Senators seeking changes to stimulus - Boston GlobeWASHINGTON - Senate Republicans and Democrats vowed yesterday to seek significant changes to the $819 billion economic stimulus package passed by the House, foreshadowing a likely bruising debate next week on how best to end the recession. Democrats
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China moves quickly on bird flu outbreakToronto Star, Canada - Jan 29, 2009"It's possible that human bird flu will spread in the near future," Shu Yuelong, a senior official in the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, …Hiding China’s Bird Flu Outbreak May Lead [...]
Avian influenza confirmed in B.C. commercial poultry farm - Georgia StraightThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza virus in a commercial poultry operation in Southern B.C. In a news release issued today, the CFIA described this strain as “low pathogenic”. “All birds on
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REGIONAL ROUNDUP: ND flu cases double … DL hearing Feb. 11 …Grand Forks Herald, ND - 2 hours agoCases of flu double: State health officials report 57 flu cases in North Dakota, or 25 more than last week. The Health Department said Burleigh County has …Superintendent says ND teachers not 'D' teachers Reiten Television KXMB Bismarckall 13 [...]
Time is running out for flu vaccine - Herald-StarSTEUBENVILLE - Area residents are being warned time is running out for obtaining a flu vaccine. “Anyone who hasn’t received a flu vaccine should seriously consider contacting their medical provider in the very near future,” said Bruce Misselwitz
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Daiichi Sankyo to seek approval of influenza drug - ReutersTOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Daiichi Sankyo Co ( 4568.T ), Japan’s third-largest drugmaker, said it plans to apply by March 2010 for marketing approval in Japan of an influenza drug candidate, and seek approval in Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea soon
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Bird-flu virus found in B.C. turkeys - Seattle TimesThe Washington Department of Agriculture is stepping up testing at Whatcom County farms after a bird-flu virus was found in turkeys just across the border in British Columbia. Department spokesman Jason Kelly says the agency is asking 13 farms that
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BEIJING (AFP) — The World Health Organization said Tuesday there was no evidence of a bird flu epidemic in China after a fifth person died of the disease this month, but urged caution in the Lunar New Year holiday. An 18-year-old man succumbed to Learn more
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Flu strain eludes vaccine in Houston - Houston ChronicleAbout half of the Houston influenza specimens tested by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in December were caused by a strain of the illness not covered by this year’s flu vaccine. Of the 19 flu positives, nine were influenza B
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IMAGINE: a veritable ghost town with deserted streets, most residents locked indoors fearful to venture outside, the schools, offices, banks, malls, public markets and groceries all shut down. A full-blown bird flu outbreak may create this scary More flu news
Health authorities in central China’s Hunan Province have ended a week-long quarantine [...]