Read more epidemic stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3504/epidemic.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69940/little-kids-still-need-2-swine-flu-shots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKids over age 9 can safely join adults in receiving just one shot of swine flu vaccine, the Washington Post reports. A test of 650 subjects showed 76% of children between 10 and 17 had a response to a vaccine produced by Sanofi Pasteur, and it was strong enough that...http://www.newser.com/story/69940/little-kids-still-need-2-swine-flu-shots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 15:41:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65612/pregnant-women-win-priority-for-swine-flu-vaccine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPregnant women and people who care for infants will be first in line for the swine flu vaccine this fall, the Washington Post reports. Infants, children and young adults under 24, chronically ill adults aged 25 to 64, and health care workers are the other top priority groups under guidelines...http://www.newser.com/story/65612/pregnant-women-win-priority-for-swine-flu-vaccine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 2:58:42 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 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61506/china-springs-nagin-after-swine-flu-scare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRay Nagin prepared to leave Shanghai today after four days in quarantine imposed after possible exposure to the swine flu virus. The New Orleans mayor, his wife, and a member of their security detail had been in a hotel-turned-clinic since learning that a fellow passenger on their flight from Newark...http://www.newser.com/story/61506/china-springs-nagin-after-swine-flu-scare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 10:23:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58554/binge-drinking-could-fuel-dementia-epidemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s no secret that drinking kills brain cells—but doctors in Britain now fear an “epidemic” of brain damage from binge drinking, the Guardian reports. Up to a quarter of dementia cases in the UK may be brought on by heavy drinking, they say, noting that some people could begin...http://www.newser.com/story/58554/binge-drinking-could-fuel-dementia-epidemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 12:49:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58161/us-may-offer-3-flu-shots-in-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans may be getting not one but three flu shots this fall, the Washington Post reports. One would be for the seasonal flu and the other two would be for swine flu. The plan is unprecedented—health officials have never asked people to get more than one flu vaccine in...http://www.newser.com/story/58161/us-may-offer-3-flu-shots-in-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 20:32:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58152/us-sees-2nd-flu-death-cdc-eases-up-on-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTexas health officials said today that a US woman who lived near the Mexico border has died from swine flu—the second death in the nation and first of a US resident, USA Today reports. The news, however, comes amid continued confidence that the H1N1 virus remains relatively mild here,...http://www.newser.com/story/58152/us-sees-2nd-flu-death-cdc-eases-up-on-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 15:43:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58000/mexico-protests-chinese-quarantine-of-70-travelers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexico is sending a charter plane to China today to rescue more than 70 Mexican travelers who have been quarantined by the Chinese government regardless of whether they had symptoms of the swine flu. President Felipe Calderon protested what he called "repressive and discriminatory measures," AP reports. Other Mexican nationals...http://www.newser.com/story/58000/mexico-protests-chinese-quarantine-of-70-travelers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 9:54:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57680/flu-carries-lessons-for-bioterror-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe H1N1 flu outbreak spotlights a public-health infrastructure ill suited to respond to a pandemic or its close cousin, a bioterror attack, D.A. Henderson writes for Newsweek . We must “sharpen our health-care response. Rapid diagnosis and response are critical,” he writes. The “interconnected world we live in” means a...http://www.newser.com/story/57680/flu-carries-lessons-for-bioterror-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 13:11:02 CDT