Swine Flu & Pets: Experts Say Low Risk: PHOTO
Earlier this week, concerns that our pets might also be susceptible to the Swine Flu were raised after a house cat tested positive for the H1N1 virus . Do our cats and dogs need protection from the Swine Flu? Experts say no. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), researchers are unsure whether or not the virus can infect animals other than Swine, but the expectations of such conditions are low. While the H1N1 Flu can easily be transmitted from person...

Vulnerable patients set to get swine flu jabs: PHOTO
DOCTORS in the Aberdeen area are gearing up against a winter outbreak of Swine Flu. More than 1,075 frontline health workers with NHS Grampian have already received vaccinations to help protect against the virus. The focus now is on protecting vulnerable people in the Aberdeen area GP’s surgeries have received 26,450 vaccine supplies so far and have started asking priority patients to make an appointment for a jab. These include anyone aged over six months in conventional at-risk groups...

Most California voters don't plan to get swine flu vaccine, Times/USC poll finds
As concern spreads about H1N1 Flu, a new survey of California voters found that while most consider the Vaccine safe, a majority had no plans to get vaccinated. The poll also found that blacks and Latinos are far more likely than other groups to say they believe the Vaccine could be unsafe. Only 5% of those surveyed said they already had been inoculated, a figure that remained consistent across income groups. Of the rest, 52% said they did not plan to get vaccinated. Among the 40% who said they...

W-B plans two more swine flu clinics for next week
WILKES-BARRE - The city has scheduled two more Swine Flu clinics for next week and people living outside city limits can get the vaccine if they are in the five high risk groups. Ted Kross, Health Department director, said the city is currently out of the vaccines, but has ordered another 2,000 doses. He expects the vaccines to be delivered to the city by Thursday. “We’re really not sure how many we will get,” Kross said. “We are still planning a mass clinic at Wilkes...

CDC says U.S. making progress on swine flu vaccine
By Julie Steenhuysen Chicago (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Friday they are making progress in improving the supply of H1N1 Vaccine to state health departments and urged people frustrated by long lines and scarce supply not to give up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr. Anne Schuchat said there are now twice as many doses of Vaccine available as there were two weeks ago, with 38 million doses ordered or available for ordering by states. The figure is still...

Second head rolls in Flames flu fiasco: PHOTO
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Locations announced for expanded H1N1 vaccination clinics: PHOTO

Rice Krispies Won't Prevent Swine Flu After All
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The Weekly Feed: Running from Pigs Edition: PHOTO
Image courtesy of woolennium Dish of the Week: Kimchee jigae Where: Adam Express, Mandu The Swine Flu appears to be aggressively making its way around town, and it sounds like it's going to hit a lot more people before they are able to get the vaccine. I, too, am riding the snot rocket to hell. But in addition to chicken soup , I recommend kimchee jigae. Kimchee jigae is a stew made with pork stock, pork, tofu, scallions, onion, and of course kimchee. The result is a warm confluence of rich...

'A rocket ship to heroin'
Boston — Calling Addiction to opiates a bigger epidemic than Swine Flu, the Massachusetts OxyContin and Heroin Commission pressed for new educational and preventive programs to stem the flow of illegal Prescription pills around the state.

Glenn County man's death now believed not swine flu
WILLOWS — It's now believed the death of a Glenn County man this week was not caused by Swine Flu. The man, who was in his late 50s, had become ill and was flown to a Hospital in Redding, where he later died. Swine Flu was suspected. However, test results showed the man had not had either type A or type B Influenza, said Scott Gruendl, interim director of the Glenn County Health Services Agency. A test for the pandemic H1N1 virus will still be done. Gruendl said, however, based on the test...

2 area swine flu deaths bring state total to 36
A 12-year-old boy from Buffalo Grove and a 41-year-old Elgin woman are the latest to die from Swine Flu. Both had underlying health problems, health officials said Friday. There had been 36 H1N1-related deaths statewide as of Friday. Many denied Vaccine: poll Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a Swine Flu Vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll. That's true even for people at extra risk for severe complications who should be at the front of the line....

Island village hit by suspected swine flu
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)

In US, obesity responsible for 100,000 cancer cases
Obesity is believed to be a trigger point for over 100,000 cases of Cancer every year in the US in addition to being a risk factor for many diseases including Diabetes and H1N1 Swine Flu. According to a report released by the American Institute for Cancer Research, the incidence of various cancers, among them 33,000 cases of Breast Cancer, could be ascribed to poor diet, lack of physical activity and excess body fat. The report also noted that overweight has a three-fold impact upon seven types...

CDC says us making progress on swine flu vaccine
Chicago (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Friday they are making progress in improving the supply of H1N1 Vaccine to state health departments and urged people frustrated by long lines and scarce supply not to give up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr. Anne Schuchat said there are now twice as many doses of Vaccine available as there were two weeks ago, with 38 million doses ordered or available for ordering by states.

Island village hit by suspected swine flu
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Suspected Swine Flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help. "Diomede is probably the most isolated place in the United States right now," said David Head, a doctor involved in the effort. "We thought it would be better to go out there and just vaccinate people." So many of the 130 residents of Diomede have been stricken with Flu-like symptoms that the Alaska Army National Guard stepped...

Flu myths
Pop a vitamin, ban neckties, vacuum away Swine Flu germs, and smoke an e-cigarette to ward off H1N1. Those are just some of the suggestions making the rounds on the Internet that have health officials and experts shaking their heads.

Mongolians Eating Horse Meat to Combat Swine
Panic! Save the horses! Save the world! Due to a shortage of the Swine Flu (H1N1) vaccine, people in Mongolia are turning to "traditional Flu remedies" to fight the pandemic such as eating horse meat.

Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk
By Maggie Fox , Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 Flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets. U.S. vets reported this week that a pet cat had been infected with the pandemic Swine Flu virus, apparently by its owners, who had reported Flu-like illness in the days before. Two pet ferrets also caught Flu, again apparently from their...

Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 Flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets. U.S. vets reported this week that a pet cat had been infected with the pandemic Swine Flu virus, apparently by its owners, who had reported Flu-like illness in the days before. Two pet ferrets also caught Flu, again apparently from their owners, and several herds of pigs around the...

Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk
By Maggie Fox , Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 Flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets. U.S. vets reported this week that a pet cat had been infected with the pandemic Swine Flu virus, apparently by its owners, who had reported Flu-like illness in the days before. Two pet ferrets also caught Flu, again apparently from their...

Modification urged for H1N1 protection among healthcare employees
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): N95 respirators don't offer additional protection against H1N1 Influenza than provided by the use of surgical masks, infectious disease experts have said. Federal PPE guidance and requirements issued recently by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and OSHA suggest the use of fit-tested N95 respirators by healthcare workers rather than the use of standard surgical masks. Experts from three leading scientific organizations specializing in infectious...

Opposing Teams Team Up To Raise Money for Local Family After Tragedy Strikes
Opposing teams West York and Littlestown put football scores aside to raise money for an Adams County family in need. Kyree Gamble, 5, died this past Saturday from complications of the H1N1 Virus. Kyree was a kindergarten student at Rolling Acres Elementary School in Littlestown.

Survey: only 3rd able to get H1N1 vaccine
Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a Swine Flu Vaccine have been able to get it, according to a national poll released Friday.

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