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Healthy made up over half of UK swine flu admissions and inpatient deaths in first wave

Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions and inpatient deaths occurred in people with no underlying health problems or obvious risk factors, reveals research published in Thorax today.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UF experts urge wariness of mosquito-borne diseases this summer

For Floridians hoping that the record-breaking cold of this past winter might have stemmed the number of pesky mosquitoes, University of Florida entomologists have this message: the mosquitoes are out in full ...

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created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response

(AP) -- As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms ...

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created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When it comes to brain damage, blankets take the place of drugs

Have you ever covered yourself with a blanket to stave off the shivers? A new study shows that a blanket can also help alleviate shivering in patients who have been cooled to prevent brain damage.

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created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Dengue fever costs billions in health care, lost productivity and absenteeism

Researchers at Brandeis, in collaboration with several other institutions worldwide, have pinpointed for the first time the multi-country economic costs of dengue fever, the endemic and epidemic mosquito-borne illness that ...

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0