AP – Japanese authorities scrambled Saturday to track travelers who arrived on the same flight as three people diagnosed with the country’s first confirmed cases of swine flu. Australia also joined the ranks of affected countries with its first confirmed case.
AFP – Australia on Saturday reported its first case of swine flu, after a woman tested positive for the disease as she returned from a trip to the United States, the government said.
AP – Mexicans will do almost anything to avoid a public hospital emergency room, where ailing patients may languish for hours slumped on cracked linoleum floors that smell of sweat, sickness and pine-scented disinfectant.
Reuters – The new H1N1 flu killed its first patient in Canada, making it the third country after Mexico and the United States to report a death from the virus that has made more than 3,400 people in 28 countries ill.
AP – Senators are considering three different designs for a new government health insurance plan that middle-income Americans could buy into for the first time, congressional officials said Friday. Officials familiar with the proposals said senators plan to debate them in a closed meeting next week. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the controversial plans have not been released.
AFP – The Americas are back in the spotlight over swine flu fears after Canada announced its first death, the number of US infections almost doubled, and more cases were found in Latin America.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) — Home-based ultraviolet B (UVB)
therapy for psoriasis is as effective and safe as outpatient phototherapy
at a hospital, Dutch researchers report.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Arthritis can cause pain and swelling in any
joint, and the joints of the feet are no exception.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — To avoid the possibility of overdose,
interaction or reaction, you must pay attention to how often, how and
which medications you take.
HealthDay – FRIDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) — Volunteering your time doesn’t just
help others; it turns out, it probably benefits your health, too.