Calif. doctors begin grueling treatment for 3 children burned in Mexican day care fireSACRAMENTO — Doctors at a Northern California hospital have begun what they say will be months of treatment for three toddlers who were badly injured in a fire that killed 42 infants and toddlers at a Mexican day care center. US swine flu cases near 100, spread to 11 states; Obama mourns first death _ in TexasWASHINGTON — The swine flu outbreak began hitting home across the U.S. Wednesday, spreading to 11 states and closing schools amid confirmation of the first U.S. death — a Mexican toddler who visited Texas with his family — and the confinement of dozens of Marines after one came down with the disease in California. First US death reported in Texas, as anxiety pitches up with spread of swine flu virusHOUSTON — A 23-month-old toddler in Texas became the first confirmed swine flu death outside of Mexico as authorities around the world struggled to contain a growing global health menace that has also swept Germany onto the roster of afflicted nations. Officials say the death was in Houston. Key events in Camp Lejeune’s water contaminationKey events in the investigation of contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, N.C. |