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		<title>South Africa&#8217;s Zuma praised for new approach on AIDS, gets $120 million from US</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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South Africa&#8217;s Zuma praised for new AIDS approach

PRETORIA, South Africa — The U.S. says it&#8217;s giving South Africa $120 million for AIDS treatment in response to a plea from President Jacob Zuma that underlines his new approach to fighting the epidemic.
Under Zuma&#8217;s predecessor in the country with the world&#8217;s heaviest AIDS burden, the health minister ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-africas-zuma-praised-for-new-approach-on-aids-gets-120-million-from-us-237925/" title="South Africa&#8217;s Zuma praised for new approach on AIDS, gets $120 million from US">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UNAIDS chief sees commitment to change in South Africa, country with worst AIDS epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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UNAIDS chief in South Africa for AIDS Day
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis, the head of the U.N. AIDS program said Monday.

&#8220;If I am not in South Africa for World AIDS Day, I .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unaids-chief-sees-commitment-to-change-in-south-africa-country-with-worst-aids-epidemic-237702/">Original source &nbsp;: UNAIDS chief sees commitment to change in South Africa, country with worst AIDS epidemic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Experts: Radical swine flu measures in China, elsewhere, won&#8217;t stop outbreaks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Experts say radical measures won&#8217;t stop swine flu
LONDON — Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.
Despite initially declaring success, Beijing now acknowledges its swine flu outbreak is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-radical-swine-flu-measures-in-china-elsewhere-wont-stop-outbreaks-232432/">Original article on  : Experts: Radical swine flu measures in China, elsewhere, won&#8217;t stop outbreaks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in public markets of Serbia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dusan Stojanovic</dc:creator>
		
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Swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia — Belgrade&#8217;s open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item — garlic.
In Serbia, garlic has long been regarded as a good luck charm and a guard against many ailments. As far as the public is concerned, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fear-of-swine-flu-causes-surge-of-garlic-sales-in-public-markets-of-serbia-228438/">Fear of swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in public markets of Serbia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC estimates swine flu toll at 22 million sickened, nearly 4,000 killed since April</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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CDC&#8217;s swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill

WASHINGTON — Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn&#8217;t mean swine flu suddenly has worsened.
Instead, the federal numbers made public Thursday reflect a long-awaited better attempt to quantify the new flu&#8217;s true ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-estimates-swine-flu-toll-at-22-million-sickened-nearly-4000-killed-since-april-228027/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : CDC estimates swine flu toll at 22 million sickened, nearly 4,000 killed since April</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gov&#8217;t now estimates swine flu has sickened 22 million in US since April, killed nearly 4,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Swine flu has sickened 22 million in 6 months

WASHINGTON — Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to startling federal estimates released Thursday.
The figures — roughly a quadrupling of previous death estimates — don&#8217;t mean swine flu suddenly has worsened, and most cases ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/govt-now-estimates-swine-flu-has-sickened-22-million-in-us-since-april-killed-nearly-4000-227427/">Gov&#8217;t now estimates swine flu has sickened 22 million in US since April, killed nearly 4,000</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO urges doctors to give antivirals early to at-risk groups with suspected swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: Give at-risk groups anti-flu drugs early

GENEVA — Doctors should give anti-viral drugs to pregnant women, young children and other at-risk groups as soon as they show clinical symptoms of swine flu to prevent them developing serious complications, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
The global body is concerned that some doctors are waiting for lab .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-urges-doctors-to-give-antivirals-early-to-at-risk-groups-with-suspected-swine-flu-226922/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: WHO urges doctors to give antivirals early to at-risk groups with suspected swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC says US swine flu deaths likely 4,000; larger estimate includes flu complications</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US
ATLANTA — Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they&#8217;ve been using.

The new, higher figure was first reported by The New York Times. It includes deaths caused by complications related to swine ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-says-us-swine-flu-deaths-likely-4000-larger-estimate-includes-flu-complications-226299/" title="CDC says US swine flu deaths likely 4,000; larger estimate includes flu complications">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No long lines, no cries of injustice; Europe has more orderly approach to swine flu shots</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only

LONDON — In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor&#8217;s offices aren&#8217;t swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don&#8217;t really need it.
Here, and across .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-long-lines-no-cries-of-injustice-europe-has-more-orderly-approach-to-swine-flu-shots-220812/">Source &nbsp;: No long lines, no cries of injustice; Europe has more orderly approach to swine flu shots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Shuster</dc:creator>
		
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Swine flu scare tightens borders around Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — Russia and Slovakia tightened their borders with Ukraine on Tuesday as the World Health Organization began investigating a suspected swine flu outbreak.
The death toll from flu has climbed to 71 since the outbreak struck last week in the western city of Ternopil, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-slovakia-tighten-borders-with-ukraine-as-who-investigates-swine-flu-outbreak-216270/">Source &nbsp;: Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu; Some observers see political overtones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Sedova</dc:creator>
		
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Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu

KIEV, Ukraine — Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed the nation&#8217;s schools for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down.
The World Health Organization said Monday there was no .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-closes-all-schools-to-fight-swine-flu-some-observers-see-political-overtones-215168/">Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu; Some observers see political overtones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC reports largest one-week increase in swine flu deaths of children; now at 114</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-reports-largest-one-week-increase-in-swine-flu-deaths-of-children-now-at-114-212868/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Swine flu kids&#8217; deaths jump to 114
ATLANTA — Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children&#8217;s deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday.

At least 114 children have died from swine flu complications since the spring, up from 95 reported a week earlier, according to ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-reports-largest-one-week-increase-in-swine-flu-deaths-of-children-now-at-114-212868/">CDC reports largest one-week increase in swine flu deaths of children; now at 114</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Controversy over flu vaccine as Dutch scientists say kids should skip it, but others disagree</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch scientists: Kids should skip flu vaccine

LONDON — Dutch scientists ignited a controversy Friday by suggesting that children would be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Their commentary, based largely on animal studies, was published online Friday in the British medical journal Lancet Infectious .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/controversy-over-flu-vaccine-as-dutch-scientists-say-kids-should-skip-it-but-others-disagree-211928/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Controversy over flu vaccine as Dutch scientists say kids should skip it, but others disagree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts reject Dutch scientists&#8217; suggestion that kids should skip seasonal flu shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot

LONDON — Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Their commentary, based largely on animal studies, was published online Friday in the British medical journal Lancet Infectious ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-experts-reject-dutch-scientists-suggestion-that-kids-should-skip-seasonal-flu-shot-211927/" title="Health experts reject Dutch scientists&#8217; suggestion that kids should skip seasonal flu shot">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC: Nearly 6 million Americans may have had swine flu in pandemic&#8217;s first few months</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Up to 6 million swine flu cases in few months

ATLANTA — As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-nearly-6-million-americans-may-have-had-swine-flu-in-pandemics-first-few-months-211416/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: CDC: Nearly 6 million Americans may have had swine flu in pandemic&#8217;s first few months</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts say Russia&#8217;s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy

MOSCOW — AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country&#8217;s fast-growing epidemic could be entering a dangerous new phase.
AIDS specialists meeting here urged Russia to adopt successful strategies like needle-exchange programs and heroin substitutes such .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-experts-say-russias-abstinence-approach-no-match-for-fast-growing-aids-epidemic-209954/">Original source &nbsp;: Health experts say Russia&#8217;s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama declares national emergency for swine flu; goal is to remove red tape, speed treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.
The declaration, signed Friday night and announced Saturday, comes with the disease more prevalent than ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-declares-national-emergency-for-swine-flu-goal-is-to-remove-red-tape-speed-treatment-205940/" title="Obama declares national emergency for swine flu; goal is to remove red tape, speed treatment">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO says swine flu deaths rise to nearly 5,000 worldwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Nearly 5,000 people have reportedly died from swine flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Since most countries have stopped counting individual swine flu cases, the figure is considered an underestimate.
WHO said there were 4,999 total deaths through Oct. 18, most of them ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-says-swine-flu-deaths-rise-to-nearly-5000-worldwide-204879/">WHO says swine flu deaths rise to nearly 5,000 worldwide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As Mexico secures this season&#8217;s swine flu shots, scientists search for a homegrown vaccine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Mendoza</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Grappling with low supplies of swine flu vaccines, President Felipe Calderon persuaded drug makers this week to sell him 30 million doses, while 1,000 Mexicans lined up for an experimental vaccine they hope can speed up supplies.

Meanwhile, French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis announced plans to open a manufacturing plant in Mexico that will .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-mexico-secures-this-seasons-swine-flu-shots-scientists-search-for-a-homegrown-vaccine-204302/">As Mexico secures this season&#8217;s swine flu shots, scientists search for a homegrown vaccine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind schedule; 50-year-old technology is blamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SWIFTWATER, Pa. — The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.

As nervous Americans clamor for the vaccine, production is running several weeks behind schedule, and health officials blame the pressure on pharmaceutical companies to crank it out along with the ordinary flu vaccine, .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/production-of-swine-flu-vaccine-is-way-behind-schedule-50-year-old-technology-is-blamed-202650/">Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind schedule; 50-year-old technology is blamed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>6 months after swine flu virus identified: No doomsday, but this story isn&#8217;t over yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — It was six months ago that scientists discovered an ominous new flu virus, touching off fears of a catastrophic global outbreak that could cause people to drop dead in the streets. Doomsday, of course, never came to pass.

Now that the initial scare over the swine flu has subsided, health officials warn we are .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/6-months-after-swine-flu-virus-identified-no-doomsday-but-this-story-isnt-over-yet-197333/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 6 months after swine flu virus identified: No doomsday, but this story isn&#8217;t over yet</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nations no longer counting pandemic flu cases; last US estimate in July, stuck at 1 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years.

And they did it on purpose.
Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected in this country. The number of deaths ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nations-no-longer-counting-pandemic-flu-cases-last-us-estimate-in-july-stuck-at-1-million-191412/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Nations no longer counting pandemic flu cases; last US estimate in July, stuck at 1 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba says civil defense system, free health care _ not vaccine _ keys to containing swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HAVANA — Cuba is ready to use just about everything at its disposal, from its well-oiled civil defense system to the soldiers of a totalitarian government, to keep swine flu cases to a minimum.

Everything but a vaccine.
As the U.S. prepares an extensive health survey for side affects from its massive inoculation plans, Cuba&#8217;s No. 2 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cuba-says-civil-defense-system-free-health-care-_-not-vaccine-_-keys-to-containing-swine-flu-185995/" title="Cuba says civil defense system, free health care _ not vaccine _ keys to containing swine flu">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Army reports first death from swine flu complications; soldier fell ill in SC basic training</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne M. Schafer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 23-year-old soldier from Florida who was in basic training is the Army&#8217;s first death from complications of swine flu, officials said Thursday.

The death at Fort Jackson, the Army&#8217;s largest training camp and just outside Columbia, may be the first such loss among the nation&#8217;s 1.4 million men and women in uniform.
Pentagon ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/army-reports-first-death-from-swine-flu-complications-soldier-fell-ill-in-sc-basic-training-184261/">Read : Army reports first death from swine flu complications; soldier fell ill in SC basic training</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: If third of population catches swine flu, hospitals in 15 states could run out of room</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — If a third of people wind up catching swine flu, 15 states could run out of hospital beds around the time the outbreak peaks, a new report warns Thursday.

The nonprofit Trust for America&#8217;s Health estimates the number of people hospitalized could range from a high of 168,000 in California to just under 2,500 .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-if-third-of-population-catches-swine-flu-hospitals-in-15-states-could-run-out-of-room-184047/">Report: If third of population catches swine flu, hospitals in 15 states could run out of room</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Transportation Department holds summit to find ways of curbing cell phone use by drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the wheel, the Obama administration declared on Wednesday. Officials said Congress and the public must team up to reduce the danger.

Opening a two-day meeting to find ways to reduce drivers&#8217; use ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/transportation-department-holds-summit-to-find-ways-of-curbing-cell-phone-use-by-drivers-182980/">Original article on  : Transportation Department holds summit to find ways of curbing cell phone use by drivers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN: 4 million AIDS patients now on drugs, but another 5 million people still need them</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — United Nations health officials estimate about 4 million people who need AIDS drugs worldwide are now getting them, according to a report issued Wednesday.

The figure represents a major increase in rolling out the drugs to patients across Africa, where the AIDS epidemic is focused, but an estimated 5 million or more across the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-4-million-aids-patients-now-on-drugs-but-another-5-million-people-still-need-them-182496/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : UN: 4 million AIDS patients now on drugs, but another 5 million people still need them</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Johnson &amp; Johnson takes 18 pct stake in Crucell, boosting vaccine, infectious disease position</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda A. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — Health care giant Johnson &#038; Johnson is jumping into the increasingly hot vaccine business by taking an 18 percent stake in Dutch biotechnology company Crucell NV and focusing more on preventive medicine.

Under the deal the companies announced Monday, Johnson &#038; Johnson is spending $440 million (301.8 million euros) for new shares of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/johnson-johnson-takes-18-pct-stake-in-crucell-boosting-vaccine-infectious-disease-position-181013/" title="Johnson &#038; Johnson takes 18 pct stake in Crucell, boosting vaccine, infectious disease position">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson&#8217;s crystal-studded boots fetch €10,000 at event chaired by sister Janet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Barry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MILAN — Crystal-studded boots that Michael Jackson intended to wear on his planned comeback tour fetched euro10,000 ($14,650) at a celebrity fundraiser chaired by his sister, Janet.

The charity event, held on the sidelines of Milan Fashion Week, attracted such fashion luminaries as Donatella Versace and model Linda Evangelista, as well as rapper and producer Kanye ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michael-jacksons-crystal-studded-boots-fetch-e10000-at-event-chaired-by-sister-janet-180890/" title="Michael Jackson&#8217;s crystal-studded boots fetch €10,000 at event chaired by sister Janet">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Army gives recruits olive-drab hand sanitizer bottles and coughing orders to fight flu threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne M. Schafer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Soldiers in boot camp are getting something new this year besides rigorous basic training — Army-green bottles of hand sanitizer gel, part of a stepped-up effort by the military to ward off swine and seasonal flu.

Soldiers at the Army&#8217;s largest training installation and at other boot camps are also getting orders ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/army-gives-recruits-olive-drab-hand-sanitizer-bottles-and-coughing-orders-to-fight-flu-threat-179698/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Army gives recruits olive-drab hand sanitizer bottles and coughing orders to fight flu threat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists working on how to improve AIDS vaccine that showed some success in huge trial</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-working-on-how-to-improve-aids-vaccine-that-showed-some-success-in-huge-trial-178211/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marilynn Marchione</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists and government leaders have already started mapping out how to try to improve the world&#8217;s first successful AIDS vaccine, which protected one in three people from getting HIV in a large study in Thailand.

That&#8217;s not good enough for immediate use, researchers say. Yet it is a watershed event in the 26 years since the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-working-on-how-to-improve-aids-vaccine-that-showed-some-success-in-huge-trial-178211/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Scientists working on how to improve AIDS vaccine that showed some success in huge trial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Notable dates in the AIDS epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key dates in the AIDS epidemic:
—June 5, 1981: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports five gay men in Los Angeles are suffering from a rare pneumonia found in patients with failing immune systems.

—May 1983: The virus that causes AIDS is identified.
—May 26, 1988: The U.S. government mails &#8220;Understanding AIDS,&#8221; an educational pamphlet  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/notable-dates-in-the-aids-epidemic-177923/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN asks for $1.5 billion to fight swine flu, but experts wonder whether it&#8217;s worth it</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-asks-for-15-billion-to-fight-swine-flu-but-experts-wonder-whether-its-worth-it-177702/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — United Nations health officials claim in a new report they need nearly $1.5 billion to prevent the swine flu epidemic from spiraling into a global catastrophe.

But for a virus from which most people recover without ever being treated, not all experts are convinced swine flu merits such attention — and some critics even .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-asks-for-15-billion-to-fight-swine-flu-but-experts-wonder-whether-its-worth-it-177702/">UN asks for $1.5 billion to fight swine flu, but experts wonder whether it&#8217;s worth it</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A world first: AIDS vaccine cuts the risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in large Thai study</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible.

The World Health Organization and the U.N. agency UNAIDS said the results &#8220;instilled new hope&#8221; .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-world-first-aids-vaccine-cuts-the-risk-of-hiv-infection-by-31-percent-in-large-thai-study-177666/">A world first: AIDS vaccine cuts the risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in large Thai study</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Heart patients who get the flu are more likely to have a heart attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.

Amid the global outbreak of swine flu, experts say it&#8217;s crucial that heart patients get vaccinated against both regular flu and swine flu to ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-heart-patients-who-get-the-flu-are-more-likely-to-have-a-heart-attack-174726/">Study: Heart patients who get the flu are more likely to have a heart attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Manhattan Short Film Festival brings AIDS orphan&#8217;s work, 9 other short films, to world</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Elber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Writer-producer Neal Baer is accustomed to 12 million or so Americans flipping on their TV sets for an episode of his drama &#8220;Law &#038; Order: Special Victims Unit.&#8221;

But for a film Baer deems his &#8220;passion project,&#8221; the distribution is far different. &#8220;Mozambique,&#8221; by teenage African AIDS orphan Alcides Soares, will show in .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/manhattan-short-film-festival-brings-aids-orphans-work-9-other-short-films-to-world-172592/">Manhattan Short Film Festival brings AIDS orphan&#8217;s work, 9 other short films, to world</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: Pandemic flu vaccine output will be &#8217;substantially less&#8217; than previous maximum prediction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Global production of swine flu vaccines will be &#8220;substantially less&#8221; than the previous maximum forecast of 94 million doses a week, the World Health Organization said Friday.

The number of doses produced in a year will therefore fall short of the 4.9 billion doses the global health body previously hoped could be available for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-pandemic-flu-vaccine-output-will-be-substantially-less-than-previous-maximum-prediction-172182/" title="WHO: Pandemic flu vaccine output will be &#8217;substantially less&#8217; than previous maximum prediction">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Aboriginals get body bags after asking government for swine flu help</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Health officials ordered an investigation Thursday into why the Canadian government sent body bags to an Aboriginal reserve in Manitoba after community leaders requested assistance to deal with an expected outbreak of swine flu.

The body bags were sent this week to a remote northern reserve that was hard hit by swine flu .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-aboriginals-get-body-bags-after-asking-government-for-swine-flu-help-171628/">Canadian Aboriginals get body bags after asking government for swine flu help</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal officials issue guidelines to help small businesses weather swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Perrone</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Federal officials said Monday small business owners should be prepared to operate with fewer employees this fall as swine flu spreads across the country.

The Department of Homeland Security is issuing guidelines on combating swine flu to small businesses, which employ about half the workers in the U.S. private sector.
&#8220;They play a key role .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-officials-issue-guidelines-to-help-small-businesses-weather-swine-flu-168178/" title="Federal officials issue guidelines to help small businesses weather swine flu">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Novel flu drug proves effective; Tamiflu saves lives, not just shortens illness, studies show</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marilynn Marchione</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers delivered a double dose of good news Sunday in the fight against flu: successful tests of what could become the first new flu medicine in a decade, and the strongest evidence yet that such drugs save lives, not just shorten illness.

A single intravenous dose of the experimental drug, peramivir, cleared up ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/novel-flu-drug-proves-effective-tamiflu-saves-lives-not-just-shortens-illness-studies-show-167497/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Novel flu drug proves effective; Tamiflu saves lives, not just shortens illness, studies show</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>G-7 and Mexico agree health workers, high-risk groups should get first swine flu vaccines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Constant Brand</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — Pregnant women, health workers and people with risky health conditions will be the first to receive swine flu vaccinations, according to an agreement reached Friday by the world&#8217;s seven largest economies and Mexico.

The Group of Seven countries will offer the first vaccine doses to the identified &#8220;risk groups, and then if we have ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/g-7-and-mexico-agree-health-workers-high-risk-groups-should-get-first-swine-flu-vaccines-165924/" title="G-7 and Mexico agree health workers, high-risk groups should get first swine flu vaccines">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Roche says Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases running at very lower percentage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander G. Higgins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BASEL, Switzerland — Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding AG said Monday that it has had reports of 13 cases of pandemic swine flu becoming resistant to Tamiflu, which it calls a very low percentage.

A good sign is that the people who had the resistant strain have not passed the disease on to other people, said ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/roche-says-tamiflu-resistant-swine-flu-cases-running-at-very-lower-percentage-161829/">Roche says Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases running at very lower percentage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Roche says it has reports of 13 cases of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, watching closely</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander G. Higgins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BASEL, Switzerland — Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding AG said Monday that it has had reports of 13 cases of pandemic swine flu becoming resistant to Tamiflu, which it calls a very low percentage.

A good sign is that the people who had the resistant strain have not passed the disease on to other people, said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/roche-says-it-has-reports-of-13-cases-of-tamiflu-resistant-swine-flu-watching-closely-161786/">Source &nbsp;: Roche says it has reports of 13 cases of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, watching closely</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu deaths surge to at least 2,837: WHO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The World Health Organization says at least 625 people have been reported dead from swine flu in the last week.

The swine flu virus has caused at least 2,837 deaths since it emerged in Mexico and the United States earlier this year and developed into a full-blown global epidemic. Most of the deaths are .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-says-swine-flu-deaths-surge-to-at-least-2837-159694/">Swine flu deaths surge to at least 2,837: WHO</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Novartis becomes 3rd company to say its swine flu vaccine may work with single dose</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, Spain — A third company signaled Thursday that its swine flu vaccine may protect people with just one shot instead of two — another hopeful sign for flu prevention efforts.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis joins two Chinese companies that say the vaccine can be produced in one dose.
In early results from human tests on one of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/novartis-becomes-3rd-company-to-say-its-swine-flu-vaccine-may-work-with-single-dose-158813/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Novartis becomes 3rd company to say its swine flu vaccine may work with single dose</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Novartis says its swine flu vaccine may work with just 1 dose, potentially boosting supplies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, Spain — Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Thursday one of its swine flu vaccines may work with just one dose, rather than two as previously expected, yet another finding that could potentially boost global supplies.

On Thursday, China approved a swine flu vaccine which its producer, Sinovac, says also works with just one dose.
In early results ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/novartis-says-its-swine-flu-vaccine-may-work-with-just-1-dose-potentially-boosting-supplies-158425/" title="Novartis says its swine flu vaccine may work with just 1 dose, potentially boosting supplies">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Animal study shows how easily swine flu overtakes regular flu strains, eases &#8217;superbug&#8217; fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Put swine flu in a room with other strains of influenza and it doesn&#8217;t mix into a new superbug — it takes over, researchers reported Tuesday. University of Maryland researchers deliberately co-infected ferrets to examine one of the worst fears about the new swine flu. But fortunately, the flu didn&#8217;t mutate. The researchers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/animal-study-shows-how-easily-swine-flu-overtakes-regular-flu-strains-eases-superbug-fears-156424/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Animal study shows how easily swine flu overtakes regular flu strains, eases &#8217;superbug&#8217; fears</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Experts: swine flu epidemic could lead to worldwide spike in heart patient deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, Spain — Experts are concerned about the impact the swine flu epidemic will have on people with heart disease, with some doctors warning it could be a deadly mix leading to a worldwide spike in heart patient fatalities.

For that reason, some doctors warned on the sidelines of a European cardiology meeting this week that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-swine-flu-epidemic-could-lead-to-worldwide-spike-in-heart-patient-deaths-156374/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Experts: swine flu epidemic could lead to worldwide spike in heart patient deaths</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu basics: Who&#8217;s at risk, when to expect shots _ and by the way, pork&#8217;s OK</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Since it first emerged in April, the global swine flu epidemic has sickened more than 1 million Americans and killed about 500. It&#8217;s also spread around the world, infecting tens of thousands and killing nearly 2,000.

This summer, the virus has been surprisingly tenacious in the U.S., refusing to fade away as flu viruses ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swine-flu-basics-whos-at-risk-when-to-expect-shots-_-and-by-the-way-porks-ok-155829/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Swine flu basics: Who&#8217;s at risk, when to expect shots _ and by the way, pork&#8217;s OK</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu returns to US and Europe; schools in a fix about holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — As schools around the world reopen, health authorities are bracing for a major spike in swine flu.

Schools are ideal breeding grounds for the virus. Not only are children more susceptible than adults to swine flu, but the crowded, sometimes unsanitary conditions gives the virus a perfect chance to spread.
Countries on both sides of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-swine-flu-returns-us-and-european-officials-consider-whether-_-and-when-_-to-shut-schools-154810/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Swine flu returns to US and Europe; schools in a fix about holidays</a>.]]></description>
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