Read more World Health Organization stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10225/world-health-organization.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:14:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74526/swine-flu-mutation-worries-norway-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorwegian scientists say they've discovered a mutated version of swine flu in two patients who died and another who is severely ill. The mutation "could possibly make the virus more prone to infect deeper in the airways and thus cause more severe disease," said the nation's health institute. Bottom line...http://www.newser.com/story/74526/swine-flu-mutation-worries-norway-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:37:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71897/swine-flu-more-likely-to-cause-pneumonia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwine flu is much more likely than seasonal flu to cause potentially life-threatening viral pneumonia, the World Health Organization said today, urging doctors to immediately treat even young and otherwise healthy suspected H1N1 cases with antiviral meds. “It’s not like seasonal influenza,” said a WHO officer. It travels farther into...http://www.newser.com/story/71897/swine-flu-more-likely-to-cause-pneumonia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 15:52:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70229/seasonal-flu-shot-may-boost-h1n1-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe WHO has asked researchers around the world if their findings back up a Canadian study that shows people who received seasonal flu vaccines are more likely to contract swine flu. So far, the results haven't been repeated. “None have been able to find anything like that,” the WHO’s head...http://www.newser.com/story/70229/seasonal-flu-shot-may-boost-h1n1-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 14:35:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67422/who-sounds-alarm-on-homeopathy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization has issued a warning against homeopathic treatments for TB and other life-threatening illnesses, reports the BBC. The organization issued the alert after pressure from a group of young researchers who complained that homeopathy was being promoted in poor countries as a treatment for TB, infant diarrhea,...http://www.newser.com/story/67422/who-sounds-alarm-on-homeopathy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 4:24:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65518/tanning-beds-branded-a-top-cancer-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTanning beds have been upgraded from a probable carcinogen to a definite cause of cancer by World Health Organization experts, Newsday reports. The scientists analyzed over 20 studies and promptly moved the beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into their top category of cancer risks. They concluded that using...http://www.newser.com/story/65518/tanning-beds-branded-a-top-cancer-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 1:22:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65336/eu-moves-to-fast-track-swine-flu-vaccine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a new flu vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety and proper vaccine doses. Europe's top drug regulator is accelerating the approval process for swine flu vaccine, and...http://www.newser.com/story/65336/eu-moves-to-fast-track-swine-flu-vaccine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 12:45:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64565/who-gives-up-on-counting-swine-flu-cases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization today instructed member nations to stop counting cases of the rapidly spreading swine flu pandemic and focus instead on the most serious, Reuters reports. “Trying to register and report every single case is a huge waste of resources,” a spokesman said. Authorities should continue to report...http://www.newser.com/story/64565/who-gives-up-on-counting-swine-flu-cases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 13:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64329/fears-mount-as-who-declares-swine-flu-unstoppable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConcerns continue to mount about swine flu in the wake of the World Health Organization's declaration that the illness is "unstoppable" and the deaths in Britain of two apparently strong individuals, a 6-year-old girl and a doctor. WHO officials are calling for worldwide vaccines to protect populations before they contract...http://www.newser.com/story/64329/fears-mount-as-who-declares-swine-flu-unstoppable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 5:37:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63560/harry-potter-star-has-swine-flu-as-new-strain-emerges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe actor who plays schoolboy sorcerer Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies has a "mild case" of swine flu, the Daily Mail reports. Twenty-year-old Rupert Grint left the latest Potter film set for a few days, but plans to attend next week's premiere of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood...http://www.newser.com/story/63560/harry-potter-star-has-swine-flu-as-new-strain-emerges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 CDT