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  1. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us_flu-related_deaths.htm When a person is infected with influenza it can cause an exacerbation of a prior exisiting condition. Because of that stressor there may...
  2. http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2009/09/how_the_flu_pandemic_looks_to.php Excerpt from Effect Measure post commenting on the latest WHO assessement of the pandemic: The Editors of Effect...
  3. Under Viral Attack

    This morning on our unit, the young man who had tonsilitis came back to work. When I saw him last, he had just recovered from tonsilitis. He relapsed a few days later and has been out since. He was...
  4. http://www.recombinomics.com/news/08310902/h274y_tx_confirmed.html despite the official denials of tamiflu resistance along the texas-mexican border reported in the
  5. http://www.recombinomics.com/News/08310901/H274Y_CA_Fit.html How does it happen that a person who has never taken Tamiflu can have a case of Tamiflu resistant swine flu? You have to look at some...
  6. Swine Flu Scare for Nurses

    Follow infection control guidelines carefully in clinical situations. If unmasked keep your distance from anyone obviously infected. Just be aware that social distancing is helpful, and avoid crowds...
  7. It is very clear by now that pregnancy all by itself is a hugh risk factor. https://allnurses.com/pandemic-flu-forum/evidence-swine-flu-399332.html I have not counted the number of cases noted in...
  8. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26000408-12335,00.html 40% of the fatalities were previously healthy prior to catching the flu. Young, normal adults and kids... (hat tip...
  9. Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus

    Speculation about FDA approval is not my
  10. Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus

    These cell based technologies are not approved for use in the US as per this report to the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/PCAST_H1N1_Report.pdf From Page
  11. Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus

    Those links do not support any evidence that Baxter is providing swine flu vaccine to the
  12. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    Abu Dhabi, UAE http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Health/10344691.html (hat tip
  13. Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus

    https://allnurses.com/pandemic-flu-forum/pandemic-awareness-preparation-361932-page6.html - Post #54 We learned about Baxter's error back in Feb 2009. I am glad that they are not producing any swine...
  14. Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus

    http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE57P5BF20090826 Baxter is not one of the five companies providing the swine flu vaccine for the US, just in case anyone thinks that it
  15. Video conference on pandemic right now

    Inevitably, it will be. Not every unit has those rooms or can even isolate sick patients effectively. If my floor (psych) is anything to go by, patients and staff can catch viruses in the hospital...
  16. More Vaccine News

    My facility now has seasonal flu vax available, I was told via email last night. I think that they are talking about the patient's vaccine, but they could mean the staff. I'll have to ask. Amazing! It...
  17. Flu Spreading at Unbelievable Rate

    I hear you. We are all going to be very busy, very soon. The virus is already present in our
  18. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    Pune, India http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/2009/08/swine-flu-death-toll-in-india-hits-90.html (hat tip
  19. H5N1, Bird Flu Updates

    Egypt - Case #84 http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/08/pathogen-less-taken.html It remains an unexplained mystery as to why toddlers are the group being diagnosed with bird flu this past year or so,...
  20. Video conference on pandemic right now

    Thanks for the kind words, oramar. No, I have not been making any videos on the side... I have not watched this video yet, and probably won't until after my 3 twelve hour shifts are completed. Then I...
  21. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/h1n1_second_wave_20090828/en/index.html There is much to read in this document. Here is some of it. Much of it we already
  22. No Prior Existing Conditions but Dead Anyway

    http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/08/28/danny-dempsey-survived-swine-flu-15-days-in-coma/ Actually, this is about someone who survived. Fooled you! He had no prior existing conditions to...
  23. tamiflu resistance in northern california http://www.recombinomics.com/news/08280901/h274y_ca.html i have not been posting every case of tamiflu resistance found, but will occasionally do so as a...
  24. Any News on a Vaccine Yet?

    I finally found some information on these non-egg based technologies. While I believe that they will be available at some point down the road, and certainly should be for those people that are...
  25. More Vaccine News

    Recently we were asking about vaccines that were not egg based. There are some individuals with egg allergies that will need these vaccines. We knew that cell-based vaccines were being developed, and...