7 People Mysteriously Contract Swine Flu http://news.aol.com/health/article/2-kids-mysteriously-contact-swine-Flu/438580 Hat tip to oramar for this update. More cases of swine flu found. Surely some...
I am glad you posted this, oramar. I was sleeping and missed the CDC Update this afternoon. Here is another link about this. http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=220847&postcount=1 I...
How is your Spanish? http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=117125 As someone over at PFI is saying: "this could more correctly be translated as "1,500" rather than 500 thousand!" cases if this...
The California swine flu cases http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2009/04/the_california_swine_flu_cases.php Back to the swine flu cases which may or may not be connected to what is going on in...
Yes, that would be good to know. This link below says the cases are occurring in south and central Mexico. Funny though, how the Canadians are putting out an alert but nothing here? How very odd. Last...
Acting Crown attorney in a coma in an Ottawa hospital http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1502582&auth= I can see why the Canadians are more than a little concerned about what...
There are places that do require this of their nursing staff though not many. I worked as pool nurse in one nursing home that did. I felt like I was walking into a movie set in the past whenever I...
Egypt - Case #67 Diagnosed and Two Deaths from H5N1 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aBQ9cmxVYmZw http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/ The six year old boy died on Tuesday,...
Influenza is not always in the news unless something unusual happens. The situation in Egypt made the New York Times recently. The swine flu cases in California are also being reported in the media....
Well, you have plenty of company then, unfortunately. As part of my clinical ladder requirement, I have opted to provide some education on an internet site that my hospital gives us access to. I...
Unrelated cases of swine flu in Calif. children have U.S. officials on alert http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gkfP4auwE6t3ik_obgTg9PH2t6mg...
New type of flu found in two U.S. children: CDC An interesting and surprising report on an unusual H1N1 influenza strain in California. http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE53K4XU20090421...
H5N1 False Negatives in Egypt? http://www.recombinomics.com/News/04210901/H5N1_Egypt_WHO_Europe.html Learning of PCR negative results in patients that we know are actually positive cases is not...
Egypt - Update of Case #65 http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2009/04/egypt-more-on-the-latest-case.html This unfortunate woman was 33 weeks pregnant, and has lost the baby. Egyptian Case #66 -...
Report: Health Care Workers In Peril http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/04/report-health-care-workers-in-peril.html How does your workplace rate? Have you had any training at all to prepare staff for...
indigo girl replied to Valerie Salva's topic in General Nursing
Perhaps you never really got over your last infection, and need to have a culture done of what you are coughing up. One of our staff had this problem. Three back to back URIs turned out to be H....
Bangladesh http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2009/04/bangladesh-b2b-outbreak-north-of-dhaka.html They must not be using vaccinations in Bangladesh so that at least the death of the poultry acts as a...
Egypt - Another Critical Adult Case http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=219540&postcount=28 What is wrong with this picture? This is the 65th case. The majority of the recently...
Dr. David Fedson Interview Now Online http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/04/dr-david-fedson-interview-now-online.html Thanks to Avian Flu Diary for posting about an interesting interview by a doctor...
The Readymom information in the post above is highly recommended. With the current economic crisis, it may feel that you can do much to protect your family, but you really can. Remember, emergency...
Authors aim to prepare people for disaster http://www.mormontimes.com/mormon_living/health_lifestyle/?id=7188 This is a good preparedness article. I have always admired the Mormons for their...
The Egyptian toddler case conundrum http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2009/04/the_egyptian_toddle_case_conun.php#more The Reveres at Effect Measure commentary on the changing demographics in...