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And health officials are strongly encouraging those with certain chronic health conditions to be inoculated with the H1N1 vaccine. Between Sept. 1 and Nov. 17, 1,127 hospitalizations and 43 deaths from influenza were reported in Oregon, according to a...
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Canada has officially entered the second wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Friday. A pilot project in London, Ont., is trying to determine if chewing gum will ease swallowing problems among people with Parkinson's disease....
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WASHINGTON: The new H1N1 swine flu virus has killed 36 U.S. children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. It said 67 percent of them had high-risk medical conditions putting them more at risk of severe disease, such...
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The onset of the child’s illness was Friday, June 19, while the adult became ill the next day. Both received treatment from the same health-care provider, who submitted samples for testing, Jenkins said. The boy and man are not related and have not associated...
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On the same day the first global flu epidemic in 41 years was confirmed, Valley health authorities reported Maricopa County is home to 322 cases and also took the opportunity to urge parents to immunize their children against seasonal flu before an outbreak...
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The World Health Organization thinks there are more cases than expected among young people in the aboriginal population living in northern Canada. In recent days there has been a spike in the H1N1 flu among the Inuits, who are generally less affluent.
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The Sri Lankan government has again strongly denied government forces have been shelling a designated "safe zone" for civilians in the north-east. Sri Lanka's health minister told the BBC Tamil Tiger rebels were responsible for spreading false propaganda.
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Minnesota disease investigators once again may have solved the riddle of a nation-wide salmonella outbreak...Officials from the state Department of Health said late Friday that a sample taken from a tub of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter has the same...
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Seasoned travel agents, airlines and airport staffs offer various tips to help people plan for smooth trips during the busy holiday season. "The most important travel tip is for passengers to arrive at least two hours before their flight," said Patrick...
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According to the Prime Minister's Office, public health officials have linked a deadly nationwide bacterial outbreak to recalled meat products from Maple Leaf Foods. The outbreak has resulted in 21 confirmed cases of listeriosis, a kind of food poisoning...
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