Influenza News

McDonald's reported its April same-store sales results a couple of weeks ago, noting same-store sales deterioration in 2 of 3 major market segments and just 0.7% growth in the U.S. The company's international expansion was supposed to add growth to the McDonald's story, but it was sorely missing in April.

Dr Pipat Yingseri, chairman of the board, said it had met to discuss irregularities in the purchasing and procurement of raw materials to make paracetamol, and delays in the construction of an influenza-vaccine plant and an HIV/Aids drug plant.

The H1N1 virus strain that caused a 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans was detected in northern elephant seals off the coast of central California.

McHENRY – More than 50 years after the last person was buried at Ostend Cemetery, its caretakers are hoping McHenry Township will take over the maintenance of the one-acre plot off Route 120 west of McHenry.

Highland Council plans to pilot an annual flu vaccination for schoolchildren before rolling it out for all P1 to S5 pupils.

Main Category: Bird Flu / Avian Flu Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS ; Respiratory / Asthma Article Date: 17 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases.

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UC Davis researchers have discovered swine flu in California elephant seals, but the marine mammals don't exhibit any large runny noses.

New Zealand's District Health Boards have ordered over a million doses, more than ever before.

Promotion of influenza vaccines is one of the most visible and aggressive public health policies today, writes Doshi.

File-This Sept. 2001 file photo shows Elephant seals cavorting on a beach along California's central coast in San Simeon Calif.

There are long-standing concerns that a small number of people develop a paralytic illness after getting a flu shot.

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health discovers a pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu may have extreme mental health consequences for the child.

A 31-year-old woman waves as she leaves a hospital in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, after making a full recovery from the H7N9 bird flu virus.

The swine flu virus that caused a 2009 pandemic has been found in elephant seals off the central California coast, according to new research.

Present address: Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

On 31 March 2013, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission announced human cases of novel H7N9 influenza virus infections.

Concord, NH - The Immunization Program in the Division of Public Health Services at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services celebrates the second New Hampshire Childhood Immunization Champion, Angela Smith.

In this regard, KCNA had an interview with Pak Myong Su, director of the State Sanitary Inspection Board under the DPRK Ministry of Public Health, and Jon Sung Hun, manager of the Korea Pugang Pharmaceutic Co., Ltd.

And as more members of the poultry and fowls industry get culled, not only food sales get affected but also sales of badminton's shuttlecocks and apparel's down jackets.