The WHO and Norwegian health authorities a mutation in the H1N1 swine flu strain. The mutation could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected, as it goes deeper into the respiratory system.

A British security software firm, Sophos, said it has intercepted hundreds of millions of fake pharmaceutical spam advertisements and websites this year. Many of these sites are selling counterfeit antiviral drugs like Tamiflu to customers who are panicked over the wide-spread presence of the H1N1 Swine flu.

It is difficult enough to find H1N1 swine flu booster shots. However, even if you find shots, and qualify, your child may note be protected: children under 10 years of age need two doses of the vaccine to gain immunity.

A 14-year-old Virginia boy was hospitalized for five days after coming down with Guillain-Barre syndrome hours after receiving a H1N1 swine flu vaccination. Guillain–Barré is one of the leading causes of non-trauma-induced paralysis in the world.

The CDC has revised its figures on the number of deaths as a result of H1N1 swine flu in the United States, and the numbers are shocking. The numbers shock not because they are huge by any means, but rather, as a result of just how much they have leaped.

Google unveiled a brand new feature this week, a flu shot locator, that allows people to search for local clinics offering the H1N1 Swine flu or seasonal flu. The Department of Health and Human Services collaborated with Google to create the flu shot finder. Although the H1N1 swine flu and season flu shot locator project is just beginning, it may help some people locate a clinic more easily.

Eleven children in Ontario, Canada were given a double dose of the H1N1 vaccine in what appears to be an error. This isn't the first issue with the rollout of the H1N1 vaccine in Ontario, but it certainly very concerning, especially to parents.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in commercial hogs.

It's called H1N1 flu, but it's better known as swine flu. That doesn't mean, however, that it can't cross species, and an Iowa cat is proof of that, as it has been confirmed to have contracted swine flu.

Americans, frustrated with lack of H1N1 swine flu vaccine, are taking the next best thing, and taking it in record numbers. The public is flocking to seasonal flu inoculations, to the point that the Centers for Disease Control warned over possible shortages.

With school based vaccination clinics starting this week in Rhode Island, the news of another child's death from the H1N1 flu brings the stark reality of the possible effects from the H1N1 Swine flu. Rhode Island children Victoria Sousa ,12, died last Monday and Skyla J. Reposa-Alves, 12, of Lincoln died over the weekend. Both girls tested positive for H1N1.

Parents may be afraid to inoculate their children against H1N1 swine flu, but that doesn't apply to other methods of protection. Clorox reported its first quarter profits on Monday, and saw a big boost, attributed to swine flu fears.