Swine Flu follies: Reactions and overreactions to virus’s spread (Moldova.org) As the swine-flu virus continues to spread through the Balkans and the former Soviet Union, the measures taken by some governments range from bizarre and befuddled to possibly political. Moldova: Add Politics And Stir In Moldova, which has 269 confirmed H1N1 cases and four reported swine-flu deaths, health officials on November 9 closed schools and universities for a week. The timing of the ... [News Source]

Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk. People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets. U.S. vets reported this week that a pet cat had been infected with the swine flu virus. [News Source]

ImmuneRegen BioSciences(R) Reports Positive Results of Homspera(R) in Treating Highly Pathogenic Influenza (Marketwire) Homspera Improves Survival and Reduces Symptoms of Highly Lethal Influenza Virus Infection Without Any Additional Treatment [News Source]

ImmuneRegen BioSciences(R) Reports Positive Results of Homspera(R) in Treating Highly Pathogenic Influenza (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - 11/10/09) - ImmuneRegen BioSciences Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IR Biosciences Holdings Inc. (OTC.BB: IRBS - News ), today announced positive results from a study that evaluated its lead anti-Influenza drug, Homspera. The study in animals infected with H5N1 (or "Avian") Influenza virus , which is highly lethal to humans and animals, revealed that Homspera ... [News Source]

Action urged on cattle and poultry diseases (Vietnam Net) VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sent an urgent message asking provinces nationwide to prevent the outbreak of animal epidemics, H5N1 avian flu, foot-and-mouth and blue-ear pig diseases. [News Source]

New N95 respirator from Safe Life (News-Medical-Net) Safe Life Corp., an innovative antimicrobial company dedicated to developing novel technologies that prevent the spread of infection and disease, announced today the availability of the Safe Life A400 Series N95 Respirator with Antimicrobial Protection. [News Source]