Site Reorganization

Just to let my blog readers know that I have reorganized the site and transferred the H1N1 links to the section after the posts.

Nothing has been taken out, I just thought that General Medical News should be the focus for now. This is preparation for a better version of my blog which will rotate the news among different specialties.

Thanks for visiting!

IMPORTANT: Massive Recall of Slim Fast Products

If you take any of the Slim Fast diet shakes and drinks, please stop and read this article.

On December 4, 2009, millions of Slim Fast products were recalled by the mother company Unilever. This is due to the presence of a bacteria that can cause moderate food poisoning

For more details, please click here for the article on Food Fit

Click here for the article on ABC News

CDC Confirms That You Can Get Swine Flu Twice

The Charleston Daily Mail had reported that a Pediatrician stated that she contracted swine flu twice. Once in August and again in October. While the allegation was met with skepticism by the medical community, no less than the Center For Disease Control has confirmed her claims

You can read about the account here:

Swine Flu originated from Asia and not Mexico?

A New York Times article reports that a new theory suggests that H1N1 flu originated from Asia and not Mexico.

Read about it here

TAMIFLU RESISTANT H1N1 strain seen

ABS CBN News reports that a strain of H1N1 has developed a resistance to TAMIFLU which is the drug of choice in treating the virus.

Click here to read more about it on ABS CBN

Here a Virologist writes about it in more detail

And here is Reuters report about the findings of Roche on Tamiflu resistance

Does being infected in the 1st wave of H1N1 provide a person with immunity to the second or third H1N1 wave?

One question that has been raised again and again is the that of whether being infected in the 1st H1N1 pandemic wave provide a person with immunity to the second or third pandemic waves.

There are numerous opinions on this but one of the best indicators would be the data from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

The Flu Wiki discusses this at length and it seems that being infected in the 1st wave DOES NOT protect one against the second wave BUT it protects against DEATH.

This matter should be evaluated carefully by both the government authorities (only in nations with competent officials) and / or the individual.