Glaxo: 9 more countries order 96 million doses of swine flu vaccineLONDON — Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline says that nine additional countries have ordered 96 million doses of swine flu vaccine since last month. American on trial with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hospitalized for seizures; verdict due next weekYANGON, Myanmar — An American facing up to five years in jail for entering the house of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hospitalized after suffering seizures, a week before a court is expected to issue a verdict in his case. China locks down northwestern town after 3rd pneumonic plague deathBEIJING — An outbreak of pneumonic plague in a remote farming town in northwestern China has killed a third person, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday, as authorities locked down the town and moved to disinfect the region. HEALTHBEAT: Rare athlete deaths, confusion spur work to better test, explain sickle cell traitWASHINGTON — Thousands of families carry the gene that causes sickle cell disease and don’t know it — even though almost every newborn today is tested for what’s called “sickle cell trait,” and starting this summer more college athletes are getting tested, too. China locks down northwest town after 2nd pneumonic plague deathBEIJING — China locked down a remote farming town after two people died and 10 more were sickened with pneumonic plague, a lung infection that can kill a human in 24 hours if left untreated. The Seattle Times, Virgin Islands Daily News win awards from Associated Press Managing EditorsNEW YORK — An investigation into the spread of a deadly drug-resistant staph germ at hospitals in Washington state earned The Seattle Times a Public Service Award on Monday from the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. Metal leak at chemical plant in central China leaves 500 sick, 33 hospitalizedBEIJING — More than 500 villagers in central China have been found to have high concentrations of a dangerous metal in their bodies after a series of leaks from a chemical plant, state media reported Monday. Pneumonic plague claims 2nd victim; China seals off entire town
Report: British military is worried that many of its soldiers are too fat to fightLONDON — British soldiers are getting so fat it’s putting lives at risk, according to a leaked memo from the army’s physical training corps published in a Sunday newspaper. Argentina experts: No mutations in swine flu virus, and regular flu remains more deadlyBUENOS AIRES — Argentina has the most swine flu deaths outside the United States, but the virus is still killing fewer people than normal seasonal flu — good news for a world waiting to see how it evolves in the southern winter. EU: Airlines can’t ban suspected swine-flu sufferers from flyingBRUSSELS — The European Union’s transport chief said Thursday that airlines cannot arbitrarily bar suspected swine flu sufferers from flights. Chinese authorities raid Beijing office of health activist, seize newslettersBEIJING — Chinese authorities seized dozens of newsletters from a nonprofit group that fights discrimination against people with hepatitis B, a campaigner said Thursday, calling the move retribution for the group’s advocacy work. US panel: Pregnant women, kids, others should be 1st in line for limited swine flu vaccineATLANTA — Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday. Study: Tanning beds and UV radiation definitely cause cancer experts sayLONDON — International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category deeming both to be definite causes of cancer. UK judge rules town council liable for deformities in children born near former steelworksLONDON — Britain’s High Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a group of young people, born with deformed hands and feet, who say pollution from a former steelworks contributed to their disabilities. 4 teenage Senate pages display swine flu symptoms and are quarantinedWASHINGTON — Four summer pages working in the Senate have exhibited symptoms similar to swine flu and have been quarantined, according to the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms. Four teenage Senate pages display swine flu symptoms and are quarantinedWASHINGTON — The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms says four summer pages are exhibiting symptoms similar to swine flu and have been quarantined. Study: Pregnant women with swine flu more than 4 times as likely to be hospitalizedLONDON — Pregnant women who get swine flu are at least four times as likely to be hospitalized as other people with the virus, a new study says. Mexico City launches program to provide medical insurance for touristsMEXICO CITY — The Mexico City government has launched a program to provide medical insurance to cover tourists who face health problems while visiting the capital. Study: Tanning beds and UV radiation as deadly as arsenic, mustard gas, experts sayLONDON — International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as “probable carcinogens.” Pregnant women may be among first to get swine flu shots; they account for 6 pct of deathsATLANTA — Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall. Major donor considers return to Myanmar as country struggles with AIDS crisisYANGON, Myanmar — Shrunken to 30 pounds of skin and bones, Ma Moe could barely walk when she arrived on the doorstep of the clinic nearly two years ago. AIDS had killed her husband three years earlier, and it was slowly killing her. Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine _ raising concerns among some expertsLONDON — In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety and proper doses. US projects swine flu may hit up to 40 percent in 2 years without vaccine, many deathsATLANTA — In a disturbing new projection, health officials say up to 40 percent of Americans could get swine flu this year and next and several hundred thousand could die without a successful vaccine campaign and other measures. US projects swine flu could sicken 20 to 40 percent over 2 years without effective vaccineATLANTA — U.S. health officials say swine flu could strike up to 40 percent of Americans over the next two years and as many as several hundred thousand could die if a vaccine campaign and other measures aren’t successful. UN health agency’s flu chief: safety of swine flu vaccine ‘cannot be compromised’GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s flu chief says there must be no doubt over the safety of swine flu vaccines before they are given to the public. AP Interview: WHO flu chief: World still ‘relatively early’ in swine flu pandemicGENEVA — The global swine flu epidemic is still in its early stages, even though reports of over 100,000 infections in England alone last week are plausible, the World Health Organization’s flu chief said Friday, Ore. faith-healing parents acquitted in sick girl’s death; dad guilty of criminal mistreatmentOREGON CITY, Ore. — The jury forewoman in the trial of an Oregon couple acquitted of manslaughter in their daughter’s pneumonia death says she felt the pair were “loving people” who didn’t mean to harm the 15-month-old girl. Japan suspends beef shipments from Kansas company after finding bovine spinal columnsTOKYO — A Kansas meat packer that fought U.S. authorities to test its entire herd for mad cow disease was hit with a suspension by Japan this week for shipping banned animal parts. Arab states ban young, old and infirm from performing Mecca pilgrimage for swine flu fearsCAIRO — Arab health ministers banned children, the elderly and those with chronic illnesses from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year over fears the mass gathering could speed the spread of swine flu. |
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BEIJING — A second man has died of pneumonic plague in northwest China, in an outbreak that prompted authorities to lock down a town where about a dozen people were infected with the highly contagious deadly lung disease, a state news agency said.
