Official: Staph overblown (Baltimore Examiner)
The Spanish flu pandemic was truly global, spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific islands. The unusually severe disease killed between 2 and 20% of those infected, as opposed to the more usual flu epidemic mortality rate of 0.1%. Another unusual feature of this pandemic was that it mostly killed young adults, with 99% of pandemic influenza deaths occurring in people under 65, and more than half in young adults 20 to 40 years old. This is unusual since influenza is normally most deadly to the very young (under age 2) and the very old (over age 70). The total mortality of the 1918–1919 pandemic is not known, but it is estimated that 2.5% to 5% of the world's population was killed. As many as 25 million may have been killed in the first 25 weeks; in contrast, HIV/AIDS has killed 25 million in its first 25 years.
Official: Staph overblown (Baltimore Examiner)
The recent attention given to reported cases of the antibiotic-resistant strain of staphylococcus in area schools has been blown out of proportion, said the Howard County health officer.
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Second Outbreak Of Bird Flu In Suffolk, UK (Medical News Today)
Another outbreak of bird flu is suspected at a second farm in Suffolk, UK. The birds at Grove farm in Botesdale were scheduled to be culled following the confirmed discovery of the deadly H5N1 virus at nearby Redgrave Park farm on Tuesday. [click link for full article]
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President to militarize national emergencies? (WorldNet Daily)
New federal legislation shows the Bush administration has begun systematically putting in place authorization for the president to federalize the National Guard and use the U.S. military in domestic emergency situations.
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No flu shot yet? You might want it now (Florida Today)
Florida shows signs of flu activity. A Health Department official says it's a reminder for residents to get influenza shots.
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St. Jude Celebrates Next Frontier of Finding Cures With Grand Opening of Chili's Care Center (The San Francisco Examiner)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( Map ) - MEMPHIS , Tenn. , Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) and Chili's Grill & Bar(R) celebrated the national grand opening of the Chili's Care Center during a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting today.
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DEFRA confirms highly pathogenic H5N1 flu virus in turkey flock FWi (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
DEFRA has confirmed in a televised press briefing that the current bird (avian) flu outbreak at Redgrave Park Farm is the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, last seen in the UK last February on a Bernard Matthews unit near Holton , Suffolk.
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Annual Heartland Health Happening and Flu Shots Scheduled (The Prairie Advocate)
The Carroll County Farm Bureau Quality of Life Action Team has announced the date for the Annual Heartland Health Happening. The event will take place on Saturday, November 17th from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in the Naaman Diehl Auditorium at the Carroll County Farm Bureau building.
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The CNN Wire: Tuesday, Nov. 13 (CNN.com)
Coalition, Afghan forces arrest suspected insurgent, free 7 Taliban hostages in southern Afghanistan
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The SNP and the mystery of the vanishing bobbies (The Scotsman)
THE Scottish Government suffered a major and embarrassing setback yesterday when Kenny MacAskill, the justice secretary, admitted his long-awaited plan to put an additional 1,000 police on Scotland's streets might not deliver a single extra officer.
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Finding their way south (Daily Princetonian)
At seven on a brisk September morning last year, ecology professor Martin Wikelski piloted a small aircraft tracking white-crowned sparrows through southern New Jersey.
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Official: Staph overblown (Baltimore Examiner)
Once your doctor says you have the flu, you can start taking these steps to feel better: Rest in bed or on the couch. Drink lots of liquids, like water, chicken broth, and other fluids. Take the medicine your mom or dad gives you to ease your fever, aches, and pains. Tell your mom or dad if you have trouble breathing, your muscles really hurt, or if you feel confused. These are signs you may need to see the doctor again. Most of the time, you'll feel better in a week or two. Until then, you'll have to stay home from school and take it easy. We hope you're flu-free this year, but if you do get the flu, now you know what to do!
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