WHO counted 4,379 H1N1 cases in 29 countries and 45 related deaths as of May 10, with Mexico hardest hit at 1,626 confirmed cases and the United States reporting 2,254. The CDC's own tally of 2,532 cases from 44 states likely undercounts, Anne Schuchat said.
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Miscellaneous
Stress from job loss increases health risks
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation survey found people who lost jobs through no fault of their own were 54 percent more likely to report fair or poor health, and those with existing conditions 83 percent more likely to develop another. Researchers describe knock-on effects on children's schooling.
Disease
Update: Swine flu cases on the rise
WHO counted 3,440 confirmed H1N1 cases across 29 countries, with Mexico at 1,364 cases and 45 deaths and the United States at 1,639 cases and two deaths in Texas; CDC later cited 2,254 US cases. WHO urges no travel restrictions but says ill travelers should delay trips.
Disease
Swine flu targets the young
The CDC reported 896 confirmed H1N1 cases across 41 states and two US deaths, with 58 percent of confirmed cases in people under 18. Acting director Richard Besser said the infection is less severe than first feared and cut recommended school closures from 14 days to seven.
Miscellaneous
Personality traits in childhood may determine health in adulthood
Harvard's Laura Kabansky followed 559 people enrolled in the National Collaborative Perinatal Project to age 30, testing whether emotional and behavioral traits in childhood shape adult health. She notes earlier work was cross-sectional and leaned on adults rating their own health.
Lifestyle
European study verifies cardio benefits of daily exercise in school children
After a year of daily school exercise in Leipzig, Germany, 188 students showed higher HDL cholesterol, lower systolic blood pressure and 29% greater endurance capacity, and the obesity rate fell from 13% to 9%. Researchers plan to follow the children for 10 to 20 years.
Disease
Heart attack or heartburn — symptoms Similar
Most heart attacks start slowly with mild chest discomfort that people mistake for heartburn, doctors say, and some heart patients get heartburn too. The American Heart Association lists arm, back, neck and jaw pain, cold sweat and nausea, and says not to wait more than five minutes to dial 911.
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Internet blogs spawn KFC riot rumor, AP says rumors are false
The Associated Press reports that online claims of a riot at a Manhattan KFC over Oprah's free grilled chicken coupons are false. A KFC spokeswoman says some customers were upset when the restaurant ran out of chicken, but there was no riot or protest.
Disease
Job loss may lead to sickness
Kate Strully of Harvard analyzed more than 8,000 workers surveyed in 1999, 2001 and 2003 and found those who lost a job were 83 percent more likely to develop a new health condition, often arthritis, hypertension or cardiovascular problems, even while job-hunting.
Disease
Underlying diseases worsen swine flu prognosis
With more than 2,500 laboratory-confirmed H1N1 cases in 25 countries, reports indicate asthma, diabetes, heart disease and tuberculosis raise the risk of hospitalization or death. The CDC counted 1,639 US cases in 42 states; about 3.5 percent of cases required hospitalization.
Disease
Clue in autism study may help early diagnosis
Brain scans of 83 two-year-olds at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill found the 50 autistic children had an enlarged amygdala, a difference still present two years later. Lead researcher Joseph Piven hopes the finding allows earlier diagnosis and earlier intervention.
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Schools reopen as U.S. reports first swine flu death
US health officials dropped the advice that schools close for two weeks over a single swine flu case, telling sick students to stay home instead, as most US cases proved mild. The country reported its first native death, a 33-year-old Texas teacher.
Disease
Hypertension linked to learning disabilities and ADHD in children
In 201 children studied at the University of Rochester, those with high blood pressure were four times as likely to have a learning disability or ADHD: 28 percent had a learning disability and 20 percent had ADHD. Dr. Marc Lande says more research on the link is needed.
Miscellaneous
Ohio woman first to receive face transplant in U.S.
Connie Culp, 46, disfigured by a shotgun blast in 2004, can drink from a cup, eat solid food and smell again after surgeons replaced 80 percent of her face in a 22-hour operation. She still faces anti-rejection drugs and further procedures.
Miscellaneous
Jack Kemp dies of cancer
Jack Kemp, the former Buffalo Bills quarterback, congressman and housing secretary, died of cancer at his Bethesda home at 73. He was diagnosed in January with late-stage cancer in multiple organs; which cancers is not known. President Obama and Bob Dole paid tribute.
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Chinese government quarantines Mexican travelers
China confined Mexican travelers who shared a flight with one infected passenger to hotels, and the travelers complained of poor medical care and of camera crews meeting them at the gate. Mexico's ambassador objected that none showed signs of the virus.
Disease
Swine flu: case reports on the rise
As of May 1 the CDC counted 141 swine flu cases and one death, in Texas, across 19 states, with New York reporting 50. WHO listed 615 cases in 15 countries on May 2, including 397 cases and 16 deaths in Mexico, and advised against travel restrictions or border closures.
Lifestyle
"Love Hormone" helps smooth relations
Swiss researchers gave couples oxytocin or placebo by nasal spray before a laboratory conflict discussion. The hormone increased positive communication and lowered salivary cortisol compared with placebo, though the study's author urges caution about wider claims for it.
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