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Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu
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State confirms two cases of swine flu at Somerset County Fair
Daily American Staff WriterHealth officials report that three Somerset County Fair participants have contracted the new strain of swine flu. Â Christine Cronkright, state Department of Health spokeswoman, said two of the cases have been confirmed by lab reports and a third person...Tags: General Practitioners, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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Texas A&M awarded biodefense contract
KIAHThe Texas A&M University System just said, 'Howdy!' to a huge government contract. The contract makes A&M one of three national biodefense centers in the country. The others are in Baltimore, Maryland and Raleigh, North Carolina. These centers will...Tags: Vaccines
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Don't panic over West Nile Virus
The Kid's Doctorhttp://www.kidsdr.com Watching the late news last week, I discovered that I live in the zip code with the highest number of cases of West Nile Virus in the country, and sadly, two deaths. At the same time, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...Tags: West Nile Virus, Acetaminophen (drug), Viral Diseases and Infections, Ibuprofen (drug), Diseases and Illnesses
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Minnesota's first case of new swine flu reported
A new influenza strain that people acquire through contact with pigs has caused its first reported illness in Minnesota, the state Health Department reported on Monday, Aug. 20. One case of variant H3N2 influenza was confirmed in a preschooler who lives...Tags: Family, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Flu
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Local researchers aim for universal flu vaccine
LA JOLLA, Calif. - At one of the many laboratories at the Scripps Research Institute, one drop at a time, a researcher is carefully working to crystalize components of what could become the first universal flu vaccine. "What we're trying to do now is...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Biology, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses
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Officials: Swine flu confirmed in ill Michigan child
MASON, Mich. (AP) — Health officials say a strain of swine flu is responsible for an illness that sickened a child who recently attended the Ingham County Fair in mid-Michigan. The Michigan Department of Community Health announced Wednesday it...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Do people turn to Twitter for CPR info?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Amid snarky comments and links to cat videos, some Twitter users turn to the social network to find and post information on cardiac arrest and CPR, according to a new study. Over a month, researchers found 15,324 messages -...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, University of Pennsylvania, Social Media, Emergency Health Procedures, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Officials: Safe to pet animals at fair
It is OK to pet the pigs at the Brown County Fair even though a new flu virus that can pass from swine to people has been discovered in Indiana and Ohio, veterinarians said. The virus, called H3N2v, creates flu symptoms in people who have come in...Tags: Tinea Corporis, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu
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Indiana now has 138 swine flu cases in 23 counties
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials say a new strain of swine flu now has been found in 23 counties of the state. The Indiana State Department of Health said Thursday that Marion, Marshall, and Delaware counties have joined 20 previously...
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