Argentina confirms 3 more swine flu deaths, bringing total to 4BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine health authorities on Tuesday confirmed three more swine flu deaths, bringing the nation’s total to four as it enters the South American winter flu season. FDA: over-the-counter cold spray Zicam has caused loss of smell in more than 100 patients‘WASHINGTON — Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health regulators said. WHO chief: Flu pandemic will demonstrate tragic consequences of public health neglectUNITED NATIONS — The swine flu pandemic will demonstrate “in extremely tragic ways” 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. Wide-open beaches, empty pool chairs in Mexican resorts as country recovers from swine fluTULUM, Mexico — The last time Bud Olson visited Mexico, he ended up in a hospital with kidney stones and missed the ancient Mayan ruins in the seaside town of Tulum. Swine flu fatality in the UK; appears to be 1st reported outside the AmericasLONDON — 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. Guatemala urges 2 swine flu-hit towns to shut down public activity; cases rise to 96GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s government is asking two towns to close down nearly all public venues to prevent the spread of swine flu. US swine flu cases near 18,000, found in all 50 states; pandemic waning except in NortheastATLANTA — Nearly 5,000 new U.S. swine flu cases have been reported in the last week, due partly to its continuing spread in the Northeast. Drugmakers rush to make a swine flu vaccine, but politics may complicate who actually gets itLONDON — With swine flu now an official pandemic, the race is on among drugmakers to produce a vaccine. Swiss drugmaker Novartis says produces first batch of swine flu vaccine grown in cellsBASEL, 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. WHO says swine flu pandemic has begun _ first global flu epidemic in 41 yearsGENEVA — 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. CDC officials say swine flu pandemic declaration no cause for alarmATLANTA — U.S. health officials say they won’t need to change their response now that swine flu has been declared a pandemic. A look at the world’s flu pandemics: 3 in the 20th century, 1 in the 21st centuryFlu pandemics — epidemics on a global scale — have struck three times in the 20th century and once in the 21st century, varying widely in their severity. Here’s a look at the world’s flu pandemics. The World Health Organization’s pandemic alert phases and what they meanUnder the World Health Organization’s alert system for epidemics, phase 6 is the highest level and means a pandemic — a global epidemic — is under way. Here’s a look at the phases. WHO chief declares first global flu epidemic in 41 years as swine flu cases pile up worldwideGENEVA — The World Health Organization says the spread of swine flu has created the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. Summary Box: Declaring swine flu global epidemic changes little; described as “moderate”LEVEL 6: World health authorities declared the new swine flu to be a pandemic — the first global epidemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1968. The pandemic alert status was raised to level 6, the highest possible. WHO tells members a global outbreak of swine flu has begun _ 1st pandemic in 41 yearsGENEVA — 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’s announcement by the World Health Organization doesn’t mean the virus is any more lethal — only that its spread is considered unstoppable. World Health Organization likely to declare swine flu pandemic as cases spread worldwideGENEVA — The World Health Organization held an emergency swine flu meeting Thursday and was likely to declare the first flu pandemic in 41 years as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere. WHO likely to declare swine flu pandemic Thursday as cases spread worldwideGENEVA — The World Health Organization held an emergency swine flu meeting Thursday and was likely to declare the first flu pandemic in 41 years as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere. Democrats close in on war funding agreement; House and Senate votes next weekWASHINGTON — Capitol Hill Democrats are closing in on agreement on a war funding bill that’s now likely to cost taxpayers well over $100 billion with the late addition of more flu-fighting funds and money to subsidize new car purchases. WHO gets ready to declare a swine flu pandemic after quizzing countries about their outbreaksGENEVA — The World Health Organization is gearing up to declare a swine flu pandemic, a move that could trigger both the large-scale production of vaccines and questions about why the step was delayed for weeks as the virus continued to spread. WHO chief calls key govts to discuss sharp rise in swine flu cases, possible pandemicGENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization quizzed health officials from several nations in a conference call Wednesday, asking about a recent spike in swine flu cases that may show the world is already in a global epidemic. US military confirms 4 more swine flu cases in GermanyBERLIN — The U.S. military says it has confirmed four more cases of swine flu among troops in Germany, for a total of six. WHO says swine flu pandemic ‘very close,’ expresses concerns about Australia and CanadaGENEVA — The World Health Organization said Tuesday a spike in swine flu cases in Australia may push it to finally announce the first flu pandemic in 41 years. It also expressed concern about an unusual rise in severe illness from the disease in Canada. Navy reports 21 sailors, Marines aboard USS Iwo Jima had swine flu; all cases mildNORFOLK, Va. — The Navy is reporting 21 cases of swine flu on board the USS Iwo Jima. WHO concern at rise in Australia, Canada swine flu cases; says pandemic “very close”GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Tuesday a spike in swine flu cases in Australia may push it to finally announce the first flu pandemic in 41 years. It also expressed concern about an unusual rise in severe illness from the disease in Canada. WHO chief Margaret Chan says “on the surface of it” world is seeing swine flu pandemicGENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization says the swine flu outbreak appears to have reached pandemic proportions. Spokeswoman: Not clear how long New Orleans mayor will be quarantined in ChinaNEW ORLEANS — A spokeswoman for New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says Chinese officials haven’t said when they’ll end a quarantine for the mayor, his wife and a security guard. China quarantines New Orleans Mayor Nagin, wife, guard after swine flu suspected on flightNEW ORLEANS — Chinese authorities have quarantined New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, his wife and a security guard in Shanghai after another traveler on their flight from New Jersey exhibited suspected swine flu symptoms. China quarantines New Orleans Mayor Nagin after passenger on flight shows flu-like symptomsNEW ORLEANS — Chinese authorities have quarantined New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and his wife in a Shanghai hotel after a passenger on their flight exhibited symptoms suspected to be swine flu. Shootout kills 16 gunmen, 2 soldiers in Acapulco; tourists cower in hotelsACAPULCO, Mexico — It was a shootout straight from Hollywood in the former playground of its biggest stars: Outlaws holed up in a hillside mansion fought heavily armed Mexican soldiers with a rain of gunfire and grenades that had tourists cowering in hotels nearby. |
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