The number of H1N1 cases worldwide now stands at 787 with two additional deaths reported in Mexico, the World Health Organization announced early Sunday.
The organization said the virus, more commonly known as swine flu, has been confirmed in 17 countries.
The higher number of cases is a result of ongoing tests …

After a week of headlines about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, many emergency rooms and hospitals are crammed with people, many of whom don’t need to be there.
The visits by the “worried well” have triggered concerns of overburdening the nation’s hospitals and emergency departments, several health care professionals told …

Hundreds of guests and staff were under quarantine at a hotel in China on Saturday after a guest there contracted the H1N1 virus.
About 200 hotel guests and 100 staff members were ordered to stay in the Metro Park Hotel in Hong Kong for seven days to stop the spread …

Many are asking this very same question and one can only hope that yes, the media has once again blown something out of proportion and causes widespread fear and panic.   However, there is good chance that this is the next big virus to take out a good percentage of the …