Swine flu poses "serious health threat" to US, could kill 90k Americans: White House

The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report on Monday, saying the H1N1 swine flu poses a serious health threat to the United States and could kill as many as 90,000 Americans.

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H1N1 cases rise to 1640, 3rd critical patient detected in Hong Kong Jul 17, 2009 5:40PM

Hong Kong's third critical case of H1N1 has been detected among the increased 1640 cases, involving a 39-year-old woman, the Hospital Authority (HA) said on Friday. Read more

How to fight H1N1 flu spread? Jul 17, 2009 3:54PM

The World Health Organization issued the following guidelines on Saturday about ways to prevent and fight flu, especially in poor areas where medical facilities may lack staff, beds and drugs: Read more

H1N1 pandemic spreading too fast to count: WHO Jul 16, 2009 7:04PM

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that the H1N1 flu pandemic was the fastest-moving pandemic ever and that it was now pointless to count every case. Read more

Hong Kong reports first death in 1552 H1N1cases Jul 16, 2009 12:39PM

Hong Kong reported its first suspected death of H1N1 virus among the 1552 confirmed cases on Thursday. Read more

HK reports 2nd critical H1N1 case, low impact on the economy predicted Jul 15, 2009 7:50PM

Hong Kong reported second critical H1N1 case besides 78 newly confirmed ones on Wednesday, but experts predict low impact on the economy despite people's worries. Read more

Swine flu number rises to 113,507 with 549 deaths: Russian official Jul 15, 2009 5:53PM

The total death tally of swine flu has risen to 549 as the global number of the new flu infection cases surpassed 113,000 people, Russia's chief sanitary doctor said on Tuesday, according to the Russian leading newspaper RIA Novosti report. Read more

Who knows how bad is swine flu without numbers? Jul 15, 2009 5:16PM

Many people are confused about just how many patients have been infected with the new H1N1 flu, which in turn makes it hard to tell how bad the pandemic is, British researchers said on Tuesday. Read more

1918 flu survivors seem immune to swine flu: report Jul 15, 2009 4:25PM

Japanese scientists have released a report saying people who were born before the 1918 flu pandemic seem to have immunity to the current swine flu, but not to the seasonal flu. Read more

H1N1 cases climb to 1389, Hong Kong may see fatality Jul 14, 2009 6:15PM

Hong Kong's H1N1 tally has reached1389 with 62 new cases conformed within 24 hours, among whom one is in critical situation, the Department of Health (DH) said on Tuesday. Read more