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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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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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A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves — cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.
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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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Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you’ll get a blank stare.
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Schools are closing by the dozens as officials say they are being hit so hard and so fast by the H1N1 virus that they feel shutting down for a few days is the only feasible option.
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said Thursday it is on track to meet its U.S. government order for swine flu vaccine, seeking to calm fears in recent weeks that shipments and vaccination programs may be delayed.
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People who have knee pain from osteoarthritis may feel better if they practice a traditional Chinese art.
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A new father missed his daughter’s birth because he was possibly infected with the H1N1 flu.
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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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