Child stalking ‘more aggressive’
Stalking by children and teenagers tends to be more violent than that carried out by adults, research suggests.
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Archive for April, 2009
Inaccurate 'swine' flu label hurts industry, pork producers say – CNN
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Inaccurate 'swine' flu label hurts industry, pork producers sayCNN - Chris WelchBy Chris Welch MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) — The disease most people in the United States and worldwide know as "swine flu" is actually a combination of human and animal strains and has not been shown to be transmissible through eating pork.Video: Pork concerns [...]
White House issues advisory after Obama Mexico trip – Reuters
Reuters
White House issues advisory after Obama Mexico tripReuters(Politico) — The White House is issuing a health advisory outlining "protective measures" for anyone who traveled on President Barack Obama's trip to Mexico, after a member of the US delegation came down with flu-like symptoms – and tests on his …Swine flu hits World Bank, White HouseWashington [...]
Security tightened over data loss
A hospital trust in Cambridge is told to tighten security after a memory stick with medical details of 741 patients went missing.
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FDA Orders Warning Label for Botox – New York Times
Reuters
FDA Orders Warning Label for BotoxNew York Times - Natasha SingerBy NATASHA SINGER Botox and other similar antiwrinkle drugs must now carry the most stringent kind of warning label, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.FDA Strengthens Warnings On Allergan's Botox >AGNWall Street JournalFDA to Require Boxed Warning for Botulinum Toxin ProductsMedscapeForbes - MedPage Today - RedOrbit - MarketWatchall 392 [...]
Air Pollution High in California Cities – WebMD
USA Today
Air Pollution High in California CitiesWebMD - Todd ZwillichBy Todd Zwillich April 29, 2009 — Areas in California remain some of the most polluted in the US, with air quality that is likely damaging the health of millions of people, according to a report by the American Lung Association.Harris County, Houston get ‘F' on air quality, [...]
Family of Mexico's first fatality grapples with infamy – Los Angeles Times
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Family of Mexico's first fatality grapples with infamyLos Angeles Times - Tracy WilkinsonAdela Gutierrez of Oaxaca is the first person known to have died of the swine flu strain in Mexico. Her family says they are being shunned by the community.AP Investigation: Mexico's first flu deathThe Associated PressDelay in treatment may explain Mexico deaths, [...]
Swine flu: What you need to know – Wilmington News Journal, OH
Richmond Times Dispatch
Swine flu: What you need to knowWilmington News Journal, OHThe recent outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, parts of the United States and other countries has many people wondering whether they are at risk and what they can do to protect their health.Dr. No and the Global Flu FrightKGMB92 swine flu cases found [...]
Swine-flu rumor mill churning at Santa Clara County schools – San Jose Mercury News
The Associated Press
Swine-flu rumor mill churning at Santa Clara County schoolsSan Jose Mercury News - Patrick May, Sharon NoguchiBy Patrick May and Sharon Noguchi Kimi De Leonibus,left, Director of Public Relations, talks to Marcy Green, principal of The Delphi Academy in Santa Clara, in the school's office April 29, 2009.Video: School Swine Flu precautionsWTNH4 Santa Clara schools closed [...]
Culling Pigs in Flu Fight, Egypt Angers Herders and Dismays UN – New York Times
Voice of America
Culling Pigs in Flu Fight, Egypt Angers Herders and Dismays UNNew York Times - Nadim AudiBy NADIM AUDI CAIRO – Egypt has begun forcibly slaughtering the country's pig herds as a precaution against swine flu, a move that the United Nations described as “a real mistake” and one that is prompting anger among the country's [...]
