Topic: United Kingdom

Swine flu vaccines win approval

European regulators recommended on Friday that two new vaccines to fight a swine flu pandemic be granted a marketing licence across Europe amid growing fears of a deadly second wave of the virus. "The European Medicines Agency has recommended to the European ...

Prison probes 'swine flu gel intoxication'

An investigation was under way in a jail after an inmate appeared to have got drunk on anti-bacterial gel used to combat the spread of swine flu, a prison spokesman said on Friday.The hand gel, which contains alcohol, was made available to ...

Swine flu cases double in UK

The country's number of new swine flu cases almost doubled in a week in the second weekly increase following a summer lull, official date released Thursday showed.At least 66 schools in England have recorded outbreaks of the A(H1N1) virus since children returned ...

What's best for badly damaged lungs?

What's the best way to help someone stay alive when their lungs are too damaged to breathe properly? While most people with swine flu have a mild illness and a couple of days away from work, others have been much sicker. Now, ...

Swine flu sculpture unveiled in Britain

A British museum has acquired an unusual new sculpture -- of the virus which causes swine flu, it said Friday.The Wellcome Collection in London will display the glass sculpture by Luke Jerram from September 25 until October 18.The work offers " a ...
The United States, France and Britain are among nine countries that pledged Thursday to make 10 percent of their swine flu vaccine supply available to other nations that may need it.In recognition of the global nature of the pandemic, the United States ...

Swine flu on the rise again in Britain

The number of new swine flu cases is rising again in Britain, notably among children returning to school after the summer break, according to official figures released Thursday.An estimated 5,000 new cases were reported in England last week, the first rise since ...

Swine flu rising again in Britain

The number of new swine flu cases is rising again in Britain, notably among children returning to school after the summer break, according to official figures released Thursday.An estimated 5,000 new cases were reported in England last week, the first rise since ...
China on Thursday granted approval to its first home-grown swine flu vaccine, which producer Sinovac says is effective after only one dose, as the country braces for a feared winter outbreak.The decision could boost the global fight against A(H1N1) influenza, as most ...
Britain and France have received their first batches of swine flu vaccine, officials said Thursday, as governments began to arm themselves against a second wave of the pandemic in the northern winter.The World Health Organization has been warning governments for months to ...