Read more flu stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17993/flu.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:32:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70228/flu-plan-directs-docs-to-take-sickest-off-life-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthorities planning for a severe flu outbreak are drawing up rules for life-saving ventilators that instruct doctors to take severely ill patients off life support and give the equipment to those with a better chance of survival. The plan, to be used in an outbreak comparable to the pandemic that...http://www.newser.com/story/70228/flu-plan-directs-docs-to-take-sickest-off-life-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 19:00:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69304/swine-flu-shots-will-start-next-month-sebelius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said today. Sebelius said she is confident the vaccine will be available early enough to beat the peak...http://www.newser.com/story/69304/swine-flu-shots-will-start-next-month-sebelius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 15:10:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68919/flu-shots-decrease-use-of-antibiotics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProviding flu shots to the public decreases the prescription of antibiotics, say Canadian researchers. The results of a 10-year study in Ontario will be good news to public health officials who worry that over-prescription of antibiotics is creating more resistant bacteria, reports Miller-McCune. Researchers found that doctors prescribed 64% fewer...http://www.newser.com/story/68919/flu-shots-decrease-use-of-antibiotics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 13:32:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65128/new-swine-flu-cases-double-in-england.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew swine flu cases have doubled in the past week in England, to 100,000, as the country sets up a National Flu Service to handle the outbreak, the BBC reports. The service will allow flu sufferers to get medication via the phone or Internet without having to consult a...http://www.newser.com/story/65128/new-swine-flu-cases-double-in-england.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 11:56:01 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/63731/passenger-dies-on-luxury-flu-liner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 74-year-old passenger has died after some 150 people fell ill with suspected norovirus on the luxury cruise liner Marco Polo, reports the BBC. The ship was touring the UK and Ireland with some 1100 passengers and staff when the illness broke out. The liner is currently being held at...http://www.newser.com/story/63731/passenger-dies-on-luxury-flu-liner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 2:14:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62343/new-strain-may-mean-year-round-flu-season-cdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US could experience an extended or even year-round flu season thanks to H1N1, the Centers for Disease Control said yesterday. Researchers theorize that a combination of unprepared immune systems and the unusually cool spring could be contributing to the steady stream of flu infections. “The fact that we are...http://www.newser.com/story/62343/new-strain-may-mean-year-round-flu-season-cdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 11:47:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61672/obamas-cell-phone-plea-helps-clear-war-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongressional leaders settled on a $106 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan last night, but it took a last-minute intervention by President Obama via Rahm Emanuel's cell phone. When talks got bogged down over the release of detainee photos, Emanuel rushed to the Capitol and had...http://www.newser.com/story/61672/obamas-cell-phone-plea-helps-clear-war-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 7:02:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61597/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization has declared the first influenza pandemic since 1968, Reuters reports. Although the current outbreak has caused mostly mild cases of the illness, today's official declaration that the outbreak has hit phase 6, the highest level, means heightened prevention measures in 193 countries. The designation refers to...http://www.newser.com/story/61597/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 10:20:32 CDT