Chicago study shows swine flu sends more blacks, Hispanics to hospitalATLANTA — Swine flu was four times more likely to send blacks and Hispanics to the hospital than whites, according to a study in Chicago that offers one of the first looks at how the virus has affected different racial groups. Sebelius says preemptively closing schools wouldn’t likely stop spread of swine flu virusWASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that a massive school closing wouldn’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. Sec’y Sebelius: Preemptively closing schools wouldn’t likely stop spread of swine flu virusWASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that a massive school closing wouldn’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. Taiwan scrambles to prevent swine flu, other epidemics in villages hit by floodingTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese authorities scrambled to disinfect villages Tuesday that were flooded in the worst typhoon to hit the island in 50 years after four soldiers helping with the cleanup were confirmed to have swine flu. Spitting image: Gritty Chinese city cleans up its act, seeks to win ‘civilized’ awardGUANGZHOU, China — Government-backed neighborhood groups are going door-to-door in south China’s gritty business capital with a set of simple requests: Please stop spitting in public, cutting in bus lines and talking loudly in the streets. Officials begin lead poisoning investigation after 1,300 children sickened in central ChinaBEIJING — Health and environmental officials have been sent to central China to investigate who is responsible for pollution from a manganese processing plant that caused more than 1,300 children to become sickened with lead poisoning, a local government official said Monday. Savings? What savings? ‘Minnesconsin’ cost-sharing effort captures little cashMADISON, Wis. — As it turns out, mating gophers and badgers isn’t so easy. Just ask the bureaucrats in Wisconsin and Minnesota, who are trying to find efficiencies and save money on everything from sharing amusement ride inspectors to buying ammunition and tires. WHO flu chief urges more drug makers to donate flu vaccines to poorer countriesBEIJING — The World Health Organization’s flu chief urged drug makers on Saturday to donate swine flu vaccines to the world’s poorest countries, which are more vulnerable in the fight against the pandemic. China says 2 environmental officials being investigated after 2nd lead poisoning caseWENPING, China — Two environmental officials were being investigated Saturday after more than 1,300 children were sickened with lead poisoning caused by pollution from a manganese processing plant in central China. Chile confirms swine flu in turkeys, alerts WHO to possibly dangerous developmentSANTIAGO, Chile — Chile said Friday that tests show swine flu has jumped to birds, opening a new chapter in the global epidemic. WHO predicts ‘explosion’ of swine flu; warns worldwide
Chinese factory officials detained in new lead poisoning case after 1,300 children sickenedBEIJING — China has detained two factory officials after 1,300 children were poisoned by pollution from a manganese processing plant, days after emissions from a lead smelter in another province sickened hundreds. Chinese state media say 1,300 children sickened in new lead poisoning caseBEIJING — More than 1,300 children have been sickened by lead poisoning in central China, the second such case involving a large number of children this month, state media said Thursday. Chinese state media say 1,300 children sickened in new lead poisoning case in HunanBEIJING — More than 1,300 children have been sickened in a lead poisoning case in China’s central Hunan province, the second such case involving a large number of children in the past month, state media said Thursday. Australia expects to begin swine flu vaccinations next monthCANBERRA, Australia — Australia said Thursday it expects to launch swine flu vaccinations starting next month, in what may turn out to be the first such program since the emergence of the disease in April. Lead poisoning that sickened hundreds of children stokes tensions in Chinese townCHANGQING, China — Farmer Wang Zhifan jabs a stubby finger toward the sprawling smelter blamed for poisoning hundreds of local children with lead. He bares his yellowed teeth and spits hard. Government officials call on employers to help get swine flu vaccine to vulnerable workersWASHINGTON — Government officials are calling on U.S. businesses to help manage swine flu this fall by getting vaccines to vulnerable workers and encouraging employees with symptoms to stay home. Police, security guard China factory after villagers protest over lead poisoning incidentCHANGQING, China — Dozens of police and plainclothes officers guarded a Chinese smelting plant in central Shaanxi province on Wednesday, days after hundreds of villagers stormed the factory because more than 600 children from two nearby villages had been sickened by lead poisoning. WHO says anti-flu drug gets an extra 2 years of storage timeGENEVA — Health officials have told governments they can keep Tamiflu for longer to help fight the swine flu pandemic. Chinese mayor apologizes for lead poisoning that sickened hundreds of children: reportCHANGQING, China — A mayor apologized to residents of two Chinese villages where more than 600 children were sickened by lead poisoning, saying a nearby smelter targeted by angry protests would not reopen until it meets health standards, state media said Tuesday. Swine flu inspires video game designed by Dutch researchers; aim is to control pandemicLONDON — Since swine flu first emerged in April, it has sparked panic, vaccine production and now, a video game. AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of schools already planning swine flu shots, to help keep doors openWASHINGTON — Hundreds of schools are heeding the government’s call to set up flu-shot clinics this fall, preparing for what could be the most widespread school vaccinations since the days of polio. Nigeria’s polio outbreak proves viruses in the vaccine can mutate into a more dangerous formLONDON — Polio, the dreaded paralyzing disease stamped out in the industrialized world, is spreading in Nigeria. And health officials say in some cases, it’s caused by the vaccine used to fight it. In India swine flu panic is more infectious than virus itself; schools close, streets desertedNEW DELHI, India — The streets of the western city of Pune were half-empty, schools in Mumbai were ordered closed, and people suffering aches flooded hospitals across the country as India confronted dueling outbreaks of swine flu and swine flu panic. Number of kids sickened by lead poisoning rises to 600 in northwestern ChinaBEIJING — More than 600 children have been sickened with lead poisoning in a northern Chinese province where authorities shut a smelter earlier this week thought to have caused the contamination, state media reported. 50 million Asian women at risk of HIV from partners: UN
South African health chief: Swine flu likely to hit Africa hard; resources shouldn’t be wastedJOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s health minister says that while swine flu has arrived late to the continent, it may hit harder here than elsewhere in the world. Volunteers in 8 US cities begin testing new swine flu vaccine; 2,800 expected in federal studyST. LOUIS — Hundreds of Americans in eight cities are lining up for experimental swine flu shots in a race to get a vaccine out in case the new flu virus regains strength this fall and winter. HEALTHBEAT: Planning hot lines to help avert flu-swamped ERs, by urging low-risk to stay homeWASHINGTON —Sit for hours amid the sneezing in an emergency room this fall, and if you didn’t arrive with swine flu you just might leave with it. Obama’s first North American summit aims at swine flu plan, but headway elsewhere proves toughGUADALAJARA, Mexico —President Barack Obama on Monday joined the leaders of Mexico and Canada in pledging a united effort on economic recovery, trade, swine flu and climate change. |
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BEIJING — The global spread of swine flu will endanger more lives as it speeds up in coming months and governments must boost preparations for a swift response, the World Health Organization said Friday. There will soon be a period of further global spread of the virus, and most countries may see swine flu cases double every three to four days for several months until peak transmission is reached, said WHO’s Western Pacific director, Shin Young-soo.
UNITED NATIONS — An estimated 50 million women in Asia are at risk of becoming infected with the HIV virus from their husbands or long-term partners, according to a U.N. report published Tuesday.
