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Innovative method to teach tots about personal cleanliness
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Swine flu reminded us how important washing our hands can be. Studies show that simple handwashing can decrease communicable gastrointestinal diseases by 50% and communicable respiratory diseases by 20%.
WHO worries Mexico flu deaths could mark pandemic
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Mexican authorities said 60 people may have died from a swine flu virus in Mexico, and world health officials worry it could unleash a global flu epidemic. Mexico City closed schools across the metropolis ...
Handwashing more important than isolation in controlling MRSA superbug infection
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Regular handwashing by hospital staff and visitors did more to prevent the spread of the MRSA superbug than isolating infected patients.
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Amid the flu epidemic, don't forget RSV in young children
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Influenza, particularly H1N1, has understandably captured the attention of public health officials, the media and the public. However, an analysis from Children's Hospital Boston, based on patients seen in its emergency department ...
The truth about swine flu: Separating fact and rumor
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Swine flu is spreading: 292 U.S. deaths have been confirmed since Aug. 30, and seven times that number are suspected. But rumors about the illness and the vaccine to prevent it are spreading even faster.
FDA warns: Swine flu scams lurk on the Internet
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Air "sterilizers." A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu.
Is the person next to you washing their hands with soap?
Oct 14, 2009 |
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People are more likely to wash their hands when they have been shamed into it, according to a study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Swine flu could hit up to 40 percent in US
Jul 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In a disturbing new projection, health officials say up to 40 percent of Americans could get swine flu this year and next and several hundred thousand could die without a successful vaccine campaign ...
Survey finds 6 in 10 Americans believe serious outbreak of H1N1 likely in fall/winter
Jul 16, 2009 |
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As part of a series about Americans' response to the H1N1 flu outbreak, the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health is releasing a national poll that focuses on Americans' views and concerns ...
Flu overhyped? Some say officials 'cried swine'
May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Did government health officials "cry swine" when they sounded the alarm on what looked like a threatening new flu? The so-far mild swine flu outbreak has many people saying all the talk about a devastating ...
Questions and answers on swine flu
Apr 29, 2009 |
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As the number of swine flu cases grows, so do the questions about how the virus is transmitted and what people can do to prevent it. Here are answers from interviews with doctors and from public-health Web sites.
Official: US flu victims may be infecting others
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The swine flu epidemic crossed new borders Tuesday with the first cases confirmed in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, as world health officials said they suspect American patients may ...
WHO raises its pandemic alert level on swine flu
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The World Health Organization raised its global alert level on the spreading swine flu virus Monday, but stopped short of declaring a global emergency - even as the U.S. said it was acting as if the ...
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