H1N1 outbreak ‘milder than feared’ (The Courier Mail)

THE H1N1 flu outbreak appears to be less severe than earlier feared, according to a new study by US health experts who found fewer than expected admissions to hospital or severe complications from the virus.

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H1N1 outbreak ‘milder than feared’ (The Courier Mail)

THE H1N1 flu outbreak appears to be less severe than earlier feared, according to a new study by US health experts who found fewer than expected admissions to hospital or severe complications from the virus.

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H1N1 flu vaccine effective despite mutations, say experts (MalaysiaNews.net)

PARIS – H1N1 flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday. Bruno Lina, director of the national f…

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H1N1 vaccine effective: Experts (Straits Times)

PARIS – SWINE flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday. Bruno Lina, director of the national flu virus monitoring centre for southern France, said the mutation of the virus – blamed for around 6,750 deaths so far worldwide – came as no surprise. ‘It was expected, it was announced, and it …

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H1N1 flu vaccine effective despite mutations, say experts (Channel NewsAsia)

PARIS – H1N1 flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.

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Seasonal flu may hit Europe after H1N1: experts (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The H1N1 pandemic flu virus could kill up to 40,000 people across Europe and be followed by seasonal flu waves that could kill the same number, European health experts said on Friday.

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H1N1 virus potentially deadly for minority (UPI)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) — A minority of H1N1 patients rapidly develop life-threatening pneumonia, while the majority recover within a week, health experts meeting in Washington said.

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South Bend Tribune: Experts: H1N1 tests unnecessary

According to health experts, if you’re positive for influenza A, chances are you have H1N1 , thus making further analysis unnecessary. H1N1 tests are also costly, said officials, and weigh on state resources. Treatment and prevention is …

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Chinese Health Experts Look To Control Spread Of H1N1 In Country’s Remote Regions (Medical News Today)

As epidemiologists in China continue to investigate the country’s first death from H1N1 (swine flu), Chinese health experts have called for strengthened measures to control the spread of the virus in remote regions, China Daily reports.

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AETN to host H1N1 flu call-in (Baxter Bulletin)

CONWAY — The Arkansas Educational Television Network and the Arkansas Department of Health will answer questions concerning H1N1 and seasonal flu with “Seasonal Flu and H1N1: The Facts” set 8-9 p.m. today. A panel of health experts will discuss prevention, vaccinations, precautions, symptoms, treatment and other concerns regarding H1N1 and the seasonal flu.

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