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| Saudi: 4 pilgrims die of swine flu before hajj | |
| Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia. | |
| Holiday travelers waited longer to book this year | |
| Holiday travelers waited a little longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job. And some aren't going at all. | |
| WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations | |
| The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear. | |
| Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC | |
| Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. | |
| BioCryst prices stock offering at $9.75 per share | |
| Flu drug developer BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. priced its 5 million common stock share offering at $9.75 per share. | |
| AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound | |
| When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right. | |
| China to punish those concealing swine flu info | |
| China's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up. | |
| Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials | |
| Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: | |
| Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu | |
| Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed to contain the disease. | |
| Runners-up to Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year | |
| The runners-up to Merriam-Webster's 2009 Word of the Year (admonish), with definitions from the publisher's collegiate dictionary and, when applicable, the news event or story that generated the interest in the word: | |
| 1.5M per day getting swine flu vaccine in China | |
| China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end. | |
| Moldovan soldiers given onions to fight swine flu | |
| Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu. | |
| Delta, SkyTeam offer $1 billion to Japan Airlines | |
| Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners said Wednesday they are making a billion dollar offer to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines. | |
| Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes | |
| Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. | |
| Better not cough: Santas lobby for swine flu shots | |
| Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. | |
| Schumer: Feds to crack down on phony flu products | |
| Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government is notifying 10 companies in a crackdown on phony remedies to the swine flu now on the market. | |
| BioCryst Pharma to sell up to 5.75M new shares | |
| Flu drug developer BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday it plans to sell as many as 5.75 million new shares of stock. | |
| Novartis: lower dose of flu vaccine sufficient | |
| Pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Tuesday a U.S. clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could allow many more to be immunized with current supplies. | |
| Vical will be added to biotech index, shares rise | |
| Shares of Vical Inc. rose Monday after the company said it shares will be added to Nasdaq Biotechnology Index in a week. | |
| Swine flu infects Ukraine's presidential elections | |
| In Ukraine, swine flu is causing electoral fever. | |
| Disney World takes steps to fight swine flu | |
| How about some hand sanitizer before greeting Mickey Mouse? | |
| China investigates 2 deaths after flu vaccinations | |
| Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the past week but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated. | |
| Okposo's overtime goal lifts Islanders over Canes | |
| Kyle Okposo scored with 14.4 second left in overtime, and John Tavares had the first two-goal game to help the New York Islanders beat Carolina 4-3 on Friday night, extending the Hurricanes' winless streak to 14 games. | |
| WHO: Keep flu in mind when holding mass gatherings | |
| Organizers of big sporting and cultural events should take steps to prevent the spread of swine flu, especially if local health systems aren't prepared to handle mass gatherings, the World Health Organization said Friday. | |
| Swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in Serbia | |
| Belgrade's open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item - garlic. | |
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