404 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK
A forth person has been admitted to hospital with a critical case of swine flu in Scotland, as the number of confirmed cases across the entire United Kingdom rises to 404.
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UK's first completely swine flu related critical case
A 45-year-old Scottish man from Paisley is the first person to become critically ill from swine flu alone and is being treated in intensive care at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Read more278 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK
32 new cases of swine flu have been confirmed yesterday in the UK, bringing the total number of those affected so far to 278.
Read moreUK's total swine flu cases reach 184
Confirmed swine flu cases in the UK are at 184 after 44 new cases were confirmed at a Primary school in Birmingham yesterday.
Read more133 confirmed UK swine flu cases
Six adults and five children from London, South-East England, and the Midlands have caught the virus according to the Health Protection Agency.
Read moreTokyo confirms first cases of swine flu
Two cases of swine flu were confirmed in Tokyo after two schoolgirls returned from a trip to New York. Tokyo and the surrounding districts are home to around 36 million people.
Read moreWarning of new MRSA threat
Experts have said that a new strain of MRSA seems to be triggering a deadly form of pneumonia in people with flu.
Read moreDrug firms asked to save some vaccine for poorer countries
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has made an appeal on behalf of the worlds poorer countries, for pharmaceutical companies to reserve part of their swine flue vaccine stocks for them.
Read moreSwine flu could hit one in every three people
The number of confirmed swine flu cases across 30 countries around the world has broken the 5,000 mark with 61 having died from the disease. Studies suggests swine flu could kill four in every 1,000 infected people.
Read more34 confirmed cases as Alan Johnson speaks to MPs
As the latest 2 confirmed cases of Swine Flu are announced, Alan Johnson,Labour MP for West Hull and Hessle, has informed MPs that the Government has increased its stock of anti viral drugs to now cover 80% of Britons and that orders are in place for a vaccine when one becomes available.
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