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Mexican swine flu toll hits nine

Matthew — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:01:19 +0000

...the deaths of more than 1200 people from the 2009 strand, another deadly dose of swine flu has hit Mexico. Picture: Source: AdelaideNow The death toll in Mexico from an outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu has hit nine, with 573 cases detected, officials say. The...

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Swine flu outbreak sends vaccine-maker’s stock soaring

Matthew — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:01:04 +0000

...for next year. The subtype H3N2 flu virus in the new outbreak is resistant to Tamiflu - the leading treatment today for swine flu of the H1N1 strain, which broke out in April 2009 and caused 38,000 deaths around the world. The U.S. Center for Disease...

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CDC Again Tracking Swine Flu Virus

Matthew — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:01:14 +0000

...beginning in 2009, when the H1N1 subtype of the virus was first detected. An estimated 43 million to 89 million Americans caught swine flue during the pandemic. According to the CDC, between 8,870 and 18,300 deaths were linked to the virus. The World Health...

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Swine Virus Deadlier than H1N1 Feared to Become Another Killer Outbreak

Matthew — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:01:12 +0000

...no deaths have been reported yet. Likewise, World Health Organization is preparing to respond to this new health threat, a swine origin influenza A virus of the H3N2 subtype. Experts revealed that this new virus has acquired the M gene of the 2009 pandemic...

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Nurses vital to region’s health

Matthew — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:01:12 +0000

As baby boomers age and their healthcare needs grow, so does the need for qualified nurses here in the Coachella Valley.
Studies have shown that higher nurse staffing levels are associated with fewer deaths, lower failure-to-rescue incidents, lower rates

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Health: Alarmed over carbon monoxide

Matthew — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:01:32 +0000

...is you canât see it, you canât taste it, and you canât smell it. Itâs a silent killer. In fact, recent Department of Health research put the number of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning at 50 this year with a Âfurther 4,000 people requiring a visit to hospital. The...

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Federal Panel Emphasizes Safety in Push for Digital Health Records

Matthew — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:01:11 +0000

...records are a threat to patient safety, and an independent agency should be set up to investigate injuries and deaths linked to health information technology, according to a federal study released Tuesday. The report by the Institute of Medicine comes as the...

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Coroner paints bleak picture of Indigenous health

Matthew — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:01:54 +0000

A coronial inquiry covering the deaths of six Aborigines in South Australia's Far West Coast has painted a bleak picture of local alcohol abuse, chronic sickness and self-neglect.
Deputy coroner Anthony Schapel has delivered his findings of an inquest in

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Baillieu defends mental health inquiry

Matthew — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:01:06 +0000

...Ruth Vine to examine the results of each hospital's internal investigation into the deaths and whether recommendations made by health services or the coroner were implemented. Advertisement: Story continues below Mr Baillieu has rejected suggestions Dr Vine's...

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Health briefing

Matthew — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:01:14 +0000

...deaths recorded last year increased with the agriculture sector again accounting for the majority of fatalities. According to the Health and Safety AuthorityâÂ€Â™s annual report for 2010, there were 48 workplace fatalities recorded compared with a record low of...

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