Swine flu spreads in 10 US states, Europe (AP)
April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
AP - Virulent swine flu spread to 10 U.S. states from coast to coast Wednesday and swept deeper into Europe, extending its global reach as President Barack Obama mourned the first U.S. death, a Mexican toddler who had traveled with his family to Texas. Total American cases surged to nearly 100, and Obama said wider school closings might be necessary.
Source:Swine flu spreads in 10 US states, Europe
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Relief of postpartum depression helps sex life (Reuters)
April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Reuters - Women who suffer from depression after giving birth can often be helped with antidepressants, and when treatment is successful it usually improves sexual problems.
Source:Relief of postpartum depression helps sex life
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US wants ingredient in swine flu vaccine by May (AP)
April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
AP - U.S. scientists hope to have a key ingredient for a swine flu vaccine ready in early May, but are finding that the novel virus grows slowly in eggs ? the chief way flu vaccines are made.
Source:US wants ingredient in swine flu vaccine by May
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New limits on Mexico crowds; flu crosses frontiers (AP)
April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
AP - Mexico ordered restaurants to limit service to takeout on Tuesday and closed pool halls and gyms, as swine flu crossed new borders overseas and in the United States, where at least 64 people have been infected by the illness.
Source:New limits on Mexico crowds; flu crosses frontiers
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How WHO measures a pandemic (AP)
April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
AP - The World Health Organization has six phases of pandemic alert to assess the potential for a new global flu outbreak.