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Monday, the Larimer County Health Department will open registration for H1N1 vaccination appointments to anyone over 6 months of age who wants to be vaccinated. The decision to open registration beyond the former priority groups was based on several factors:...

The risk of blood clots following surgery is probably higher - overall, more than one clot per 50 surgeries -- than previously thought, data from the UK's Million Women Study suggest. Blood clots can form when patients cannot move for...

Serbia, though the number of cases are continuing to steadily declining. According to the data of the Torlak Institute laboratory for respiratory viruses, the last deaths were registered on November 27-28 in Golubac, Bela Crkva, Kragujevac, Novi Sad and Belgrade�a...

Some 10 million people across the European Union have now been vaccinated against H1N1 swine flu and so far no unexpected serious safety issues have been identified, the region's drugs watchdog said on Thursday. The most frequent adverse reactions have...

According to ‘TNS Medium Gallup’ poll carried out in November 2009 the majority thinks that the vaccine is not safe. Only 29 percent of Serbia citizens shall take vaccine while 19 percent of people have not decided yet. It is...

So far, 150 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been distributed in more than 40 countries, the World Health Organization says. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) It's too early to say whether H1N1 activity is peaking in the Northern Hemisphere, a flu...

Prescription errors are easily made A new report finds 8% of junior doctors' prescriptions are wrong. No wonder – getting drugs right in hospital is a minefield Junior hospital doctors make mistakes in about 8% of the prescriptions they write...

Clive Spash resigning and calling for a Senate inquiry to examine claims of censorship at the science body. Dr Spash yesterday lashed out at his former employer, saying it had treated him ''extremely poorly''. He said the organisation had gagged...

Our findings show yet another reason not to use ecstasy," according to lead researcher Una D...Users claim the drug enhances intimacy, diminishes anxiety, and facilitates some forms of psychotherapy...These problems are thought to arise from the drug's targeted toxic effects...