Sebelius, Health Officials, Hold Press Conference On H1N1 Virus

2009-12-17T10:32:14Z

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 17: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dicretor Thomas Frieden speaks during a news conference to give updates on the H1N1 outbreak and the government's response to the pandemic at the U.S. population, or one in six Americans, has gotten sick from the H1N1,or swine flu virus this year, according to the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Preventio...

10,000 swine flu deaths in US: estimates

2010-02-23T17:55:08Z

<div><p>An estimated 10,000 people including 1,100 children died of swine flu in the United States in the seven months after the new strain of flu was first detected in April, a top US health official said Thursday.</p><p>"By November 14th, many times more children and younger adults unfortunately have been hospitalized or killed by H1N1 influenza than happens in a usual flu season,"...

Expel chocolate milk from school lunches: activist

2010-02-23T17:55:09Z

<div><p>Chocolate milk is "soda in drag" and should be booted out of US school cafeterias, a former celebrity chef turned school lunch lady has said.</p><p>"If kids choose chocolate milk over white milk for an entire year they are liable to gain 2.5 to 3 pounds (1-1.5 kilograms) and over 10 years that's 25 to 30 pounds," Ann Cooper ...

CDC: Swine flu is widespread only in 25 states

2010-02-23T22:54:05Z

<div id="subtitle">CDC: Only half of US states reporting widespread swine flu, down from nearly all in October</div><div><p>Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.</p><p>Swine flu was widespread in only 25 states last week — mostly in the Northeast and Southwest, officials at the <...

CDC: Swine flu less widespread; only in 25 states

2010-02-23T20:41:52Z

<div id="subtitle">CDC: Only half the states reporting widespread swine flu, down from nearly all in October</div><div><p>Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.</p><p>Swine flu was widespread in only 25 states last week — mostly in the Northeast and Southwest, officials at the

CDC Director Frieden Testifies On State And Federal H1N1 Response

2009-11-04T12:46:43Z

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Nicole Lurie, Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response, testify during a hearing before the Labor, HHS, Education and Related Ag...

Proposed law would require pay for sick workers

2010-02-24T16:37:50Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers who tell workers to stay home when they are sick will have to give them paid time off for up to five days under new federal legislation proposed on Tuesday.</p><p>The emergency law would cover pandemic H1N1 flu or any other infectious disease, said California United States will release its entire stock of children's Tamiflu antivirals, a top health official said, as the pediatric swine flu toll spiked well above the annual toll for kids from seasonal flu.</p><p>"Up until now, there have been 114 laboratory-confirmed deaths among children," the director of the United States released Friday its entire stock of children's Tamiflu antivirals, a top health official said, as the pediatric swine flu toll spiked well above the annual toll for kids from seasonal flu.</p><p>"Up until now, there have been 114 laboratory-confirmed deaths among children," the director of the Centers for Disease Control and...

U.S. may end up discarding unused H1N1 vaccine

2010-02-24T13:41:45Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government may end up throwing away unused doses of swine flu vaccine if people cannot get it soon enough, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.&...

US swine flu vaccine outlook improving, CDC says

2010-02-24T13:41:32Z

<div id="subtitle">22 million doses of swine flu vaccine available; CDC chief says shortage spurs demand</div><div><p>More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.</p><p>"We're beginning to get to significant increases in the availabili...

US sees millions of swine flu cases, over 1,000 deaths

2010-02-24T15:07:01Z

<div><p> Swine flu has infected "many millions" and killed over 1,000 people in the United States -- around a fifth of the world's total -- since the outbreak began six months ago, a top health official said Friday.</p><p>"We have seen, since the beginning of the pandemic in April and May, more than 1,000 deaths from pandemic influenza and more than 20,000 hospitalizations in this c...

US tops 1,000 swine flu deaths, millions of cases: official

2010-02-24T15:07:03Z

<div><p>The United States has seen "many millions of cases" of swine flu and more than 1,000 deaths -- or around a fifth of the world's total -- since the H1N1 outbreak began six months ago, a top health official said Friday.</p><p>"We have seen, since the beginning of the pandemic in April and May, more than 1,000 deaths from pandemic influenza and more than 20,000 hospitalizations ...

Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts

2010-02-24T18:35:26Z

<div><p>A major report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers.</p><p>"If you have heart disease, you really need to stay away from secondhand smoke. It's an immediate threat to your life," declared Dr. Neal Benowitz of the United States began a massive campaign to administer 250 million vaccinations by year's end.</p><p>"Vaccine efforts are starting. All states in the US have ordered vaccine. It is being delivered," said Thomas Frieden, head of the

House Oversight And Reform Committee Holds Hearing On H1N1 Vaccinations

2009-09-29T13:17:41Z

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee September 29, 2009 in Wa...

CDC chief says swine vaccine for my kids, too

2010-02-25T13:55:55Z

<div><p>The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says his kids are going to get the swine flu vaccine when it's available.</p><p>Dr. Thomas Frieden says health officials have "very high confidence" in the safety of the vaccine. He says it's a vac...

Swine flu has killed 36 U.S. children so far: CDC

2010-02-25T12:14:17Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 swine flu virus has killed 36 U.S. children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.</p><p>It said 67 percent of them had medical conditions putting them more at risk of severe disease...

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