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HHS outlines flu-pandemic vaccine scenario
Essential health care workers would be immunized first if a flu pandemic broke out in the United States, the government said yesterday. The Department of Health and Human Services released long-awaited details on who would get vaccinated if a serious...Tags: Animal Diseases, Medical Services, Vaccines, Employees, Virus Diseases
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Focus on foreign policy
Whether Barack Obama's multi-nation, overseas tour amounts to a political stunt — as critics claim — or not, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president and U.S. senator from Illinois is moving in the right direction. So far, foreign-...Tags: Slavery, Elections, Human Rights, Political Candidates, Barack Obama
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Bill Gates, Bloomberg to target smoking globally
michael.frazier@newsday.comMoney-strapped smoking cessation programs in developing countries like India and Indonesia are getting a multimillion-dollar boost from Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The billionaire philanthropists announced yesterday a $500...Tags: Charity, Michael Bloomberg, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates
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Soledad O'Brien hosts CNN's 'Black in America'
SHOW "The Black Woman & Family" WHEN|WHERE Tonight at 9 on CNN DETAILS The Soledad O'Brien-anchored documentary explores the varied experiences of black women and their families, while investigating the reasons behind disturbing statistics on single... -
Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking
Associated Press WriterMicrosoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said...Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated, Charity, Company Information, Michael Bloomberg, Microsoft Corp.
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Study: Most nursing homes not ready for pandemics
Associated Press WriterNew research suggests more than half of nursing homes are not prepared to help overwhelmed hospitals in emergencies. Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, released Tuesday, says nursing homes are not equipped to...Tags: Emergency Planning, Long Term Care, Virus Diseases, Illnesses, Government Health Care
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James Sprains Ankle
U.S. forward LeBron James left practice with an ankle sprain Tuesday in Las Vegas. James landed on Kevin Durant's foot in a game against a team of young NBA players. "He thinks it's a mild sprain," coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "Our trainers think it's a...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, LeBron James, Personal Data Collection, Kobe Bryant, Interior Policy
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Savage defends autism statements on his radio show
carol.polsky@newsday.comConservative radio talk show jock Michael Savage used his nationally syndicated show yesterday to defend his controversial remarks on autism as "taken out of context" as outraged parents protested earlier outside the Manhattan offices of his local...Tags: Demographics, Roman Catholic, Mental Illness, Radio, Family
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A peek into world of 'Girls'
The plot of "Girls of Riyadh" unfolds as a series of e-mails posted by a female narrator whose identity is ambiguous ("I am every one of my friends and my story is their story.") Each installment is introduced with the narrator's response to comments from...Tags: Mark Twain
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Poor eating habits plague urban poor
Having spent several years working in poor communities in Baltimore, I'm sure that there are many children who go hungry and suffer from malnutrition ("City plans hunger fight," July 16). However, when I look at the eating habits of many of the...Tags: People
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