At times in recent weeks, the number of suspected flu patients showing up at the BC Children's Hospital's emergency department soared to 50 or 60 a day above usual, prompting it to set up a separate influenza clinic.
By Derek Spalding, Daily newsnovember 21, 2009 12:00 AM People waiting for their H1N1 influenza vaccination yesterday were turned away as the supplies ran low but the Vancouver Island Health Authority held on to about 1200 doses for a Monday clinic in ...
With a fresh supply of vaccine arriving earlier this week, Hunterdon County is expanding the eligibility for people who qualify to get an H1N1 shot tomorrow.
The pilgrimage to Mecca has a deeper meaning than just fulfilling the Pillar of Islam. This spiritual and physical journey taken by Muslims on a global scale, for the past 1400 years, is documented in an exhibition currently showcasing at the Islamic ...
BEIJING, Nov 21 - China said it will punish officials caught concealing deaths from the H1N1 flu, after a doctor - famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 Sars epidemic - said suspect cases may have been covered up by local governments.
Some parts of the country are seeing a small decline in H1N1, as others, including Maine and Hawaii, see an increase. Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.
The Address hotels have now opened in five key locations across Dubai, the latest being a centrepiece hotel in the middle of the Dubai Marina, adjoining the newly opened Dubai Marina Mall.
The H1N1 flu vaccine has been rolling out more slowly than many public health officials had hoped. But a recent Fox News poll suggests that even when the vaccine becomes more widely available, concern over its safety may prevent many at-risk Americans ...
Blanca Rubio performs a mammogram on a 65-year-old patient at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Ill., on Oct. 16 If the brouhaha following a government advisory panel's recent change in breast-cancer-screening ...
MEXICO CITY - Suspect your significant other might be cheating on you? In Mexico, numerous laboratories are now offering a way to find out for sure -- DNA tests.
FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (healthday News) -- Women can rest assured, at least for now, that their health plan will continue to pay for an annual mammogram beginning at age 40.
Oh, how women hate mammograms. How we detest stripping down in front of a perfect stranger in a freezing cold room and holding still while our tender flesh is pinched, squashed and flattened like a pie crust.
A Ugandan government bill that is advocating the death penalty for gay people will hinder the country's fight against HIV/Aids, legal experts and activists warned this week.
BEIJING -- China's health ministry ordered accurate reporting of the spread of H1N1 influenza and threatened to punish officials who conceal cases of the virus after a prominent medical expert raised doubts about the true number of ...
The federal Preventive Services Task Force, the group that created a political firestorm this week with its recommendation that women get less-frequent mammograms, was created to be insulated from politics.
BEIJING - China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu deaths after a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak claimed the true number of fatalities was being covered up.
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After .. Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989.
Teoh body exhumed - Mysinchew KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 - The exhumation of Teoh Beng Hock's body for a second autopsy, ordered by the inquest into his recent death, has been completed.
'Feels right in my bones' to leave, says Oprah .. - Thestar Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is at times tearful during a live broadcast in Chicago Nov. 20, 2009 as she announces that her show will end its run in 2011.
AirAsia sells 28000 seats for Kolkata routes - Themalaysianinside KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 - AirAsia has sold 28000 seats to date for the Kuala Lumpur and Kolkata sector. Open for sale on Oct 15, the airline said the new route would unlock the potential of international air travel from Kuala Lumpur to eastern India and ...
Hadron Collider back online V3.co.uk - Phil Muncaster - V3 The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is back online after successfully completing its first test since the £6bn project was suspended for vital repairs around 14 months ago.
ARM Predicts Market Explosion In 2010 For Smartphones - Redorbit ARM's designs are in 90 percent of mobile phones , including Apple's iPhone and Nokia's new top-of-the-range N900. Financial director Tim Score said, ...
Space station alarm delays Atlantis crew spacewalk - Google WASHINGTON - Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts aboard the International Space Station delayed their second spacewalk Saturday after being jolted awake by a false alarm, NASA said.
Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas - Yahoo Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.
