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Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's fingertips
Nov 16, 2009 |
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New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University ...
Local health investigation sheds light on gastroschisis birth defect
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Results of an investigation conducted by University of Nevada, Reno researchers, public health officials and area physicians published this week in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, indicate that Washoe County ...
AFL-CIO head flexible on taxing high-value plans
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The head of the AFL-CIO said Monday he's willing to consider a tax on high-end health insurance plans to help pay for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, as long as middle-class workers ...
Booksellers call for probe of online book-price wars
Oct 22, 2009 |
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The American Booksellers Association on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate online book-price wars underway by Amazon.com, Wal-Mart and Target.
Sugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs?
Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US
Oct 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As the swine flu outbreak strikes the U.S. early and hard, health officials note a worrisome number of child deaths and warn that supplies of vaccine will remain scarce for at least the next couple ...
Flu surveillance boosts control, treatment options (w/ Video)
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Because pandemics unfold in unpredictable ways, surveillance of travel-related illness is among the most powerful tools health officials and doctors can use to detect and respond to new pathogens like the novel H1N1 influenza, ...
Danger of swine flu is not what it is, but what it could become
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Swine flu is not a danger for what it is, the experts say. It's a danger for what it could be. That's why officials are pushing swine flu vaccine, which should start arriving as early as Oct. 6.
No red flags yet in swine flu vaccine tests
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- U.S. health officials say there have been no problems so far in tests of the new swine flu vaccine.
Hepatitis C case found at 2nd Colorado hospital
Jul 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A patient infected with hepatitis C has been found at a second Colorado hospital that employed a surgery technician accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with painkillers meant for patients.
Denmark reports first case of resistance to swine flu treatment
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Danish health officials on Monday reported the first case of resistance to Tamiflu, considered to be the most effective treatment for swine flu by the World Health Organization.
Calif. to probe latest HIV case in porn industry
Jun 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- State health officials are looking into the latest HIV case reported in California's multibillion-dollar porn industry, fearing that reckless practices on film sets might be raising the risk of new infections.
Google tool tracks flu in Australia, New Zealand
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Google on Wednesday expanded "Google Flu Trends," its online tool for tracking influenza outbreaks, to Australia and New Zealand.
Tiananmen security tight on crackdown anniversary
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Police saturated Tiananmen Square with security Thursday, the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists, and an exiled protest leader was blocked from returning home to confront ...
Researchers track public reaction to flu outbreak
May 27, 2009 |
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As two Stanford University researchers described their experience watching public reactions in the initial days of the H1N1 flu outbreak, it sounded like one of those nature films in which tiny fish dart back and forth in ...
