More than 1,000 get mumps in NY, NJ [9 Feb 10, 3:00am] More than 1,000 people in New Jersey and New York, many of them adolescent Orthodox Jews, have been sickened with mumps since August, health authorities said Monday.
Jackson doc charged with manslaughter [9 Feb 10, 1:48am] Michael Jackson's doctor was charged Monday with involuntary manslaghter in connection with the pop star's June 25 death at age 50.
Health care meeting to be televised Feb. 25 [9 Feb 10, 1:24am] President Obama's bipartisan meeting on health care reform planned for February 25 will be broadcast live, a senior administration official said Monday.
Study: 'Electronic cigarettes' don't deliver [9 Feb 10, 12:55am] "Electronic cigarettes" that vaporize nicotine juice to inhale instead of smoke from burning tobacco do not deliver as promised, according to research at Virginia Commonwealth University.
How to fight childhood obesity in 3 steps [8 Feb 10, 11:13pm] Worried about your child's weight? You can do more than just nag him or her about eating too much junk food. Implementing three healthy family habits--eating dinner together, making sure they get enough sleep, and limiting TV--may help.
Egypt: Rate of swine flu cases declining, says health ministry - Zawya.com [9 Feb 10, 6:06am] CAIRO: The rate of swine flu cases reported nationwide has been declining and will continue to do so until April, said Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesman of the Ministry of Health. He added however that they are expecting a new wave in March. The ...
Surplus of Swine Flu Vaccine in Arizona - MyFox Phoenix [9 Feb 10, 4:54am] PHOENIX -- If you still haven't gotten the swine flu vaccine, there are plenty available. The Arizona Department of Health Services says there is a 3- to 4-week surplus in the state. That is because the strong wave of H1N1 flu cases that hit Ari…
This little swine flu went all the way home - Daily Trojan [9 Feb 10, 4:26am] After months of commotion, it looks like the swine flu epidemic is finally coming to a close. No more mass school shutdowns, no more hurried vaccinations and no more door handle-related trepidation. If the number of cases keeps dropping, the disease…
Developmental services suffer over swine flu vaccine staffing - Irish Times [9 Feb 10, 12:44am] Drop coincides with transfer of staff from immunisation clinics to mass vaccination centres for swine flu THERE IS growing concern about falling MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination rates in schoolchildren as well as a lack of developmental .…
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