During week 41 of 2009, 37.5% of specimens tested by US laboratories were positive for influenza, and every subtyped influenza A virus was 2009 H1N1. Eleven pediatric deaths were reported, pneumonia and influenza deaths topped the epidemic threshold, and 46 states saw widespread activity.
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Comment: What can pregnant women do to prevent h1n1?
A commentary questioning official H1N1 advice for pregnant women. It notes at least 28 have died, argues CDC has not said whether they had underlying conditions, and points out that no completed trial of the four approved vaccines has included pregnant women.
Drug
Mammogram screening does not cut risk of breast cancer death
Laura Esserman of UCSF and colleagues argue in JAMA that mammography mainly finds early-stage and indolent tumors, which raises survival rates without lowering deaths from aggressive breast cancer. They call for new tools to tell dangerous tumors from harmless ones.
Miscellaneous
Swine Flu Vaccine: Parents Still Unsure of Its Safety
A Washington Post-ABC News poll found 52 percent of adults worried about swine flu, up from 39 percent in August, with the sharpest jump among 18- to 29-year-olds. Only 52 percent of parents of young children planned to vaccinate them, and 22 percent were very confident the vaccine was safe.
Miscellaneous
"Big Brother" winner Adam Jasinski arrested and charged
Big Brother season-nine winner Adam Jasinski was charged in Massachusetts federal court with possessing oxycodone with intent to distribute after trying to sell 2,000 pills to a DEA informant. He said he funded the operation with his $500,000 prize and faces up to 20 years.
Miscellaneous
What is vampire energy?
Energysavers.gov defines “vampire” energy as the power drawn by appliances left plugged in but switched off, and points to tools and campaigns — CFLs, Energy Star labels, home advisor tools, workplace guides — for cutting energy use at home and at work.
Miscellaneous
E-mail from Vice President Joe Biden
A fundraising email sent under Vice President Joe Biden's name for Organizing for America, asking supporters to donate as insurance industry lobbying against the health reform bill intensifies.
Disease
2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus --- Kenya, June--July 2009
Kenya confirmed its first pandemic H1N1 case on June 29, 2009, and surveillance traced four separate introductions. Secondary household transmission averaged 26 percent, comparable to rates reported for seasonal flu, though the report calls for more rigorous studies.
Disease
Swine flu cases in England rise dramatically
England's Health Protection Agency reported about 53,000 new swine flu cases in a week, up 96 percent from 27,000, with 5- to 14-year-olds hardest hit. Roughly 506 patients were in hospital and 93 had died, as the NHS began vaccinating at-risk groups and health workers.
Drug
New Study Demonstrates Significant Harm From Just ONE Mercury-Containing Vaccine
Mercola reports on a study in which primates given a single thimerosal-containing vaccine showed significant neurological impairment compared with those given saline or nothing, and notes thimerosal remains in most flu vaccines and in shots used in developing countries.
Environment
Where can lead be found around the home?
About three-quarters of US houses built before 1978 contain some lead-based paint, and 1.7 million children have blood lead levels above safe limits. A 1992 law requires sellers and landlords to disclose known lead hazards in most pre-1978 housing. Soil, dust and plumbing are other sources.
Disease
ALERT: Special Swine Flu Update
A placeholder post saying the full swine flu update is still being fact-checked, pointing readers to two videos and promising an interview with National Vaccine Information Center founder Barbara Loe Fisher.
Disease
SOME young people at high risk of H1N1 flu
CDC officials reported that 53% of patients hospitalised with H1N1 across 27 states were under 25 and only 7% were 65 or older, and that 23.6% of 292 reported deaths were in under-25s — the reverse of seasonal flu, where about 90% of deaths are over 65.
Miscellaneous
University of Toronto-Vitamin D Seminar (press release)
An announcement of a GrassrootsHealth vitamin D seminar with a November 2, 2009 reception, covering breast cancer, infectious disease, safety and mechanisms of action, and urging readers to sign up quickly because space is limited.
Drug
Serious Vaccine Reactions to Now Be Called 'Coincidence'?
Dr. Mercola argues swine flu is mild for most people, that H1N1 vaccines were tested on only a few thousand healthy adults, and that Congress shielded manufacturers from liability. He urges parents not to accept 'coincidence' as an explanation for post-vaccination symptoms.
Disease
H1N1 found in Minnesota pigs
USDA said a pig sampled at the Minnesota State Fair tested positive for H1N1, the first detection in a U.S. pig. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told trading partners there is no scientific basis to restrict pork trade and that people cannot catch the flu from pork.
Disease
New Study Negates Autism/Mercury Link
A study in Environmental Health Perspectives of 452 children aged 2 to 5 found those with autism carried lower blood mercury than typically developing children, a gap researchers attributed to their eating less fish. The piece notes the study has problems of its own.
Drug
FDA Okays new treatment for advanced kidney cancer
FDA approved pazopanib (Votrient), GlaxoSmithKline's oral angiogenesis inhibitor, for advanced renal cell carcinoma. In a 435-patient trial, progression-free survival ran 9.2 months versus 4.2 without it. The drug can cause severe and fatal liver toxicity, so liver function needs monitoring.
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