Demand for hand sanitizer has gone through the roof since the first cases of swine flu broke out earlier this year, and some makers of the germ-fighting gels are scrambling to keep up. read more
WHO Disease Outbreak News
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update May 2, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update April 12, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia – update April 5, 2012
- Lassa fever in Nigeria April 4, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update April 2, 2012
FDA – Recalls/Safety Alerts
- May 21 Webinar: Steps to Addressing Health Disparities May 18, 2012
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: April 2012 May 15, 2012
- FDA Unit Mobilizes for Emergency Response May 3, 2012
- Consumer Update Analytics April 30, 2012
- It's a Small World, After All April 23, 2012
- FDA Continues Dialogue on 'Nano' Regulation April 20, 2012
- Fentanyl Patch Can Be Deadly to Children April 19, 2012
- MedWatch Safety Alerts: March 2012 April 19, 2012
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: February 2012 April 4, 2012
- FDA's China Offices Focus on Product Safety April 4, 2012
Blog Archives
H1N1 danger to healthy kids
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How good are those N95 masks anyway?
Imagine you’re a critical care specialist, and you’ve just been paged to the hospital room of a 28-year-old patient with swine flu symptoms and shortness of breath. Donning a gown and gloves is second nature. But should you cover your nose and mouth? If so, what should you use? The best answer that public...
Swine flu activity jumps
San Francisco Chronicle The CDC characterized this as “very unusual” for September. In Marin, emergency room visits for the week of Sept. 13 at some area hospitals, jumped over 3% … full story
Report: Swine flu could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths
The H1N1 flu virus could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, mainly among children and young adults, if it resurges this fall as expected, according to a report released Monday by a presidential advisory panel. read more http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/24/us.swine.flu….
Colleges Warned About Fall Flu Outbreaks
Federal officials said Thursday that colleges should consider suspending classes this fall if the H1N1 flu virus begins to cause severe illness in a significantly larger share of students than last spring … full story
World gears up for swine flu’s return
New wave of virus expected after it flourishes in Southern HemisphereWhile flu viruses are notoriously capricious, making any firm predictions impossible, a new round could hit the Northern Hemisphere within weeks and lead to … Full Story
CDC Make Recommendations for Novel H1N1 (Swine Flu) Vaccine
Vaccination efforts are designed to help reduce the impact and spread of novel H1N1. The key populations include those who are at higher risk of disease or complications, those who are likely to come in contact with novel H1N1, and those who could infect young infants. When vaccine is first available, the committee recommended...
Bad flu in bad economy creates challenges: CDC
… conference in Orlando to expect hospitals, emergency rooms and clinics to be overwhelmed by sick patients as the flu season begins in the autumn. … read more
College students need to prepare for flu
Dr. Jane Horton As colleges and universities prepare to open the year with continuing warnings about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, this promises to be a challenging year for student health centers. But Dr. Jane Horton, director of student health and counseling at Washington and Lee University, says that the keys for...
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