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terencefok
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16-May-2009 00:09
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wah, H1N1 reach Malaysia liao. take care everyone... | ||
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ppdghius
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12-May-2009 11:46
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WASHINGTON - The number of cases of swine flu may have been several times higher than reported and the potential for rapid spread of the illness justified the World Health Organization's decision to raise the global pandemic alert, a new study concludes. While about 4,800 confirmed cases have been reported in 30 countries, the new analysis estimates there have been between 6,000 and 32,000 cases in Mexico alone. While there have been 1,626 cases of the flu confirmed in Mexico, the researchers note that there have been more than 11,000 suspected infections. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not offered an estimate of how many total swine infections have hit the United States so far. However, the number of confirmed cases is no doubt just "the tip of the iceberg," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC's interim deputy director for science and public health. About 40 percent of confirmed U.S. flu cases are probably swine flu, according to CDC data from about nine days ago. "Our early analysis would suggest this is going to be an outbreak comparable to that of 20th century pandemics regarding the extent of its spread _ it's very difficult to quantify the human health impact at this stage, however," said lead author Neil Ferguson of Imperial College, London. Ferguson's analysis was released by the journal Science. Normally Science releases its reports on Thursdays but the journal said it was issuing this study early because it contains important public health information. Meanwhile, on Monday, the World Health Organization's assistant director-general moved to defend the global body against accusations that it stoked unnecessary fear over a flu outbreak that appears to be relatively mild. "I hope we have come across as trying to present a very balanced picture," Keiji Fukuda told reporters in Geneva. "I think that one of the things we made clear is that the future is not possible to predict and there are many ways that events could turn out." "Things could stay relatively mild, things could become more severe. Both of these are possible," he said. "I think without that information both people and countries cannot prepare as well as they can." Ferguson's researchers said the 2009 H1N1 flu appears to be about equal in severity to the flu of 1957 and less severe than the deadly 1918 version. The new analysis estimated that between 0.4 percent and 1.4 percent of cases were fatal. They said in an early outbreak in mid-February in the village of La Gloria, Veracruz, over half the population suffered acute respiratory illness, affecting more than 61 percent of under 15-year-olds in the community. Using a variety of methods to estimate how easily the virus is transmitted, the researchers said that each case of the flu resulted in between 1.4 and 1.6 infections to others. Data on the spread and strength of the illness is still incomplete, the researchers stressed. But they said their findings can help policymakers make such decisions as whether to close schools, balancing the cost of such actions against the potential to prevent spread of disease. The potential spread of the illness in the Southern Hemisphere, which is just beginning its flu season, needs to be closely monitored, Ferguson's team wrote. WHO's announcement of a Level 5 alert meant that a virus has caused sustained community level outbreaks in at least two countries in one region, and a worldwide pandemic is considered imminent. It alerts countries that do not have the illness yet to prepare for its arrival and institute their pandemic preparedness plans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there have been 2,618 flu cases in 44 states with three deaths. | ||
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ppdghius
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11-May-2009 12:42
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BEIJING: China on Monday confirmed its first case of H1N1 flu on the mainland in a Chinese man who recently travelled back from the United States, the Xinhua news agency reported. The 30-year-old man surnamed Bao was hospitalised with a fever after arriving in the city of Chengdu in southwestern China from the United States via Tokyo on Saturday afternoon, Xinhua said, citing the Ministry of Health. Bao had travelled to Beijing on Northwest Airlines flight NW029 from Tokyo before connecting to Chengdu, it said. The man was transferred to an infectious diseases hospital in Chengdu, and people who came into close contact with him during his medical examination had been placed under observation, Xinhua said. More than 130 of the 150 passengers aboard the same Northwest flight have also been tracked down and put into quarantine, Xinhua said, quoting Chengdu officials. The government was "stepping up efforts to search and trace" any remaining people who may have come into close contact with Bao, the officials said. Asia's first case of H1N1 flu was reported in Hong Kong on May 1, when a Mexican national tested positive for A(H1N1) after flying into the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city from Mexico via Shanghai. The case led to scores of people being placed in quarantine in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, including the Mexican's fellow airline passengers and almost 300 guests and staff at the Hong Kong hotel where he had checked in. China has defended its strict H1N1 flu prevention measures, saying they were necessary to stop the virus spreading through Asia and to avoid "catastrophic consequences" in the world's most populous nation. |
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10-May-2009 18:27
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WHO - Influenza A(H1N1) - Update No:2410 May 2009 -- As of 07:30 GMT, 10 May 2009, 29 countries have officially reported 4379 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection. Yesterday (same GMT time) only 3440 cases were reported. This means almost 1,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hour. |
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ppdghius
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09-May-2009 11:45
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Stephen Flynn and Irwin Redlener We may have dodged a bullet – for now. If the strain of Swine Flu virus that is currently circulating the United States remains mild, our plans and capabilities for responding to a nationwide health care crisis will not be put to the test. That is a good thing because if our pandemic preparedness were to undergo a stress test today, it would fail. Because panic can lead to misdirected energies that result in harmful outcomes, the Obama Administration and local leaders like New York’s mayor Michael Bloomberg deserve high marks for providing a measured and reassuring tone in the face of the initial fear and uncertainty surrounding the H1N1 outbreak. But now the hard work must begin. President Obama needs to quickly seize upon this crisis to mobilize state and local governments and everyday Americans to better prepare our hospitals, communities, and homes for the task of protecting and saving lives during a virulent pandemic.
The sobering reality is that we have been living on borrowed time. Lethal, new, non-seasonal influenza outbreaks typically strike three to four times a century and we are overdue. The H1N1 virus has all the microbial evolutionary attributes for producing our millennium’s first deadly pandemic: it is a new virus compounded from several distinct strains for which people have no natural immunity; it is transmissible among humans; and, it has caused fatalities in unexpected age groups. The relatively mild form of the virus we are seeing now could mutate in the upcoming flu season in the southern hemisphere. Then we could see it back in our own communities next winter in a more virulent form. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a full-blown pandemic would result in approximately 90 million Americans become ill, and depending on the flu’s potency, with anywhere from 865,000 to 9,900,000 requiring hospitalization. To put that number into context, consider that the entire inventory of staffed hospital beds within the United States is 970,000 and virtually all of them are currently occupied. http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/05/still-unprepared-for-a-lethal-pandemic/ |
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terencefok
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05-May-2009 08:12
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WHO has warned that H1N1 may return with a vengence... | ||
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ohm136
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05-May-2009 01:48
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It is T4 after its 1st active date (27/4/09). Perhaps, buyers who did not pay up their shares had their shares forced sold. If this is the case, I expect more force sales in the next couple of days. However, its TDR on Taiwan Stock Exchange was last traded up NTD 0.52 at NTD 10.25 (about 47 cents). May be people in Taiwan see things which we don't see or vice versa. Who knows? |
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ppdghius
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05-May-2009 00:10
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I thought face mask is out of stock in alot of countries. How come this stock drop so much on monday? |
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ohm136
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04-May-2009 00:15
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A very tough question. Hope that the following data will help you decide: In Oct '07, some 69.79 ms were placed out to 17 placees at 14 cents per share. FY '08 NAV per share = 10.65 US cents (about 15.8 S'pore cents). The current flu A (H1N1) is likely to increase its revenue, but not sure what will be the impact on its EPS.
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weekee1980
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03-May-2009 20:04
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Do you think that can buy more Medtecs on monday? | ||
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weekee1980
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02-May-2009 00:17
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See this new ( In chinese) 猪流感来袭医药股大涨 台湾民众抢购口罩http://tv.sohu.com/20090428/n263673573.shtml |
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weekee1980
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30-Apr-2009 14:02
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I just see the chart in Taiwan. http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=9103.TW#chart6:symbol=9103.tw;range=1m;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined It go up everyday after Monday. |
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weekee1980
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30-Apr-2009 13:56
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I just call my broker today, he ask me to buy some Medtecs as "insurance". Cos he say during the weekend, if the flu become worst, the market may drop on monday. But Medtecs will rise, as it also reversed from the main market just like this monday, and tuesday. He say if Medtecs break $0.115, it will go up all the way. What did you guy think? |
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ppdghius
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29-Apr-2009 10:39
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Swine flu...This counter should be good | ||
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spurs88
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26-Sep-2007 09:30
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Management has confirmed that fair value should be $0.5 as the trading price in TDR yesterday! Should CHEONG to at least $0.4+ soon. Management looking for ways to close the gap! Catch it before it flies! | ||
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sticw060629
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16-Jul-2007 21:17
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Note: Medtecs Taiwan TDR is at TW$14.9, exchange rate is 21.64 If 1 TDR is 5 Medtecs shares, then Medtecs on SGX should be 13.8cts If 1 TDR is 4 Medtecs shares, then Medtecs on SGX should be 17.2cts If 1 TDR is 3 Medtecs shares, then Medtecs on SGX should be 23cts If 1 TDR is 2 Medtecs shares, then Medtecs on SGX should be 34.4cts If 1 TDR is 1 Medtecs shares, then Medtecs on SGX should be 68.8cts The last announcement I read was 1 TDR is 4 shares, but heard that there was a write-off in 1-of-4 in each TDR (can someone confirm? Thx).  Still Vested. 
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Gold88
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26-Jun-2007 17:16
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A lot of interests lately.Look like heading towards 20cts & above?? Coming 2nd result expected to be better than 1H
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sticw060629
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26-Jun-2007 09:27
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Huat Ah!!! 
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sticw060629
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20-Jun-2007 23:50
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Up on good vol still nobody interested? 
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sticw060629
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20-Jun-2007 12:15
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up 11% liao... 
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