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World 'well prepared' for virus  UN health chief: World is better prepared than ever to deal with the threatened spread of a new swine flu virus Swine flu viruses in Mexico, U.S. match  New York health officials are testing about 75 students at a Queens school for swine flu after the students exhibited flu-like symptoms Malaria battle given $3bn boost US HIV rate 'higher than thought' Trans-fats banned Salmonella traced to Florida or Mexico Quarantined train to be rolling soon FDA suspects cantaloupe, salmonella link Gulf War illness 'chemical link' Anti-polio drive gets $200m boost HIV estimates reduced to 33m  The UN has reduced its estimates of how many people are infected with HIV in 2007 from nearly 40m to 33m   Bush unveils pandemic flu strategy  The plan calls for investing in technology for vaccine production and breaking down barriers to bring it quicker Official: World not ready for flu  Mike Leavitt, the U.S. secretary of health says the world is 'woefully unprepared' to respond to a pandemic Pandemic 'could kill 150m people'  A leading UN official has warned there could be a new influenza outbreak at any time   Annan: HIV/AIDS efforts 'insufficient'  Secretary-General told a conference on HIV/AIDS that the global response to the disease was insufficient Patient's feeding tube removed
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Swine flu vaccine for 'half US'   UN set for swine flu crisis talks  UN health officials have called an emergency meeting to discuss theflu, amid rumours that the first global pandemic in 40 years will be decl...   Candidate virus for H1N1 vaccine arrives  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received a candidate vaccine virus for swine flu from one institution   U.S. marks second swine flu-linked death  A woman who had swine flu is marking the second death in the United States linked to the virus and the first of a U.S. resident US navy halts aid vessel over flu 'H1N1 flu no worse than regular flu'  Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano: The virus appears to be no more dangerous than the regular flu virus that makes its rounds each year U.N. wary of second wave of swine flu  U.N. health officials that a second wave of the swine flu virus could 'strike with a vengeance' First U.S. swine flu death confirmed
U.N.: New HIV infections decreasing  New infections have fallen worldwide by 17 percent over the past eight years, a testament to prevention efforts   US declares swine flu 'emergency'

year 2009 Top ^

Nov.24   UN
Oct.24   Washington
  resident Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency and signed the proclamation concerning the 2009 H1N1 outbreak
Jul.29   USA
Jun.10   UN
May.22   US Georgia
May.5   Texas
  San Diego
May.4   Washington
  UN
Apr.29   Texas
  A 2-year-old child became the first fatality in the United States, while more European countries announced confirmed cases of the disease
Apr.26   UN
Apr.24   New York

year 2008 Top ^

Sep.25   UN
Aug.2   USA
Jul.25   California
Jun.20   Florida
May.9   Canada
Mar.23   Washington
Mar.10   Washington

year 2007 Top ^

Nov.26   USA
Nov.20   UN

year 2005 Top ^

Nov.1   Washington
Oct.6   Washington
Sep.29   UN
Jun.2   UN
Mar.18   Florida
  The feeding tube that keeps a brain-damaged Terri Schiavo alive has been taken out after a lengthy court battle

year 2004 Top ^

Sep.6   New York Clinton bypass surgery a success  Former President successfully underwent a quadruple coronary artery bypass operation Jul.6   UN   UN: World failing in AIDS fight  Almost 5 million people became infected with HIV last year -- the largest number of new infections since 1981

year 2003 Top ^

Dec.23   USA Mad cow disease confirmed  In the first wave of response, Japan and South Korea are immediately banning all U.S. beef imports May.26   Toronto   Toronto back on WHO's SARS list  Toronto reported a rash of new cases in recent days. 800 people are in quarantine May.20   Canada Mad cow disease reported  The cow was tested and killed after showing signs of illness. It is the Canada's first case in 10 years

year 2002 Top ^

Dec.27   Florida Cloned baby birth claim
  Clonaid, company linked to a philosophical sect, says that it has produced the world's first cloned human baby

year 2001 Top ^

Oct.10   Florida   3rd anthrax case
  Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic

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