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What is the Difference Between Regular Flu and Swine Flu? Here is Lifesaving Information

With so much discussion about the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, you may be wondering what is the difference between regular flu and the ...

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Swine Flu Symptoms

Direct transmission of a swine flu virus from pigs to humans is occasionally possible (called zoonotic swine flu). This seems very less This seems very less information... ...

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Netherlands destroying 17 million swine flu vaccine doses

... is destroying more than 17 million unused doses of swine flu vaccine that were nearing their expiry date and that it could not resell, ...

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WHO delays judgement on swine flu pandemic

... World Health Organisation on whether to end the year-old swine flu pandemic alert could now meet as late as August, the agency's chief said on ...

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Swine Flu How Is It Caught? - Very Real Facts You Need To Know

You may recall that learning how is the swine flu transmitted is one certain system for preventing becoming contaminated by ...

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Hong Kong study promises new swine flu treatment

... have discovered a new way to treat patients suffering from swine flu, a report said Thursday, after the deadly virus killed more than 18,000 ...

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Possible Swine Flu Symptoms

Fever Cough Headache Fatigue Chills Muscle Ache or Pain Joint Pain Diarrhea Sore Throat Runny Nose Sneezing Loss of Appetite ...

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2 experts resign from WHO swine flu review panel

... expert panel reviewing the global body's response to the swine flu outbreak have resigned over concerns about perceived conflict of interest. ...

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WHO chief defends management of swine flu pandemic

... on Tuesday defended the agency's handling of the swine flu pandemic, rejecting a top medical journal claims that it was marred by ...

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Swiss defend swine flu vaccine purchase

... of vaccine as the country's population at the start of the swine flu pandemic, although most remain unused. ...

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Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug

Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Can secondhand smoke hurt kids' grades?

Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests.

Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted
among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says.

Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies

Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests.

Health Highlights: July 29, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more

San Francisco sends out seven ambulances in response to people thought to be in cardiac or respiratory arrest for every one person that is actually in cardiac arrest, according to a new study of the city's Emergency Medical Dispatch system.

Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study

Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study.

Black Teens May Need Higher Vitamin D Supplementation

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Among black teens, vitamin
D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness -- a risk factor for
heart disease and stroke -- but adequate supplementation may resolve the
problem, a new study has found.

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers

More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.

Meth use in pregnancy endangers mom and baby

New research shows that babies born to methamphetamine-using moms face much higher risks of serious complications, compared to babies not exposed in the womb to this illegal street drug.