Nyheter om svininfluensan A(H1N1) 2009-08-30

Detta är en sammanfattning av nyheterna om svininfluensan A(H1N1) 2009-08-30. Meningen är att skapa ett nyhetsflöde som går att följa över tiden. Detta kan bland annat vara intressant i framtiden samtidigt som de viktigaste nyheterna finns samlade på samma plats

Fettdoktorn: Min mat skyddar mot svininfluensan
Fettdoktorn Annika Dahlqvist vägrar ta influensavaccinet. Hon menar att dieten ger tillräckligt skydd. – Vi som äter LCHF får inga infektionssjukdomar.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/svininfluensan/article5714073.ab


Preparing for the second wave: lessons from current outbreaks
Monitoring of outbreaks from different parts of the world provides sufficient information to make some tentative conclusions about how the influenza pandemic might evolve in the coming months.

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/notes/h1n1_second_wave_20090828/en/index.html


Return of Swine Flu: What's Ahead for Americans?
The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world's dominant strain of influenza, and it's putting a shockingly younger face on flu.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/30/us/politics/AP-US-MED-Swine-Flu.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


experts: Give Canada's excess flu vaccine to developing world
The Canadian government should donate any surplus swine flu vaccine to poorer countries, say ethicists and medical specialists who are warning that a "me-first" mentality among rich countries will doom efforts to combat the global pandemic.

http://www.chtv.com/ch/chcanews/story.html?id=1945048


Obesity linked to swine flu deaths
Study of pandemic reveals that weight problems and pregnancy are significant factors in fatal cases

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/30/swine-flu-obesity-link


H1N1 Expert Predicts Two Flu Seasons This Year
Dr. Richard Whitley is Director of Pediatric Infections at UAB. He was also appointed to a Presidential committee to study the national threat posed by H1N1 Swine Flu. Dr. Whitley says they reviewed U.S. preparedness to deal with the disease including vaccines antivirals, decision making, communication, and education

http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/H1N1-Expert-Predicts-Two-Flu-Seasons-This-Year/4C1NQzmmAUOxjgPrXqZZHg.cspx?rss=1659