http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290990,taiwan-reports-first-tamiflu-resistant-flu-case.html Taipei - Taiwan Tuesday reported its first Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu case, but the patient recovered after continuous treatment, a senior official said. The patient, a 20-year-old man based in southern Taiwan, was found to have contracted the pandem... Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:46:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290990,taiwan-reports-first-tamiflu-resistant-flu-case.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291520,norwegians-urged-to-get-vaccination-against-swine-flu.html Oslo - All citizens of Norway were urged Friday to vaccinate themselves against theA(H1N1) virus, or swine flu. The Nordic country of 4.8 million people has registered 10 deaths among more than 2,000 cases reported. ... Health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:52:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291520,norwegians-urged-to-get-vaccination-against-swine-flu.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294104,jordan-okays-use-of-swine-flu-vaccines.html Amman - The state-run Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) on Tuesday endorsed the public use of the anti-H1N1 virus vaccine, saying its safety was established through multiple lab-testing. The JFDA has decided to allow the public circulatio... Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:22:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294104,jordan-okays-use-of-swine-flu-vaccines.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293058,belarus-registers-first-swine-flu-death.html Minsk- The first Belarusian death from swine flu was registered by health officials on Tuesday. The victim, a 37-year-old female resident of the town of Drogichin, died on Friday, but results of blood tests confirming the presence of the H1N1 virus o... Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293058,belarus-registers-first-swine-flu-death.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294636,first-swine-flu-death-suspected-in-poland.html Warsaw - A 37 year-old man suspected of carrying the H1N1 virus died in Gdansk on Friday in what was thought to be the country's first swine flu fatality, local media reported. The man died of pneumonia after a week in the hospital, reported the Poli... Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:58:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294636,first-swine-flu-death-suspected-in-poland.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295283,lithuania-reports-first-swine-flu-fatality.html Vilnius - Health officials in Lithuania confirmed Wednesday that the country had recorded its first death linked to the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu. The victim was a 14-year-old boy from the Baltic state's second-largest city, Kauna... Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:58:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295283,lithuania-reports-first-swine-flu-fatality.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289851,eu-calls-for-swine-flu-vaccine-sharing-rules--summary.html Luxembourg- The European Union needs clear rules on how member states can share stockpiled vaccines against the human A(H1N1) variant of the swine flu virus to overcome shortages in some member states, health ministers meeting in Luxembourg agreed Mo... Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:40:51 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289851,eu-calls-for-swine-flu-vaccine-sharing-rules--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289842,jordan-reports-first-swine-flu-fatality.html Amman - A young man with a severely compromised immune system became the first fatality in Jordan from the swine flu, Jordanian authorities announced Monday. The victim, a 26-year-old man, died hours before his contraction of the H1N1 virus could be ... Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:16:51 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289842,jordan-reports-first-swine-flu-fatality.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295938,czech-republic-starts-swine-flu-vaccination.html Prague - The Czech Republic began Monday vaccinating a portion of its population against the so-called swine flu in a bid to ease a looming epidemic, health officials said. The efforts against the H1N1 influenza virus began with some hospitals vaccin... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:16:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295938,czech-republic-starts-swine-flu-vaccination.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295902,lithuania-confirms-second-swine-flu-fatality.html Vilnius - Health officials in Lithuania confirmed Monday that the country had recorded its second death linked to the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu. The victim was a 41-year-old man from the eastern city of Ignalina who had been admit... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:04:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295902,lithuania-confirms-second-swine-flu-fatality.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296056,estonia-confirms-first-swine-flu-fatality.html Tallinn - Fears grew about the spread of the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu, in the Baltic states Tuesday after Estonian health officials confirmed their first fatality as a result of the illness. A statement released by the Estonian m... Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:40:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296056,estonia-confirms-first-swine-flu-fatality.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292261,who-to-send-200-million-doses-of-h1n1-flu-vaccine.html Havana - The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to send 200 million doses of vaccine for the H1N1 influenza virus to about 100 developing countries, WHO director-general Margaret Chan said Wednesday in Havana. In a press conference at the end of h... Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:46:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292261,who-to-send-200-million-doses-of-h1n1-flu-vaccine.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292247,head-of-who-praises-cubas-efforts-against-h1n1-flu.html Havana - Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), praised the work that Cuba is doing to fight the H1N1 influenza pandemic, said a statement published in Cuban state media Wednesday. Chan met with historic Cuban leade... Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:10:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292247,head-of-who-praises-cubas-efforts-against-h1n1-flu.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295219,saudi-preachers-asked-to-keep-sermons-short-amid-swine-flu-fears.html Riyadh - Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Islamic Affairs has instructed Muslim preachers to keep their sermons short over fears that the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, might spread in crowded mosques. Reducing the duration of typically long Frid... Religion,General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:52:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295219,saudi-preachers-asked-to-keep-sermons-short-amid-swine-flu-fears.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291717,french-league-postpones-psg-game-at-marseille-over-swine-flu.html Paris - A French league match between Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain was postponed Sunday after three PSG players were diagnosed with swine flu. Ludovic Giuly, Mamadou Sakho and Jeremy Clement have contracted the H1N1 virus, while two ot... Sports Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:28:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291717,french-league-postpones-psg-game-at-marseille-over-swine-flu.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292501,switzerland-authorises-two-pandemic-vaccines-for-h1n1.html Geneva - Switzerland has authorized two vaccines against the A(H1N1) pandemic virus, the regulating agency said Friday. One shot of Pandemrix, manufactured by GlaxSmithKline, mixed with the AS03 adjuvant, would be sufficient for antibody formation, S... Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:58:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292501,switzerland-authorises-two-pandemic-vaccines-for-h1n1.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294690,37-year-old-man-is-first-swine-flu-death-in-poland.html Warsaw - A 37 year-old man who died recently of pneumonia was carrying the H1N1 virus, doctors announced Saturday in what was the country's first swine flu fatality. The man died after a week in the hospital, reported the Polish Press Agency PAP. ... Health Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:22:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294690,37-year-old-man-is-first-swine-flu-death-in-poland.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294688,study-vulnerable-due-to-swine-flu-risk-should-avoid-hajj.html Cairo - People at risk of coming down with severe illness due to H1N1 influenza should postpone their participation in the annual Muslim pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca, according to a study released Saturday. The findings and recommendations of the st... Health Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:16:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294688,study-vulnerable-due-to-swine-flu-risk-should-avoid-hajj.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292987,report-tommy-haas-in-swine-flu-scare.html Hamburg - German tennis player Tommy Haas was due to know later Tuesday whether he has fully overcome a bout of swine flu which has sidelined him for the past fortnight. The Bild daily said on Tuesday that Haas was infected with the H1N1 virus last w... Sports Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:46:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292987,report-tommy-haas-in-swine-flu-scare.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292336,morocco-diagnoses-82-cases-of-swine-flu-in-one-day.html Rabat, Morocco - Eighty-two cases of the H1N1 influenza have been diagnosed in Morocco in a single day, press reports said Thursday. The cases were discovered in the cities of Casablanca, Fes, Meknes, Kenintra and Rabat on October 28, Health Minister... Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:28:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292336,morocco-diagnoses-82-cases-of-swine-flu-in-one-day.html