Sunday, August 2, 2009
Conn. Senate race pauses for Dodd, who has cancer
Conn. Senate race pauses for Dodd, who has cancer
By SUSAN HAIGH
HARTFORD, Conn. — The state's senior U.S. senator, Christopher Dodd, has been heavily criticized for months, suffering from poor poll numbers and questions about discount mortgages he received.
Sen. Christopher Dodd Fighting Prostate Cancer
By DANIELA ALTIMARI, CHRISTOPHER KEATING and JON LENDER The Hartford Courant
August 1, 2009
When U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer after his annual physical in June, he kept the news largely private.
Sen. Dodd to Undergo Cancer Surgery
By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), shown with his wife, Jackie, at a news conference in Hartford, Conn., said he will undergo surgery this month, during the Senate recess, for his prostate cancer. "I'm going to be fine," he said.
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) announced Friday that he has had a diagnosis of prostate cancer, but said he will remain in office and seek reelection next fall.
Dodd Visits EL Day After Cancer News
East Lyme - Less than 24 hours after U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd made two pivotal announcements - he has prostate cancer and he is still seeking re-election to his sixth term - the senator was back on the campaign trail.
Sen. Dodd has prostate cancer
WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., announced Friday that he had prostate cancer, in an early, treatable form, and that he would press ahead with his re-election campaign.
Dodd reports he has cancer of the prostate
WASHINGTON - Senator Chris Dodd announced yesterday that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in June. He said he plans to undergo surgery early this month but will continue his reelection campaign.
Video: Dodd has prostate cancer
By SUSAN HAIGH
HARTFORD, Conn. — The state's senior U.S. senator, Christopher Dodd, has been heavily criticized for months, suffering from poor poll numbers and questions about discount mortgages he received.
Sen. Christopher Dodd Fighting Prostate Cancer
By DANIELA ALTIMARI, CHRISTOPHER KEATING and JON LENDER The Hartford Courant
August 1, 2009
When U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer after his annual physical in June, he kept the news largely private.
Sen. Dodd to Undergo Cancer Surgery
By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) announced Friday that he has had a diagnosis of prostate cancer, but said he will remain in office and seek reelection next fall.
Dodd Visits EL Day After Cancer News
East Lyme - Less than 24 hours after U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd made two pivotal announcements - he has prostate cancer and he is still seeking re-election to his sixth term - the senator was back on the campaign trail.
Sen. Dodd has prostate cancer
WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., announced Friday that he had prostate cancer, in an early, treatable form, and that he would press ahead with his re-election campaign.
Dodd reports he has cancer of the prostate
WASHINGTON - Senator Chris Dodd announced yesterday that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in June. He said he plans to undergo surgery early this month but will continue his reelection campaign.
Video: Dodd has prostate cancer
Monday, June 15, 2009
Croatia identifies its first H1N1 flu case
Croatia identifies its first H1N1 flu case
Jun 15, 2009
Jun 15, 2009
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia identified the first case of H1N1 flu virus in a patient who came from abroad last week and has already recovered, the health minister said on Monday.
2009 flu pandemic
The 2009 flu pandemic is a global outbreak of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1, identified in April 2009 and commonly referred to as swine flu, which infects and is transmitted between humans. It is thought to be a mutation —more specifically, a reassortment— of four known strains of influenza A virus subtype H1N1: one endemic in humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine). A June 10, 2009 update by the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) states that "74 countries have officially reported 27,737 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 141 deaths".
Scotland reports first 'swine flu' death outside Americas
June 12, 2009
A person with swine flu died in Scotland on Sunday, the government announced, marking the first known death of a swine flu patient outside of the Americas, according to the latest World Health Organization information.
Scots Swine Flu Patient Dies; First Death in Europe
By Rodney Jefferson and Peter Woodifield
June 15 (Bloomberg) -- A victim of swine flu died yesterday in Scotland, the first confirmed death from the virus outside the Americas, according to the World Health Organization.
Swine flu: family of first British fatality speak of devastation
By Nigel Bunyan, Aislinn Simpson and John Bingham
15 Jun 2009
The family of Jacqui Fleming, the mother-of-three from Glasgow who has become the first person in Europe to die of swine flu, say they are devastated. The 38-year-old from the Carnwadric area of the city had been in hospital for two weeks after giving birth to her third child prematurely.
Family grieves over Scottish swine flu victim
By Katherine Haddon
LONDON (AFP) — Relatives of a swine flu victim who has died in a British hospital spoke of their devastation on Monday as authorities appealed for calm over the first death from the pandemic beyond the Americas.
Video: British swine flu patient dies
2009 flu pandemic
The 2009 flu pandemic is a global outbreak of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1, identified in April 2009 and commonly referred to as swine flu, which infects and is transmitted between humans. It is thought to be a mutation —more specifically, a reassortment— of four known strains of influenza A virus subtype H1N1: one endemic in humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine). A June 10, 2009 update by the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) states that "74 countries have officially reported 27,737 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 141 deaths".
Scotland reports first 'swine flu' death outside Americas
June 12, 2009
A person with swine flu died in Scotland on Sunday, the government announced, marking the first known death of a swine flu patient outside of the Americas, according to the latest World Health Organization information.
Scots Swine Flu Patient Dies; First Death in Europe
By Rodney Jefferson and Peter Woodifield
June 15 (Bloomberg) -- A victim of swine flu died yesterday in Scotland, the first confirmed death from the virus outside the Americas, according to the World Health Organization.
Swine flu: family of first British fatality speak of devastation
By Nigel Bunyan, Aislinn Simpson and John Bingham
15 Jun 2009
The family of Jacqui Fleming, the mother-of-three from Glasgow who has become the first person in Europe to die of swine flu, say they are devastated. The 38-year-old from the Carnwadric area of the city had been in hospital for two weeks after giving birth to her third child prematurely.
Family grieves over Scottish swine flu victim
By Katherine Haddon
LONDON (AFP) — Relatives of a swine flu victim who has died in a British hospital spoke of their devastation on Monday as authorities appealed for calm over the first death from the pandemic beyond the Americas.
Video: British swine flu patient dies
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 rise to 71 in New Zealand
Confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 rise to 71 in New Zealand
The WHO's askew flu fears
By Michael Fumento
June 14, 2009
Summer playgrounds may pose flu risk in NYC - mayor
By Joan Gralla
Fri Jun 12, 2009
New York woman dies of swine flu in Vegas
Marin health officials won't change response to swine flu pandemic
By Richard Halstead
06/13/2009
WELLINGTON, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 in New Zealand rose to 71 on Sunday, up from 43 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said.
The WHO's askew flu fears
By Michael Fumento
June 14, 2009
The World Health Organization has apparently redefined 'flu pandemic' to reflect popular angst, as well as its own.
Summer playgrounds may pose flu risk in NYC - mayor
By Joan Gralla
Fri Jun 12, 2009
NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - Cases of the new H1N1 flu virus are declining in New York, one of the U.S. cities hit earliest and hardest by the new pandemic virus, health officials said on Friday.
New York woman dies of swine flu in Vegas
LAS VEGAS—Southern Nevada health officials said Friday that an elderly woman infected with the swine-flu virus has died, the first death in the state.
Marin health officials won't change response to swine flu pandemic
By Richard Halstead
06/13/2009
The World Health Organization's decision Thursday to formally recognize the swine flu as a global pandemic won't alter the way that the disease is dealt with in Marin, county health officials say.
2009 flu pandemic
The 2009 flu pandemic, also referred to as swine flu, is a global outbreak of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 identified in April 2009 which infects and is transmitted between humans. It is thought to be a mutation—more specifically, a reassortment—of four known strains of influenza A virus subtype H1N1: one endemic in humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine). A June 10, 2009 update by the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) states that "74 countries have officially reported 27,737 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 141 deaths".
Video: WHO Calls Outbreak a Flu Pandemic
2009 flu pandemic
The 2009 flu pandemic, also referred to as swine flu, is a global outbreak of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 identified in April 2009 which infects and is transmitted between humans. It is thought to be a mutation—more specifically, a reassortment—of four known strains of influenza A virus subtype H1N1: one endemic in humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine). A June 10, 2009 update by the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) states that "74 countries have officially reported 27,737 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 141 deaths".
Video: WHO Calls Outbreak a Flu Pandemic
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