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• in Lifestyle
  H1N1? Hypochondria Is The Real Epidemic
  "...the current outbreak of the H1N1 virus...may not even do as much damage as the run-of-the-mill flu outbreaks..."
  by joseacolon / on Nov 1, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “cdc”

• Rapid STD Test Gains Support

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 553
  As the incidence of sexually spread diseases continues to rise, a new testing technique may be a solution to slow the spread of communicable diseases. “Part of the challenge of treating a young person is to have them come back for a follow-up visit to get the diagnosis of an exam. During this waiting period, a ...
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• Where there’s smoke: Apple warranty stance raises troubling questions

  
  The Mobile Fun Blog — Authority: 146
  By Carmi Levy , Betanews I’m the last person who would ever come out in support of smoking. It’s a noxious, nasty habit that according to the US Centers for Disease Control kills 443,000 Americans every year. The CDC says smoking is the root cause of over 30% of all cancer-related deaths, 80% of all lung ...
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• Polk County Coroner: Were Seeing Very Heavy, Wet Hemorrhagic Bloody Lungs (Iowa Pneumonic Plague?)

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 145
  Is a new pandemic breaking out in Iowa? Polk Coroner: H1N1 Deaths Understated Medical Examiner Says Hes Autopsied Undiagnosed Patients "In the autopsy, what were seeing is very heavy, wet hemorrhagic lungs, lungs with a lot of blood in them," said Dr. Gregory Schmunk. ukraineplague.blogspot.com FORUM ...
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• Judge dismisses Andrew Speaker suit against CDC

  
  Personal Health Information Privacy — Authority: 136
  Shelia M. Poole reports:A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention filed by an Atlanta lawyer who claimed the agency invaded his privacy. The lawsuit stemmed from a high-profile case involving Andrew Speaker, who alleged the federal agency divulged ...
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• Judge dismisses Andrew Speaker suit against CDC

  
  PogoWasRight.org — Authority: 151
  Shelia M. Poole reports: A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention filed by an Atlanta lawyer who claimed the agency invaded his privacy. The lawsuit stemmed from a high-profile case involving Andrew Speaker, who alleged the federal agency ...
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• H1N1 Blogger Briefing With Anne Schuchat & Friends

  
  Better Health — Authority: 574
  The Department of Health and Human Services held a blogger-targeted webcast about the H1N1 flu today in Washington, DC. Although Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had planned to co-lead the event, she was called to the White House for some healthcare reform deliberations - who knows when she’ll get out? (She promises to ...
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• Point-of-Care Testing Becomes Crucial As STD Cases Among Younger Set Continue To Rise

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 146
  Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, officials at the Centers for Disease Control recently reported. The CDC estimates that approximately 19 million new STD infections occur each year. Approximately half of them occur in young people between 15 to ...
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• District Limerick: A Dubious Distinction for D.C.

  
  City Desk — Authority: 697
  As CDC numbers have shown You really should watch whom you bone You live in D.C.? And it burns when you pee? Rough luck, but youre sure not alone In light of the yucky statistic Its silly to be euphemistic No point in ignoring That teens are exploring Free testing seems quite realistic
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• Why You’d Be Crazy to Consume Aspartame

  
  Natural Bias by Vin Miller — Authority: 120
  Aspartame, more commonly known as NutraSweet or Equal, is an artificial sweetener that’s commonly found in many diet sodas and other low calorie products. Aspartame is a dangerous substance that should have never been approved, and because of the modern obsession with restricting calories, millions of people are ...
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• Live H1N1 Briefing for Bloggers and Our Readers Today

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 529
  Join the live Webcast to learn detailed information about influenza prevention and treatment, warning signs for parents, anti-viral medications, and vaccinations. A question and answer session will provide the opportunity to engage directly with leading communication and public health experts, including: Kathleen ...
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• Vaccines effective against H1N1 virus mutation, say experts

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  London, Nov 23 (ANI): Health experts in Europe and North America insist that despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, swine flu vaccines are as effective as they have been before.Bruno Lina, director of the national flu virus monitoring centre for southern France, said that mutations in virus was ...
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• How To Keep Yourself from Being Infected With Swine Flu

  
  Health Tips — Authority: 130
  How To Keep Yourself from Being Infected With Swine Flu Swine flu is an illness which derives its name from a virus that infects pigs. While the virus cannot affect people, they are likely to get an infection from time to time. The virus is communicable and can be transmitted from one person to another. The ...
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• CDC UPDATE-Swine Flu H1N1 Cases Decrease As Vaccine Availability Increases

  
  Baby Boomer Advisor Club|Baby Boomer Health and News — Authority: 440
  CDC UPDATE-Swine Flu H1N1 Cases Decrease As Vaccine Availability Increases and if that isn’t a bunch of poppy-crock, I do not know what is. Some parts of America are seeing a small decline in H1N1, as others, such as Maine and Hawaii, see an increase. Though 43 states have widespread flu activity, it is less ...
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• Iowa – H1N1 Deaths Understated, Finding Hemorrhagic Lungs

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 529
  Is this cause for concern? I’m not sure, perhaps it’s common in severe cases of H1N1 that have progressed into a severe pneumonia. We attempted to contact the Polk County Medical Examiner on Sunday and were told to call back on Monday.Iowa has officially recorded 21 H1N1 deaths, including seven in Polk County ...
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• Yearly influenza vaccinations: a double-edged sword?

  
  Natural Health News — Authority: 133
  Influenza vaccinations Summary - Yearly vaccination against seasonal influenza viruses is recommended for certain individuals at high risk of complications associated with influenza. It has been recommended in some countries, including the USA, that all children aged 6—59 months are vaccinated against seasonal ...
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• 4 Cases of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 Cases Appearing at Duke University Medical Center

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 514
  Tamiflu will remain as the the treatment of choice for the flu.  The scary part of this is that 3 of the 4 patients died who had the resistant flu.  CDC is investigating.  Relenza is another drug that can be used to fight the flu but has some limitations on who can take it, pre-school and those with respiratory ...
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• Amid The Swine Vaccine Shortage…

  
  One Man's Thoughts — Authority: 429
  The swine flu vaccine has been in short supply nationwide because of manufacturing delays, resulting in long lines at clinics and patients being turned away at doctor’s offices. Goldman and Citi have the H1N1 flu vaccine amid a shortage. Wall Street bankers once again are the target of populist outrage, this time ...
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• Second H1N1 peak in US

  
  virology blog — Authority: 468
  As week 46 of 2009 comes to a close, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that influenza has peaked in the US. That conclusion is based on the agency’s influenza surveillance program, summarized in this figure: Does this mean that pandemic influenza is over? Absolutely not. This is just the ...
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• Swine-Flu Update: Resistance, Mutations, Declines and China

  
  WSJ.com: Health Blog — Authority: 694
  Heres the latest on new strains of the virus, declines in the U.S. epidemic and tough talk on counting cases in China.
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• CDC Watching H1N1 Mutation, but No Cause for Alarm

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 160
  The CDC is keeping a careful eye on a mutation in some strains of the pandemic H1N1 flu that Norwegian researchers isolated from three patients with severe disease.
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