UK's first swine flu death in healthy patient
The first Briton to die of swine flu without any underlying health issues was admitted to Basildon Hospital in Essex on July 1st and was placed in isolation in the ICU.
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New swine flu vaccination could be approved in just 5 days
When medicines are first introduced to a chemist or doctors surgery, they have normally been tested on select groups of patients in years of clinical trials. However, the new swine flu vaccine could be approved for use in just 5 days.
Read more9,718 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK
The UK now has the third highest number of cases of swine flu in the world after the US with currently 33,902 and Mexico with 10,262 confirmed cases.
Read moreApproximatly 55,000 confimed case of swine flu worldwide
89 new cases were confirmed in the West Midlands yesterday taking the regions total to 1,243, more than anywhere else in the United Kingdom.
Read moreNearly 30,000 confirmed cases of swine flu
There are about 30,000 confirmed cases of swine flu, detected in 74 countries, and more than 140 people have dies from the H1N1 Virus worldwide.
Read more2,506 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK
After a further 245 people being confirmed with the H1N1 virus, the number of UK swine flu cases is now over 2,500.
Read more1,582 Confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK
110 new cases have been confirmed in England bringing yesterdays total up to 1,582 not including the latest diagnosed cases in Scotland.
Read more1,261 confirmed cases of swine flu and 1 death in the UK
The Scottish Government confirmed the death of a woman understood to be a 38-year-old mother on Sunday. There are now nearly 500 people confirmed with swine flu in the Scotland alone, out of approximately 1,261 cases in the UK.
Read morePlans for Hants tax payers fund addicts choice treatment
In a new controversial pilot scheme to be tested by health bosses in Hampshire, heroin addicts will help to decide how the tax payers money will be spent on treating their addiction.
Read more664 Confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK
The Department of Health has confirmed 29 new cases in England and the Scottish Government have also confirmed 43 new cases, bringing the UK total of confirmed cases to 664.
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