A convoy of South Korean trucks crossed the border into North Korea on Friday to deliver swine flu medicine, a day after Pyongyang threatened retaliation over naval drills around their disputed sea border.
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Archive for December 17th, 2009
A convoy of South Korean trucks crossed the border into North Korea on Friday to deliver swine flu medicine, a day after Pyongyang threatened retaliation over naval drills around their disputed sea border.
A flu shot for the holidays? Finally, the nation's supply of swine flu vaccine will reach 100 million doses by week's end, opening the way for everyone, not just those at highest risk, to get protected.
The St. Louis Rams canceled practice Thursday due to an undisclosed number of swine flu cases on the team. Coach Steve Spagnuolo would not say how many players had the illness but said five or six players had flulike symptoms, and some had had those symptoms for the last few weeks. He anticipated the Rams would return to practice on Friday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams canceled practice Thursday due to an undisclosed number of swine flu cases on the team, just three days before their home game against the Houston Texans.
THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- As the current wave of H1N1 swine flu continues to wane, U.S. health officials on Thursday urged that everyone get vaccinated in case another outbreak strikes this winter.
Two confirmed cases of swine flu among players prompted the St. Louis Rams to cancel practice Thursday, with all players being sent home.
Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Seasonal flu, which annually kills 30,000 Americans, may not appear in the U.S. for the first time in more than 40 years, crowded out by the swine flu pandemic and mass vaccination campaigns.
Thailand confirmed Thursday its first case of a pig infected with swine flu spread from humans, senior officials said.
THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Some people develop severe pneumonia when infected with the swine flu virus, and researchers say they've found a clue as to why.