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/295316,macedonia-reports-its-first-swine-flu-death.html Skopje - Macedonia on Wednesday reported its first swine flu death - a 32-year-old man who died in Skopje hospital according to local media. The man was hospitalized earlier this week with a serious case of pneumonia. ... Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295316,macedonia-reports-its-first-swine-flu-death.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291175,first-swine-flu-death-in-serbia.html Belgrade - Serbian health officials reported the country's first death from swine flu after a 46-year old woman succumbed to the illness. The woman, suffering from respiratory problems, arrived in critical condition at a hospital in Kragujevac, centr... Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:46:55 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291175,first-swine-flu-death-in-serbia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291329,czech-republic-reports-first-suspected-swine-flu-related-death.html Prague - A middle-aged Czech woman, who died in hospital Thursday, is suspected to have been the country's first case of a swine flu-related death, a hospital spokeswoman said. Further tests are to confirm on Friday whether the patient was infected w... Health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:16:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291329,czech-republic-reports-first-suspected-swine-flu-related-death.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291043,instant-flu-treatment-needed-risk-for-very-young--summary.html Washington - The nation's top immunization expert Tuesday warned physicians to treat suspected cases of swine flu immediately rather than waiting for the results of a common but unreliable rapid test. Dr Anne Schuchat, director of the National Cent... Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:04:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291043,instant-flu-treatment-needed-risk-for-very-young--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291032,us-official-instant-flu-treatment-needed-risk-for-very-young.html Washington - The nation's top immunization expert Tuesday warned physicians to treat suspected cases of swine flu immediately rather than waiting for the results of a common but unreliable rapid test. Dr Anne Schuchat, director of the National Cent... Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:34:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291032,us-official-instant-flu-treatment-needed-risk-for-very-young.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293282,potential-swine-flu-vaccines-for-guantanano-detainees.html Washington - Guantanamo Bay detainees could receive swine flu vaccines but are low on the priority list, well behind soldiers deployed overseas and civilian personnel, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The possibility that detainees, including the alleged... Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:34:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293282,potential-swine-flu-vaccines-for-guantanano-detainees.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292577,swine-flu-said-to-claim-11-in-ukraine--summary.html Kiev - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday blamed swine flu for the death of 11 people so far, as government officials moved to head off an epidemic. Yushchenko announced the death toll at a press briefing televised nationally and describ... Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:10:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292577,swine-flu-said-to-claim-11-in-ukraine--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292575,ukraine-swine-flu-fears-could-cancel-upcoming-inter-greece-matches.html Kiev - A recently-instituted Ukrainian ban on public gatherings to halt a swine flu outbreak could place upcoming football matches with Inter Roma and the Greek national side in jeopardy, a senior government official said Friday. Everything that con... Sports Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:04:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292575,ukraine-swine-flu-fears-could-cancel-upcoming-inter-greece-matches.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291526,global-swine-flu-deaths-nudge-towards-5000.html Geneva - The global death toll from swine flu has hit at least 4,999, the World Health Organization said Friday. In a situation update, the WHO said that, in North America, the United States was reporting nationwide rates of influenza-like illness (I... Health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:40:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291526,global-swine-flu-deaths-nudge-towards-5000.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/292540,ukraine-confirms-first-swine-flu-death-quarantine-ordered.html Kiev- Ukraine suffered its first death from swine flu, as the government declared a massive quarantine and control effort to head off a possible epidemic, the Interfax news agency reported. The victim was a man living in Ukraine's western Lviv region... Health Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:58:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292540,ukraine-confirms-first-swine-flu-death-quarantine-ordered.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294266,jordan-reports-two-new-swine-flu-deaths.html Amman - The Jordanian Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported two new swine flu fatalities that raised the number of deaths in Jordan so far to 10. One of the two cases was a three and one-half year-old child who was suffering from lymph cancer, whi... Health Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:22:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294266,jordan-reports-two-new-swine-flu-deaths.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294225,serbia-formally-declares-flu-epidemic.html Belgrade - The Serbian government has formally declared an epidemic of the swine flu on Wednesday and ordered steps aimed at curbing the effects of the disease, Health Minister Tomica Milosavljevic said. The measures include a ban on public gathering... Health Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:46:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294225,serbia-formally-declares-flu-epidemic.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293204,dutch-report-first-patient-resistant-to-tamiflu-drug.html Amsterdam - Dutch health authorities have recorded a first case of a swine flu-infected patient resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. The Royal Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM said the patient had been hospitalized, but decli... Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:16:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293204,dutch-report-first-patient-resistant-to-tamiflu-drug.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294117,first-local-swine-flu-death-reported-in-austria.html Vienna - Swine flu claimed its first local victim in Austria Tuesday, as a 39-year-old man died in Salzburg province, the region's health chief Christoph Koenig confirmed. The Romanian man died of a heart attack at a hospital in Schwarzach, most like... Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:24:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294117,first-local-swine-flu-death-reported-in-austria.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/293070,swine-flu-claims-11th-victim-in-turkey.html Istanbul - The death toll from the swine flu has more than doubled in the last day in Turkey, with health officials announcing Tuesday that the illness has claimed its eleventh victim in that country. The latest victims included a 22-month-old baby a... Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:52:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293070,swine-flu-claims-11th-victim-in-turkey.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293046,tommy-haas-in-swine-flu-scare--summary.html Hamburg - German tennis player Tommy Haas has overcome a bout of swine flu quickly because of his fitness as a professional athlete, the nation's Davis Cup team doctor said on Tuesday. Athletes are more resistant than other people, leading to a shor... Sports Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293046,tommy-haas-in-swine-flu-scare--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293044,first-swine-flu-death-reported-in-slovenia.html Ljubljana- Slovenia reported its first death from swine flu after an elderly woman succumbed to the illness, local media reported Tuesday. The woman, between 50 to 60 years old, was admitted to Ljubljana hospital on Friday, where her condition deteri... Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293044,first-swine-flu-death-reported-in-slovenia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293019,south-korea-declares-red-alert-against-swine-flu.html Seoul - South Korea on Tuesday raised the flu alert level to its highest status because of the rising spread of swine flu. The red alert level, the highest on South Korea's four-level scale, means that government authorities would be mobilized to fig... Asia,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293019,south-korea-declares-red-alert-against-swine-flu.html