Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual of the hajj, the spectre of a possible ...
AP IMPACT: US distribution of swine flu vaccine is uneven, confusing; complaints abound When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early ...
Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent. A little under 21 percent of U.S. adults said they smoked, according to a 2008 ...
China's health ministry investigating deaths of 2 people vaccinated for swine flu Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the past week but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated. ...
Serbia orders 3 million swine flu vaccines from Swiss pharmaceutical company Serbia's health authorities have ordered three million swine flu vaccines from Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG worth an estimated euro24 million ($36 million). Health officials said Friday the first shipment of ...
Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid insurgency, as health ministry reports 11 deaths Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising militant insurgency are facing a new fight — recovering from swine flu, the virus that has left 11 ...
No long lines, no cries of injustice; Europe has more orderly approach to swine flu shots In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of ...
GOP candidates for Ill. governor would opt out of national health care plan; Dems wouldn't Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt out if it can, a ...
WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thomas Frieden, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, state health ...
Serbian health officials have reported the second swine flu death in the country. They say a 32-year-old female died Tuesday from the virus while being transported to a hospital in Belgrade from central Serbia. The Serbian Health Ministry says swine flu recently ...
Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak Russia and Slovakia tightened their borders with Ukraine on Tuesday as the World Health Organization began investigating a suspected swine flu outbreak. The death toll from flu has climbed to ...
Ukraine raised its death toll from flu and respiratory problems on Monday, while Kiev's mayor suggested a Champions League match should be played without spectators amid a swine flu scare. Kiev made an urgent appeal to world powers for help battling the ...
