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The Flu Vaccine: Will It Work This Year? (Fox News)
Government officials say initial indicators are that this year's flu vaccine is a good match for the strains that have surfaced. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:17:33 GMT

Oral Vaccine Helps Prevent Stomach Flu In Babies (KDKA Pittsburgh)
'Tis the season for stomach flu - and local health officials have been tracking an increase in the nasty bugs since last month.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:02:06 GMT

Working in a Flu Vaccine Factory (Newsweek)
When you work in a vaccine factory, getting dressed is half the job. Inside one of the two American labs that produce millions of flu shots every year. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:52:21 GMT

The Claim: Nasal-Spray Flu Vaccine Can Make You Sick (New York Times)
Every year, myths about the flu vaccine spread as widely as the flu itself.Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:41:48 GMT

Free nasal flu vaccine offered Tuesday (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness plans to offer free nasal flu vaccine next Tuesday at a preparedness exercise designed to test its ability to administer the vaccine in an emergency.Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:15:37 GMT

 

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Prescription drug ring busted (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
Investigators believe more than a dozen people have been feeding their prescription drug habits - using taxpayer money.Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:22:42 GMT

Jury awards nearly $16.6M in Ill. skin patch case (INO News)
(AP:CHICAGO) Two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries that make and distribute a painkilling skin patch must pay nearly $16.6 million to the family of a suburban woman who died from a drug overdose while using the product, a jury ruled Monday.Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:35:20 GMT

It's time to take your medicine (Boston Globe)
Pfizer Inc. collects about $10 billion a year from its cholesterol-lowering Lipitor, making the treatment one of the best-selling drugs ever. But if every patient took every Lipitor pill prescribed, that number would leap to $17 billion.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:47:22 GMT

Health Highlights: Nov. 14, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:02:21 GMT

Health Highlights: Nov. 13, 2008 (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Highlights: Nov. 13, 2008 Category: Health News Created: 11/14/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/14/2008Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:24:55 GMT

 
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