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2 hrs ago | BBC News

Swine flu vaccine effects probed

A study to identify any rare side effects of the swine flu vaccination is being launched by scientists in Dundee.

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6 hrs ago | The Post Chronicle

Don't Kiss Santa, He May Have The Flu: Hungary Government

Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Medicine, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

10 hrs ago | WOODTV.com

Kiss the cheek to avoid H1N1

Britain's authority on etiquette says it's more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands a ' so the swine flu pandemic should not make people afraid of kissing under the mistletoe this holiday season.

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15 hrs ago | KTEN-TV Denison

Pregnancy & Children's Health

Vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding Have you given any thought to protecting yourself and your baby against infectious diseases - like seasonal influenza and the H1N1 flu virus, an additional flu risk this year? It's important to consider vaccination part of your prenatal care.

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19 hrs ago | Edmonton Sun

Flu plan braced for worst

The Canada Revenue Agency's pandemic-planning scenario explored the grim possibility of 65 deaths among its 45,000 employees, hundreds of workers hospitalized and thousands of others ill.

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Yesterday | The Philadelphia Tribune

WHO: Swine flu deaths near 5,000 worldwide

GENEVA a ' Nearly 5,000 people have reportedly died from swine flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

KPTM

Vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy-related changes in your immune and respiratory systems mean that you are at higher risk for flu-related complications.

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San Diego 6

Another 1,400 Doses of H1N1 Vaccine Arrive in San Diego County

The county's six public health centers and one immunization clinic each received 200 doses of the injectable H1N1 vaccine to be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

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National Post

H1N1 virus risks becoming antiviral resistant: experts

More than one million antiviral doses have been drawn from the federal stockpile in recent months, and the number of prescriptions filled by Canadian retail drugstores for Tamiflu and Relenza, the ... As public health officials urge more rapid use of antivirals for H1N1, some experts worry the drugs could become over-prescribed for what is a ...

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24 Hours Vancouer

24 Hours Vancouver

Though it first appeared last spring, it wasn't until winter arrived that the H1N1 flu started hitting large portions of the population.

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ClipSyndicate

Pharmacies Offer Swine Flu Vaccine

Hundreds of people in Collin County seized a chance this weekend to get protection against the swine flu.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

Asbury Park Press Online

Drug resistant H1N1 found in U.S. and U.K.

Epidemic experts say they are investigating the apparent spread of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus among four patients at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., and five in a hospital in Wales.

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Daily Times

Saudi Arabia reports four H1N1 deaths among pilgrims

The Al-Hayat newspaper quoted the Health Ministry as saying the deaths were among pilgrims who came from outside Saudi Arabia.

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Channelnewsasia.com

WHO says mutation found in H1N1 flu virus in Norway

The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the H1N1 flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.

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The Topeka Capital-Journal

KDHE reports 19th H1N1 death

A 75 year-old man from the Topeka metropolitan area has died from the H1N1 influenza virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Friday.

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Daily Mail

British hospital hit by swine flu strain that resists Tamiflu

Treatment: Tamiflu helps fight swine flu but some patients have been diagnosed with a resistant strain A strain of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu has spread between patients in a British hospital.

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Abc13.com

Texans can check website for swine flu vaccine

The Texas health department is making a flu vaccine locator available on its Web site -- TexasFlu.org -- to help people find the vaccines for both seasonal flu and swine flu.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

CNN

H1N1 cases down; vaccine access up

Some parts of the country are seeing a small decline in H1N1, as others, including Maine and Hawaii, see an increase.

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MSNBC

H1N1 may haveA peaked, but not over

Swine flu: Is the worst behind us? Nov. 20: New numbers on reported swine flu cases show the epidemic may have reached its peak in the U.S. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.

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National Post

GlaxoSmithKline shelves lot of H1N1 vaccine

Canada's H1N1 flu vaccine manufacturer has asked the provinces to temporarily discontinue vaccinating Canadians from a lot of vaccine shipped in October due to a higher risk of adverse reactions, says a Manitoba health official.

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