Three new cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in the UK, one in the north-east and two in London, making eight in total, the Department of Health said today. All three new British victims are said to have mild symptoms and to be responding to treatment at home. The Health Protection Agency said 230 [...]

Pregnant women should take prescription flu medicines if they are diagnosed with the new swine flu, health officials said Tuesday. So far, the swine flu has not proven to be much more dangerous than seasonal influenza, and it’s not clear whether or not pregnant women catch swine flu more often than other people. But in [...]

40 million doses, a quarter of those produced for the U.S., to be destroyed ATLANTA — About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired — meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million are being written off as trash. "It’s a lot, by historical standards," said [...]

The doctor’s email said the case is from a tourist from Mexico, the country at the center of the swine flu outbreak. The tourist came to Orlando with relatives to vacation at Disney World. The newest information from the health department says several samples from Central Florida cases have been sent to the CDC. However, [...]