9/11 air travel drop slowed flu's spread
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Scientists have found the first real evidence that restricting air travel can delay flu's spread &#151; a finding that could influence government plans for battling the next influenza pandemic.
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Most of the health problems reported after the September 11, 2001 attacks have involved respiratory difficulties and mental distress, according to an American government report published on Wednesday.
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray  could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and  tuberculosis, U.S. and German researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK - If there was an increase in the number of people who took the day off from work or stayed home from school Tuesday, it may not have been the flu that kept them at home and on the couch.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - The United States may have to close schools, restrict travel and ration scarce medications if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak, according to federal plans for
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The flu season may be starting out slowly, but experts say New Yorkers shouldn&#39;t let their guard down. New York and Delaware are the only states to report significant flu outbreaks this
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A delay in the availability of this year&#39;s flu vaccine could pave the way for an explosive influenza outbreak in Houston if the virus arrives as early as it did in 2003, a noted flu expert said Friday.
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The United States may have to close schools, restrict travel and ration scarce medications if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak, according to federal plans for the next pandemic, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.    It will take months to brew a vaccine that works against the kind of super-flu that causes a pandemic, although government preparations include research to speed that production...
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A cruise operator ferrying U.S. residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.
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The spread of bird flu may be waning but the world must keep up its guard against the threat of a human influenza pandemic, which is almost certain in the longer term, senior health experts said on Thursday.
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This year&#39;s flu season appears to be starting slowly, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite a shortage of flu vaccines in the United States.
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The flu season is getting worse, and U.S. health officials say it's partly because the flu vaccine doesn't protect against most of the spreading flu bugs
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New scientific findings show that avian influenza H5N1, or âbird fluâ, can be spread to other species such as cats. It was first reported in February that cats in Thailand were infected and three died.
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It&#39;s still early in the influenza season, but government experts say that the activity of the deadly virus is off to a slow start.
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, US and German researchers reported on Monday.
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Despite a slow start to the flu season nationwide, New York is one of two states reporting significant outbreaks, the city&#39;s health officials said Thursday.
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The U.S. influenza season is  starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe  the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage,  the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) said on Sunday.