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Fewer Stillbirths Among Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against Flu
5/25/2012 - Those who were protected from H1N1 were also less likely to deliver preterm, study finds ...
COPD Can Put a Damper on Sex Life
5/21/2012 - Breathlessness also affects mood and well-being, small study says ...
Self-Managing COPD Might Pose Risks, Study Suggests
5/14/2012 - People getting comprehensive education had higher death risk, researchers found ...
Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Suggests Pandemic Threat Is Real
5/2/2012 - Researchers found the virus could potentially mutate and spread widely among people, but that hasn't happened so far ...
Texting May Help More Kids Get Flu Shots
4/24/2012 - Novel way of sending reminders to families linked to more vaccinations: study ...
U.S. Gives Green Light to Publish Controversial Bird Flu Research
4/23/2012 - After expert panel review, officials say H5N1 findings are of benefit, with little risk to national security ...
Reported Decline in U.S. Pneumonia Deaths May Be False: Study
4/3/2012 - Dips in hospitalizations, deaths may reflect diagnosis coding changes ...
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record Low, CDC Says
3/22/2012 - But minorities, those not born in the U.S. and HIV-positive patients still most likely affected ...
Could Statins Help Prevent Pneumonia?
3/19/2012 - Study suggests possible modest effect, but drugs shouldn't be taken for this use, experts say ...
Drug Seems to Speed Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury
3/9/2012 - Study suggests amantadine may gently awaken patients in vegetative, minimally conscious states ...
Cured Meat Products Linked to Lung Disease Flare-Ups
3/8/2012 - Nitrates in bacon, sausage, lunch meats might worsen airway disease symptoms, researchers say ...
Certain Beliefs Motivate Health Care Workers to Get Flu Shots
3/8/2012 - Doctors, nurses don't always rush to immunization, review finds ...
New Flu Discovered in Guatemalan Fruit Bats
2/28/2012 - Virus not a current threat, but should be monitored as a potential source of human illness, experts say ...
Rapid Flu Tests a Good First Step: Study
2/27/2012 - Quick results may speed up treatment for most vulnerable patients, researchers say ...
Flu Season Off to a Very Late Start: CDC
2/23/2012 - There's been an uptick in cases in February, but this is latest arrival in decades ...
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