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Surveillance of Influenza Flulike Diseases Enhanced the News International

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StandardNet Surveillance of influenza, flu-like diseases enhancedThe News InternationalWith the onset of winter in Sindh, the provincial health and livestock departments have enhanced the surveillance of influenza, upper respiratory tract infections and viral diseases among poultry and humans, The News has learnt. ...Fewer got flu shots at health unit clinicsThe North Bay NuggetThe shot felt [...]

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State Declares Feral Pigs an Invasive Species

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State Declares Feral Pigs An Invasive Species Legislature will have until early July to come up with regulations for breeding and confining the pigs that are a threat to farms and native species. Read more on WILX 10 Lansing Tags: invasive species, Declares, wilx 10, feral pigs, Legislature, Feral

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Get Vaccinated Before Flu Cases Increase Newark Post

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Get vaccinated before flu cases increaseNewark PostInfluenza is not the gift you want to give this holiday season. Unfortunately, many people remain unvaccinated and are therefore open to catching the flu as they move through crowds of shoppers, travelers at rest stops and visit with loved ones. ... Read the full story: Get vaccinated before [...]

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Make Health Workers Get Flu Shot: Lynn

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Make health workers get flu shot: Lynn The Grey Bruce Health Unit and at least one area doctor are downright cranky at health-care workers who have not been immunized, after an alarming number of local flu deaths this season. Medical Officer of Health Dr.[...] Read more on Owen Sound Sun Times Tags: health-care, Grey, health [...]

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How to Make a Deadly Pandemic Virus Mother Jones

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Decoded Science How to Make a Deadly Pandemic VirusMother JonesH5N1 influenza viruses—aka Avian flu—are efficient killers that have wiped out poultry flocks and some 600 or so hapless people who came into close contact with the birds. But at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, virologist Ron ...Scientists create a lethal version of avian [...]

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Bird Flu Suspected as Teenage Girl Dies in Central Vietnam

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Bird flu suspected as teenage girl dies in central Vietnam A 15-year-old girl with bird flu symptoms died early this week in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, VnExpress reported Friday. Read more on Thanh Nien Daily Tags: Bird, VnExpress, girl, thanh nien, bird flu symptoms

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5 Questions About Getting a Pneumonia Vaccine PennLive.com

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PennLive.com 5 questions about getting a pneumonia vaccinePennLive.comThe flu shot protects against the influenza virus. The flu shot will help prevent pneumonia caused by the influenza virus. A: The Centers for Disease Control and most physicians agree that all small children should receive the kid's version of the ... and more& » Read the full [...]

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New H1N1 Victim Resistant to Drug

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New H1N1 victim resistant to drug A 33-year-old man suffering from human swine flu (H1N1) has developed resistance to Tamiflu. Read more on The Standard Tags: Tamiflu, victim, Standard, swine flu, Flu

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County Urges Residents to Get a Free Flu Shot phillyBurbs.com

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County urges residents to get a free flu shotphillyBurbs.com5-9 to be Burlington County Influenza Vaccination Week. The Health Department also will offer FluZone High-Dose vaccines for people over 65, officials said. The county has been providing immunizations at various clinics over the past few months. ...South Jersey counties extend flu-shot clinics [The Philadelphia Inquirer]Insurance News [...]

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Stanford Researchers Develop Low-Cost Medical Ventilators for Global Disasters

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Stanford researchers develop low-cost medical ventilators for global disasters A biodesign team is close to commercially launching a low-cost ventilator, called OneBreath, which will be the first device specifically designed to address the global shortage of emergency. Read more on Stanford Report Tags: shortage, stanford researchers, global disasters, Stanford, biodesign

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WHO Reports Swine Origin Influenza in US Children RTT News

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CTV.ca WHO Reports Swine Origin Influenza In US ChildrenRTT News(RTTNews) - The World Health Organization has said that three cases of human infection with swine origin triple reassortant influenza A(H3N2) has been reported from the United States. Three children - aged 11 months to 3 years -- experienced onset of ...CDC confirms similarity of novel [...]

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Respiratory Illness RSV Rising in Edmonton

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Respiratory illness RSV rising in Edmonton The contagious virus known as RSV is on the rise in Edmonton. Read more on CBC Edmonton Tags: Rise, RSV, respiratory illness, contagious virus, cbc edmonton, illness

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Metaknowledge: Powerful New Ways to Electronically Mine Research

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Metaknowledge: Powerful new ways to electronically mine research The Internet has become not only a tool for disseminating knowledge through scientific publications, but it also has the potential to shape scientific research through expanding the field of metaknowledge -- the study of knowledge itself. The new possibilities for metaknowledge include developing a better understanding of [...]

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WHO Southern Hemisphere Wraps Up Its Flu Season CIDRAP

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WHO: Southern Hemisphere wraps up its flu seasonCIDRAPNov 18, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – Influenza activity in the Southern Hemisphere has mostly returned to off-season levels, with only a few countries in tropical regions reporting significant activity, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. ...Are you suffering from a cold or flu?BCLocalNewsThe Chronicle @ Kettle Run: [...]

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Swine Flu Shots Linked to Narcolepsy in Sweden

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Swine flu shots linked to narcolepsy in Sweden The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Tuesday that Sweden is one of twelve countries that reported cases of narcolepsy after the swine flu vaccine was administered. Read more on The Local Tags: flu shots, swine flu vaccine, Flu, world health organisation, narcolepsy, Swine

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Chinese Researchers Simulate Complete H1N1 Virus With NVIDIA Supercomputer Asian Scientist Magazine

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Asian Scientist Magazine Chinese Researchers Simulate Complete H1N1 Virus With NVIDIA SupercomputerAsian Scientist MagazineChinese researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in the race to battle influenza by creating the world's first computer simulation of a whole H1N1 influenza virus at the atomic level. AsianScientist (Nov. 15, 2011) – Chinese researchers have ...Chinese researchers tap GPU [...]

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