Monthly Archives January 2010

Flu can raise chances of heart attack - News 8 KFMB

Flu can raise chances of heart attack - News 8 KFMBSo, it is not surprising that you would have the increased risk of a myocardial infarction during or right after an influenza infection.” In addition, the flu virus may have a negative effect directly on the heart, Siegel said. “Flu stresses and
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Today’s headline: A Panic Epidemic - Daily Breeze

Today’s headline: A Panic Epidemic - Daily Breeze from the very start of the outbreak in March; this information could have prevented some phobia toward the influenza Disease Control and Prevention, is that 5 to 20 percent of the American population gets the seasonal flu, and 36,000 people
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The Willies - American Reporter

The Willies - American ReporterBRADENTON, Fla., May 2, 2009 — About six months before the H1N1 ’swine flu’ virus broke out, an immigrant from Bangladesh began selling food on the streets of Mexico City. Shortly before his own death, the food vendor was visited by his brother, who
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Vaccination clinic planned Thursday - Argus Leader

Vaccination clinic planned Thursday - Argus LeaderAn H1N1 flu shot clinic is planned for Thursday at the MariCar Community Center, 400 N. Valley View Road. The clinic is from 2 to 6 p.m. or until all 750 doses are used. The event is open to everyone. Children 9 and younger need a second dose of [...]

Slipping through the cracks: Vaccination gaps cause outbreaks - Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Slipping through the cracks: Vaccination gaps cause outbreaks - Alexandria Daily Town TalkBrendalee Flint did everything she could to keep her baby safe. She nourished her with breast milk; she gave her all the routine vaccines. But Flint never realized how much her daughter’s health would depend on the actions of her friends, neighbors [...]

Punk Legend Recalls Life, And Love, As ‘Kids’ - NPR News

Punk Legend Recalls Life, And Love, As ‘Kids’ - NPR News“Come on now, try and understand/The way I feel when I’m in your hands,” sings Patti Smith in her 1978 song “Because the Night.” It’s tempting to wonder whether the Godmother of Punk was thinking of Robert Mapplethorpe, Smith’s ex-lover and first
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BUYINS.NET: VZ, BHI, NUE, BTU, NVS, SHW Expected To Be Higher After - TMCnet

BUYINS.NET: VZ, BHI, NUE, BTU, NVS, SHW Expected To Be Higher After - TMCnetJan 25, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) — BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Tuesday, January 26th and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly
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Seasonal, H1N1 flu clinic set for Jan. 27 - Abington Mariner

Seasonal, H1N1 flu clinic set for Jan. 27 - Abington Mariner Seasonal Flu vaccination clinic Wednesday, Jan. 27, between 1 and 4 p.m. at Orleans Senior Center, 150 Rock Harbor Road. The clinic is open to all Eastham residents over the age of 6 months. Registration is required; for the H1H1 vaccine
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Flu activity ’significantly below’ normal for January, agency says - Vancouver Sun

Flu activity ’significantly below’ normal for January, agency says - Vancouver SunBrown cautioned, as many other experts do, that influenza viruses are unpredictable and it’s unclear how the rest of the flu season will play out. Dr. Anand Kumar, an intensive care specialist in Winnipeg who has been at the forefront of H1N1
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Columbus blacks more likely than whites to be hospitalized with H1N1 - Columbus Dispatch

Columbus blacks more likely than whites to be hospitalized with H1N1 - Columbus DispatchBlacks in Columbus are nearly three times more likely than whites to be hospitalized with complications associated with the H1N1 flu, according to the city health department. Columbus Public Health reported this morning that black H1N1 patients have
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