Swine flu in Australia
The number of swine flu cases are increasingly rapidly in Australia, with a vaccine for the illness still a couple of months away.
Yahoo!7 will keep you up to date with all the latest swine flu news and information from Australia and around the globe.
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Iran pilgrims stage protest as hajj peaks
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Iranians chanted death to America and Israel on Thursday as some 2.
November 27, 2009, 5:40 am -
Two deaths in France from mutated H1N1
Two patients who were infected by a swine flu mutation that was also recently detected in Norway have died in France, health officials say.
November 28, 2009, 6:27 am -
WHO says more than 1,000 deaths in past week from H1N1
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1,000 deaths from the H1N1 swine flu virus were officially reported in the past week, a sharp rise which brings the global total to at least 7,826, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
November 28, 2009, 5:49 am -
The Muslim Hajj: a pilgrimage worth risking life for
It may be a gruelling and at-times dangerous journey for Muslim pilgrims, but Brisbane man Omar Saghir says the Hajj last year was the most amazing experience of his life.
November 27, 2009, 12:13 pm -
Farting pig sparks gas leak emergency
Victoria's Country Fire Authority says a call out to a suspected gas leak in Central Victoria on Tuesday night was not what they were expecting.
November 26, 2009, 10:42 am -
Heavens open as 2.5 million pilgrims begin the hajj
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - A day-long downpour fouled the start of the annual hajj on Wednesday, soaking thousands of people as they walked from Mecca to Mina, snarling traffic and stranding buses for hours.
November 26, 2009, 7:18 am -
Rains soak pilgrims at Islam's hajj
The heaviest rain to hit Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca.
November 26, 2009, 6:16 am -
China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China must be alert to any mutation or changes in the behavior of the H1N1 swine flu virus because the far deadlier H5N1 bird flu virus is endemic in the country, a leading Chinese disease expert said.
November 25, 2009, 11:35 pm -
Hajj begins amid swine flu fears
The world's largest annual religious pilgrimage has begun, overshadowed by the swine flu pandemic as 2.5 million Muslims amassed in Mecca for the hajj.
November 25, 2009, 9:05 pm -
Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best-performing asset this year.
November 25, 2009, 8:39 pm -
Muslim pilgrims gather in Mecca for haj
An estimated 2.5 million Muslims have converged on Mecca for the annual haj pilgrimage.
November 25, 2009, 8:50 am -
Severe reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada
GENEVA (AFP) - An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday.
November 25, 2009, 3:45 am -
WHO probing drug resistant swine flu
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.
November 25, 2009, 1:41 am -
Canada notes swine flu vaccine allergies
An unusual number of allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine has been recalled, the WHO says.
November 25, 2009, 12:16 am -
WHO probing spread of drug-resistant swine flu
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is looking into reports in Britain of the likely spread of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu, the U.N. agency said on Tuesday.
November 24, 2009, 11:37 pm -
Injury crisis gnaws at Barca as Liverpool face exit
PARIS (AFP) - It would normally be unthinkable -- but it is just possible that holders Barcelona will become the first winners since the 1993 introduction of the Champions League format not to survive the group stages.
November 24, 2009, 9:22 pm -
Barnett backs Health Minister
The Premier, Colin Barnett has played down concerns that problems in the health system are putting the forecast budget surplus in doubt.
November 24, 2009, 3:40 pm -
Uzbekistan closes border with Kazakhstan
ASTANA (Reuters) - Uzbekistan has closed its border with central Asian neighbor Kazakhstan to all but citizens of each nation returning home, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Monday, as swine flu spreads in both countries.
November 23, 2009, 11:09 pm -
Swine flu vaccine effective, say experts
Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said.
November 23, 2009, 12:34 pm
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