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France calls in army to meet demand for swine flu jab

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Paris :: France | updated Sun Nov 29 12:05:09 -0800 2009 | health-news

French authorities said yesterday they were calling in the army's health services to meet a surge in demand for vaccinations against swine flu, which has killed 30 people in the country. Mass vaccination centres opened on November 12 but "since...

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Virus mutation spreads in Europe as swine flu deaths leap

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Paris :: France | updated Sun Nov 29 11:59:39 -0800 2009 | health-news

PARIS -- Swine flu virus mutations are spreading in Europe, French health officials said Friday as the World Health Organization reported a leap in deaths from the disease by more than 1,000 in a week. Two patients who were infected...

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Dogs catch swine flu

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Beijing :: China | updated Sun Nov 29 11:59:39 -0800 2009 | health-news

Two dogs in Beijing have tested positive for swine flu in the second case of animals catching the disease in China along with pigs in the northeast, Chinese media said Sunday. The A(H1N1) virus detected in the dogs was 99...

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Diabetic Health Warning

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Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 23:33:33 -0800 2009 | health-news

As members of the federal government discuss and debate over the issues universal health care in the United States, researchers at the University of Chicago have released a health warning related to diabetes in America. Currently it is estimated that...

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Staying Well During Flu Season

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Cisco :: TX :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 02:17:21 -0800 2009 | health-news

(Cisco, TX)-- There's no challenge in homemaking quite like keeping your family well during the winter and early spring months... this year has been especially challenging, as wave after wave of pneumonia, flu, bronchitis, sinus infections, and just about everything...

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As deadlier flu virus mutates in Europe to cause bleeding into the ...

Posted by: AnneHart

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 23:11:16 -0800 2009 | health-news

A new mutation of the swine flu, H1N1, a variant, in which the virus uses D225G as a receptor binding domain, causes bleeding in the lungs. Another H1N1 mutation results in the resistance to treatment with antiviral medication. With flu...

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Believe it or not ...!!! 18 thousand a traffic accident in Sudan ...

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Khartoum :: Sudan | updated Sun Nov 29 02:24:17 -0800 2009 | health-news

Khartoum: Said the latest statistics issued by the traffic management in Sudan, said incidents roads rose to more than 18 thousand incidents were reported during the period from January until late October. Sources confirmed that the number of deaths amounted...

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DETAIL: OBAMANGST CARE DAMNS AMERICA

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Windham :: ME :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 02:32:15 -0800 2009 | health-news

J. Grant Swank, Jr. Read this letter from an Indianapolis medical doctor: Senator Evan Bayh, As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the health care bill before Congress. I actually have read the bill and am shocked by...

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Ever Heard of Agave Nectar?

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Cisco :: TX :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 02:32:14 -0800 2009 | health-news

TX- I decided to make this homemade cough syrup a few weeks ago to soothe our kids' sore throats and cough. The recipe calls for raw honey, which Keith can't have since he's still too young. He really, really needed...

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Is Butter Better?

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Cisco :: TX :: USA | updated Sun Nov 29 02:32:13 -0800 2009 | health-news

(Cisco, TX)-- Our small-town newspaper, the Cisco Press , ran a rather interesting article this week. I've always heard that butter is healthier than margarine, but I was pretty surprised to find out the facts! Both margarine and butter have...

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