N Korea confirms swine flu outbreak (Asia News Network) North Korea acknowledged the domestic outbreak of the H1N1 flu for the first time yesterday (December 9), saying nine people were found infected with the virus in Sinuiju and Pyongyang. [News Source]

N Korea confirms swine flu outbreak (Asia News Network) North Korea acknowledged the domestic outbreak of the H1N1 flu for the first time yesterday (December 9), saying nine people were found infected with the virus in Sinuiju and Pyongyang. The announce ..... [News Source]

Swine flu: Homelessness, H1N1 flu a risky combination. Homeless people are more likely to be sick and have higher rates of chronic illness, placing them at the top of the priority list for receiving the H1N1 vaccination, experts say. But they are also far less likely to take such a preventive measure. [News Source]

Study confirms low mortality for swine flu. One of the most systematic looks yet at the swine flu pandemic confirms that it is at worst only a little more serious than an average flu season and could well be a good deal milder, researchers said on Monday. [News Source]

Swine flu may be mildest pandemic ever. The first comprehensive study of pandemic H1N1 influenza from April to the end of July indicates that the pandemic may be the mildest ever, assuming that the virus doesn't mutate during the winter and come back stronger than before. [News Source]

Model assembles powerful flu fighters from existing drugs. A new computerized screening method could help find new or already existing drugs that find a flu virus’ weak spot, researchers from the University of California, San Diego reported December 6 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology. [News Source]