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Researchers Find New Patterns In H1N1 Deaths
Brazilian researchers have performed the first-ever autopsy study to examine the precise causes of death in victims of the H1N1 swine flu. “The lack of information on the pathophysiology of this novel disease is a limitation that prevents better clinical management and hinders the development of a therapeutic strategy,” said lead author, Thais Mauad, M.D., Ph.D…
H1N1 Swine Flu Deaths Reveal New Pattern Of The Disease, Brazilian Study
Researchers in Brazil who carried out the first autopsy study of victims who died of H1N1 swine flu to establish the precise causes of death, have discovered some new patterns of the disease. Their research appears as a paper in the 1 January 2010 print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine…
Deaths Related To Narcotic Pain Relievers Have Doubled Since 1991: Study
Deaths from opioid use in Ontario have doubled – from 13.7 deaths per million residents in 1991 to 27.2 deaths per million residents in 2004 – according to a new study led by physicians at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto…
Deaths from opioid use have doubled; five-fold increase in oxycodone deaths
Deaths from opioid use in Ontario, Canada, have doubled since 1991 and the addition of long-acting oxycodone to the drug formulary was associated with a 5-fold increase in oxycodone-related deaths, a new study finds. Most of these additional deaths were accidental.
Fifteen Alabama Deaths Now Linked To 2009 H1N1 Influenza
The Alabama Department of Public Health was notified Friday about the deaths of four additional individuals: a woman in her 30s and a man in his 60s from Montgomery County, a man in his 40s from Calhoun County, and a man in his 30s from Mobile County. Specimens showed all tested positive for 2009 H1N1 influenza.
Three Additional Alabama Deaths Linked To 2009 H1N1 Influenza
The Alabama Department of Public Health has been notified in the past week about the deaths of three individuals: a man in his 60s from Talladega County, a woman in her 50s from Madison County, and a female in her 70s from Jackson County. Specimens showed they tested positive for 2009 H1N1 influenza. Previous deaths of persons positive for H1N1 influenza have occurred this year in Bullock, Dale, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Macon, Montgomery and Russell counties.
Additional Alabama Deaths Linked To 2009 H1N1 Influenza
The Alabama Department of Public Health has been informed that a resident of Bullock County and a resident of Macon County have died. The men, one in his 40s and one in his 50s, died at a Montgomery hospital. Specimens from both men tested positive for H1N1 influenza. These deaths serve as reminder of the need for everyone to take additional precautions because of the early onset of influenza in Alabama.
As Swine Flu Deaths Rise Worldwide, US Schools Brace For “Nasty” Flu Season
Following a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report that over 1,000 of 1,154 people who have died worldwide from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic were in the Americas, schools in the US brace themselves for a “nasty” flu season. 338 (nearly one third) of the deaths were reported in the last week of July, of which more than 300 were in the Americas.
33,902 Swine Flu A(H1N1) Cases Including 170 Deaths In USA
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed in its weekly update on Friday evening, 3rd July, 2009, that the total number of confirmed human cases of swine flu A(H1N1) infection stands at 33,902, including 170 deaths. In a Swine Flu conference held today in Cancun, Mexico, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the virus’ spread is now “unstoppable”.
27,717 Swine Flu Cases Including 127 Deaths In USA So Far – Could Be One Million
According to the CDC’s (Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s) Friday evening weekly update, 27th June 2009, there have been 27,717 laboratory confirmed human cases including 127 deaths of Swine Flu or A(H1N1) influenza. Fortunately, so far the Swine Flu A(H1N1) virus appears to be no more virulent than ordinary seasonal human influenza. No reports have come in indicating that the virus may have mutated.
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