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Roll Up Your Sleeves for Flu Season

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

The flu is not just a bad cold. If the fever, chills, cough, sore throat, congestion, muscle and body aches, headaches and fatigue weren't misery-making enough on their own, the illness can spark some nasty complications.

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

Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
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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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Swine Flu: State Of Emergency Declared In New York By Paterson

NBC New York | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Gov. David Paterson has declared a state of emergency because of the rise in swine flu cases. The executive order means that far more health ca...

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Swine Flu Hitting 25-49-Year-Olds Hardest

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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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 Shots Revive a Debate About Vaccines

nytimes.com | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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People who do not believe in vaccinating children have never had much sway over Leslie Wygant Arndt. She has studied the vaccine debate, she said, and...

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Internet Could Get Clogged During Flu Pandemic, Officials Warn

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
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(REUTERS) But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions beg...

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Swine Flu Vaccine Influx Arrives In Suburban Cook, But More Needed

Chicago Pubic Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Suburban Cook County just got an influx of pandemic flu vaccine, but their supply still lags behind Chicago's. ...

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Is that Cough Swine Flu? Don't Ask the CDC

Peter Christian Hall | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Peter Christian Hall

Reading about the microbial adventures of Sanjay Gupta and Anderson Cooper in Afghanistan has made me wonder if much of what we've been told about swine flu is reliable.

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Epidemic Of Fever Phobia: The Facts On Why Fever Is Your Friend

Dana Ullman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Dana Ullman

A fever enables the body to increase its production of interferon, an important antiviral substance that is critical for fighting infection. Fever also increases white blood cell mobility and activity, which are instrumental factors in fighting infection.

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Swine Flu: 10 Best Gadgets To Protect Yourself From H1N1

businessinsider.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
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Some good news about the Swine Flu: * Swine flu isn't nearly as deadly as anybody originally thought. * But it's still nasty! So we've com...

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Love in the Time of Swine Flu: A Story in Three Acts

Larry Brilliant, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Larry Brilliant, M.D.

"Epidemiologist gets swine flu" is not as catchy a news headline as "man bites dog" but it is cut from the same ironic cloth. My swine flu was not a lovable affair, it was not a joke, and it was not "mild."

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The Ten Most Important Things to Know about the 2009 H1N1

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Dr. Jon LaPook

We have been inundated with so much information about the 2009 H1N1 that it's hard to keep it all straight. Here's my top ten list of what's most important to know.

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Swine Flu Death Toll In India Reaches 17

The Times of India | TIMESOFINDIA.COM 12 August 2009, 05:11pm IST | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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PUNE: A 48-year-old driver died of swine flu Wednesday afternoon, as the Sassoon Hospital here registered the fifth death of the day from the H1N1 Swi...

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Masturbation and Gay Sex Cause Swine Flu, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Disgrasian

"Normal sexual union," though, is perfectly safe! Hurrah! Score another one for heteros!

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Swine Flu Survival Kit: Consumer Reports Guidlines

news.prnewswire.com | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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As the U.S. prepares for a possible second wave of H1N1 or swine flu, as well as for the annual scourge of seasonal flu and colds, a new report from C...

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Swine Flu: One Woman's Experience

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Barbara Dehn

There's a pregnant woman in a local hospital right now on a ventilator, because her case of H1N1 was much more severe and she's fighting for her life.

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Swine Flu Traced To 1918 Pandemic

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Swine flu penetrates deeper into the lungs and can inflict more damage than ordinary seasonal flu, scientists have found. The discovery could explain...

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Swine Flu Epidemic: Argentina Declares Health Emergency In Buenos Aires

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Authorities in Argentina's capital and Buenos Aires province declared health emergencies and extended school vacations...

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Swine Flu Hajj Threat Voiced By Health Experts

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with chronic diseases should stay away from the annual hajj pilgrimage in...

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Swine Flu Tamiflu Resistance Found In Denmark

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officia...

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Infant Son Of First European Swine Flu Death Dies

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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The family of the first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu has suffered a double tragedy with the death of her baby....

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Swine Flu: Calderon Popularity Soars From Flu Crisis

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon's handling of the swine flu story">H1N1 flu crisis in April and May boosted his popularity rating to a glowing 69 pe...

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China Swine Flu Quarantine Detains Maryland School Group

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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SILVER SPRING, Md. — Students and teachers from a private school in the Washington suburbs have been quarantined in China for possible exposure ...

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Swine Flu Reaction: Infomercials And Conspiracy Theories (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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A couple of videos coming out of Iraq and Iran reveal a troubling reaction in the Middle East to the global H1N1 influenza epidemic, including anti-We...

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What We Can Learn About Racism From The Swine Flu Scare: Analysis

Huffington Post Contributor | Catesby Holmes | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Front-page images of Mexican soldiers wearing surgical masks and armed with machine guns; 71 healthy Mexican citizens quarantined for two weeks in a H...

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