Archive for November 1st, 2009

China vaccinates over 3.7 million for swine flu (AFP)

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

AFP – China has inoculated over 3.78 million people against swine flu and distributed over 26 million doses of vaccine to ward off a serious outbreak of the disease, the government said Sunday.

For People on Dialysis, Too Thin Can Be Risky (HealthDay)

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) — Dialysis patients with very
low body fat are much more likely to die than other people on dialysis,
even those with the highest levels of body fat, a new study has found.

Virulent Strain of MRSA Resists Treatment (HealthDay)

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) — New research holds bad news
for health officials worried about a potentially lethal infection called
MRSA that haunts hospitals: A strain that infects the bloodstream is five
times more deadly than other strains.