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Swine flu cases keeping Children's busy

As the number of H1N1 influenza cases in the region steadily grows, the emergency room at Children's Hospital has become inundated with children with fevers,

Swine Flu Hits Hard, Early _ Claims 11 More Kids

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON October 17, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Nurse Kate Guzman administers the H1N1 vaccine to firefighter Kevin Tomaszewski ...

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Shortage of key anti-H1N1 drugs in Pune's govt hospital

Government-run Sassoon Hospital in Pune, which is playing a pivotal role in the management of swine flu patients in the worst-hit Pune and Western Maharashtra, ...

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Judgmental kin stymie gay couple's family plan

Q: My partner, Jason, and I were foster fathers to Juan, who unfortunately got into trouble, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and placed in a residential ...

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Key senator: Healthcare cost disparities must end

Sen. Tom Harkin, leader of the powerful Senate Health Committee, said Friday that vast differences in Medicare costs -- as exist between the high-cost Miami ...

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Provocative exhibit speaks to those who commit, permit domestic violence

Amid the stacks of books and the students on the computers, amid the hushed buzz of learning at the Miami-Dade Main Library, four mannequins varnished ...

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Breast cancer treatments have dramatically increased survival rates

Though breast cancer is still deadly, it's not as fearsome a diagnosis as it may have been a few decades ago. In 1975, the five-year ...

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Doctors caution pregnant women, children

According to a study, pregnant women who are exposed to highest levels of carbon monoxide, respirable particulate and ozone were three times more prone to ...

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