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A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10, the World Health Organization says.
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President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year.
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Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn’t necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a new study says.
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West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts say.
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Gen-Probe Inc. says the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency approval to its diagnostic test for the 2009 swine flu.
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Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.
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A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves — cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.
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A fight broke out Thursday at a Reno, Nev., clinic giving shots for swine flu when someone reportedly tried to cut in line.
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The ABC affiliate here is airing a two-part series that takes a close — and unobscured — look at breast self-exams. The series is airing during the fall “sweeps” period critical for a TV station’s ad revenue, prompting concern by a parental watchdog group. But WJLA insists it’s not just a naked attempt to boost the ratings.
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Nobody can resist grabbing a piece of candy from the Halloween bowl or bag. And maybe just one more. What does that do to a healthy diet?
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