NEW YORK -- Last spring, thousands of travelers canceled trips to Mexico after a swine flu outbreak there emptied beaches and resorts. Staying home won't protect you from swine flu now: At least 46 states have reported widespread flu activity. Full Article at Chicago Sun-Times
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 46 percent of all teenagers in the United States between the ages of 15 and 19 have had sexual encounters at least once. Full Article at Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com
WASHINGTON -- The 10 tomatoes sitting in a Tupperware tub at the Food and Drug Administration seem to be doing nothing more than rotting, slowly. Full Article at The Delaware News Journal
VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Most of the world's H1N1 vaccine started in 30 chicken eggs kept here in a warren of cluttered labs at New York Medical College. Full Article at Columbus Dispatch
Knitting up state's raveled sleeve of care By J Published: 11/8/2009 2:25 AM Last Modified: 11/8/2009 2:25 AM Last week Oklahoma received a wake-up call from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Article at Tulsa World
Have you heard of "the fat gap"? It's a term that sprang up last month, when a survey in Britain found the majority of overweight people there are oblivious to the fact that they're heavy. Full Article at Detroit Free Press
Johannesburg - Paul Jourdan, the deputy chairperson of the Coega Development Corporation (CDC), said the government should consider introducing a special tax holiday for South Africa's Industrial Development Zones (IDZs) to make them more appealing to... Full Article at Empowering Financial Decisions
PICKENS Jeff Breazeale has been reading up on the 1918 influenza epidemic that spread to nearly every corner of the world and killed tens of millions, including an estimated 675,000 Americans. Full Article at GreenvilleOnline.com
Consortium lists H1N1, seasonal flu vaccine priority groups 110809 NEIGHBORS 20 Juneau Empire SITKA - Supplies of vaccine for the H1N1 (swine) and seasonal flu have been very limited or not available in facilities managed by the SouthEast Alaska... Full Article at Juneau Empire
Businesses should create a pandemic preparedness plan as the number of H1N1 flu cases increase sharply in Michigan, experts advise. Full Article at The Oakland Press