NEW YORK — The Food and Drug Administration says it confirmed three new cases of a potentially lethal brain inflammation linked to the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.

There have been 13 reported cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML, since mid-2006. The reports are the first confirmed new cases since June. While the disease is rare, the FDA says the risk appears to increase as patients remain on Tysabri.

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US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano joined Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Division Deputy Director Daniel Jernigan to announce a preparedness guide to assist small businesses in planning for the H1N1 flu.

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PETALING JAYA: The country’s fatality toll from the influenza A(H1N1) virus remains at 77 with no new deaths recorded. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said only 15 new patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) were reported and admitted to hospitals for treatment.

Источник: womenshealthclub.net

are spread primarily by the respiratory droplets from an infected persons coughs and sneezes. They can be absorbed through the mucous membranes of your eyes, nose and mouth. If you shake an infected person’s hand, you can get those droplets on your own—then if you touch your face, you can give the virus entrée to your mucous membranes. Though this won’t be news to most of you, avoid touching your eyes nose or mouth, and wash your hands frequently with soap and water or a hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol are proven ways to cut your risk.

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Источник: cureacneskin.com

Via Thanh Nien Daily : Health Ministry reports 118 new swine flu cases.  Excerpt: The Health Ministry on Friday reported another 118 people found with the influenza A (H1N1) virus, increasing the country’s tally to 4,383 since the flu broke out in May.  Five people have died of the flu so far.  Two patients with critical pneumonia and clinical symptoms of the H5N1 avian influenza at the Hanoi-based National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases have tested positive only for swine flu, said Nguyen Van Kinh, the institute’s director general.  So far the influenza A (H1N1) virus has yet to show any signs of developing into a new strain, Kinh added.

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The CDC reports that this strain of swine flu virus is a never-before-seen mixture of viruses typical among pigs, birds and humans. How does a virus from three separate species emerge? Is it a natural outbreak or is it man made?

Источник: top10travelsite.com

CAIRO: Egypt’s health ministry has confirmed 15 new cases of the H1N1 Swine flu virus in the country. Abdel Rahman Shaheen, the ministry’s spokesman, said at a press conference that the new cases bring the total number of those infected in the country to 860.

He added that at least 763 of those infected have been cured and the average age of Egyptians contracting the virus is 22-years-old. The statements come after a 25-year-old woman died as a result of contracting the deadly virus, making the number of those killed as a result of the virus two.

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Pandemic swine flu can infect cells deeper in the lungs than seasonal flu can, according to a new study published in Nature Biotechnology. The researchers, from Imperial College London, say this may explain why people infected with the pandemic strain of swine-origin H1N1 influenza are more likely to suffer more severe symptoms than those infected with the seasonal strain of H1N1.

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The College Suites at Brockport officially began moving students into their brand-new, fully-furnished apartments Thursday Aug. 27.

The suites, located at 4599 Redman Rd., offer upperclassmen students another alternative to on-campus housing options, and include a full kitchen and free Internet service.

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