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		<title>Experts: Radical swine flu measures in China, elsewhere, won&#8217;t stop outbreaks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Experts say radical measures won&#8217;t stop swine flu
LONDON — Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.
Despite initially declaring success, Beijing now acknowledges its swine flu outbreak is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO urges organizers of mass gatherings such as World Cup, hajj to keep swine flu in mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: Keep flu in mind when holding mass gatherings

GENEVA — Organizers of big sporting and cultural events should take steps to prevent the spread of swine flu, especially if local health systems aren&#8217;t prepared to handle mass gatherings, the World Health Organization said Friday.
The global body said there was &#8220;ample evidence&#8221; that any unusual gathering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in public markets of Serbia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia — Belgrade&#8217;s open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item — garlic.
In Serbia, garlic has long been regarded as a good luck charm and a guard against many ailments. As far as the public is concerned, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CDC estimates swine flu toll at 22 million sickened, nearly 4,000 killed since April</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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CDC&#8217;s swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill

WASHINGTON — Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn&#8217;t mean swine flu suddenly has worsened.
Instead, the federal numbers made public Thursday reflect a long-awaited better attempt to quantify the new flu&#8217;s true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov&#8217;t now estimates swine flu has sickened 22 million in US since April, killed nearly 4,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Swine flu has sickened 22 million in 6 months

WASHINGTON — Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to startling federal estimates released Thursday.
The figures — roughly a quadrupling of previous death estimates — don&#8217;t mean swine flu suddenly has worsened, and most cases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO urges doctors to give antivirals early to at-risk groups with suspected swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: Give at-risk groups anti-flu drugs early

GENEVA — Doctors should give anti-viral drugs to pregnant women, young children and other at-risk groups as soon as they show clinical symptoms of swine flu to prevent them developing serious complications, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
The global body is concerned that some doctors are waiting for lab [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CDC says US swine flu deaths likely 4,000; larger estimate includes flu complications</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US
ATLANTA — Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they&#8217;ve been using.

The new, higher figure was first reported by The New York Times. It includes deaths caused by complications related to swine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO says countries can choose a range of measures to curb swine flu, but it will still spread</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO says country measures on swine flu can vary

GENEVA — Countries can choose from stronger measures like school closures that may slow the spread of swine flu in the beginning, but the disease will continue to spread anyway, a World Health Organization spokesman said Wednesday.
Spokesman Gregory Hartl noted that the disease is already very widespread, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Health minister outraged over plan to give swine flu vaccine to Afghan detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Outrage over swine flu vaccine for Afghan detainees

TORONTO — Canadian military officials in Afghanistan said detainees are being offered swine flu vaccinations — a decision the federal health minister on Tuesday denounced as &#8220;outrageous&#8221; at a time there is a shortage of the vaccine in Canada.
The Defense Department later said there is no plan to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite shortages in Canada, Afghan detainees to get swine flu vaccine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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Taliban detainees to get swine flu vaccine

TORONTO — Taliban detainees in Canadian custody in Afghanistan will receive swine flu vaccinations ahead of the majority of Canadians in Canada, where there is a shortage of the vaccine — a move Canada&#8217;s health minister called outrageous.
Task Force Surgeon Cmdr. Rob Briggs said Tuesday detainees being held at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: Glaxo donation of 50M swine flu vaccines to poor countries likely shipping thru May</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: Glaxo vaccine donation shipping thru May

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says it expects GlaxoSmithKline to complete shipping donations of swine flu vaccine to poor countries by May 2010.
WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said Tuesday the global body hopes countries will start receiving the first of 50 million doses from Glaxo in late November or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease for women of child bearing age</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women

GENEVA — In its first study of women&#8217;s health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
Unsafe sex is the leading risk factor in developing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid insurgency, as health ministry reports 11 deaths</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/troops-in-afghanistan-fight-swine-flu-amid-insurgency-as-health-ministry-reports-11-deaths-223251/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amir Shah</dc:creator>
		
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Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid war

KABUL — Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising militant insurgency are facing a new fight — recovering from swine flu, the virus that has left 11 people dead in the country.
The Ministry of Public Health said Monday that 710 of the 779 cases of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmaker asks GAO to investigate school lunch safeguards against deadly E. coli</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmaker-asks-gao-to-investigate-school-lunch-safeguards-against-deadly-e-coli-222752/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmaker-asks-gao-to-investigate-school-lunch-safeguards-against-deadly-e-coli-222752/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., is worried about a recent outbreak that killed at least two people and sickened about two dozen others in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu isolated without regular flights</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiny-alaska-island-village-struck-by-suspected-swine-flu-isolated-without-regular-flights-221485/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiny-alaska-island-village-struck-by-suspected-swine-flu-isolated-without-regular-flights-221485/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
&#8220;Diomede is probably the most isolated place in the United States right now,&#8221; said David Head, a doctor involved in the effort. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No long lines, no cries of injustice; Europe has more orderly approach to swine flu shots</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-long-lines-no-cries-of-injustice-europe-has-more-orderly-approach-to-swine-flu-shots-220812/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only

LONDON — In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor&#8217;s offices aren&#8217;t swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don&#8217;t really need it.
Here, and across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health insurers weather flu, enrollment, reform storms heading into 4th quarter, 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-insurers-weather-flu-enrollment-reform-storms-heading-into-4th-quarter-2010-219749/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Health insurers weather storms heading into 2010

INDIANAPOLIS — Rising unemployment, swine flu and the threat of health care reform all ganged up on managed care companies in the third quarter and could hurt their performance heading into 2010. But most of the large publicly traded health insurers reported better-than-expected profit growth for the latest period, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO flu chief: Swine flu virus now the predominant flu strain worldwide; vaccine &#8216;highly safe&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-flu-chief-swine-flu-virus-now-the-predominant-flu-strain-worldwide-vaccine-highly-safe-218948/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-flu-chief-swine-flu-virus-now-the-predominant-flu-strain-worldwide-vaccine-highly-safe-218948/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide

LONDON — The World Health Organization&#8217;s flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.
In some countries, swine flu accounts for up to 70 percent of the flu viruses being sampled, said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO&#8217;s top flu official.
While most people recover [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO: Syphilis boom in China; health official blames country&#8217;s rapidly growing economy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-syphilis-boom-in-china-health-official-blames-countrys-rapidly-growing-economy-216291/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-syphilis-boom-in-china-health-official-blames-countrys-rapidly-growing-economy-216291/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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WHO: Syphilis boom in China is driven by economy

GENEVA — A senior Chinese public health official says the tenfold growth in the number of syphilis cases over the past decade in China has been driven by the country&#8217;s rapid economic growth.
Xiang-Sheng Chen says the sexually transmitted disease re-emerged in the 1980s after being virtually eradicated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-slovakia-tighten-borders-with-ukraine-as-who-investigates-swine-flu-outbreak-216270/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-slovakia-tighten-borders-with-ukraine-as-who-investigates-swine-flu-outbreak-216270/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Shuster</dc:creator>
		
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Swine flu scare tightens borders around Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — Russia and Slovakia tightened their borders with Ukraine on Tuesday as the World Health Organization began investigating a suspected swine flu outbreak.
The death toll from flu has climbed to 71 since the outbreak struck last week in the western city of Ternopil, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu; Some observers see political overtones</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-closes-all-schools-to-fight-swine-flu-some-observers-see-political-overtones-215168/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ukraine-closes-all-schools-to-fight-swine-flu-some-observers-see-political-overtones-215168/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Sedova</dc:creator>
		
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Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu

KIEV, Ukraine — Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed the nation&#8217;s schools for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down.
The World Health Organization said Monday there was no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO experts visit Ukraine as country erupts in swine flu panic; Some see political overtones</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-experts-visit-ukraine-as-country-erupts-in-swine-flu-panic-some-see-political-overtones-214994/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yana Sedova</dc:creator>
		
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Ukraine in panic over swine flu; WHO team visits

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine is in a panic about swine flu, with officials closing schools, imposing travel restrictions and limiting public gatherings. Yet many suspect that politics, not health issues, are behind the uproar.
The World Health Organization said Monday there is no evidence that Ukraine&#8217;s outbreak is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humana&#8217;s 3rd-quarter profit rises 65 percent on boosts from Medicare Advantage program</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/humanas-3rd-quarter-profit-rises-65-percent-on-boosts-from-medicare-advantage-program-214784/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Humana 3Q profit jumps on government programs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Health insurer Humana Inc. rode its strong government business in posting a 65 percent jump in third-quarter profit Monday, as bulging membership and premiums from Medicare Advantage overcame a lackluster commercial segment hampered by the weak economy.
Louisville-based Humana said its quarterly revenue rose 8 percent as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN says it needs $39 billion to fight the leading killer of children: Pneumonia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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UN: $39 billion needed for pneumonia
LONDON — To fight pneumonia, the world&#8217;s top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion (€26.35 billion) over the next six years.

On the first World Pneumonia Day on Monday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF are releasing a global plan aiming to save more than 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CDC reports largest one-week increase in swine flu deaths of children; now at 114</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-reports-largest-one-week-increase-in-swine-flu-deaths-of-children-now-at-114-212868/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Swine flu kids&#8217; deaths jump to 114
ATLANTA — Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children&#8217;s deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday.

At least 114 children have died from swine flu complications since the spring, up from 95 reported a week earlier, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO experts say single dose of swine flu vaccine enough in adults, older children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO experts: Single dose swine flu vaccine enough

GENEVA — A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10 against the pandemic strain, the World Health Organization said Friday.
The global body&#8217;s expert group — known as SAGE — said that while more data on children between 6 months and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu vaccine seekers on their honor; few vaccine police weed out non-priority citizens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaya Tayefe Mohajer</dc:creator>
		
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Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups

LOS ANGELES — It was bound to happen: Some people who aren&#8217;t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
Sometimes they were healthy adults or senior citizens instead of kids, pregnant women and people with health problems.
Before Los Angeles County health officials stepped up screening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controversy over flu vaccine as Dutch scientists say kids should skip it, but others disagree</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch scientists: Kids should skip flu vaccine

LONDON — Dutch scientists ignited a controversy Friday by suggesting that children would be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Their commentary, based largely on animal studies, was published online Friday in the British medical journal Lancet Infectious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts reject Dutch scientists&#8217; suggestion that kids should skip seasonal flu shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot

LONDON — Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Their commentary, based largely on animal studies, was published online Friday in the British medical journal Lancet Infectious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some cry favoritism over Obama daughters&#8217; flu vaccinations, others call them a public service</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama girls&#8217; shots: favoritism or public service?
CHICAGO — With dad a world leader, Malia and Sasha Obama surely could&#8217;ve been first in line when swine flu vaccinations began.
The White House says they weren&#8217;t.
But that hasn&#8217;t stopped complaints that President Barack Obama&#8217;s daughters got preferential treatment by scoring hard-to-get vaccinations.
After all, thousands of ordinary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CDC: Nearly 6 million Americans may have had swine flu in pandemic&#8217;s first few months</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Up to 6 million swine flu cases in few months

ATLANTA — As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China agrees to lift ban imposed on US pork imports last spring because of swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry C. Jackson</dc:creator>
		
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China to lift swine flu-inspired ban on US pork

WASHINGTON — Chinese officials have agreed to lift the ban on U.S. pork imports they imposed last spring out of fear of swine flu.
The announcement, made on Thursday, is a major boost to the beleaguered U.S. pork industry, which had already been suffering from a downturn when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Health Org. plans 200 million doses of swine flu vaccine for 100 developing nations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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WHO to send 200M swine flu vaccines to 100 nations

HAVANA — The World Health Organization plans to distribute 200 million doses of swine flu vaccine to 100 developing countries.
WHO secretary-general Margaret Chan says shipments could begin next month.
Cuba is on the list of recipients. State media reports that Cuba will accept vaccines, putting aside previous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts say Russia&#8217;s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy

MOSCOW — AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country&#8217;s fast-growing epidemic could be entering a dangerous new phase.
AIDS specialists meeting here urged Russia to adopt successful strategies like needle-exchange programs and heroin substitutes such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon congressman returns to work after contracting H1N1 virus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Oregon congressman back to work after H1N1 virus

WASHINGTON — Oregon Rep. Greg Walden is back at work after missing several days last week with a likely case of swine flu.
Walden, a Republican, was out for four days last week.
His spokesman, Andrew Whelan, says Walden at first thought he had a cold, but then was diagnosed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debate over different swine flu vaccines in Germany overshadows start of mass vaccinations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten Grieshaber</dc:creator>
		
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Debate over swine flu shots in Germany
BERLIN — A debate over two different swine flu vaccines overshadowed Germany&#8217;s launch of a public inoculation program against the pandemic on Monday.

Critics warned the vaccinations campaign could be a &#8220;million-euro flop&#8221; as many people might refuse to participate after learning they would receive a different shot than one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Republican leader pledges more swine flu help from Congress if administration needs it</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The Senate&#8217;s Republican leader is pledging to give the Obama administration any more help it may need to fight the swine flu outbreak.
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says the administration has told Congress that lawmakers have provided all the support and money needed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama declares national emergency for swine flu; goal is to remove red tape, speed treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.
The declaration, signed Friday night and announced Saturday, comes with the disease more prevalent than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pope appoints Ghanaian cardinal to head Vatican&#8217;s justice and peace office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY — The pope appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana to head the Vatican&#8217;s justice and peace office Saturday, a high-profile post that cements his reputation as a possible future papal candidate.

The office is responsible for promoting the church&#8217;s social teachings on justice issues, such as war, the death penalty and human rights. Turkson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO says swine flu deaths rise to nearly 5,000 worldwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Nearly 5,000 people have reportedly died from swine flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Since most countries have stopped counting individual swine flu cases, the figure is considered an underestimate.
WHO said there were 4,999 total deaths through Oct. 18, most of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Mexico secures this season&#8217;s swine flu shots, scientists search for a homegrown vaccine</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-mexico-secures-this-seasons-swine-flu-shots-scientists-search-for-a-homegrown-vaccine-204302/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Mendoza</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Grappling with low supplies of swine flu vaccines, President Felipe Calderon persuaded drug makers this week to sell him 30 million doses, while 1,000 Mexicans lined up for an experimental vaccine they hope can speed up supplies.

Meanwhile, French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis announced plans to open a manufacturing plant in Mexico that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind schedule; 50-year-old technology is blamed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/production-of-swine-flu-vaccine-is-way-behind-schedule-50-year-old-technology-is-blamed-202650/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rubinkam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SWIFTWATER, Pa. — The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.

As nervous Americans clamor for the vaccine, production is running several weeks behind schedule, and health officials blame the pressure on pharmaceutical companies to crank it out along with the ordinary flu vaccine, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aid groups in Zimbabwe worry about impact of unity government squabbles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG — Aid workers said Wednesday the disarray of the government of Zimbabwe is putting its most vulnerable citizens at risk as hunger and disease threatens to sweep the country.

Zimbabwe&#8217;s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced last week he was withdrawing indefinitely from a unity government that has been troubled from the moment its ministers were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 months after swine flu virus identified: No doomsday, but this story isn&#8217;t over yet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/6-months-after-swine-flu-virus-identified-no-doomsday-but-this-story-isnt-over-yet-197333/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — It was six months ago that scientists discovered an ominous new flu virus, touching off fears of a catastrophic global outbreak that could cause people to drop dead in the streets. Doomsday, of course, never came to pass.

Now that the initial scare over the swine flu has subsided, health officials warn we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO aims to start shipping swine flu vaccines to poor countries in November</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-aims-to-start-shipping-swine-flu-vaccines-to-poor-countries-in-november-193915/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Jordans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — The World Health Organization hopes to begin shipping 60 million doses of swine flu vaccine to poor countries in November as part of an effort to protect their fragile health systems from the pandemic, it said Monday.

WHO wants to provide doctors and nurses in about 100 countries with vaccines over the coming four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nations no longer counting pandemic flu cases; last US estimate in July, stuck at 1 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years.

And they did it on purpose.
Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected in this country. The number of deaths [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-President Carter seeks to boost campaign to rid Hispaniola of malaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OUANAMINTHE, Haiti — Jovind Fritzner is well-known in this border town, where the ditches lining the dirt roads collect stagnant water perfect for malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

Fritzner oversees the town&#8217;s malaria prevention program, and residents frequently ask him when he&#8217;ll return to apply more doses of mosquito-killing white powder to fetid gullies.
&#8220;It would be easier if we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO says vaccine is best tool against swine flu even if it has a few minor side effects</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-says-vaccine-is-best-tool-against-swine-flu-even-if-it-has-a-few-minor-side-effects-188143/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — Vaccine is the best tool against swine flu despite reports of a few minor side effects from the initial campaign in China, the World Health Organization said Monday.

Four out of 39,000 people vaccinated against H1N1 in China have had side effects such as muscle cramps and headache, WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said.
&#8220;Adverse events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samoans who fled to the hills during deadly tsunami plan new lives far away from the sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keni Lesa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LALOMANU, Samoa — Samoans who fled to the hills as a deadly tsunami tore through their villages last week began searching for materials to build new homes far above the sea that washed away their dwellings and many loved ones.

The tsunami claimed another life Monday as a woman who had been rescued from the raging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: American Samoa coastal park, artifacts at visitors center damaged by tsunami</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAFUNA, American Samoa — The tsunami that rushed ashore last week at the National Park of American Samoa damaged the visitors center, washed away some artifacts inside and forced workers to relocate to a two-bedroom apartment, authorities said Monday.

In neighboring Samoa, the U.N. children&#8217;s fund was preparing to begin a mass measles vaccination program for [...]]]></description>
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