Topic: The Associated Press

Health Highlights: July 1, 2010

If that's the case, it means that more than 43 percent of the total supply of swine flu vaccine for the U.S. public will have gone to waste . The U.S. obtained about 162 million doses of swine flu vaccine for the ...

May 24, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Several tests were cleared on a limited basis during the swine flu-related public health emergency, but the new Simplexa Influenza test from Focus Diagnostics in ...

March 29, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: U.S. Food and Drug Administration managers ignored agency scientists' warnings about the radiation risks associated with regular use of powerful CT scans to screen people ...

Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2010

Traffic pollution has a major impact on lung and heart health, says a report to be released Wednesday by the nonprofit Health Effects Institute in Boston.. Representatives of Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly exaggerated the ability of the diabetes drug Byetta to ...

Jan. 12, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: In response to growing criticism about how the swine flu pandemic was handled, the World Health Organization said Tuesday it will conduct an independent review.. ...
China to punish those concealing swine flu cases, while doctor warns of cover-upChina's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes ...

Nov. 11, 2009

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Stunted growth affects nearly 200 million children who don't have enough to eat, says a UNICEF report released Wednesday.. The agency said more than 90 percent ...
11/5/2009 Print E-mail When the news broke on Wednesday that a domestic cat had come down with H1N1 swine flu, probably transmitted to the feline by sick owners, many people no doubt wondered how vulnerable their own pets were to the illness.. ...

Swine flu scams on the rise

Whenever a public health or safety issue looms large, a certain segment of our economy tries to profit from the fear and confusion. Since May, the Food and Drug Administration has warned more than 75 Web sites selling more than 135 products ...
Influenza spreading nationwide unusually early this year _ and most is swine fluHealth officials say influenza is circulating unusually early this year with cases in every state and nearly all the infections are swine flu.The highest concentrations of flu cases are in ...
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