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US swine flu deaths rise to 263

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created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Health officials say their count of U.S. swine flu cases has surpassed 40,000, and deaths have risen to 263.


Deaths linked to swine flu hit 108 worldwide

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A fourth person in Arizona and six more in Mexico have died from complications of swine flu - pushing the world's death toll to 108.


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Swine flu fears send CDC.gov traffic soaring

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Traffic to the website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soared in April as Americans searched the Internet for information about swine flu, research firm comScore said Thursday.


CDC: Now fewer US swine flu cases linked to Mexico

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A U.S. health official says now only about 10 percent of the Americans who got swine flu had traveled to Mexico and likely picked up the infection there. Most got the bug at home.





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CDC: 1 in 5 kids had flu-like illness this month (AP)

CDC: 1 in 5 kids had flu-like illness this month

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month - and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new government health survey. About 7 percent of surveyed adults ...


Near half of swine flu patients otherwise healthy

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The largest U.S. analysis of adult hospitalized swine flu patients has found that 46 percent did not have asthma or any other underlying condition.


CDC: Private health care coverage at 50-year-low

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The percentage of Americans who don't have private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports. About 65 percent of non-elderly Americans had private insurance in ...


Rapid tests often wrong about swine flu

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The government's first study of how well rapid tests diagnose swine flu finds they're wrong at least half the time.


CDC: 1 in 3 teen girls got cervical cancer vaccine

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A new government report shows one in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, but vaccination rates vary dramatically between states.


No red flags yet in swine flu vaccine tests

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created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. health officials say there have been no problems so far in tests of the new swine flu vaccine.


New info shows swine flu still hardest on young

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Swine flu continues to be most dangerous to kids and younger adults and is largely bypassing the elderly, according to the latest and most solid government health information.


US says first swine flu vaccine to arrive Oct. 5

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created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The first swine flu vaccine should be in some doctors' offices as early as Oct. 5, U.S. health officials said Friday.


Swine flu pediatric deaths in US rise to 95

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The government's latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It's now caused at least 95 children's deaths since April.


CDC: First swine flu vaccines may be nasal spray

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created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The first doses of swine flu vaccine may all be the nasal spray version, government health officials said Friday.



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