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Record number of flu deaths in San Diego County
San Diego County has had more influenza-related deaths this flu season than in any other on record, the county Health and Human Services reported Wednesday. Sixty people in the county have died of complications related to the flu, surpassing the total...
Tags: Flu
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Dr. Oz insomnia remedy results in third-degree burns, viewer says
For those who need further evidence that you can’t believe everything you see on TV, along comes the tale of a New Jersey man who says he sustained third-degree burns on his feet after following an insomnia remedy touted by Dr. Mehmet Oz on his...
Tags: Harpo Productions, Inc., Newspapers, Diabetes, Vaccines, Insomnia
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UCLA-led team predicts China, Egypt could be new-flu hot spots
No one knows where the next deadly pandemic flu is likely to emerge. But a new analysis of flu surveillance and other data from a UCLA-led team suggests that coastal and central China and Egypt's Nile Delta might be areas worth watching. UCLA...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Career and Workplace, Viral Diseases and Infections, Egypt, China
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Flu outbreak remains high, but waning, CDC says
This season’s outbreak of flu continues to be high -- especially among the elderly and the young -- but appears to be waning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Flu-like illnesses appeared to be falling in the East but...
Tags: Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Ed Koch, Diseases and Illnesses
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Review: A rowdy, shaggy night for Bad Religion at the Echo
Wednesday night was probably the first time a singer used the phrase “hemagglutinin” onstage at the Echo. Longtime L.A. punk fans know that can mean only one thing -- local heroes Bad Religion were playing a rare club-sized show, and its...
Tags: Van Halen (music group), Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Flu Vaccine
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The flu is fast headed our way: 5 ways to fight
With flu season likely to ramp up in Los Angeles in coming weeks, health officials and family doctors are trying to get out the word: There are some things you can do to avoid coming down with this year’s flu. First, get your immunizations —...
Tags: Tamiflu (drug), Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Health and Medical Professionals
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Early outbreak has officials bracing for worst flu season in years
An early outbreak threatens to makes this year’s influenza season one of the most difficult in recent years as public health officials brace for the worst. Hospitals in the Northeast, from New Jersey to Massachusetts, are reporting record...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu Vaccine, Disease Prevention
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Book Review: 'Tinderbox' by Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin
Special to Tribune NewspapersTinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and the How the World Can Finally Overcome It By Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin Penguin Press, 421 pp., $29.95 Few diseases have been the subject of more books than the HIV/AIDS pandemic, with such...Tags: Health, Human Body, Viral Diseases and Infections, George W. Bush, AIDS
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The virus of 'Contagion': What are moviegoers really scared of?
The Big PictureIs it really a big surprise to discover that while America is enduring its worst economic downturn in 70 years and experiencing a paroxysm of partisan political infighting that the No. 1 movie last weekend was “Contagion,” which depicts a........ -
'We Bought a Zoo' gets parody Twitter account
Company TownA new Twitter account that went online Wednesday looks remarkably like a real one for the upcoming Matt Damon-Scarlett Johansson family drama "We Bought a Zoo."... -
With memories of the 2009 pandemic, Mexico braces for flu season
World NowREPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities report a fresh outbreak of the swine flu that killed hundreds and virtually paralyzed this sprawling capital in 2009. But the number of cases fits the "normal" flu-season pattern and should not cause... -
Last year's flu vaccine: All in all, not so bad
It was thrown together in a hurry, only aimed to protect against one strain of influenza, and arrived on the market well after the novel flu virus had gained a foothold in the general population. But last year's vaccine against the novel H1N1 flu, in...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Disease Prevention, Flu Vaccine
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