[WestCoastGal]

This thread now has become flooded with unnecessary ‘stuff’ as is the case with many FR threads.

It’s difficult to navigate for the ‘news’

Some people have too much time on their hands for arguing.

:(

[DvdMom]

I just go back to posting articles WestCoastGal .

Thanks :)

[DvdMom]

Posted: 11:04 PM Oct 2, 2009

Alabama deaths from swine flu rises to 15
State health officials have announced four new swine flu deaths in Alabama.

http://www.wtvynews4.com/alabamanews/headlines/63365107.html

[DvdMom]

U.S. report predicts 30,000 to 90,000 H1N1 deaths
Updated 8/24/2009 9:17 PM
By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-08-24-swine-flu-vaccine_N.htm

[DvdMom]

Influenza–Associated Pediatric Mortality

Four new influenza-associated pediatric deaths are included in this report. The first death occurred during week 37 in a 3-year-old resident of HSR 6/5S with significant underlying medical conditions. A specimen from the child was positive by rapid test for influenza A (not subtyped). The second death occurred in week 37 in a 14-year-old resident of HSR 8 with no underlying medical conditions; however, a sputum specimen collected from the child was positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The child had a positive PCR test for novel influenza A (H1N1). The third death occurred during week 38 in a 16-year-old resident of HSR 2/3 with significant underlying medical conditions. A specimen from the child tested positive for novel influenza A (H1N1) by PCR. The fourth death occurred in week 38 in an 8-month-old resident of HSR 8 with a significant underlying medical condition. The child’s specimen was positive by PCR for novel influenza A (H1N1). Texas has reported 22 influenza-associated pediatric fatalities during the 2008-09 influenza season.

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/influenza/surveillance/2009/

[DvdMom]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090909103009.htm

ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, 2009) — Scientists in China have discovered that roots of a plant used a century ago during the great Spanish influenza pandemic contains substances with powerful effects in laboratory experiments in killing the H1N1 swine flu virus that now threatens the world. The plant has a pleasant onion-like taste when cooked, but when raw it has sap so foul-smelling that some call it the “Dung of the Devil” plant.
In the study, Fang-Rong Chang and Yang-Chang Wu and colleagues note that the plant, Ferula assa-foetida, grows mainly in Iran, Afghanistan and mainland China. People used it as a possible remedy during the1918 Spanish flu pandemic that killed between 20 to 100 million people. Until now, however, nobody had determined whether the plant does produce natural antiviral compounds.
Chang and Wu identified a group of chemical compounds in extracts of the plant that showed greater potency against influenza A (H1N1) than a prescription antiviral drug available for the flu. “Overall, the present study has determined that sesquiterpene coumarins from F. assa-foetida may serve as promising lead components for new drug development against influenza A (H1N1) viral infection,” the authors write.