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Study Finds Fast, Accurate Urine Test for Pneumonia Possible
Doctors may soon be able to quickly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonia like symptoms by examining the chemicals found in a patient’s urine, suggests a new study led by UC Davis biochemist Carolyn Slupsky.
Nigeria Records First Case of H1N1 Flu
Nigeria has recorded its first case of the A H1N1 Influenza otherwise called swine flu, the Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday in Abuja. The Special Assistant to the Health minister, Niyi Ojuolape, issued a statement which linked the case to a nine-year...
Mozambique has Confirmed Its First Swine Flu Death
Mozambique has confirmed its first H1N1 death in the capital Maputo from 63 suspected cases, health officials said on Tuesday. Health Ministry spokesperson Leonardo Chavane said a woman died in a Maputo hospital after being admitted in late August with...
Mauritius to Buy One Million Doses of H1N1 Vaccine
Panic has swept the Mauritian population following the discovery by the medical authorities that the flu A (H1N1) has reached the shores of the island. Dr Anil Deelchand, Public Health Superintendent (PHS) indicated that three more cases of the disease...
U.K. Government Launches National Pandemic Flu Service Web Site
A new self-care service which will give people with pandemic swine flu symptoms fast access to antivirals was launched today by U.K. Health Secretary Andy Burnham. The National Pandemic Flu Service is a new dedicated website (www.direct.gov.uk/pandemicflu)...
St Stithians College, Johannesburg Issues Swine Flu Alert
St Stithians College in Johannesburg, South Africa, has issued a swine flu alert after one of its students contracted the H1N1 virus. School spokesperson Megan van der Poll told BuaNews that one of the students was confirmed with swine flu last Friday...
