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		<title>Estee Lauder 1st-quarter profit more than doubles on strong skin care sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Estee Lauder 1Q profit more than doubles
NEW YORK — A strong relaunch of a skin-care line and better-than-expected sales at airport stores helped Estee Lauder Cos. more than double its fiscal first-quarter profit, the company said Friday, but it remained cautious on the upcoming holiday season.

Investors were less cautious, sending shares up 8 percent by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO experts say single dose of swine flu vaccine enough in adults, older children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO experts: Single dose swine flu vaccine enough

GENEVA — A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10 against the pandemic strain, the World Health Organization said Friday.
The global body&#8217;s expert group — known as SAGE — said that while more data on children between 6 months and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnant   women  at  increased  risk  of  serious   flu-related complications</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - An extensive  review  of  published research  and  data from previous flu seasons has  revealed  that pregnant  women who catch the flu are at a serious risk for  flu-related complications, including death.

The  review,  conducted  by scientists  from  the  Johns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu vaccine seekers on their honor; few vaccine police weed out non-priority citizens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaya Tayefe Mohajer</dc:creator>
		
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Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups

LOS ANGELES — It was bound to happen: Some people who aren&#8217;t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
Sometimes they were healthy adults or senior citizens instead of kids, pregnant women and people with health problems.
Before Los Angeles County health officials stepped up screening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Influenza&#8217;s Achilles heel discovered</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has stated that an Achilles&#8217; heel for all strains of influenza may be plant-based anti-oxidants.

The study shows anti-oxidants - the same substances found in plant-based foods such as apples, grapes and strawberries - might hold the key in preventing the flu [...]]]></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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army: FL soldier at SC&#8217;s Fort Jackson first in its ranks to die of swine flu related illness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanne M. Schafer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Army says an autopsy shows a soldier from Florida who died while at Fort Jackson in South Carolina passed away from pneumonia caused by the H1N1 flu virus.

Fort Jackson officials said Thursday the death of 23-year-old Spc. Christopher Hogg of Deltona, Fla., is the first such death at the Army&#8217;s largest [...]]]></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>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says $5B in stimulus grants from NIH will help research cures for cancer, diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Pace</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BETHESDA, Md. — Calling scientific research a job-creating engine, President Barack Obama heralded $5 billion in new government grants Wednesday to fight cancer, autism and heart disease while boosting the economy.

Obama described the money as crucial to improving public health and helping add jobs to an economy that has seen unemployment surge. Visiting the Bethesda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven of 10 Americans concerned about H1N1 outbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Seven out of 10 Americans consider H1N1 virus a &#8220;very&#8221; or &#8220;somewhat&#8221; serious problem, a new CBS poll has found.

In May, just 49 percent described H1N1 as &#8220;very&#8221; or &#8220;somewhat&#8221; serious. he percentage of Americans who say swine flu, is a &#8220;very serious&#8221; problem has more than doubled since May, rising from 12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India: Swine Flu / Influenza A H1N1 Status as on September 3 2009</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-swine-flu-influenza-a-h1n1-status-as-on-september-3-2009-159494/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Influenza A H1N1 Status as on 3 September 2009



Sl.
State
Lab confirmed H1N1 cases reported during the day
Lab confirmed H1N1 cases cumulative
Death of Lab confirmed H1N1 cases
Death of Lab confirmed H1N1 cases cumulative


1
Delhi
32
707
0
3


2
Andhra Pradesh
15
218
0
2


3
Karnataka
19
513
3
31


4
Tamil Nadu
32
439
0
3


5
Maharashtra
43
1738
1
58


6
Kerala
4
198
0
2


7
Punjab
0
29
0
0


8
Haryana
8
84
0
0


9
Chandigarh
0
12
0
0


10
Goa
4
32
0
1


11
West Bengal
2
87
0
0


12
Uttarakhand
0
14
0
1


13
Himachal Pradesh
0
1
0
0


14
Jammu &#38; Kashmir
1
23
0
0


15
Gujarat
4
109
1
9


16
Manipur
0
1
0
0


17
Meghalaya
0
6
0
0


18
Mizoram
0
3
0
0


19
Assam
0
9
0
0


20
Jharkhand
0
1
0
0


21
Rajasthan
0
22
0
0


22
Bihar
0
1
0
0


23
Uttar Pradesh
0
92
0
0


24
Puducherry
1
6
0
0


25
Chattishgarh
1
10
0
0


26
Madhya Pradesh
0
5
0
0


27
Daman &#38; Diu
0
1
0
0


28
Orissa
0
3
0
0


Total
166
4364
5
111


Note:

 Till date, samples from 23519 persons have been tested for Influenza A H1N1 in various Government Laboratories across the country and 4364 (18.5 %) of them have been found positive.
Of the total samples tested, 985 (4.1 %) came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China set to approve single-dose swine flu vaccines, experts say could be good news</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Wong</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — The answer may be near to a crucial question about vaccine for the advancing swine flu — one shot or two?

Chinese officials say they are about to approve vaccines that prevent the new flu in a single dose.
If they&#8217;re right, it would be good news. Many health researchers fear it will take two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security&#8217;s Napolitano: Fall likely to bring &#8216;big influx&#8217; of new swine flu infections</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeland-securitys-napolitano-fall-likely-to-bring-big-influx-of-new-swine-flu-infections-157319/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that people should expect &#8220;a big influx&#8221; of swine flu cases this fall and prepare as best they can.

&#8220;The best thing we all can do are the very simple things, the washing of the hands, the coughing into the sleeve,&#8221; Napolitano said in a nationally broadcast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says government preparing for swine flu outbreak, all should consider getting vaccine</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-government-preparing-for-swine-flu-outbreak-all-should-consider-getting-vaccine-156541/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Pace</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With a potentially deadly swine flu outbreak looming, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to take steps to prevent infection.

Obama was briefed Tuesday on the nation&#8217;s preparedness for swine flu by senior officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. Following the meeting, Obama said the government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal study shows how easily swine flu overtakes regular flu strains, eases &#8217;superbug&#8217; fears</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/animal-study-shows-how-easily-swine-flu-overtakes-regular-flu-strains-eases-superbug-fears-156424/</link>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts: swine flu epidemic could lead to worldwide spike in heart patient deaths</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-swine-flu-epidemic-could-lead-to-worldwide-spike-in-heart-patient-deaths-156374/</link>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Health Organization says swine flu cases going down in Southern Hemisphere</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-health-organization-says-swine-flu-cases-going-down-in-southern-hemisphere-152693/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliane Engeler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that swine flu infections are declining in the Southern Hemisphere as its seasonal flu period comes to an end and the pandemic shifts back north.

Countries in the Northern Hemisphere that have already had one wave of swine flu should prepare for a second wave, which may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sec&#8217;y Sebelius: Preemptively closing schools wouldn&#8217;t likely stop spread of swine flu virus</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/secy-sebelius-preemptively-closing-schools-wouldnt-likely-stop-spread-of-swine-flu-virus-149143/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that a massive school closing wouldn&#8217;t stop the spread of the swine flu virus, saying vaccinations must be the defense against a menace that one report said could infect up to half of the population.

&#8220;What we know is that we have the virus right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAPITAL CULTURE: Health care debate brings a third Emanuel brother reluctantly into spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[His brother Rahm is one of the most influential men in U.S. politics, the right-hand man to President Barack Obama. The other, Ari, is one of the very top power players in Hollywood.

And Ezekiel Emanuel?
He&#8217;s the REALLY accomplished one, some say.
One of the nation&#8217;s most prominent bioethicists, Ezekiel Emanuel has a master&#8217;s degree in biochemistry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chile confirms swine flu in turkeys, alerts WHO to possibly dangerous development</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chile-confirms-swine-flu-in-turkeys-alerts-who-to-possibly-dangerous-development-146279/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Federico Quilodran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile said Friday that tests show swine flu has jumped to birds, opening a new chapter in the global epidemic.

Top flu and animal-health experts with the United Nations in Rome and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were monitoring the situation, but said the infected turkeys have suffered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: Regular people with swine flu don&#8217;t need Tamiflu; drug should be for young, old, pregnant</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-regular-people-with-swine-flu-dont-need-tamiflu-drug-should-be-for-young-old-pregnant-146034/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Healthy people who catch swine flu do not need antivirals like Tamiflu, but the young, the old and the pregnant surely do, the World Health Organization declared Friday in new advice to doctors.

The U.N. health agency said people who are otherwise healthy with mild to moderate cases of swine flu or regular flu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: Healthy people with swine flu don&#8217;t need Tamiflu; drug should be for young, old, pregnant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Healthy people who catch swine flu do not need antivirals like Tamiflu, but the young, the old and the pregnant surely do, the World Health Organization declared Friday in new advice to doctors.

The U.N. health agency said people who are otherwise healthy with mild to moderate cases of swine flu or regular flu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>East India Hotels plans Rs.250 crore investment (Lead, Changing dateline)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA - East India Hotels (EIH), the flagship company of hospitality major Oberoi Group, will likely have a capital expenditure of Rs.250 crore till 2011, a top company official said here Thursday. 

&#8220;We planned to spend Rs.350 crore till 2011, out of which we have already spent Rs.100 crore. We are spending this amount for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights  of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh&#8217;s Independence  Day speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI -A confident Prime Minister Dr.  Manmohan Singh sent out a positive Independence Day message that India had self  faith, political stability and economic strength  to  march towards  &#8220;a  golden future.&#8221;Following are the highlights  of  his speech delivered on the occasion of India&#8217;s 63rd Independence Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights of PM&#8217;s Independence Day speech</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/highlights-of-pms-independence-day-speech-140260/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The following are the highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs address to the nation on Independence Day:

* Warns hoarders and black marketeers 	 	
* No one will go hungry	 	
* No need to panic in the face of H1N1 flu. No disruption of daily lives. 	 	
* Will ensure that benefits of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action against airlines erring in H1N1 screening: Regulator</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - India&#8217;s aviation sector regulator has warned all airlines operating on international routes of &#8220;appropriate action&#8221; if they failed to comply with instructions regarding distribution of health screening cards to passengers on board.

&#8220;It has come to the notice of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) that some airlines are still not distributing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Thailand, Bangladesh envoys to India present credentials  to President Patil</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - United States new Ambassador to  India Timothy  J.  Roemer  presented his credentials  this  evening  to President Pratibha Patil.

Krit  Kraichitti,  the Ambassador of Thailand,  and  Ahmad  Tariq Karim,  the High Commissioner of Bangladesh also presented  their credentials to President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur starts testing swine flu vaccine in US</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-drugmaker-sanofi-pasteur-starts-testing-swine-flu-vaccine-in-2000-people-in-the-us-133532/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur began human trials of its swine flu vaccine this week in about 2,000 people in the United States, the company said Friday — becoming the third company conducting clinical trials on swine flu vaccines.

Sanofi Pasteur&#8217;s trials began Thursday, testing both the vaccine&#8217;s safety and how many doses would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education Sec&#8217;y Duncan says efforts to contain spread of swine flu virus will focus on schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the nation&#8217;s schools will be a focal point of efforts to protect this fall against the spread of the swine flu virus.

Interviewed Friday morning on CBS&#8217;s &#8220;The Early Show,&#8221; Duncan said people should expect a &#8220;tiered response&#8221; from the federal government to any escalation in the number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another student tests positive in Pune</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PUNE - Another confirmed case of  Swine  Flu  was reported  in  Pune  on Wednesday after a student  of  St.  Anne&#8217;s school tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus here at a local hospital.

According  to  reports, the class Xth student of  the  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novartis starts testing its swine flu vaccine, 1st person in Europe injected 10 days ago</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/novartis-starts-testing-its-swine-flu-vaccine-1st-person-in-europe-injected-10-days-ago-131452/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Swiss drugmaker Novartis has begun injecting its swine flu vaccine into people in the company&#8217;s first human tests, a spokesman said Wednesday.

The vaccine is being tested in a yearlong trial of 6,000 people of all ages in Britain, Germany and the United States, Novartis spokesman Eric Althoff told The Associated Press, adding that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO says swine flu deaths surge to at least 1,154 _ up from 816 only a week ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that 1,154 swine flu victims have died since the virus emerged in April.

WHO said that includes 338 deaths reported in the week leading up to last Friday.
More than 300 of the new deaths were in the Americas, bringing the death toll in that region to 1,008 since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU: Airlines can&#8217;t ban suspected swine-flu sufferers from flying</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-airlines-cant-ban-suspected-swine-flu-sufferers-from-flying-125349/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — The European Union&#8217;s transport chief said Thursday that airlines cannot arbitrarily bar suspected swine flu sufferers from flights.

Antonio Tajani said existing EU passenger rights mean that sick travelers can demand compensation on top of a full refund or a new flight, if they are not allowed to board a commercial flight in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: WHO flu chief: World still &#8216;relatively early&#8217; in swine flu pandemic</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-who-flu-chief-world-still-relatively-early-in-swine-flu-pandemic-119531/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — 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&#8217;s flu chief said Friday,

Keiji Fukuda, WHO&#8217;s Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment, told The Associated Press that given the size of the world&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arab states ban young, old and infirm from performing Mecca pilgrimage for swine flu fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Michael</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — 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.

In a meeting in Cairo that ended late Wednesday, the ministers, however, stopped short of calling for the cancellation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arab states warn sick, old and infirm against Mecca pilgrimage for swine flu fears</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/arab-states-warn-sick-old-and-infirm-against-mecca-pilgrimage-for-swine-flu-fears-118189/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Michael</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Arab health ministers decided in a late night meeting Thursday to ban children, the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions from attending the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year in effort to slow the spread of swine flu.

The ministers, however, stopped short of calling for the cancellation this year of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HHS says if pending studies go well, swine flu vaccinations will probably begin in October</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says vaccinations against swine flu are likely and probably will begin in mid-October, assuming soon-to-start studies go well.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says no final decision has been made. But she says first in line for shots likely will be school-age children, young adults with conditions such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers say swine flu inefficient in binding to nose and throat, but could get worse</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/researchers-say-swine-flu-inefficient-in-binding-to-nose-and-throat-but-could-get-worse-98156/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randolph E. Schmid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is — so far — more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire.

The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people&#8217;s respiratory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World health officials tackle swine flu pandemic, spreading in Southern Hemisphere, Europe</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-health-officials-tackle-swine-flu-pandemic-spreading-in-southern-hemisphere-europe-98118/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olga R. Rodriguez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CANCUN, Mexico — Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.

World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan and health ministers from around the globe huddled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain revamps swine flu strategy to handle 100,000 new cases a day by end of August</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-revamps-swine-flu-strategy-to-handle-100000-new-cases-a-day-by-end-of-august-98020/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by the end of August and must revamp its flu strategy to cope, the nation&#8217;s health minister said Thursday.

Britain has officially reported 7,447 swine flu cases and three deaths, but officials acknowledge the real number of cases is far higher, since many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain revamps swine flu strategy to handle surge of 100,000 new cases a day by August</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by August and must revamp its flu strategy, the nation&#8217;s health minister said Thursday.

Britain has officially reported 7,747 swine flu cases and three deaths, but officials acknowledge the real number of cases is far higher, since many with the virus have not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO working on formulas to model spread of swine flu as actual cases outpace reported numbers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-working-on-formulas-to-model-spread-of-swine-flu-as-actual-cases-outpace-reported-numbers-97042/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Jordans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Wednesday it is working to mathematically model the spread of swine flu in an attempt to better understand how the outbreak developed from a handful of cases to a global epidemic in less than two months.

WHO brought together over 20 independent experts beginning Wednesday for the three-day meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific system can predict H1N1 spread, claims study</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientific-system-can-predict-h1n1-spread-claims-study-95529/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A scientific system, designed to rapidly evaluate the world&#8217;s air traffic patterns, can accurately predict how the H1N1 virus would spread around the world, says a new study.

The research has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
St. Michael&#8217;s Hospital scientist and infectious disease physician Dr. Kamran Khan and colleagues analyzed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/drugmaker-sanofi-aventis-to-donate-100-million-pandemic-flu-vaccine-doses-for-poor-countries-84601/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda A. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis plans to donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for use in poor countries, Chief Executive Christopher Viehbacher said Wednesday.

Viehbacher said his company is making a &#8220;flexible donation&#8221; of a total of 100 million doses of vaccines against swine flu and bird flu.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drugmaker Sanof-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — The drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis says it will donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for poor countries.

Chief Executive Christopher Viehbacher (VEE&#8217;bahk-er) said Wednesday his company is making a &#8220;flexible donation&#8221; of a total of 100 million doses of vaccines against swine flu and bird flu.
The French company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO chief: Flu pandemic will demonstrate tragic consequences of public health neglect</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-chief-flu-pandemic-will-demonstrate-tragic-consequences-of-public-health-neglect-82554/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — The swine flu pandemic will demonstrate &#8220;in extremely tragic ways&#8221; the consequences of the failure to promote public health and ensure basic care during pregnancy and childbirth in developing countries, the head of the World Health Organization warned.

Dr. Margaret Chan told a U.N. Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu fatality in the UK; appears to be 1st reported outside the Americas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — A person with underlying health conditions died of swine flu in Scotland on Sunday — the first reported death from the illness outside the Americas, health officials said.

Britain has been harder hit by the virus — known as H1N1— than elsewhere in Europe. Earlier Sunday, Britain had reported another 61 cases of swine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss drugmaker Novartis says produces first batch of swine flu vaccine grown in cells</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BASEL, Switzerland — Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said Friday it has produced a first batch of experimental swine flu vaccine, a day after the World Health Organization declared the disease a pandemic.

The vaccine hasn&#8217;t yet been tested and cannot be used in humans yet. It was made in cells, rather than grown in eggs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO chief declares first global flu epidemic in 41 years as swine flu cases pile up worldwide</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-chief-declares-first-global-flu-epidemic-in-41-years-as-swine-flu-cases-pile-up-worldwide-78869/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The World Health Organization says the spread of swine flu has created the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.

The announcement by WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan came Thursday as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere to near 30,000 cases.
Chan said she decided to raise the pandemic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO tells members a global outbreak of swine flu has begun _ 1st pandemic in 41 years</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-tells-members-a-global-outbreak-of-swine-flu-has-begun-_-1st-pandemic-in-41-years-78679/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Swine flu is now formally a pandemic, a declaration by U.N. health officials that will speed vaccine production and spur government spending to combat the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. Thursday&#8217;s announcement by the World Health Organization doesn&#8217;t mean the virus is any more lethal — only that its spread is [...]]]></description>
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