How dangerous is Mexico? Despite drug war, it’s less deadly than it … – San…
8 Feb 2010 at 7:42am
MEXICO CITY ? Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than [...]
February 08 2010 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Airline traffic report: JetBlue, Continental, Southwest, AA up; US … – USA …
5 Feb 2010 at 6:06am
Here is the latest round-up of January’s airline traffic reports. Click on the headline link to see more details. JetBlue traffic up 9.1% in January AP: JetBlue Airways said Thursday that January traffic increased 9.1%, while capacity rose 8.9 [...]
February 05 2010 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Royal Caribbean Earns $3.4 Million In 4Q – WSB-TV Atlanta
29 Jan 2010 at 8:23am
CHICAGO — Royal Caribbean’s passengers spent more than expected during the fourth quarter and the cruise company carefully controlled its expenses, helping it more than double its fourth-quarter profit compared with a year earlier. And a month after …
There Is No ‘False [...]
January 29 2010 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Cruise industry bucks recession as travelers go to sea – Vancouver Sun
22 Jan 2010 at 3:59am
NEW YORK – Despite the credit crunch, rising unemployment and swine flu, the cruise industry had a banner year in 2009 and the trend is expected to continue this year as younger travelers take to the high seas. More than [...]
January 22 2010 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Carnival ‘reviewing’ plans to call in Mexico in wake of U.S. travel … – USA…
17 Jan 2010 at 11:46pm
NEWS ALERT: Cruise lines cancel calls today in Mexico as worries about swine flu grow. Click HERE for details. Industry giant Carnival is reviewing its decision to go ahead with cruise ship calls in Mexico this week [...]
January 18 2010 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Has the swine flu bug lost its bite? – Santa Cruz Sentinel
11 Jan 2010 at 2:39am
APTOS — Many of the folks who showed up to see Dr. Arthur Dover on Sunday were surprised to find plenty of parking and no line outside his Soquel Drive office. Dover, a longtime Watsonville pediatrician now retired and running [...]
January 11 2010 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Swine flu in Australia shows minor economic impact, study says – Waterbury Re…
16 Dec 2009 at 12:47am
… predicted in October 2008 that a severe pandemic based on the H5N1 strain of avian … 191 pandemic influenza-associated deaths. The Geneva-based WHO moved to the top level of its pandemic alert in June. In Australia, where swine [...]
December 16 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
N.M. sees higher swine flu deaths among American Indians – Farmington Daily T…
2 Dec 2009 at 7:23am
ALBUQUERQUE ? Swine flu is killing American Indians in New Mexico at a higher rate than other ethnic groups, and a top state Department of Health official says chronic disease and the distance many Indians have to travel to [...]
December 02 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
In Eastern N.C., hog farmers reel as buyers go bankrupt – Raleigh News & Obse…
20 Nov 2009 at 2:58am
On a recent camping trip with his son’s Cub Scout troop, Curtis Barwick ended a talk about his job managing contracts for the now-bankrupt Coharie Hog Farms with a desperate plea. “I really don’t care if you [...]
November 20 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Local hotels help ‘Clean the World’ – WPTV
6 Nov 2009 at 4:26am
PALM BEACH, FL — In the era of swine flu, it’s something most of us take for granted. But what if you couldn’t do something as simple as washing your hands? Thousands of people around the world and even in this country can’t do [...]
November 06 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
PGA won’t tinker with FedEx Cup – Raleigh News & Observer
4 Nov 2009 at 3:53am
The PGA Tour is leaving the FedEx Cup just as it is with the playoff schedule and points system. Rick George, chief of operations for the PGA Tour, said any adjustment to the points system was not on the agenda and [...]
November 04 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Ukraine’s President calls for help to fight swine flu epidemic – New Kerala
1 Nov 2009 at 9:14pm
Moscow, Nov 2 : Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko has asked the international community to help his country to fight with swine flu epidemic. ”The current threat to the national security of Ukraine, which we cannot offset by just our [...]
November 02 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Ukraine Shuts Schools, Bans Public Events Over Flu – Radio Free Europe
30 Oct 2009 at 4:49am
KYIV (Reuters) — Ukraine has closed schools, banned all public events, and imposed restrictions on people’s movements around the country for a three-week period after confirming its first death from H1N1 swine flu. “All educational institutions …
Narendra Modi has swine [...]
October 30 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Schools Taking Part in Campaign to Give Swine-Flu Vaccine – Education Week
19 Oct 2009 at 9:27am
Thousands of American schools are mobilizing to ensure that students are vaccinated against swine flu in the coming weeks, a task complicated by parental fears and overlap with vaccine programs for seasonal flu. Public-health officials say the swine …
Police, firefighters [...]
October 19 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Swine flu may slow growth in key U.S. industries, warns expert – New Kerala
24 Sep 2009 at 3:23am
Dr. Bryce Sutton, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business, reckons that H1N1 influenza may stall already-weak GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2009. “Tourism and travel are vitally important sectors [...]
September 24 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Knuckleheads in the News – WTOP Radio
21 Sep 2009 at 2:00am
A) This Indiana man couldn’t conceal his suspicious odor while trying to get a gun permit. Police say he came into the police department to fill out the gun application, when officers noticed he reeked of marijuana. Officers did a patdown and …
Study Details Pathways [...]
September 21 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
U.S. companies end buyback binge – Globe and Mail
18 Sep 2009 at 3:37am
So much for all that excess cash. After a seven-year binge of share buybacks, U.S. companies outside the farm and financial sector finally sold more shares than they bought in the first quarter, according to BMO Nesbitt Burns research. The financial …
HEALTH: Swine [...]
September 18 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Swine flu blog – Whitehaven News and Star
29 Jul 2009 at 1:17am
I worry the regional press are not taking swine flu seriously. They don’t have to subscribe to the doom and gloom predictions but judging by the hits swine flu stories are receiving on this website, it’s a topic of considerable interest to their …
EU: [...]
July 29 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
Cricket: Wilshaw diagnosed with swine flu – This is Sentinel
27 Jul 2009 at 1:05am
STAFFORDSHIRE batsman Peter Wilshaw was ruled out of the Minor Counties Eastern Division match against Suffolk after being diagnosed with swine flu. Longton captain Wilshaw was named in the Staffordshire side for the three-day match at Knypersley …
Swine flu blog – Whitehaven [...]
July 27 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
New swine flu cases are mild – official – Star
15 Jul 2009 at 5:37am
Four new swine flu cases have been reported in the Western Cape, the provincial health department said on Wednesday. Departmental spokesperson Faiza Steyn said these four cases, which the department was notified about on Tuesday night, brought the …
Four new swine flu [...]
July 15 2009 | Swine Flu | No Comments »
