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Website for the germ-obsessed
JUDITH MILLER is coauthor of "Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War."PLANNING A TRIP to Vancouver Island? You might want to know that Cryptococcus gattii, a pathogenic fungus that invades the central nervous systems of humans and other animals, has recently infected about 100 people there, six of whom have died. Do you...Tags: Christmas, Health Organizations, Health and Safety at School, Death, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bracing for a flu pandemic
Special to The Times"THE threat of an influenza pandemic is, at present, one of the most significant public health issues our nation and world faces." — Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenback, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, April 2007 "We know that a...Tags: Health Organizations, Preventative Medicine, Chemical Industry, Natural Resources, Flu
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A Chicken-and-Egg Problem: How to Speed Up Production of Flu Shots
Times Staff WriterIf bird flu erupts into a pandemic, the world will need a lot of vaccine in a hurry. That would be virtually impossible with the current flu-vaccine manufacturing method, which is little changed since the 1940s. Several companies have bird flu vaccines...Tags: Death, Technology, Biotechnology, Hospitals and Clinics, Chiron Corporation
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Cleanliness Counts
Of The Washington PostAvian flu poultry timers. Toothbrush sanitizers. UV ray sensors. Anti-mite mattress sprays. Domestic life in 2006 is under attack. And the housewares industry is arming us to fight back against the fear factor. The American consumer today is worried...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Death, Ohio, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Hospitals and Clinics
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Flu spread raises alarm
Officials advised Monday against most travel to Mexico, the center of an outbreak of swine flu suspected of killing almost 150 people there and sickening at least 50 through its spread to the United States.
The acting director of the Centers for...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Ohio, Death, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Department of State
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Bird Flu Threat Worries Pet Owners
Tribune Media ServicesIt's been known for some time that felines are potentially susceptible to bird flu. What wasn't known was the public and political response once the inevitable happened. At the end of February, at least one cat in Germany was confirmed to have died as...Tags: Health Organizations, Health and Safety at School, Austria, Death, Entertainment
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Deal With Dog's Aggression Now, Before Someone Gets Hurt
Tribune Media ServicesQ: My chocolate Labrador retriever has tried to bite many people. When someone comes close to my house, he barks and barks. I thought these dogs were supposed to be hyper and friendly. Why is mine so aggressive? -- K.M.B., Lawrence, MA A: This is as...Tags: Health Organizations, Health and Safety at School, Death, Atlanta, Entertainment
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Chinese government still hedges on avian flu
Sun Foreign StaffBEIJING - The scene was reminiscent of early 2003, just before the world learned about SARS: A small room in central Beijing, filled with journalists skeptically asking World Health Organization experts this week about a potential new health threat in...Tags: Health Organizations, Death, Government, Hospitals and Clinics, National Government
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U.S. set to rush order of avian flu vaccine
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Mass production of a new vaccine that scientists believe can protect against an avian flu outbreak could begin as early as mid-September, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said yesterday. Dr....Tags: Science and Technology, Flu, Influenza Pandemic (1918), Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals
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U.S. government purchases $100 million stockpile of avian flu vaccine
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The federal government is buying $100 million of avian flu vaccine in the first step toward building a stockpile that would protect 20 million Americans from an outbreak of the deadly virus. Coming weeks after government scientists...Tags: Bill Hall, Death, Government, National Government, Politics
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ABC Scares Up Bird Flu Movie
Zap2It.comMay sweeps will soon be upon us, and this year ABC will feature one of the ratings-grabbing month's most time-honored traditions: a ripped-from-the-headlines disaster thriller. The network has scheduled a movie called "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America"...Tags: Tuck (tv program), Gilmore Girls (tv program), Movies, American Idol (tv program), Entertainment
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28 Million 'Idol' Fans Can't Be Wrong Tuesday
Zap2It.comFast National ratings for Tuesday, May 9, 2006 FOX turned to the King Tuesday to stay atop its ratings throne, as Elvis night on "American Idol" led the network to another ratings win. FOX averaged a 15.5 rating/24 share in primetime, easily...Tags: Gilmore Girls (tv program), House (tv program), American Idol (tv program), Entertainment, Television
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