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1 hr ago | ClipSyndicate

New mom may have died of H1N1

A new mother of twins from Springfield Township died Thursday from possible complications of H1N1, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department said on Friday.Health department spokesman Larry Vasko told FOX Toledo News that 24-year-old Mandy Kimbler died Thursday at Toledo Hospital.

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Related Topix: Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Video, Health

5 hrs ago | Drug Store News

FDA not blowing smoke when it comes to ban on flavored tobacco

ROCKVILLE, Md. Weeks after the Food and Drug Administration began enforcing laws against flavored cigarettes, several companies have continued to sell them, the agency announced Friday.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Smoking, Health

Fri Nov 06, 2009

FOX6Now.com - WITI

Deputy shoots, wounds unruly inmate inside Waukesha Memorial Hospital

A Waukesha Sheriff's Deputy shot an inmate at Waukesha Memorial Hospital after the inmate began a scuffle.

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Related Topix: Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

WLOX

In Europe, an orderly approach to swine flu shots

In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Europe, World News, United Kingdom

WWLP

Poll: 33 pct. able to get H1N1 vaccineMI

Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biotech, Healthcare Industry, Family, Kids

ABC News

Boston Scientific Paying $296 Million Settlement

Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Friday it will pay $296 million to settle a Department of Justice investigation into the company's Guidant unit.

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Related Topix: Boston Scientific, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry

ClipSyndicate

AFD prepared for H1N1

If H1N1 hits the Albuquerque Fire Department hard, it could jeopardize their ability to get to residents in an emergency, but the department is offering vaccinations and making other preparations to prevent that from happening.At all of the city's fire stations, it's all about extra gloves, masks, hand sanitizer, and vaccinations.At the Albuquerque ...

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Fire, Influenza, Video

Donside Today

Academy to tackle killer diseases A health school dedicated to...

A health school dedicated to tackling the world's killer diseases is to be launched.

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Related Topix: Malaria, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WHAS-TV Louisville

Judge won't bar new federal tobacco marketing regs

A federal judge ruled Thursday that tobacco companies hoping to block new restrictions on their marketing have little chance of succeeding.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Marketing, Food and Drug Administration, Tobacco, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Smoking, Health, Altria Group

The Post-Standard

Large New York City employers are getting swine flu vaccine

Some of New York City's largest employers - including Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and big universities - have started receiving doses of the much-in-demand swine flu vaccine for their at-risk employees.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services, Pediatrics, New York

CKNW News Talk 980

H1N1 vaccine, given to millions, safe, no serious side-effects seen: WHO

Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the agency's top flu expert, says 20 countries have started to administer the pandemic vaccine, which appears to be very safe.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Influenza

Myrtle Beach Online

3 N.C. hospital workers didn't take flu shot, resign

Three workers at a major North Carolina hospital are gone after failing to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Family, Kids

ClipSyndicate

Families Rally For Hearing Aid Coverage For Kids

Imagine having your child diagnosed with hearing loss only to find out insurance companies won't pay for hearing aids.

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Related Topix: Audiology, Video, Health

Wed Nov 04, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

Merck, flush with cash, eyes more deals

TRENTON a ' The new Merck & Co. has become the world's second-biggest drug maker overnight with a huge acquisition, but it still has a fat wallet and plans more wheeling and dealing.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Healthcare Industry, Schering Plough, Women's Health, Pfizer, New York Metro

ABC News

Family Doctors Group Loses Members Over Coke Deal

Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke.

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Related Topix: Beverages, CocaCola, Family Practice

KOMO

Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat

The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Iowa State University, Pets, Ferrets, Ames, IA

WLTX-TV Columbia

Older Patients Most Likely to Die from H1N1 Influenza

An analysis of more than 1,000 California patients hospitalized with H1N1 flu during the first four months of the pandemic found that infants were most likely to be admitted, and patients 50 and older were most likely to die once admitted.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Preventive Medicine

KFVS

Dejection fills Maine ballroom after marriage vote

Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Maine, Maine Government, Gay/Lesbian, Massage Therapy, Health

ClipSyndicate

Many Doctors Need More H1N1 Vaccines

Doctors offices around metro Detroit have been swamped with calls for the swine flu vaccine.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Video

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WBT-AM Charlotte

Rising commodities, dealmaking lift stocks

In this Nov. 8, 2006 file photo, visitors pass a sign in a hallway at the New York Stock Exchange.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Warren Buffett, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Black and Decker, Appliances, Household Products, Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Healthcare Industry

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