Archive for the 'Swine Flu' Category

WHO Raises Flu Alert Level Again

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Economy, Health Care, News, Swine Flu

As nations around the world confirm more and more cases of swine flu, the World Health Organization has decided to raise the phase of alert to 5, which is one level short of an all-out pandemic. The WHO said the phase 5 alert means there is sustained human to human spread in at least two [...]

April 29th, 2009 | Permalink| No Comments »

Child Dies In Texas From Swine Flu

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Health Care, Science, Swine Flu, Texas

The first confirmed death in the US. Fron CNN: A child in Texas has become the first fatality from swine flu in the United States, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. “I can confirm the very sad news out of Texas that a child has died of the [...]

April 29th, 2009 | Permalink| 10 Comments »