WHO swine flu experts ‘linked’ with drug companies

Key scientists behind World Health Organization advice on stockpiling of pandemic flu drugs had financial ties with companies which stood to profit, an investigation has found.
The British Medical Journal says the scientists had openly declared these interests in other publications yet WHO made no mention of the links.
It comes as a report from the [...]

Swine Influenza Daily Update

A daily update on swine flu issued by the National Public Health Service for Wales. Spread and extent of the outbreak (information as at 5pm on 23 December) The NPHS influenza surveillance scheme, which records reports of diagnoses of flu from more than 300 GP practices across Wales, shows that the rate of influenza consultation [...]

How Flu Succeeds

Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Mount Sinai), the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (Salk) and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) have identified 295 human cell factors thatinfluenza A strains must harness to infect a cell, including the currently circulating swine-origin H1N1. The team also [...]

White House Urged To Modify 2009 H1N1 Guidance For Healthcare Workers And Issue Moratorium On OSHA Enforcement

Three leading scientific organizations specializing in infectious diseases prevention issued a letter to President Obama expressing their significant concern with current federal guidance concerning the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers in treating suspected or confirmed cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza. The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society [...]

Swine Flu Vaccine Distribution To New York Companies Causes Uproar

The distribution of swine fluvaccines to big name companies in New York has caused an uproar as people complain that children and health care workers should receive top priority. The New York Times reports: “New York City health officials have distributed small amounts of the swine flu vaccine to some major New York companies, including Wall Street [...]

H1N1: Many Parents, High-Priority Adults Unable To Get Vaccine

A new national poll from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that a majority of adults who tried to get the H1N1vaccine for themselves or their children have been unable to do so. The poll, which examines the American public’s response to the H1N1 vaccine shortage, is the fifth in a series of surveys [...]

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