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Swine flu cases pass 100 in US, vaccine pursued (AP)

Swine flu cases pass 100 in US, vaccine pursued

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

(AP) -- U.S. authorities are pledging to eventually produce enough swine flu vaccine for everyone but the shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.


Hospitals, doctors deal with swine flu jitters (AP)

Hospitals, doctors deal with swine flu jitters

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created May 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Concerns about a possible pandemic have sent people streaming into crowded emergency rooms and walk-in clinics - not with swine flu, but the swine flu jitters.





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Can a mop fight swine flu? Docs say probably not

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

(AP) -- In scores of schools across the United States, the mop has been the weapon of choice in the fight against swine flu. Schools from New York to California have spent days disinfecting desks and tables after cases of ...


Chicago Flu Outbreak Proves It's Not Too Late To Get Vaccinated

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created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

So far, this has been a mild flu season in the Chicago area, but beware -- we're not completely out of the woods yet.


Experts say Toronto unprepared for TB

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created Feb 24, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health experts warn there could be an outbreak of tuberculosis in Toronto, which reportedly lacks a centralized system of TB clinics.


No need for needles: Botox sponge treats intrinsic rhinitis

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Injecting botulinum toxin (botox) to treat intrinsic or allergic rhinitis may be a thing of the past as researchers have now shown that sponges soaked in botox are equally effective in treating the condition. The research ...


Questions and answers on swine flu

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created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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.


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What you need to know about swine flu (Update)

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 21

(AP) -- A never-before-seen strain of swine flu has turned killer in Mexico and is causing milder illness in the United States and elsewhere. While authorities say it's not time to panic, they are taking ...


Sneezing in times of a flu pandemic

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The swine flu (H1N1) pandemic has received extensive media coverage this year. The World Health Organization, in addition to providing frequent updates about cases of infection and death tolls, recommends hyper vigilance ...


You might be 'fluphobic' if ...

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The moment it became clear that I was on the verge of a full-blown case of the disease, I was gazing at an ATM keypad.


Oh, Joe: VP's off-base flu advice needs do-over (AP)

Oh, Joe: VP's off-base flu advice needs do-over

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created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden - with a well-deserved reputation as someone who shoots from the lip - made it through the first 100 days of the Obama administration without any major gaffes. But on Day ...


Mask on? Mask off? In United States, use of face masks against flu not widespread

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created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Americans have not developed a modern face-mask culture. Just ask those who have walked through an airport wearing a mask since swine flu first appeared. They likely will tell you about stares and whispers.



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