H1N1 Related Articles and ResourcesLooking for more information? Find swine-flu related headlines as well as links to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization in this section. TimePandemic Panic: Learning to Live with Fear of the Flu - For the first time in history, the world is fighting a pandemic flu before it becomes a full-fledged catastrophe. But the real battle is the one in our heads…read full article. How Not To Get H1N1 Flu - With flu season beginning early this year, here's how you can navigate the fall and winter ahead…read full article. Pork Gets a Swine Flu Bailout - America's hog farmers, whose image was tarnished by swine flu, are getting a $30 million leg up from the U.S. government…read full article. Early Data Show H1N1 Vaccine Is Highly Effective - Preliminary findings from two trials suggest that a single dose of H1N1 vaccine may confer adequate immunity, while a third study underscores the importance of early vaccination…read full article. Is a Swine Flu Outbreak Coming? Ask Your iPhone - Created by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, a new iPhone app called Outbreaks Near Me alerts you when diseases flare up near your home…read full article. The Swine Flu Wars: H1N1 Comes to Alabama - Schools are starting — and closing — as the virus spreads throughout the country. Alabama is tracking it through school absenteeism and crowded ERs…read full article. Behind the Unproven H1N1 Flu Vaccine - Public health officials have been warning for some time that nothing about the flu is predictable…read full article. Who Should Get Swine Flu Shots First? - Influenza vaccinations are usually an afterthought for most people. Despite the easy availability of the shots, fewer than 40% of Americans get them in any one year — never mind that flu kills some 36,000 of us annually…read full article. Inside the Fight Against a Flu Pandemic - More than 2 billion people worldwide could get it. Thousands of schools may shut down. And millions will need to be vaccinated — twice…read full article. The Flu Hunters: Racing to Outsmart a Pandemic - At London's World Influenza Centre, virologists are studying swine flu's every move, hoping to predict what it might do next — and how deadly it could become…read full article. CDC Says H1N1 Outbreak Shouldn't Close Schools - Federal guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prepare schools for H1N1 outbreaks this fall. In most cases, the government says, schools should stay open…read full article. The Federal Plan For H1N1 Flu And Schools - The federal government released its updated guidance for schools and flu this morning, a relatively short document with few surprises. Schools will not be encouraged to close just because some students begin coming down with H1N1. The final decision on whether or not to close a school will be left to local school districts…read full article. NewsweekSwine-Flu Vaccine: 11 Things You Need to Know - Why many people may need two shots, and other essential information…read full article. |