It is too early to say that the swine flu pandemic has peaked in all parts of the world, the World Health Organisation's emergency committee said Tuesday.

Medical diagnostics maker Quidel Corp. said Tuesday it received emergency approval for a test designed to detect the 2009 swine flu. Quidel said the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization for the D3 Ultra 2009 swine flu detection kit,... Food & Drug Administration - 2009 flu pandemic - Health - Influenza - Infectious disease

Medical diagnostics maker Quidel Corp. said Tuesday it received emergency approval for a test designed to detect the 2009 swine flu.

South Korean trucks have crossed the border into North Korea to deliver a second batch of swine flu aid. Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo says South Korea sent 52,840 gallons of hand sanitizers to North Korea on Tuesday.

The University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research estimates that more than one in five people in the Pittsburgh area got the swine flu last year.

The 7-month-old daughter of a Puyallup woman who died in August from swine flu complications has died.

While the traditional flu season may be winding down, the H1N1 swine flu is still a threat.