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Bioterror Death Germs Thrive In Labs, Nature, As U.S. Funding Withers

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Ebola, Bioterrorism, Terrorism, Biosecurity, h5n1, Bird Flu, The Infection Loop, Anthrax, Outbreak, Biological Weapons, Sars, Infectious Diseases, Counterterrorism, Contagion, H1n1, Influenza, Green News

Part of a series investigating the complex links between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. In early October 2001, just da...

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Mexican Media Warn Of Alarming Increase In Swine Flu

AP | KATHERINE CORCORAN | Posted 03.27.2012

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MEXICO CITY — Three years after swine flu closed Mexico City and caused an international scare, the Mexican government and local media are at od...

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Flu Pandemics May Be Linked To Weather Patterns, Researchers Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Avian Flu, Climate, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, h5n1, Pandemic, Flu Pandemic, The Infection Loop, Weather, H1n1, Influenza, Green News

A shifting global climate pattern could portend a flu pandemic, and possibly an opportunity to stop the virus early, a study suggests. The link, a...

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Lack of Paid Sick Days May Claim Latino Lives

Elisa Batista | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Latinos, Health, H1n1, Swine Flu, Paid Sick Days, Social Safety Net, Momsrising, Study, Productivity, Healthy Families Act, Latino Politics, Latino Prosperity, Latino Voices News

To Latino workers, really, all American workers, I say enough is enough. We can't afford to see what will happen the next time a flu pandemic sweeps our nation.

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A Hidden Epidemic

Ray Suarez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pandemic, Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants, H1n1, Health Care, Swine Flu Pandemic, Home News

Like any society on earth, the United States has to decide how to spend public money. Simple as that: economy, from a Greek word meaning household man...

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8 Handshake Alternatives to Ward off the Flu

Susan Orlins | Posted 05.25.2011

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With flu season already upon us, I can't stop thinking about President Obama's shared chest bump with a Naval Academy graduate. That was when I added...

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How Many 'Top Priority' Issues Does Obama Have?

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

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WHO Says Swine Flu Pandemic Is Over

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 11.17.2011

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GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared the swine flu pandemic officially over Tuesday, months after many national authorities started c...

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WHO Chief Says Swine Flu Is Still A Pandemic

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

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GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization says swine flu is still a pandemic even though the period of most intense activity appears to...

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Swine Flu and You: Emotional Epidemiology

Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Primary Care, Swine Flu, H1n1, Vaccination, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Psychology, Doctor, Epidemiology, Immunization, Patients, Health, Video, Healthy Living News

The only preventative measures that actually prevent disease are vaccinations. Our world is an immeasurably better place since the advent of vaccines.

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Haiti: Diarrhea Threatens Infants and "We Are in Reaction Mode Instead of Planning Mode"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hand washing is non-existent and raw sewage is flowing throughout the camps. Walk anywhere with peril. Human feces are everywhere, even in the ruins of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.

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Even the Low Maintenance Are High Maintenance

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: 19 Kids and Counting, Eyjafjallajokull, Octomom, H1n1, Eight-Is-Enough, Hair, Kate Gosselin, Healthy Living News

I remember telling an acquaintance about how fortunate I felt for having such an easy baby. The woman looked at me and said, "It's not luck. God only gives us what we can handle."

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Eco Etiquette: 5 Green Ways To Fight That Cold

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Sustainable Packaging, Reusable Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Hand Sanitizer, Superbugs, Antibiotic Resistance, Phthalates, H1n1, Seventh Generation, Natural Cold Remedies, Pulp and Paper Industry, Alternative Medicine, Green News

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. It seems like every time ...

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The Whooping Cough of Aspen Fashion Week

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

Despite my fashion allergy, that someone thought to credential me for Aspen Fashion Week has piqued my interest enough that I might just pick up my laminate and attend an event or two.

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Five Reasons Why Evolution Is Important

Steven Newton | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Antibiotic Resistance, Charles Darwin, Evolution, Darwin Day, Medicine, H1n1, Vaccines, Healthy Living News

Charles Darwin's 201st birthday is today. It's worth celebrating not only because of his great contributions to science, but also because of the practical ways his theory of evolution has improved medicine.

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H1N1 Epidemic Over? All Signs Point In That Direction

usatoday.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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ATLANTA (AP) -- One U.S. expert said the H1N1 epidemic has "one foot in the grave," and there are many reasons to believe there won't be another wave ...

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Swine Flu Didn't Fly

Niko Kyriakou | Posted 05.25.2011

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Should the European Council's investigations conclude that WHO deliberately incited H1N1 paranoia to help drug makers, it could spark reform of how infectious diseases are handled.

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Big Pork at the Government Trough -- Again

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Debt, House Agriculture Committee, Bailout, National Pork Producers Council, Swine Flu, Ohio, Factory Farms, Usda, Pork, H1n1, Green News

The public no longer wants a combination of financial bailouts and government deregulation. But Congress and the U.S.D.A. never seem to have gotten the memo when it comes to Big Agribusiness, especially the pork industry.

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Swine Flu Hitting 25-49-Year-Olds Hardest

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Illinois residents between the ages of 25 and 49 are being hit especially hard by the H1N1 virus....

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Swine Flu Simulator: Japan's Human-Like Robot Sweats, Cries, Convulses (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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See video below Japan famous for robots that do everything from sing karaoke to care for grandparents, has got itself a swine flu simulator. The huma...

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If You Know a Vet: A Job and An H1N1 Vaccine

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bottom line - If somebody sends me something - I will try to get it out there. I have a little soapbox and one voice.

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Invention Washes Away Sins -- Without Flu Fears

msn.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive without the fear of contracting swine flu -...

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The Buck Stops With Us

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Politics, Small Business, Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Banks, Economic Recovery, Health Care, Barack Obama, The Great Influenza, 1918 Flu Pandemic, H1n1, Recession, Books News

After the passage of historic health care reform there will still remain very tough questions on the direction of our economy and the steps to take. But good will - charity - does exist.

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Swine Flu Smackdown: How to Avoid Infection (and a Fistfight)

Ben Sherwood | Posted 11.17.2011

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It may not sound like much, but the best defense against the swine flu involves some very simple steps: Every sneeze should be covered and every hand should be washed.

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GOP, Democratic Senators Agree: Get Swine Flu Vaccination

The Hill | J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conspiracy Theory, Sebelius, Kathleen Sebelius, Swine Flu Vaccine, Swine Flu, Conspiracy, Obama, Rush Limbaugh, House, Senate, White House, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Glenn Beck, H1n1, Flu Season, Bill Maher, Political Humor, Politics News

Right-wing pundits like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have recently spoken out against government direction on the H1N1 vaccine, saying that individual...

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