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2 hrs ago | Reuters

Did U.S. make mistake in skipping vaccine additive?

As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instantly double or triple the number of doses available -- by using an immune booster called an adjuvant.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Fri Nov 20, 2009

MSNBC

Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet

Swine flu: Is the worst behind us? Nov. 20: New numbers on reported swine flu cases show the epidemic may have reached its peak in the U.S. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.

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

Coshocton Tribune

Ohio health director: H1N1 vaccine has gone to most at risk

WASHINGTON -- Ohio residents deemed most at risk for the H1N1 virus should have been vaccinated by now, and vaccination efforts now are focusing on a larger at-risk population, the state health director said.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Ohio, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Washington, OH

KSNT-TV Topeka

CDC: Swine flu cases seem to be dropping in US

A nurse walks by a triage tent that was set up outside of the emergency room at Sutter Delta Medical Center April 30, 2009 in Antioch, California.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

Physics Blog

Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures

A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Nursing

WALB-TV Albany

Fighting the flu on flights

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new "Travel Well" campaign just in time for the holidays.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Abc13.com

Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Susan Collins, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

China Daily

You eat less fat, caffeine, cheese - is salt next?

SYDNEY: You never consume trans fats, have reduced caffeine, and rarely eat cheese.

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The Mobile Register Online

US survey shows Southern counties most obese

The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Alabama Government, Alabama

MediLexicon

Night Beat, Overtime And A Disrupted Sleep Pattern Can Harm Officers' Health

Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Also Included In: Public Health Stroke A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a good "night's" sleep.

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Related Topix: Health

Brazil Times

H1N1 vaccination clinic this weekend

The Clay County Health Department will conduct another H1N1 vaccination clinic for county residents from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, at the Clay County Courthouse.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WTOV9.com

1.5M Per Day Getting Swine Flu Vaccine In China 2 hrs ago

China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.

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

Reuters

Regulation, suspicion slow U.S. flu response: hearing

Vaccine makers praised the U.S. response to the swine flu pandemic on Wednesday but said regulatory delays and public suspicion have held up innovative ways to speed and stretch the U.S. influenza vaccine supply.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Food and Drug Administration, US News

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

Swine flu is present 'in virtually the entire country,' CDC expert says

Pandemic H1N1 influenza "is here . . . in virtually the entire country," Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

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

Journal-News

Half of Ohioa s adults may be obese by 2018

In 10 years, half of adult Ohioans are expected to be obese, according to a new study to be released Tuesday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Emory University, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Wright State University, Life, Food, Nutrition

Winchendon Courier

Prevalence of STDs a concern at clinics

Just days after announcing Americans are smoking more, the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed our health is worsening in another preventable way - the prevalence of sexually-transmitted diseases is climbing.

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Ventura County Star

BC-SWINE-FLU-NYT

As a nationwide shortage of swine flu vaccine stretched into its sixth week, U.S. health officials defended how they handled the program, arguing that the roots of the shortage were beyond their control and that they had made the right decisions on matters they could affect.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Biotech, Healthcare Industry

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Reuters

Not just swine flu - new cold virus may lurk, too

Runny nose, fever, cough, even pneumonia -- the symptoms sound like swine flu but children hospitalized at one U.S. hospital in fact had a rhinovirus, better known as a common cold virus, doctors said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Reuters

Many in U.S. still lack cholesterol tests, drugs

Many people in the United States are still not being screened for high levels of so-called bad cholesterol, and when they are found to have it, are often never treated, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, US News

The Advocate

CDC should rethink who gets vaccine

Last summer, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined who should receive the H1N1 vaccine when it became available -- including who should be given highest priority if there were limited doses.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Diabetes

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