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The virus of 'Contagion': What are moviegoers really scared of?
The Big PictureIs it really a big surprise to discover that while America is enduring its worst economic downturn in 70 years and experiencing a paroxysm of partisan political infighting that the No. 1 movie last weekend was “Contagion,” which depicts a........ -
State to get CDC help against whooping cough epidemic
Q13 FOX News reporterThe state is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for investigative help in determining why whooping cough is spreading so quickly in Washington. It comes after Gov. Christine Gregoire released emergency money to pay for more vaccine,...Tags: Disease Prevention, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Maria Cantwell, Christine Gregoire
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Book Review: 'Tinderbox' by Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin
Special to Tribune NewspapersTinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and the How the World Can Finally Overcome It By Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin Penguin Press, 421 pp., $29.95 Few diseases have been the subject of more books than the HIV/AIDS pandemic, with such...Tags: The Washington Post, Health, Human Body, Genes and Chromosomes, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Farm Management Minute: Perform actions in present to sustain future
If I recall, my high school class graduation motto was “Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” Since turning the tassel that day, I've strived to change the word “worried” to “planned.” That can apply to a week, month or year as well. I've...Tags: Marketing, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farms, Flu
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Dr. Jen Ashton: Age Stopping Secrets
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is a Board-Certified Ob-Gyn, who specializes in Adolescent Gynecology. Born in California and raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, she hails from a family of 6 other physicians and one nurse. She attended the Horace Mann School and then...Tags: Women's Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Columbia University, CBS Corp., Cancer
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After slow start, flu season ramps up in Maryland
It's nearly spring, temperatures in the 70s, yet the flu waited until now to ramp up in Maryland, killing three members of a Calvert County family.
Usually, flu season strikes earlier. By this time last year, the flu had been widespread and had already...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Disease Prevention, Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Late flu season hits Illinois
The breezes are balmy, green shoots are poking up through the dirt, people are wearing shorts. What could possibly put a damper on the bliss of spring? The flu. Off to its latest start in 29 years, influenza season has arrived in the U.S., including...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Chicago Tribune, Disease Prevention, Flu Vaccine, Long Term Care
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Funeral held for Calvert County family stricken with flu
Lou Ruth Blake was the family's matriarch who sang in the church choir and organized gospel shows. Lowell Frederick Blake liked to make people laugh. Venessa Marie Blake was the ardent churchgoer with a contagious smile.
All three family members died...Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Lungs and Airways
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Calvert County family members all had the flu
State health officials say today that lab tests confirm all four members of a Calvert County family striken with a severe respiratory illness in recent weeks had the H3N2 strain of influenza A, a strain of the flu that has been going around this season....Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lab Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Symptoms
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Flu season off to a slow start; vaccine still available
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that flu cases have begun to creep up in February, making it one of the latest starts to the influenza season in almost three decades.
There are a few flu strains circulating, including H1N1, but...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine
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Three cases of flu linked to County Fair
Press ReleaseThe Pennsylvania departments of Health and Agriculture today announced three cases of a novel influenza A virus have been identified, and are now linked to an agricultural fair in southwestern Pennsylvania. The first individual to become ill, announced...Tags: Coughing, Health, Human Body, Throat, Genes and Chromosomes
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First Confirmed Cases of Influenza Reported in L.A. County
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- Three adults and one child are the first confirmed cases of influenza this year in Los Angeles County. Three of the individuals were infected with Influenza A H3N2, and one person was infected with H1N1. The individuals are...Tags: Diabetes, Flu Vaccine, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Clinics
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