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Former IOC president Samaranch attends a meeting with UEFA president ...

Source: Reuters
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge and former IOC ...

Source: Reuters

Former IOC president Samaranch attends a meeting with UEFA president ...

Canada's Olympic team should receive the swine flu vaccine on a priority basis to prevent an outbreak at the Winter Games, according to the team's top medical officer. Using a targeted cancer drug more than doubled survival rates among children with a rare type of leukemia, a B.C. researcher has found....

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Winter Olympics: Canada team doctor calls for swine flu jabs

News Source: The independent | about 1 month ago

Olympic athletes should be among the first to be vaccinated against the deadly H1N1 flu virus, Canada's team doctor said Tuesday, amid fears an outbreak may spoil the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Bob McCormack, the Canadian team's chief doctor,...
PNG urges Australia, NZ to support Fiji

News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | about 1 month ago

Following a regional leaders' meeting at the weekend in Fiji, Somare said Australia and New Zealand should stop shunning Fiji's military leader Voreqe Bainimarama. "It will be difficult for them to change but with a lot of explanation and...
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News Source: The Olympia | about 1 month ago

The last time Julie Chu and the U.S. women’s hockey team played in Spokane was before the 2002 Olympics. “I was starry-eyed,” said Chu, now preparing for her third Olympics. “The crowd was rowdy...It was a wonderful experience. “It was a...
Former IOC president Samaranch checked at hospital

News Source: GMA News | about 1 month ago

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch underwent hospital exams after feeling ill at a sports conference on Tuesday. The 89-year-old Spaniard, who headed the IOC from 1980 to 2001, was attending the Sportel...
Canadian Olympic top doctor calls for swine flu jabs

News Source: Star Phoenix | about 1 month ago

McCormack. "This is kind of a microscopic drop in a large bucket." He believes Canadians would want their athletes to be protected from the deadly H1N1 flu. "The example that will make most sense to Canadians is, what if the men's hockey team got...
CBS Sportsline: Former IOC head Samaranch hospitalized

News Source: Uinta County News | about 1 month ago

Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch has been reportedly hospitalized following a mild heart attack. The 89-year-old Samaranch, who headed the IOC from 1980 to 2001, collapsed while attending the Sportel international sports television...