US hit by worst outbreak of deadly West Nile virus
August 23rd, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) The United States has been hit hard by the largest ever outbreak of West Nile virus, spread mostly by mosquito bites, that has killed 47 people ... Read more...
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More kids being born with flattened heads
April 6th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) The prevalence of an asymmetrical flattening of the skull seems to be increasing among infants and young children."Plagiocephaly (flattened head) is characterised by unilateral flattening of ... Read more...
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Texas Department of State Health Services awards $1.75 million to help veterans
March 26th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by BNO News
AUSTIN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) awarded $1.75 million for communities to help veterans find access to treatment, expand trauma therapy services and promote peer ... Read more...
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Judy Trunnell becomes the first American citizen to die of Swine Flu
May 6th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by GD
Judy Trunnell is the unfortunate victim who has succumbed to Swine flu. She has been identified by health officials to be "the first U.S. resident" to die while she was suffering from ... Read more...
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Second swine flu death in US, global cases now 1,516 (Roundup)
May 6th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/Geneva, May 6 (IANS) The US has reported the second death from influenza A (H1N1), which is better known as swine flu, as the worldwide cases totalled 1,516 Wednesday.
A woman in her ... Read more...
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Second swine flu death reported in US
May 6th, 2009 - 4:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (DPA) A woman in her 30s died of swine flu in Texas, state health authorities confirmed Tuesday.
The woman lived in Cameron County, near the US-Mexico border, and also suffered ... Read more...
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Texas Health Department closes school; bans sick reporters from news conference
April 26th, 2009 - 1:55 am ICT by admin
Byron Steele High School in Cibolo closed
Another suspected swine flu case being investigated
Officials urge residents of Guadalupe County to avoid public gatherings
Sick reporters will not be allowed entry to a 2 p.m. ... Read more...
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