Monday, November 23, 2009 Flu-shot delays are frustrating By Lance Chilton For the Journal Q: Why am I having such trouble getting my child her flu vaccine this fall? A: I think every pediatrician around the country is really stressed by influenza this fall, and though I'm sorry ... full story
... , the New Mexico Department of Health said. The new deaths bring to 36 the number of New Mexicans who have died of confirmed cases of swine flu since April. Those deaths include eight children. Other swine-flu deaths announced Wednesday include four Bernalillo County residents, all with chronic ... full story
... , the New Mexico Department of Health said. The new deaths bring to 36 the number of New Mexicans who have died of confirmed cases of swine flu since April. Those deaths include eight children. Other swine-flu deaths announced Wednesday include four Bernalillo County residents, all with chronic ... full story
... the concessions are located, so fans don't have to push through the curtains with food and drinks in their hands. "We're also very conscious of flu season and fans touching them with food in their hands." â– Radiant floor heat (heating pipes in the floor) will be up and running within the next ... full story
... overpaid executives and politicians? Does the music society have to be soiled too? ... BENJAMIN JOHNSON Edgewood Pharmacists Helped Give More Flu Shots THERE IS A very good reason why it turned out that the supply of seasonal flu vaccine got very low this year. More and more pharmacists were ... full story
... three times as likely to have postherpetic neuralgia. Side effects of the vaccine were typical of those of other shots like the seasonal flu, including irritation near the site of the shot. Speedy approval Based on the size of the study and the clarity of its findings, Davis ... full story
Monday, November 16, 2009 Flu spurs sick leave scrutiny By V. Dion Haynes And Ylan Q. Mui The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Across the country, the arrival of the flu season has prompted companies of all sizes to weigh how to accommodate sick workers while keeping the business running ... full story
India has watched with wariness as President Barack Obama's administration has lavished attention on rivals Pakistan and China. Now, Obama is trying to ease Indian worries by honoring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the first state visit of his presidency.
Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands.
Vince Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game, 104-96 over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence.
Gov. Don Carcieri's administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression.
Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced.
Shelvin Mack scored 17 points and Gordon Hayward added 15, including a game-sealing free throw with 3.6 seconds left, to preserve No. 11 Butler's 64-60 win at Evansville on Saturday night.
Cam Thomas and Kendric Burney each had defensive touchdowns on Saturday as North Carolina scored three times in a span of 2 minutes, 19 seconds to open a 21-point lead and hold on to beat Boston College 31-13.
Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change.
Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.
Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.
The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate.
For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion bid for UK candy company Cadbury PLC, topping the recent $16.5 billion hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports Friday.
A judge's decision to move Johannes Mehserle's murder trial to Los Angeles County is a setback for the former transit police officer charged with gunning down an unarmed man on New Year's Day.
Fitch Ratings boosted its rating outlook for Flowserve Corp. on Friday citing the pump making and fluid handling company's low leverage, good operating performance and other factors.
The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.
Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession - Iowa.
Holiday travelers waited a little longer to book their flights this year, likely holding out for better deals and waiting to see if they would still have a job. And some aren't going at all.
UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, is hiking 2010 rates for ground packages by an average of 4.9 percent.
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Saudi special forces display some of their skills and equipment during a ceremony as they prepare for the influx of people to participate in the Hajj, in Arafat 15 kms outside of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Issa Mohammad) Nov 22, 3:34 PM EST
Saudi special forces display some of their skills and equipment during a ceremony as they prepare for the influx of people to participate in the Hajj, in Arafat 15 kms outside of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Issa Mohammad) Nov 22, 3:33 PM EST
Saudi special forces display some of their skills and equipment during a ceremony as they prepare for the influx of people to participate in the Hajj, in Arafat 15 kms outside of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Issa Mohammad) Nov 22, 3:33 PM EST
Saudi special forces display some of their skills and equipment during a ceremony as they prepare for the influx people to participate in the Hajj, in Arafat 15 kms outside of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Issa Mohammad) Nov 22, 3:18 PM EST
Flautist James Galway gestures while receiving applause after performing Ibert's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in Boston. Galway, who performed in celebration of his 70th birthday, was conducted along with the orchestra by Principle Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bernard Haitink, who celebrates his 80th birthday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Nov 20, 5:40 PM EST
Flautist James Galway performs Ibert's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in Boston. Galway, who performed in celebration of his 70th birthday, was conducted along with the orchestra by Principle Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bernard Haitink, who performed in celebration of his 80th birthday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Nov 20, 5:40 PM EST
Kaleb Nissley, de 3 años, residente de Middletown, Pensilvania, recibe una vacuna nasal contra la influenza H1N1 mientras su madre Brandi Nissley lo sostiene, en el Centro de Salud Estatal del Condado de Dauphin en Harrisburg, Pensilvania, el viernes 20 de noviembre de 2009. (Foto AP/Carolyn Kaster) Nov 20, 5:12 PM EST
This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:45 PM EST shows significant clouds over the Southern Plains associated with a low pressure system that is producing areas of light to moderate rain mainly in Texas. Much of the rest of the East remains dry under the influence of a large high pressure system. (AP Photo/Weather Underground) Nov 20, 4:28 PM EST
Kylee Nissley, 6 months, of Middletown, Pa., is comforted by her mother Brandi Nissley as she cries after she was given the H1N1 vaccine injection in her leg Dauphin County State Health Center in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Nov 20, 3:11 PM EST
Kaleb Nissley, 3, of Middletown, Pa., is given the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine by Stephanie Gellatly with the Department of Health as he is held by her mother Brandi Nissley at the Dauphin County State Health Center in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Nov 20, 2:56 PM EST
Sky Byrem, 7, of Annville, Pa., is given the H1N1 vaccine by Jennifer Shirk with the Department of Health as she is held by her mother Christina Bohr, left, at the Dauphin County State Health Center in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Nov 20, 2:56 PM EST
French police escort fans of Paris St. Germain at Aubagne railway station, near Marseille, southern France, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, ahead of a League One soccer match between Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, at the Velodrome Stadium. Police clashed with Paris Saint-Germain and Marseilles fans after a game was postponed last month because of an outbreak of swine flu in the Parisian team. The teams' fans clashed in Marseille after the postponement was announced about six hours before kickoff on Oct. 25. Nearly a dozen people were injured.(AP Photo/Claude Paris) Nov 20, 12:41 PM EST
French police riot officers escort fans of Paris St. Germain as they leave Aubagne railway station, near Marseille, southern France, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 ahead of a League One soccer match between Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, at the Velodrome Stadium. Police clashed with Paris Saint-Germain and Marseilles fans after a game was postponed last month because of an outbreak of swine flu in the Parisian team. The teams' fans clashed in Marseille after the postponement was announced about six hours before kickoff on Oct. 25. Nearly a dozen people were injured. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) Nov 20, 12:32 PM EST
A French riot police officer searches fans of Paris Saint-Germain at Aubagne railway station, near Marseille, southern France, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, ahead of a League One soccer match between Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, at the Velodrome Stadium. Police clashed with Paris Saint-Germain and Marseilles fans after a game was postponed last month because of an outbreak of swine flu in the Parisian team. The teams' fans clashed in Marseille after the postponement was announced about six hours before kickoff on Oct. 25. Nearly a dozen people were injured. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) Nov 20, 12:27 PM EST
An ampoule of the Hungarian made Fluval-P, H1N1 vaccine is taken from the box, in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Hungarian authorities announced that the H1N1 flu has officially reached epidemic proportions in the country as the number reporting symptoms of the virus rose sharply. The Hungarian government has ordered six million doses of vaccines for the Hungarian population of ten million. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) Nov 20, 6:21 AM EST
A doctor absorbs an ampoule of the Hungarian made Fluval-P, H1N1 vaccine in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Hungarian authorities announced that the H1N1 flu has officially reached epidemic proportions in the country as the number reporting symptoms of the virus rose sharply. The Hungarian government has ordered six million doses of vaccines for the Hungarian population of ten million. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) Nov 20, 6:20 AM EST
A doctor absorbs an ampoule of the Hungarian made Fluval-P, H1N1 vaccine in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Hungarian authorities announced that the H1N1 flu has officially reached epidemic proportions in the country as the number reporting symptoms of the virus rose sharply. The Hungarian government has ordered six million doses of vaccines for the Hungarian population of ten million. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) Nov 20, 6:20 AM EST
A doctor shows an ampoule of the Hungarian made Fluval-P, H1N1 vaccine in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Hungarian authorities announced that the H1N1 flu has officially reached epidemic proportions in the country as the number reporting symptoms of the virus rose sharply. The Hungarian government has ordered six million doses of vaccines for the Hungarian population of ten million. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) Nov 20, 6:19 AM EST
In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, a health worker prepares H1N1 vaccination at a clinic in Beijing, China. China's health ministry will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu, a spokesman said, after public questions emerged over how serious the pandemic might be. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Nov 19, 11:40 PM EST
In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, a health worker administers free H1N1 vaccination to a Chinese man at a clinic in Beijing, China. China's health ministry will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu, a spokesman said, after public questions emerged over how serious the pandemic might be. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Nov 19, 11:40 PM EST
In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, Chinese health workers at a clinic offering free H1N1 vaccination in Beijing, China. China's health ministry will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu, a spokesman said, after public questions emerged over how serious the pandemic might be. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Nov 19, 11:40 PM EST
In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, an elderly Chinese woman covers her mouth as she walks past a poster about H1N1 vaccination at a clinic in Beijing, China. China's health ministry will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu, a spokesman said, after public questions emerged over how serious the pandemic might be. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Nov 19, 11:39 PM EST
SWINE_FLU_VACCINE: Graph shows the number of swine flu vaccine shipments broken down by week, beginning in mid-October.; Nov 19, 5:54 PM EST
FILE - In this photo taken Oct. 23, 2009, Registered Nurse Jesus Murillo, left, and immunization supervisor Lidoosh Hartoonian open and sort the first shipment of H1N1 vaccine after it arrives at the Balboa Park Community Center in Encino, Calif. When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." (AP Photo/Mark Boster, Pool, File) Nov 19, 2:27 PM EST
In this Oct. 8, 2009 file photo, frontline care providers like nurse Gail Symanik, left, is given the swine flu live virus vaccine nasal mist by nurse practitioner Judy Gallob at the Maricopa Medical Center, in Phoenix. When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Nov 19, 2:26 PM EST
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