Recent Releases In Global Health
(Friday, January 8, 2010)
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CDC Encourages Public To Receive H1N1 Vaccine; PBS Examines Arrival Of Vaccine In Developing Countries
(Friday, January 8, 2010)
During a media briefing Thursday, Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, warned against complacency over the H1N1 (swine flu), and encouraged Americans who had not yet received the H1N1 vaccine to do so, CNN reports. ..
Canada Loans 5M Doses Of H1N1 Vaccine To Mexico
(Thursday, January 7, 2010)
Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq on Wednesday announced plans for the country to loan Mexico five million doses of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine, Agence France-Presse reports. The loan will help Mexico meet its innoculation demand, while the country waits for H1N1 vaccine orders to be fulfille.. ..
Reuters Examines TB In China
(Wednesday, January 6, 2010)
Reuters examines efforts to control tuberculosis in China, which has the \"world\'s second largest tuberculosis burden after India.\" The news service writes, \"China has 4.5 million TB cases currently; and each year 1.4 million people fall ill with the disease. TB killed 160,000 people in China in 2008.. ..
Developing Countries Reassess Need For Donated H1N1 Vaccine
(Wednesday, January 6, 2010)
As the number of H1N1 (swine flu) cases in some regions of the world continues to fall, developing countries scheduled to receive donated H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines from the WHO are reassessing just how much vaccines their countries need, the Canadian Press reports. \"The WHO had hoped to provide vacc.. ..
Opinions: U.S. Medical Emergency Response; Micronutrients; Rotavirus Vaccine; Antibiotic Development
(Tuesday, January 5, 2010)
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New York Times Examines U.S. H1N1 Reponse
(Monday, January 4, 2010)
As the number of H1N1 (swine flu) cases in the U.S. continues to wane, the New York Times reflects on how federal officials handled the pandemic and other contributing factors. \"The outbreak highlighted many national weaknesses: old, slow vaccine technology; too much reliance on foreign vaccine fact.. ..
Independent Examines Diseases That Jump From Animals To Humans
(Monday, January 4, 2010)
The Independent examines the expansion of human diseases that originated in animals. \"At least 45 diseases that have passed from animals to humans have been reported to U.N. agencies in the last two decades, with the number expected to escalate in the coming years,\" the Independent writes. ..
Independent Examines Diseases That Jump From Animals To Humans
(Monday, January 4, 2010)
The Independent examines the expansion of human diseases that originated in animals. \"At least 45 diseases that have passed from animals to humans have been reported to U.N. agencies in the last two decades, with the number expected to escalate in the coming years,\" the Independent writes. ..
AP Series Examines Worldwide Impact Of Drug Resistance
(Monday, January 4, 2010)
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Recent Releases In Global Health
(Thursday, December 24, 2009)
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Recent Releases In Global Health
(Thursday, December 24, 2009)
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More H1N1 Vaccines Available In U.S., Many Americans Don\'t Want Vaccination
(Wednesday, December 23, 2009)
While an increasing number of H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines are available in the U.S., \"more than half of American adults say they still don\'t want it, and one-third of parents say they don\'t want their children to get it either, according to two surveys,\" the Washington Post reports. \"As of this week, .. ..
IRIN Series Examines Health, Development Issues In Kenya
(Wednesday, December 23, 2009)
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Also In Global Health News: HIV Prevention In China; Global Fund In Philippines; Drug-Resistant TB; U.S. Stance On Anti-Gay Legislation
(Tuesday, December 22, 2009)
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