Archive for May, 2009

Doctors Offices Can Be Germ Havens – 311th Edition

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Health experts say that emergency rooms and family practice offices may be the among the best places to catch a bug.
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Older People More Immune To Swine Flu – 310th Edition

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

New test results show that people in their 60s and older have signs of greater immunity to the new swine flu virus.
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US Swine Flu Deaths Hit Double-Digits – 309th Edition

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Swine flu forced Christina Huitron to make a choice no mother should ever have to make.
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New Warrant Issued For Minn. Mom In Chemo Dispute – 308th Edition

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

A new arrest warrant was issued Thursday as the search continued for the Minnesota mother who fled with her 13-year-old cancer-stricken son to avoid chemotherapy treatments.
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AP Poll: Many Students Stressed, Some Depressed – 307th Edition

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Stress over grades. Financial worries. Trouble sleeping. Feeling hopeless.
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USDA Announces Ground Beef Recall – 306th Edition

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Valley Meats recalls nearly 100,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.
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Obese Women’s Kids More Likely To Have Asthma – 305th Edition

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Children born to overweight mothers have a greater chance of breathing problems later in life.
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Utah Officials Report 1st Swine Flu-Related Death – 304th Edition

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

State health officials are reporting the first death associated with swine flu in Utah.
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Mickelson Takes Break; Wife Diagnosed With Cancer – 303th Edition

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Phil Mickelson’s wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the three-time major champion said Wednesday he will suspend his PGA Tour schedule indefinitely.
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Vaccine Maker Offers 50M Doses In Flu Pandemic – 302th Edition

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

If a global flu pandemic breaks out, one vaccine maker says it will donate its product to help control the situation and offer discounts to developing nations.
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