New and old diseases straining healthcare in Asia (AFP via Yahoo! News) Asia's healthcare systems are straining under the weight of lifestyle ailments linked to rising affluence while confronting new and old infectious diseases like bird flu and tuberculosis. [News Source]

WHO sets up independent review of swine flu response. The World Health Organization said Monday it would go ahead next month with an independent review of the response to the swine flu pandemic, after criticism of its role in declaring a global alert. [News Source]

Vaccine quality under scrutiny. A major domestic pharmaceutical company based in east China's Jiangsu Province has been accused of deliberately making defective vaccines in the interests of high profits. [News Source]

New and old diseases straining healthcare in Asia (AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Asia's healthcare systems are straining under the weight of lifestyle ailments linked to rising affluence while confronting new and old infectious diseases like bird flu and tuberculosis. [News Source]

Independent experts to review pandemic handling. A group of independent experts will review how the H1N1 pandemic has been handled to ensure that the next global health emergency is dealt with better, a top World Health Organisation official said on Monday. [News Source]

Resistance can develop fast with swine flu. The H1N1 swine flu virus can develop resistance quickly to antivirals used to treat it, U.S. doctors reported on Friday. [News Source]

Georgia cases put swine flu back on radar. In the last week, swine flu has put more than 40 Georgians in the hospital. In fact, this is the third week in a row that Georgia has had more flu hospitalizations than any other state. [News Source]

Georgia cases put swine flu back on radar. In the last week, swine flu has put more than 40 Georgians in the hospital. In fact, this is the third week in a row that Georgia has had more flu hospitalizations than any other state. [News Source]

Swine flu season not over, US health officials warn. While swine flu has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S. health officials said on Monday. [News Source]

Swine flu season not over, US health officials warn. While swine flu has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S. health officials said on Monday. [News Source]

Swine flu fallout: Many suffer nagging symptoms long after H1N1 subsides. Even though the global pandemic ceased making headlines weeks ago, the impact of the virus remains fresh in the minds of many Canadians who are just getting over an ailment that delivered a lasting one-two punch. [News Source]

Swine flu fallout: Many suffer nagging symptoms long after H1N1 subsides. Even though the global pandemic ceased making headlines weeks ago, the impact of the virus remains fresh in the minds of many Canadians who are just getting over an ailment that delivered a lasting one-two punch. [News Source]