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10/26/2009 - News

CDC Updates Guidelines for Swine Flu

According to a recent media briefing, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines on the management and reporting of the 2009 H1N1, or swine flu, virus. Although the CDC still recommends treatment with oseltamivir and zanamivir for individuals with suspected or confirmed swine flu and for individuals at high risk for complications, their latest recommendations also include an option for waiting before providing preventative therapy. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Severe Swine Flu Mainly Affects the Young Part II

A group of researchers from Canada, Mexico, and United States report that critical illness from the 2009 swine flu in Mexico occurred in young individuals and was associated with a high fatality rate. This swine flu study was published online October 12, 2009 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

FDA Approves Four Swine Flu Vaccines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has approved 4 vaccines against the 2009 influenza A (H1N1), or swine flu, virus. Approximately 40 to 50 million vaccine doses are expected to be available and distributed within the next 4 weeks, and a large-scale swine flu vaccination program will begin in mid-October. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Clinical Trials of Swine Flu Vaccine Set to Begin

On July 22, 2009, two Australian biotechnology companies reported that they had begun the first human studies of a swine flu vaccine. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

N95 Respirators Recommended to Protect Against Swine Flu

The Institute of Medicine has issued recommendations on necessary respiratory protection against H1N1, or swine flu, for healthcare workers in the workplace. According to their report, healthcare workers who are in close contact with individuals with suspected or confirmed swine flu should use fit-tested N95 respirators. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Severe Swine Flu Mainly Affects the Young Part I

According to the results of two swine flu studies published online October 12, 2009 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, critical swine flu illness mostly affects young patients and is often deadly. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Swine Flu Vaccine Testing to Begin in Children

Last week, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that it would soon be starting two trials of the swine flu vaccine in children aged 6 months to 17 years. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

WHO Issues Guidelines for Treatment of Swine Flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines for the use of anti-virals in the management of patients infected with the H1N1, or swine flu, virus. The guidelines represent the consensus reached by an international panel of experts who reviewed all of the available studies on the safety and effectiveness of these anti-viral drugs for the current strain of swine flu. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Should You Get a Swine Flu Vaccination?

In light of the continuing health concerns associated with swine flu in the upcoming winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met last week to make recommendations on who should receive the new swine flu vaccine when it becomes available. Read more

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10/26/2009 - News

Swine Flu Vaccine to be Ready by October

Vaccine makers have informed a panel of experts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the U.S. may have as many as 160 million doses of swine flu vaccine ready to distribute to the public by October, but this estimate is uncertain. Read more

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