Key Facts about Swine Influenza (Swine Flu)

cdcusa Monday, March 8, 2010 12:36:00 PM CET | info

How many swine flu viruses are there? Like all influenza viruses, swine flu viruses change constantly. Pigs can be infected by avian influenza and human influenza viruses as well as swine influenza viruses. When influenza viruses from different species infect pigs, the viruses can reassort (i.e....

Interim Guidance for Homeless and Emergency Shelters on the Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus

cdcusa Monday, March 8, 2010 9:36:00 AM CET | info

This document provides interim guidance specific for homeless and emergency shelters during the outbreak of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus and suggested means to reduce the spread of influenza in these settings and communities. Recommendations may need to be revised as more information becomes available....

Questions & Answers about the 2009-2010 Flu Season

cdcusa Monday, March 8, 2010 9:36:00 AM CET | info

Flu seasons are unpredictable in a number of ways, including the timing of the beginning, severity, and length of the flu season....

Charlie Brooker | How to jazz up the party leaders' TV debates

guardian Monday, March 8, 2010 1:28:00 AM CET | info

There are 76 rules broadcasters have to follow for the debates. But I've found a loophole . . . So: those televised prime ministerial debates will definitely be happening in the runup to the election. The excitement is hard to contain: three separate primetime shows on Sky, ITV and the Beeb in which.......

Warm weather sparks allergies

CBC Friday, March 5, 2010 11:51:00 PM CET | info

The winter cold and flu season may be drawing to a close, but many people in the Ottawa region won't be able to put away the tissues. The rapidly melting snow is uncovering moulds that can cause sneezing, wheezing, rashes and other allergic reactions....

My life as a drama queen

smh Friday, March 5, 2010 2:13:00 PM CET | info

Helen Mirren is used to wearing crowns but her role as Leo Tolstoy's attention-seeking wife tested her majestic talents....

Loyola Physician Discusses What Happened To The Flu

medicalnews Saturday, February 27, 2010 2:00:00 PM CET | info

Normally, this is the peak period for the flu in the United States. But that just doesn't seem to be the case this year. The number of states reporting widespread cases of the flu mysteriously plunged from 49 at the end of October to zero at the beginning of the January, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Infection in Swine Herds, Manitoba, Canada, T. Pasma and T. Joseph

cdcusa Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:02:00 AM CET | info

DOI: 10.3201/eid1604.091636 Suggested citation for this article: Pasma T, Joseph T. Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection in swine herds, Manitoba, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis; [Epub ahead of print] Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Infection in Swine Herds, Manitoba, Canada Tim Pasma and Tomy Joseph Author affiliation:.......

[Case Report] Horner's syndrome—not to be sneezed at

lancet Friday, February 26, 2010 7:17:00 AM CET | info

A 58-year-old man presented to the respiratory outpatient clinic in December, 2006, after a 4-week history of a self-limiting upper respiratory tract infection. The symptoms included sneezing and rhinitis. His wife, a nurse, had noted asymmetric pupils which prompted the specialist referral by his general practitioner....

Letters: Justo para todos

guardian Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:18:00 AM CET | info

There is nothing new under the sun when it comes to skulduggery in the wine trade ( Report , 18 February). Witness Chaucer's Pardoner on "the white wine of Lepe / That is to selle in Fysshstrete or in Chepe. / This wyn of Spaigne crepeth subtilly / In othere wynes, growynge faste by, / Of which ther.......

Spring Is Here and So Is Allergy Season

moreoverhealth Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:17:00 AM CET | info

Spring is synonymous with many things. The return of baseball. The smell of freshly cut grass. Warmer weather. While many things we associate with spring give us good feelings, the dreaded return of allergy season is another thing that comes to mind when thoughts turn to spring....