re On It.

By admin : July 6, 2009

Public health experts on the H1N1 panel. Image courtesy of AAAS The American Association for the Advancement of Science hosted a panel discussion on H1N1 flu last week. For such a frightening subject, the discussion was strangely encouraging. Yes, the flu (if not this one, then some other strain) could kill us all . It has already infected an estimated one million people (including the actor who plays Ron Weasley ). But as Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and

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