Doctors advise flu medicines for pregnant women with swine flu; they face greater risksATLANTA — Pregnant women should take prescription flu medicines if they are diagnosed with the new swine flu, health officials said Tuesday. Mexico says worst is over despite rising swine flu toll; Castro blasts slow responseMEXICO CITY — European countries have been using antiviral drugs much more aggressively than the United States and Mexico to combat swine flu — a difference in strategy that could have a big impact as the virus that is already linked to 63 deaths spreads around the planet. Study: Swine flu may be up to 23,000 in Mexico; Castro blasts Mexico for slow responseMEXICO CITY — The swine flu virus spread to more countries Tuesday as scientists estimated the new strain could have sickened 23,000 people in Mexico alone before anyone realized it was an epidemic. Scientists say swine flu may have sickened 23,000 in Mexico; Cuba, Thailand join infected listMEXICO CITY — The swine flu virus was confirmed on Tuesday to have spread to more countries as scientists estimated the new strain could have sickened 23,000 people in Mexico alone before anyone realized it was an epidemic. Swine flu spreads; Mexico raises death toll but lets millions of children return to schoolMEXICO CITY — Mexico welcomed millions of children back to school Monday with masks, thermometers and globs of hand sanitizer, as scientists estimated the new strain of swine flu could have sickened 23,000 people before anyone realized it was an epidemic. Report says more swine flu cases than reported, rapid spread justified warningsWASHINGTON — The number of cases of swine flu may have been several times higher than reported and the potential for rapid spread of the illness justified the World Health Organization’s decision to raise the global pandemic alert, a new study concludes. Mexicans return to school as swine flu death toll rises; critics call for generic drugsMEXICO CITY — Millions of children, many wearing surgical masks, returned to scrubbed and disinfected classrooms Monday after a nationwide shutdown to curb the spread of swine flu in Mexico. Report says more swine flu cases than reported, rapid spread justified warningsWASHINGTON — A new study concludes the swine flu’s potential to spread justified the World Health Organization’s decision to raise the global pandemic alert. Critics ask why WHO hasn’t pursued generic Tamiflu to help poor countries fight swine fluLONDON — As poor countries face a possible swine flu pandemic with only enough Tamiflu to treat a tiny fraction of their populations, some experts are calling for a simple but contentious solution: massive production of generics. Swine flu spread shows there’s no escaping each other _ we all breathe the same airMEXICO CITY — On the western edge of Mexico’s capital, 10 new luxury apartment towers promise an antiseptically modern lifestyle with spas, private playgrounds and an exclusive shopping center. Blocks away, a world-class private hospital has opened. China reports first suspected case of swine flu on mainlandBEIJING — A Chinese man returning from studying at a U.S. university has become the first suspected case of swine flu in mainland China, the Health Ministry said Sunday. In swine flu outbreak, key decisions await with limited data; health preparations testedWASHINGTON — The most pivotal moments in the swine flu saga are yet to come. Costa Rica reports 1st swine flu death outside N. America; Japan quarantines travellersSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica reported the death of a 53-year-old patient with swine flu on Saturday, the first death from the epidemic outside of a North American nation, while Japanese authorities scrambled to limit contacts with their first confirmed cases of the disease. Costa Rica’s health minister confirms swine flu death _ the first in Central AmericaSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica’s health minister confirmed the death of a 53-year-old patient with swine flu on Saturday, the first death from the pandemic outside of a North American nation. Costa Rica’s health minister confirms swine flu death _ the first in Central AmericaSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica’s health minister confirmed the death of a 53-year-old patient with swine flu on Saturday, the first death from the epidemic outside of a North American nation. Swine flu saga tested health preparations, key decisions still to be made with limited dataWASHINGTON — The most pivotal moments in the swine flu saga are yet to come. Experts: Swine flu could boost some sales for drugmakers, but how much depends on severityTRENTON, N.J. — The swine flu might appear to be a business bonanza for makers of flu vaccines, but big profits are far from a sure thing — and production of a vaccine poses some financial risks. Mexico’s reopening from swine flu hits snags; virus spreads to other Latin American countriesMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s emergence from a national shutdown hit snags as some high schools were not cleaned in time to open and students returned to class in others without swine flu checkups. Cases of the virus popped up in two more Latin America countries. Top flu expert says contagious swine flu could mix with deadly bird fluvMEXICO CITY — Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn’t easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects. Mexico high schools, universities reopen after closures to curb spread of swine fluMEXICO CITY — High schools and universities closed by the swine flu epidemic are reopening across Mexico, with school employees and parents carefully checking each returning student for flu symptoms. WHO says up to 2B people might get swine flu if it moves to a pandemicGENEVA — Up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic lasting two years, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Mexico cautiously begins reopening schools amid massive disinfection campaignSAN MIGUEL TOPILEJO, Mexico — As if marshaling for war, Mexico’s government mobilized thousands of education officials and parents across the country to swiftly disinfect schools and monitor millions of returning students for signs of swine flu. Obama wants more money for pandemic flu preparations, food safety inspectorsWASHINGTON — With the swine flu still claiming victims, President Barack Obama’s 2010 budget would devote an additional $584 million to pandemic flu preparation efforts. WHO says up to 2B people might get swine flu if it moves to a pandemicGENEVA — Up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic lasting two years, the World Health Organization said Thursday. With sanitized handshakes, Mexico returns to work after shutdown to contain swine flu virusMEXICO CITY — In gleaming office towers and gritty markets, Mexicans returned to work Wednesday after a five-day swine flu shutdown, and dozens returned to a heroes’ welcome from “humiliating” quarantines in China. But Mexico’s death toll rose, feeding fears of more infections now that crowds are gathering again. Was alarm on swine flu overblown? Some Americans say health officials ‘cried swine’CHICAGO — Did government health officials “cry swine” when they sounded the alarm on what looked like a threatening new flu? Mexican health officials say swine flu death toll rises to 42MEXICO CITY — Mexican health officials say that testing of backlogged cases has increased the confirmed swine flu death toll from 31 to 42. That includes three new deaths in the past two days. Quarantined Mexicans arrive home as country begins to emerge from swine flu lockdownMEXICO CITY — Dozens of Mexican nationals quarantined in China despite having no swine flu symptoms arrived home Wednesday on a government-chartered jet, some complaining of “humiliation and discrimination” by the Chinese. But as Mexicans emerged from their own five-day swine flu shutdown, the death toll rose and many remained fearful. Mexican citizens quarantined in China despite having no symptoms of swine flu come homeMEXICO CITY — A government-chartered jet has landed in Mexico carrying dozens of citizens who were quarantined in China despite having no symptoms of swine flu. Quarantined Mexicans flying back home as country begins to emerge from swine flu lockdownMEXICO CITY — Dozens of Mexican nationals who were quarantined at hospitals and hotels in China despite showing no symptoms of swine flu arrived home early Wednesday on a government-chartered jet. |
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