Despite the identification of seven new probable cases of swine flu, King County is easing its response and will no longer mandate that schools be closed. Instead, county health officials are asking that students and faculty stay home from school for at least seven days if they experience flu-like symptoms.
Despite the identification of seven new probable cases of swine flu, King County is easing its response and will no longer mandate that schools be closed.
Instead, county health officials are asking that students and faculty stay home from school for at least seven days if they experience flu-like symptoms.
CDC will evaluate what to do for the rest of the country, and local and state health officials will advise the school systems:
With the virus almost everywhere, school closings will no longer have much effect. Only 35 people have been hospitalized with the virus.
For communities, this will move schools closures back towards what's normally done. Remember, school lunches don't get served when the schools close.
Intensive investigation of the newly identified H1N1 virus shows that the illness continues to be mild in New York City so far. "We have looked daily at every hospital and every intensive care unit in the city within the past 10 days," said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, New York City Health Department Commissioner, "and we have yet to find a single patient with severe illness from H1N1 (SO)." The Health Department also reported that testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed 11 more cases of H1N1 (SO) infection in New York City. The new results bring the number of confirmed cases to 73. The CDC is currently testing six more probable cases from New York City. Dr. Frieden cautioned that the Health Department’s case counts do not reflect the city-wide infections since the Health Department is not recommending or offering H1N1 testing for people with mild flu symptoms.
Intensive investigation of the newly identified H1N1 virus shows that the illness continues to be mild in New York City so far. "We have looked daily at every hospital and every intensive care unit in the city within the past 10 days," said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, New York City Health Department Commissioner, "and we have yet to find a single patient with severe illness from H1N1 (SO)." The Health Department also reported that testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed 11 more cases of H1N1 (SO) infection in New York City. The new results bring the number of confirmed cases to 73. The CDC is currently testing six more probable cases from New York City.
Dr. Frieden cautioned that the Health Department’s case counts do not reflect the city-wide infections since the Health Department is not recommending or offering H1N1 testing for people with mild flu symptoms.
As hard as it will be for lawmakers to navigate the political and philosophical minefields to get to 51 votes for health-care reform, the most difficult challenge of all may be the number on the bottom line. Under the budget rules, any reform scheme will have to pay for itself within six years.
In an effort to defuse the most explosive issue in the debate over comprehensive health care legislation, a top Senate Democrat has proposed that any new government-run insurance program comply with all the rules and standards that apply to private insurance.
The Service Employees International Union has asked CNN and Fox News to pull a health care commercial by the group Conservatives for Patients’ Rights, describing it as "unfit to air." The union has also started an e-mail campaign targeting Fox to "stop the swift-boating of health care."
The Service Employees International Union has asked CNN and Fox News to pull a health care commercial by the group Conservatives for Patients’ Rights, describing it as "unfit to air."
The union has also started an e-mail campaign targeting Fox to "stop the swift-boating of health care."
Two trivalent influenza vaccines, one egg-based and one cell culture-based, displayed similar efficacy during the 2007-2008 flu season, a researcher said here.... Both vaccines were well tolerated, although there were more local reactions with the vaccines than with placebo. The findings are important because public health officials see many advantages to the relatively new cell culture manufacturing techniques.
Two trivalent influenza vaccines, one egg-based and one cell culture-based, displayed similar efficacy during the 2007-2008 flu season, a researcher said here....
Both vaccines were well tolerated, although there were more local reactions with the vaccines than with placebo.
The findings are important because public health officials see many advantages to the relatively new cell culture manufacturing techniques.
One advantage is a much shorter turnaround for starting to manufacture vaccine. Wouldn't that be nice right about now?
Three Johns Hopkins University researchers working on the prevention of malaria and other infectious diseases have each been awarded $100,000 grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of a global health research effort. The three projects were among 81 that will receive funding through the foundation's $100 million Grand Challenges Explorations initiatives, which seeks "to help inspire bold ideas that could one day help transform global health," said Dr. Tachi Yamada, president of the foundation's global health program. Those receiving money through grants announced Monday include Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, who is investigating how to modify bacteria to interfere with the development of the malaria parasite in mosquitos; and Gyanu Lamichhane of the Johns Hopkins University, who is attempting to develop a tuberculosis vaccine.
Three Johns Hopkins University researchers working on the prevention of malaria and other infectious diseases have each been awarded $100,000 grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of a global health research effort.
The three projects were among 81 that will receive funding through the foundation's $100 million Grand Challenges Explorations initiatives, which seeks "to help inspire bold ideas that could one day help transform global health," said Dr. Tachi Yamada, president of the foundation's global health program.
Those receiving money through grants announced Monday include Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, who is investigating how to modify bacteria to interfere with the development of the malaria parasite in mosquitos; and Gyanu Lamichhane of the Johns Hopkins University, who is attempting to develop a tuberculosis vaccine.