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Time to get vaccine against regular winter flu
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's time to get the first of at least two flu shots recommended for many Americans this fall - the vaccine against regular winter flu is ready.
Sebelius: Closing schools wouldn't ward off virus
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that a massive school closing wouldn't stop the spread of the swine flu virus, saying vaccinations must be the defense against a ...
More people live with paralysis than doctors knew
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Surprising new research says nearly 1.3 million Americans are living with a spinal-cord injury, five times more than previous estimates.
'Beauty' injections can turn ugly: NY health officials
Apr 17, 2009 |
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New Yorkers looking for a quick beauty fix risk death from unlicensed practitioners offering oil injections to enhance prized body parts, health authorities warned Friday.
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Hong Kong reports Tamiflu-resistant swine flu case
Aug 15, 2009 |
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Hong Kong health authorities have reported the first local case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu in the southern Chinese territory.
Malaysian authorities seize 'Viagra coffee' : report
Jul 05, 2009 |
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Malaysia's health authorities have seized over 20,000 dollars worth of coffee mixed with sildenafil, the main ingredient in erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, a report said Sunday.
Six bad reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada: official (Update)
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Six severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been observed in Canada, health authorities said Tuesday, adding that all of the individuals are feeling better.
Chile ditches 90K turkey eggs in swine flu measure
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Chilean authorities say they have destroyed 90,000 turkey eggs since swine flu was detected in the birds two weeks ago.
British girl dies after cervical cancer vaccine jab
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 29, 2009 |
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British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday it was working with health authorities here probing the death of a schoolgirl following a cervical cancer vaccination.
Australian cruiser docks after swine flu outbreak
May 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An ocean liner docked in an Australian city on Saturday despite objections raised by port officials over a swine flu outbreak on board that cut short a Great Barrier Reef cruise.
Pigeon tests positive for H5N1 in Hong Kong
May 02, 2009 |
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Hong Kong authorities said Saturday that a dead pigeon found in the city had tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Swine flu detected in Chilean turkeys: vets
Aug 21, 2009 |
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An outbreak of swine flu has been detected in two turkey farms in Chile, government veterinary services in the country said.
UK's attempts to stop swine flu called flawed
May 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Flu experts are looking very closely at Britain - and some have decided that the U.K.'s swine flu-fighting tactics are seriously off the mark and may be hiding a much larger outbreak.
Path to good health, less pollution is the sidewalk: report
Nov 09, 2009 |
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US pressure groups joined forces Monday to urge authorities to spend more to improve Americans' health and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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