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 Spain farmers give away produce in health campaign http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/08/spain-farmers-give-away-produce-in-health-campaign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spain-farmers-give-away-produce-in-health-campaign http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/08/spain-farmers-give-away-produce-in-health-campaign/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:32:24 +0000 Special http://citrustimes.com/?p=18568 Spain farmers give away produce in health campaign
Spanish farmers gave away 30 tons of fruit and vegetables to dispel fears they say are still hurting producers after being wrongy blamed for an E.coli outbreak]]> http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/08/spain-farmers-give-away-produce-in-health-campaign/feed/ 0
Spain farmers give away produce in health campaign

Spanish farmers gave away 30 tons of fruit and vegetables to dispel fears they say are still hurting producers after being wrongy blamed for an E.coli outbreak Canadian E.Coli linked case to German source http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/06/canadian-e-coli-linked-case-to-german-source/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canadian-e-coli-linked-case-to-german-source http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/06/canadian-e-coli-linked-case-to-german-source/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:58:10 +0000 admin http://citrustimes.com/?p=18540 Canadian E.Coli linked case to German source
An Ontario man who returned from a holiday in Germany may be Canada’s first case of E. coli linked to the European outbreak, says Ontario’s health ministry]]> http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/06/canadian-e-coli-linked-case-to-german-source/feed/ 0
Canadian E.Coli linked case to German source

An Ontario man who returned from a holiday in Germany may be Canada’s first case of E. coli linked to the European outbreak, says Ontario’s health ministry address Germany steps up hunt for deadly E.coli source http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/03/germany-steps-up-hunt-for-deadly-e-coli-source/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=germany-steps-up-hunt-for-deadly-e-coli-source http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/03/germany-steps-up-hunt-for-deadly-e-coli-source/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:42:45 +0000 Special http://citrustimes.com/?p=18461 Germany steps up hunt for deadly E.coli source
Racing to curb the spread of a killer food bug, Germany set up a national task force on Friday to hunt down the source of a highly toxic killer strain of E.coli]]> http://citrustimes.com/2011/06/03/germany-steps-up-hunt-for-deadly-e-coli-source/feed/ 0
Germany steps up hunt for deadly E.coli source

Racing to curb the spread of a killer food bug, Germany set up a national task force on Friday to hunt down the source of a highly toxic killer strain of E.coli Pandemic flu vaccine safe, Chinese say http://citrustimes.com/2011/02/03/pandemic-flu-vaccine-safe-chinese-say/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pandemic-flu-vaccine-safe-chinese-say http://citrustimes.com/2011/02/03/pandemic-flu-vaccine-safe-chinese-say/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:55:46 +0000 Special http://citrustimes.com/?p=15642 Pandemic flu vaccine safe, Chinese say
Chinese researchers -- reporting on the administration of more than 89 million doses of the pandemic flu vaccine -- have confirmed its safety]]> http://citrustimes.com/2011/02/03/pandemic-flu-vaccine-safe-chinese-say/feed/ 0
Pandemic flu vaccine safe, Chinese say

Chinese researchers -- reporting on the administration of more than 89 million doses of the pandemic flu vaccine -- have confirmed its safety report WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production http://citrustimes.com/2010/09/06/who-wants-faster-more-flu-vaccine-production/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-wants-faster-more-flu-vaccine-production http://citrustimes.com/2010/09/06/who-wants-faster-more-flu-vaccine-production/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:50:21 +0000 Special http://citrustimes.com/?p=10860 WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production
Health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production of flu vaccine during the next global outbreak, the WHO says]]> http://citrustimes.com/2010/09/06/who-wants-faster-more-flu-vaccine-production/feed/ 0
WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production

Health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production of flu vaccine during the next global outbreak, the WHO says Swine flu skepticism demands deft response http://citrustimes.com/2009/11/12/swine-flu-skepticism-demands-deft-response/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swine-flu-skepticism-demands-deft-response http://citrustimes.com/2009/11/12/swine-flu-skepticism-demands-deft-response/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:23:31 +0000 admin http://citrustimes.com/?p=6681 Swine flu skepticism demands deft response
LONDON (Reuters) – European scientists and health authorities are facing angry questions about why H1N1 flu has not caused death and destruction on the scale first feared, and they need to respond deftly to ensure public support. Accusations are flying in British and French media that the pandemic has been “hyped” by medical researchers to further [...]]]> http://citrustimes.com/2009/11/12/swine-flu-skepticism-demands-deft-response/feed/ 0
Swine flu skepticism demands deft response

LONDON (Reuters) – European scientists and health authorities are facing angry questions about why H1N1 flu has not caused death and destruction on the scale first feared, and they need to respond deftly to ensure public support. Accusations are flying in British and French media that the pandemic has been “hyped” by medical researchers to further [...]
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Pregnant women should get flu shot as winter bites: WHO http://citrustimes.com/2009/11/03/pregnant-women-should-get-flu-shot-as-winter-bites-who/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pregnant-women-should-get-flu-shot-as-winter-bites-who http://citrustimes.com/2009/11/03/pregnant-women-should-get-flu-shot-as-winter-bites-who/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:57:43 +0000 admin http://citrustimes.com/?p=6430 Pregnant women should get flu shot as winter bites: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Pregnant women and other people at high risk should be vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu virus as the cold weather begins to bite in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. It voiced concern that some vulnerable people are shying away from the pandemic vaccine, which the WHO [...]]]> http://citrustimes.com/2009/11/03/pregnant-women-should-get-flu-shot-as-winter-bites-who/feed/ 0
Pregnant women should get flu shot as winter bites: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) – Pregnant women and other people at high risk should be vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu virus as the cold weather begins to bite in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. It voiced concern that some vulnerable people are shying away from the pandemic vaccine, which the WHO [...] Glaxo to start shipping H1N1 shot ‘next week’ http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/30/glaxo-to-start-shipping-h1n1-shot-next-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glaxo-to-start-shipping-h1n1-shot-next-week http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/30/glaxo-to-start-shipping-h1n1-shot-next-week/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:13:24 +0000 admin http://citrustimes.com/?p=5622 Glaxo to start shipping H1N1 shot ‘next week’
LONDON — British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will next week begin shipping its swine flu vaccine Pandemrix across Europe, the group announced on Wednesday following approval by regulators. “Following the (European) Commission’s approval we expect to commence shipments of Pandemrix to European governments from next week,” said Jean Stephenne, President of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, in a company statement. The news [...]]]> http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/30/glaxo-to-start-shipping-h1n1-shot-next-week/feed/ 0
Glaxo to start shipping H1N1 shot ‘next week’

LONDON — British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will next week begin shipping its swine flu vaccine Pandemrix across Europe, the group announced on Wednesday following approval by regulators. “Following the (European) Commission’s approval we expect to commence shipments of Pandemrix to European governments from next week,” said Jean Stephenne, President of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, in a company statement. The news [...] address China to store 26 million A/H1N1 flu vaccine shots before late October http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/23/china-to-store-26-million-ah1n1-flu-vaccine-shots-before-late-october/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-to-store-26-million-ah1n1-flu-vaccine-shots-before-late-october http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/23/china-to-store-26-million-ah1n1-flu-vaccine-shots-before-late-october/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:30:55 +0000 admin http://citrustimes.com/?p=5400 China to store 26 million A/H1N1 flu vaccine shots before late October
BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — China will have reserves of 26 million A/H1N1 flu vaccine shots at the end of October, according to a news briefing jointly held by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Beijing Wednesday. “The number is expected to increase to 100 million [...]]]> http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/23/china-to-store-26-million-ah1n1-flu-vaccine-shots-before-late-october/feed/ 0
China to store 26 million A/H1N1 flu vaccine shots before late October

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — China will have reserves of 26 million A/H1N1 flu vaccine shots at the end of October, according to a news briefing jointly held by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Beijing Wednesday. “The number is expected to increase to 100 million [...] A third of Karzai votes may be fraudulent, EU official says http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/16/a-third-of-karzai-votes-may-be-fraudulent-eu-official-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-third-of-karzai-votes-may-be-fraudulent-eu-official-says http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/16/a-third-of-karzai-votes-may-be-fraudulent-eu-official-says/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:28:45 +0000 admin http://citrustimes.com/?p=5131 A third of Karzai votes may be fraudulent, EU official says
Washington – The Afghan elections, already tainted by widespread accusations of misconduct and fraud, received another body blow Wednesday when the head of the European Union’s election-monitoring commission said that as many as 1.5 million votes cast in the vote were “suspect.” The latest dark cloud over the Aug. 20 election came as Afghanistan’s election commission [...]]]> http://citrustimes.com/2009/09/16/a-third-of-karzai-votes-may-be-fraudulent-eu-official-says/feed/ 0
A third of Karzai votes may be fraudulent, EU official says

Washington – The Afghan elections, already tainted by widespread accusations of misconduct and fraud, received another body blow Wednesday when the head of the European Union’s election-monitoring commission said that as many as 1.5 million votes cast in the vote were “suspect.” The latest dark cloud over the Aug. 20 election came as Afghanistan’s election commission [...]
 
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