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Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu (AP) PDF Print E-mail
Written by MD Uddin   
Saturday, 07 November 2009 17:28

This October 2002 picture provided by Dr. David Head of the Norton Sound Health Corporation shows the village of Diomede on Little Diomede Island in extreme western Alaska. So many of the 130 residents of the isolated community have been stricken with flu-like symptoms that the Alaska Army National Guard stepped in with a Black Hawk helicopter to transport a medical team there from Nome 135 miles away. The medics arrived Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 to administer doses of swine flu vaccine and deliver enough medicine to treat every resident if necessary. (AP Photo/Norton Sound Health Corporation, David Head)AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.


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House opens debate on health care overhaul bill (AP) PDF Print E-mail
Written by MD Uddin   
Saturday, 07 November 2009 17:28

FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let people who get federal subsidies buy insurance plans that include abortion coverage.


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New York study says menu labeling affects behavior (Reuters) PDF Print E-mail
Written by MD Uddin   
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 17:52
Reuters - New York's mandate that fast-food restaurants post calorie information on their menus has changed consumer habits, the city said on Monday, contradicting a recent independent study showing no effect.
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Health Tip: Signs of an Asthma Attack in Your Child (HealthDay) PDF Print E-mail
Written by MD Uddin   
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 17:52
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- There may be warning signs before your child has a full-blown asthma attack.
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Kids using anti-psychotic drugs gained weight: study (AFP) PDF Print E-mail
Written by MD Uddin   
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 17:52

A bottle of medication pills. Children and teenagers that took what specialists call AFP - Children and teenagers that took what specialists call "second generation" anti-psychotic medicine were at risk for obesity, according to a study in a US journal out Wednesday.


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