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Health & Wellness News tagged with epidemic

CDC Q&A: H1N1 - Swine Flu and You*
Health & Wellness  (tags: CDC, H1N1, swine-flu, flu, virus, pandemic, plague, epidemic, disease, health, world, news, FAQ, Q&A, facts, u.s., humans, animals, death, environment, science, research, tech, technology, vaccines, medicine, healthcare, education, family, children, prote )

SirRobert
- 174 days ago - cdc.gov
Here is the most comprehensive question and answer FAQ currently available regarding the world's next possible pandemic virus sweeping across the mass-transit nations: H1N1 Swine Flu and You. Get aware, prepared & in the know!
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Australia Braces for Possible 'Global Flu Epidemic'
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, flu, epidemic, global health, Australia, Mexico, US, world, diseases )

Past
- 212 days ago - abc.net.au
Health officials in Australia say they are on standby to implement procedures at the nation's borders if needed, to help guard against any outbreak of a new strain of swine flu.
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WHO: Swine Flu Virus Has Pandemic Potential
Health & Wellness  (tags: Swine flu, flu, virus, disease, WHO, illness, health, world, u.s., mexico, humans, science, tech, technology, research, scientists, government, epidemic, death, sickness, news, family, medicine, risks, warning )

SirRobert
- 214 days ago - terradaily.com
The World Health Organization Director-General told reporters in Geneva Switzerland, that a Swine flu virus has killed 68 people in Mexico and has global pandemic potential.
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Whooping Cough Epidemic Fears - Australia
Health & Wellness  (tags: australia, queensland, victoria, nsw, whooping cough, epidemic, health, medical, doctors )

Chrissy
- 258 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
Queensland is due for a whooping cough epidemic similar to those sweeping through NSW and Victoria medical experts have warned. Christine Selvey, Queensland Health's communicable disease branch senior director, said there were 2254 cases of whooping cough
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The Coming Pandemic: Will You Be Ready?
Health & Wellness  (tags: pandemic, flu, avian flue, epidemic, vaccines )

RC
- 457 days ago - voices.washingtonpost.com
Scientists say the next great killer flu is coming - when? Unknown, bu they say it's just a matter of time. Great article here on the 1918 flu pandemic and a link to an extensive site that will help you ready yourself * your loved ones for what's coming.
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Extinction Threat to Country Chicken
Health & Wellness  (tags: epidemic, bird flu, extinction, chicken, chickens, culling, disease, disease spread, india, asia )

Shandril
- 619 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The indiscriminate culling of country chickens in the wake of the bird flu outbreak in the state might soon lead to their disappearance or even extinction, warn scientists and experts.
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China, Vietnam on Bird Flu Alert After Deaths
Health & Wellness  (tags: outbreak, health, bird flu, epidemic, poultry, containment, China, Southeast Asia, Asia, Vietnam )

Shandril
- 639 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Bird flu has killed a woman teacher in northern Vietnam, the fourth death from the H5N1 virus this year, state-run Voice of Vietnam radio reported on Tuesday.
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Flu Widespread in 44 States, CDC Reports
Health & Wellness  (tags: flu, influenza, epidemic, virus, vaccine, health, humans, illness, research, risks, study )


- 649 days ago - cidrap.umn.edu
Feb 15, 2008 (CIDRAP News) - The current influenza season is showing signs of becoming a tough one, with flu activity now widespread in 44 states and many of the circulating viruses differing from those in the vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and
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Bedbug Epidemic Attacks New York City
Health & Wellness  (tags: bedbugs, infestation, epidemic, New York City, apartments, stores )


- 696 days ago - nydailynews.com
A bedbug epidemic has exploded in every corner of New York City - striking even upper East Side luxury apartments owned by Gov. Spitzer's father, the Daily News has learned.
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Superbugs Reaching Epidemic Stage
Health & Wellness  (tags: staph infections, superbug, disease, epidemic, humans, health, research )

Danielle
- 716 days ago - medheadlines.com
Med Headlines - A new study from the University of Florida (UF) reports the spread of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections is reaching epidemic proportions in some healthcare centers and in some communities in general.
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Panic Spreads as Uganda Reports 101 Ebola Cases
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, epidemic, risks )

Julia
- 720 days ago - reuters.com
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has 101 suspected cases of Ebola fever and hundreds more people being closely monitored, officials said on Friday, as fear grew in Uganda and neighboring countries that the deadly virus might spread.
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Los Angeles Clinic Shows Flaws in Diabetes Care
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, diabetes, americans, epidemic, world, study, risks, diet, environment, food, health, prevention, research, interesting, medicine )

Raven
- 780 days ago - uk.reuters.com
Two years ago, Mike Metcalfe awoke from a five-day coma ago to discover he was diabetic, a new statistic in a disease that has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and other rich countries.
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Starchy Diet 'May Damage Liver'
Health & Wellness  (tags: starch, diet, disease, liver, illness, epidemic )

Ingeborg
- 796 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A diet rich in potatoes, white bread and white rice may be contributing to a "silent epidemic" of a dangerous liver condition.
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West Nile Epidemic: How Real Is the Threat?
Health & Wellness  (tags: westnile, mosquitoes, epidemic )

Jakki
- 850 days ago - abcnews.go.com
First, the bad news: an early spike in the number of cases of West Nile virus infection reported this year has some researchers predicting a possible epidemic as the end of summer approaches.
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