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AP Enterprise: Cruise line, NASA got swine flu shots early on; CDC says system worked well
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the...Tags: Finance, Freedom of the Press, Politics, Vaccines, Health
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Health departments still fighting H1N1 — and apathy
On a recent Sunday morning, the Rev. Angelo Kyle delivered his usual boisterously spiritual shot in the arm at St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church in Waukegan, then many members of the small congregation chose to receive a literal one — from three...Tags: Christianity, National or Ethnic Minorities, Baptist, Apathy, Minority Groups
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Health briefs
MSHSMD seeks new board members The Maryland Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (MSHSMD) has openings for five board members who can commit to helping expand and enhance services for membership. MSHSMD represents professionals from...Tags: Cancer, Relay for Life, Marketing, Asthma, Vaccines
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China probes vaccines after news report of deaths, illnesses in northern province
BEIJING (AP) — China's Health Ministry is investigating the safety of inoculations in a northern province after a report that defective vaccines possibly killed four children and seriously sickened dozens. The ministry urged health authorities in...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Illnesses, China, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Vaccine group seeks $4.3 billion from donors to ramp up immunization campaign for world's poor
Associated Press WriterGENEVA (AP) — A global vaccine initiative launched with the help of Bill Gates is seeking $4.3 billion in new funding to ramp up child immunization campaigns against deadly diseases such as hepatitis B, diarrhea and pneumonia in the developing...Tags: Vaccines, Pneumonia, Diseases, Merck & Company Incorporated, Pharmaceuticals
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Skunk Tests Positive for Rabies in Burleson after Possibly Biting Puppy
The 33 News InternA skunk tests positive for rabies after being removed from a dog house in Burleson. On Friday, the city's animal services department responded to a report of a skunk in a dog house on Bluebonnet Court. A puppy was inside the dog house with the skunk at...Tags: Social Issues, Euthanasia, Medical Services, Dog (animal), Texas
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Scientists study use of tobacco plants in making flu vaccine
Here's an idea: Rehabilitate the tobacco plant by using it to make flu vaccine. This may sound like a double-whammy nightmare for anyone who believes that vaccines are killing us all and GMOs are killing us all, but let's put that aside and examine what...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Texas, Vaccines, Health, Flu
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Ex-Pfizer Worker Cites Genetically Engineered Virus In Lawsuit Over Firing
The Hartford CourantMedical experts will be watching closely Monday when a scientist who says she has been intermittently paralyzed by a virus designed at the Pfizer laboratory where she worked in Groton opens a much anticipated trial that could raise questions about...Tags: San Francisco, Vaccines, Groton, Employment Opportunities, Connecticut
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Health Notes
Tai Sophia Institute will offer five new graduate certificate programs: health coaching, herbal studies, medical herbalism, transformative leadership and wellness coaching. Each course is 12 to 15 graduate credits and is offered in an executive format for...Tags: Howard County, Vaccines, Health, Television, Drugs and Medicines
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Health Department Pushing Virginians to get H1N1 Vaccines
Staff reporterDo you think it's too late to get an H1N1 shot? Think again. State Health Department officials are pushing to get more Virginians vaccinated against H1N1. Already more than 800,000 Virginians have received the vaccine. Friday, the Chickahominy Health...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Virginia, Vaccines, Health, Hanover County
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Health officials push Hoosiers to get H1-N1 vaccine
Fox59.comIf you missed the first few rounds of free H1-N1 flu vaccine clinics, they're back. The state health department is here at the LA Fitness in Glendale offering patrons, employees and the general public free H1-N1 flu shots.Tags: Indiana Hoosiers, Football, Vaccines, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Drug shows promise against advanced prostate cancer
The Associated PressFor the first time, an experimental drug has extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments and are out of options for fighting the disease, a company-led study found. The benefit was modest -- an...Tags: Prostate, Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Sanofi-Aventis, OSI Pharmaceuticals
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