<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Public-health News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=43&amp;catid=268</link><description>News Feed for - Public-health</description><item><title>Dartmouth College deals with swine flu death of student</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96318464&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:10:00</pubDate><description>Tags beef bonemarrow boston bostonglobe breastcancer broadside brogadir cancer cereal childrenshospital communityhealth diet dimockcenter drjordan ecoli flue grafton gregory h1h1 h1n1 health healthcare </description><source>NECN.com</source></item><item><title>Swine flu 'will hit Hajj numbers'</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96431987&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:54:00</pubDate><description>Security staff are taking swine flu precautions as pilgrims gather Fear of swine flu is expected to reduce the number of pilgrims attending this year's Hajj pilgrimage, a senior Saudi official says. Gen </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>Finland: A/H1N1 virus mutation already detected in July</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96418432&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:47:00</pubDate><description>HELSINKI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A mutation of the A/H1N1 flu virus reported in Norway was also discovered in Finland in July, Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health said in a statement on Tuesday. </description><source>SINA</source></item><item><title>Over 33 million infected with AIDS virus: U.N.</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96377216&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:54:00</pubDate><description>33 million infected with AIDS virus: U.N. (Agencies) Updated: 2009-11-25 09:18 University students carry large red ribbons on a street during an HIV/AIDS awareness rally ahead of World AIDS day in Shenyang, </description><source>CHINAdaily</source></item><item><title>Traditional Chinese medicine as alternative to fight H1N1</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96431123&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:34:00</pubDate><description>Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon Traditional Chinese medicine Professor Jia Yucheng holds a burning stick he </description><source>People's Daily Online</source></item><item><title>Where the Pandemic Could Hit</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96434129&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:37:00</pubDate><description>1 of 13 next slide previous slide On June 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic alert level for the H1N1 virus, better known as Swine Flu, to 6 on a scale of 6â??the highest warning </description><source>BusinessWeek</source></item><item><title>Aids: the pandemic is officially in decline</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96424273&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:46:00</pubDate><description>UN and Organisation hail steep fall in number of new HIV infections By Jeremy Laurance, Editor Wednesday, 25 November 2009 vine REUTERS UN Aids said prevention programmes involving the distribution of </description><source>The Independent</source></item><item><title>WHO studying A(H1N1) flu virus mutation</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96413171&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:14:00</pubDate><description>The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that it was looking at a mutation of the A/H1N1 flu virus recently detected in several countries and regions very carefully to see whether it causes severe </description><source>The Hindu</source></item><item><title>Santas demand priority swine flu vaccine</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96404766&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:33:00</pubDate><description>iStockphoto.com/Ã?Â© Don Bayley US Santas want swine flu vaccine so that sneezing children don't give them an unwelcome present this Christmas. Ernest Berger, head of Santa America, told NPR radio that </description><source>Byron Shire News</source></item><item><title>WHO probes flu's resistance to Tamiflu</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96349517&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:42:00</pubDate><description>The World Health Organisation was looking into reports in Britain and the United States that  swine flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman </description><source>South China Morning Post</source></item><item><title>Detected H1N1 mutations 'not dangerous'</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96425391&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:08:00</pubDate><description>News H1N1 mutations 'not dangerous' By Shan Juan (China Daily) Updated: 2009-11-25 08:13 Chinese health authorities detected mutations of the H1N1 virus on the Chinese mainland in June and July, but so </description><source>CHINAdaily</source></item><item><title>Alternative Autism Therapies Found to Be Risky</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96423921&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:05:00</pubDate><description>Diagnosed with autism as a toddler, the Chicago boy had been placed on an intense regimen of supplements and medications aimed at treating the disorder. Besides taking many pills, the boy was injected </description><source>Education Week</source></item><item><title>Palin: Canada should 'dismantle' public health-care</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96432040&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:31:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON - Marg Delahunty has braved the wilds of the American Midwest to come face-to-face with Sarah Palin. Comedian Mary Walsh's beloved character button-holed the former Alaska governor at a recent </description><source>CNEWS</source></item><item><title>Hong Kong reports another death case of influenza A/H1N1</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96424434&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:20:00</pubDate><description>Hong Kong health authorities reported a death case of influenza A/H1N1 on Tuesday, raising the number of such local death cases to 41. The death case reported on Tuesday involved a 76-year-old man who </description><source>People's Daily Online</source></item><item><title>Palin tells Marg Delahunty Canada should 'dismantle' public health-care system</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96428976&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:45:00</pubDate><description>By Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press WASHINGTON - Marg Delahunty has braved the wilds of the American Midwest to come face-to-face with Sarah Palin. Comedian Mary Walsh's beloved character button-holed </description><source>Yahoo! Canada</source></item><item><title>Severe Reactions to Swine Flu Vaccine in Canada WHO</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96405682&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T02:00:00</pubDate><description>Author:  doggedlyright   Posted: 11/ 24/ 09 7:33 pm    More proof of science not being right and more about making money    Our system of governace is so corrupt    From the National POST:    An unusual </description><source>Free Dominion</source></item><item><title>"FDA Consumer Health Information: Food Safety Tips for Healthy Holidays "</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96416934&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:10:00</pubDate><description>SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Parties, family dinners, and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer. But the merriment can change to misery </description><source>Hola Arkansas</source></item><item><title>S. Korea has 22 more A/H1N1 deaths</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96440432&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T03:06:00</pubDate><description>SEOUL, NOV. 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's health authorities on Wednesday reported 22 additional deaths from the A/H1N1 influenza, raising the nation's death toll from the new flu to 104. According to </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>Changing perspectives in biobank research: from individual rights to concerns about </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96438446&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T02:21:00</pubDate><description>The proteasome homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is regulated by a negative feedback loop in which the transcription factor Rpn4 induces the proteasome genes and is rapidly degraded by the assembled </description><source>Bioscience Technology Online</source></item><item><title>Student H1N1 vaccinations lead to hospitalization for dozens on nausea</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96436430&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:56:00</pubDate><description>9:55 am TWN, The China Post news staff TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Middle school students received shots Monday as part of the H1N1 vaccine campaign, resulting in several dozen students from Pingtung County being </description><source>China Post</source></item><item><title>H1N1 : Pelatih PLKN jangan bimbang</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96433465&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:31:00</pubDate><description>jangan bimbang untuk menghantar anak mereka yang dipilih menyertai Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN) pada tahun depan ekoran Influenza A(H1N1). Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Latihan Khidmat Negara, Datuk </description><source>My Health</source></item><item><title>Kita mampu tangani H1N1</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96433452&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:31:00</pubDate><description>H1N1 : Pelatih PLKN jangan bimbang 2.5 million flocking to Medina and Mecca Lebih 2.5 juta umat Islam kini di Mekah WHO praises Malaysia's efforts in tackling H1N1 Cholera cases hit 185 in state 203 kes </description><source>My Health</source></item><item><title>Swine flu shots at EWMSC</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96431633&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:19:00</pubDate><description>THE FIRST batch of Influenza A/H1N1 vaccines were being administered yesterday to front line health care workers. Sources at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) in Mt Hope confirmed receiving </description><source>Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday</source></item><item><title>Giant pandas get extra precautions from swine flu</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96431498&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:19:00</pubDate><description>Chinese press has reported that a government-run panda research center in northwestern China has been closed to visitors as a precaution to protect the endangered species from catching the contagious </description><source>People's Daily Online</source></item><item><title>Logistics industry fit to fight flu pandemic</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96430898&amp;Channel_ID=43&amp;Category_ID=268</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:15:00</pubDate><description>A recent survey from The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT) has shown that in 2009, 68% of major logistics and supply chain operations have specific plans in place for dealing </description><source>Manufacturing and Logistics</source></item></channel></rss>