Estee Lauder 1st-quarter profit more than doubles on strong skin care sales

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.

WHO experts say single dose of swine flu vaccine enough in adults, older children

WHO experts: Single dose swine flu vaccine enough

Pregnant women at increased risk of serious flu-related complications

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.

Swine flu vaccine seekers on their honor; few vaccine police weed out non-priority citizens

Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups

Influenza’s Achilles heel discovered

WASHINGTON - A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has stated that an Achilles’ heel for all strains of influenza may be plant-based anti-oxidants.

Army reports first death from swine flu complications; soldier fell ill in SC basic training

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 23-year-old soldier from Florida who was in basic training is the Army’s first death from complications of swine flu, officials said Thursday.

Army: FL soldier at SC’s Fort Jackson first in its ranks to die of swine flu related illness

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.

Report: If third of population catches swine flu, hospitals in 15 states could run out of room

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.

Obama says $5B in stimulus grants from NIH will help research cures for cancer, diseases

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.

Seven of 10 Americans concerned about H1N1 outbreak

WASHINGTON - Seven out of 10 Americans consider H1N1 virus a “very” or “somewhat” serious problem, a new CBS poll has found.

India: Swine Flu / Influenza A H1N1 Status as on September 3 2009

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 & 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 & Diu 0 1 0 0
28 Orissa 0 3 0 0
Total 166 4364 5 111
Note:

China set to approve single-dose swine flu vaccines, experts say could be good news

BEIJING — The answer may be near to a crucial question about vaccine for the advancing swine flu — one shot or two?

Homeland Security’s Napolitano: Fall likely to bring ‘big influx’ of new swine flu infections

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that people should expect “a big influx” of swine flu cases this fall and prepare as best they can.

Obama says government preparing for swine flu outbreak, all should consider getting vaccine

WASHINGTON — With a potentially deadly swine flu outbreak looming, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to take steps to prevent infection.

Animal study shows how easily swine flu overtakes regular flu strains, eases ’superbug’ fears

WASHINGTON — Put swine flu in a room with other strains of influenza and it doesn’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’t mutate. The researchers carefully swabbed the ferrets’ nasal cavities and found no evidence of gene-swapping.

Experts: swine flu epidemic could lead to worldwide spike in heart patient deaths

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.

World Health Organization says swine flu cases going down in Southern Hemisphere

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.

Sec’y Sebelius: Preemptively closing schools wouldn’t likely stop spread of swine flu virus

WASHINGTON — 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.

CAPITAL CULTURE: Health care debate brings a third Emanuel brother reluctantly into spotlight

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.

Chile confirms swine flu in turkeys, alerts WHO to possibly dangerous development

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile said Friday that tests show swine flu has jumped to birds, opening a new chapter in the global epidemic.

WHO: Regular people with swine flu don’t need Tamiflu; drug should be for young, old, pregnant

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.

WHO: Healthy people with swine flu don’t need Tamiflu; drug should be for young, old, pregnant

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.

East India Hotels plans Rs.250 crore investment (Lead, Changing dateline)

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.

Highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day speech

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 “a golden future.”Following are the highlights of his speech delivered on the occasion of India’s 63rd Independence Day on Saturday:

Highlights of PM’s Independence Day speech

NEW DELHI - The following are the highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs address to the nation on Independence Day:

Action against airlines erring in H1N1 screening: Regulator

NEW DELHI - India’s aviation sector regulator has warned all airlines operating on international routes of “appropriate action” if they failed to comply with instructions regarding distribution of health screening cards to passengers on board.

US, Thailand, Bangladesh envoys to India present credentials to President Patil

NEW DELHI - United States new Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer presented his credentials this evening to President Pratibha Patil.

French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur starts testing swine flu vaccine in US

swinefluLONDON — 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.

Education Sec’y Duncan says efforts to contain spread of swine flu virus will focus on schools

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the nation’s schools will be a focal point of efforts to protect this fall against the spread of the swine flu virus.

Another student tests positive in Pune

PUNE - Another confirmed case of Swine Flu was reported in Pune on Wednesday after a student of St. Anne’s school tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus here at a local hospital.

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