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UPDATE: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Pregnant Women


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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

This is a quick overview of what pregnant women need to know about 2009 H1N1 flu ... It is in downloadable format for use in doctor's offices or by individuals ...

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UPDATE: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Obstetric Health Care Providers


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Published Dec. 14, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

This is a quick overview of what pregnant women need to know about 2009 H1N1 flu ... It is in downloadable format for use in doctor's offices or by individuals ...

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10,000 H1N1 Swine Flu Deaths


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Published Dec. 10, 2009 at 6:01 p.m.

H1N1 swine flu killed 10,000 Americans, sent 213,000 to the hospital, and sickened 50 million -- 1/6 of the population -- by mid-November, the CDC estimates ...

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Milwaukee plans two swine flu clinics this week


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Published Dec. 9, 2009 at 12:11 p.m.

The Milwaukee Health Department will hold clinics on Friday and Saturday to vaccinate the general public for the novel H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.The first clinic will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the MPS Facility at 3575 S. 88th St.The second will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northwest Health Center, 7630 W. Mill Road ...

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Incurable Tuberculosis Is Making a Comeback


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Published Dec. 8, 2009 at 8:06 p.m.
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It's been nearly a decade since U2 frontman Bono turned the entire continent of Africa into a pet cause, drawing attention to the problems of -developing-world health like never before. By some accounts, that publicity has started to pay off: since 2000, malaria incidence is down 50 percent in some of the hardest-hit regions, and in the past five years, the number of people with access to life-saving HIV medications has increased 10-fold. But while First World philanthropists and rock-star

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Disarray over child flu jab plan


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Published Dec. 8, 2009 at 10:41 a.m.

Plans to vaccinate healthy children against swine flu are in disarray after talks with doctors broke down ...

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H1N1 Swine Flu Less Severe Than Feared


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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 8:04 p.m.

H1N1 swine flu won't be as severe as was feared, but the pandemic is nothing to sneeze at, new predictions suggest ...

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CDC: Few Serious Reactions After Swine Flu Vaccine


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Published Dec. 4, 2009 at 6:46 p.m.

Serious reactions after receiving the H1N1 swine flu vaccine are rare and not significantly higher than those seen from the seasonal flu vaccine, according to a briefing at the CDC today ...

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Signs That Swine Flu Has Peaked in U.S.


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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 5:36 p.m.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country ...

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H1N1 Swine Flu Wave Peaking in U.S.?


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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 4:38 p.m.

This wave of the H1N1 swine flu may have peaked. New cases are declining in most of the U.S., although deaths and hospitalizations are still rising ...

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   This site was created to help deal with the H1N1 influenza flu pandemic. Flu preparation is important! You can have an immunization with the flu vaccine, you can have the flu shot; flu shots are good before you are showing flu symptoms, although the current trivalent influenza vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against the new 2009 H1N1 strain, vaccines against the new strain are being developed and could be ready as early as June 2009.

   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting.

   Recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.