Y! Health Cold & Flu News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Cold & Flu News, updated continuously. en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:45:20 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Saudi begins flu vaccination ahead of hajj (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/saudihealthflureligionhajj_20091107182118.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/saudihealthflureligionhajj_20091107182118Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:20:16 PSTAFP - Saudi Arabia began vaccinating its population against swine flu on Saturday, with priority going to government employees working on the annual hajj pilgrimage that takes place later this month.Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_swine_flu_alaska_village.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_swine_flu_alaska_villageSat, 07 Nov 2009 08:05:19 PSTAP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.Health Fears Are Nothing to Sneeze At (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/healthfearsarenothingtosneezeat.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/healthfearsarenothingtosneezeatFri, 06 Nov 2009 20:48:42 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- It may sound hard to believe, but just one sneeze is enough to increase your fear not just of contracting flu, but also of dying from a heart attack at an early age, dying from an accident or being the victim of a fatal crime, new research shows.Most Who Want Swine Flu Shot Can't Get It (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/mostwhowantswineflushotcantgetit.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/mostwhowantswineflushotcantgetitFri, 06 Nov 2009 20:48:28 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Although the total doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine available in the United States now tops 38 million -- 11 million more than a week ago -- most Americans who want a shot still haven't been able to get one, U.S. health officials acknowledged Friday.In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/eu_med_europe_swine_flu.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/eu_med_europe_swine_fluFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:50:26 PSTAP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_flu_pets.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_flu_petsFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:56:30 PSTReuters - People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets.CDC says U.S. making progress on swine flu vaccine (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_flu_usa.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_flu_usaFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:36 PSTReuters - U.S. health officials said on Friday they are making progress in improving the supply of H1N1 vaccine to state health departments and urged people frustrated by long lines and scarce supply not to give up.Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_swine_flu.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_swine_fluFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:00 PSTAP - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.Animals need to be closely watched for flu (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_animals_flu.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_animals_fluFri, 06 Nov 2009 09:37:42 PSTReuters - Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organization said on Friday.WHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_flu_who.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_flu_whoFri, 06 Nov 2009 09:07:10 PSTReuters - H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday.