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Five new pediatric swine flu deaths in US
January 29, 2010 2:26 PM
Five more children have died of confirmed or suspected cases of H1N1 swine flu in the United states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. For the week ending Jan. 23, four kids died of confirmed swine flu, while a fifth died of influenza A. Further... more » -
CDC cautions vigilence in H1N1 battle
January 7, 2010 4:35 PM
The nation continues to see dwindling numebrs in the H1N1 swine flu outbreak, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people to continue good sanitary behavior and get immunized. Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC said, "We don't know what's going to happen over the... more » -
CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu
December 11, 2009 12:18 PM
Health officials say winter flu is just starting to show up in the U.S. while swine flu infections continue to wane. Swine flu was widespread in only 14 states last week - mostly in the Northeast. That's down from 25 states the week before and 48 in late October. The... more » -
CDC: Nearly 10,000 deaths linked to swine flu
December 10, 2009 2:34 PM
Health officials now estimate that swine flu has sickened nearly 50 million Americans and killed nearly 10,000. The new estimates mean about 1 in 6 Americans have had the illness. The figures were released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. The CDC also estimates that 200,000... more » -
9 in 10 teens fall short on fruits and veggies
September 29, 2009 4:56 PM
Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called "poor" in a report Tuesday. The report based on 2007 data found that only 13 percent of... more »
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