The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear.
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WHO Investigating Norway Swine Flu Mutations – 1253th Edition
Friday, November 20th, 2009Moderate Dems Key In Upcoming Health Vote – 1254th Edition
Friday, November 20th, 2009A wavering moderate Democrat said Friday he’d stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line.
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Cost Of Child Vaccines Fall, More Kids Saved – 1245th Edition
Friday, November 20th, 2009Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.
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Experts Say Radical Measures Won’t Stop H1N1 – 1244th Edition
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.
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AP Poll: Support For Curbs On Malpractice Lawsuits – 1239th Edition
Thursday, November 19th, 2009It’s an issue that Democrats would rather not deal with as they shape a health care overhaul. Yet a new Associated Press poll says most Americans support curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits.
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1 Conjoined Twin Talking After Surgery – 1240th Edition
Thursday, November 19th, 2009A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally Thursday after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said.
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Health Bill Nears Debate After Positive CBO Review – 1241th Edition
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Congressional budget crunchers said Thurday the Democrats’ latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least 20 years, an assessment that gave supporters hope as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate.
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Doctor On Panel Stands By Mammogram Advice – 1242th Edition
Thursday, November 19th, 2009A member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended the task force’s report, saying that it was based on the most up-to-date, accurate information available.
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US Survey Shows Southern Counties Most Obese – 1243th Edition
Thursday, November 19th, 2009The 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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Public Favors Gov’t Health Plan, Poll Says – 1234th Edition
Thursday, November 19th, 2009More Americans support creation of a new government-run health insurance plan to compete with the private insurance market, a new Associated Press poll finds, but the level of enthusiasm depends on how the question is asked.
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