Young Indiana man dies of swine flu

A 19-year-old man has become the first person in Indiana to die of swine flu, health officials said.
Matthew McIntosh died July 5 in a hospital in Cincinnati after collapsing in a barn in Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana, The Indianapolis Star reported Saturday.
McIntosh’s death was unusual because he was healthy …

Health workers not protecting themselves from flu

Half of the doctors, nurses and other health workers who have become sick with the new H1N1 swine flu got it on the job, suggesting they are not taking enough care to protect themselves, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
The World Health Organization has classified the H1N1 swine flu as …