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Workers get flu shot if co-workers do – UPI.com


Workers get flu shot if co-workers do
UPI.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 18 (UPI) -- Increasing vaccination rates of healthcare personnel substantially improves patient safety, lowering flu deaths by 40 ...
Flu vaccination for health workers: Mandate or persuade?CIDRAP
Strategies increase health-care worker vaccination rates -- protecting patientsScienceBlog.com (blog)

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Thousands of flu shots to be trashed – NewsWest9.com


Thousands of flu shots to be trashed
NewsWest9.com
Amarillo is struggling to give out swine flu shots before their looming march expiration date. "We have given approximately 8000 vaccines for the H1N1 flu ...

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Disaster response team seeks new members – Thousand Oaks Acorn


Disaster response team seeks new members
Thousand Oaks Acorn
DART is an all-volunteer disaster response and community action team dedicated to training its members and educating residents in emergency preparation and ...

Posted in Disaster Preparation.

Europe Grumbles Over German Calls for Austerity – New York Times


Globe and Mail

Europe Grumbles Over German Calls for Austerity
New York Times
... called the sudden cuts “a nefarious dead end for the economy.” “Can the Greek government survive this?” asked Julian Callow of Barclays Capital. ...
A New “Greek Tragedy”The New American
The self-inflicted woes of GreeceFinancial Express Bangladesh
The EU is set to bail out Greece: big mistakeTelegraph.co.uk (blog)
Sify -Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Is Global Warming A Hoax, Or Not? – KCAU


Is Global Warming A Hoax, Or Not?
KCAU
Entertainment News from AP A drought three years ago to record snow fall this year- could global warming be a hoax? Three USD professors discuss. ...

Posted in Global Warming.

Who will pay for flood preparations and damage repairs? – KSTP.com


Who will pay for flood preparations and damage repairs?
KSTP.com
The cost of flood preparation and damages needs to reach a threshold of $6.4 million to trigger federal aid. "Until we reach that threshold we don't qualify ...

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County doling out more swine flu vaccine – San Francisco Examiner


County doling out more swine flu vaccine
San Francisco Examiner
The number of deaths and hospitalizations related to swine flu in San Mateo County has tapered, but health officials are still asking everyone to get ...
Flu vaccination for health workers: Mandate or persuade?CIDRAP
CDC Advisory Panel Urges Expanding Flu ShotsSafety.BLR.com
Strategies increase health-care worker vaccination rates -- protecting patientsEurekAlert (press release)

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India: On a stable growth path? – Economic Times


India: On a stable growth path?
Economic Times
It also showed to the world that give a large-enough domestic demand and timely government interference, an economy would survive a financial crisis with ...

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Cancun Climate Talks Get Dim Prognosis Nine Months Before Start – Bloomberg


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Cancun Climate Talks Get Dim Prognosis Nine Months Before Start
Bloomberg
Without a US commitment, China and India, two of the fastest-growing polluters, may be reluctant to limit greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. ...
China and India to Report their Global Warming Pollution Every 2 YearsNatural Resources Defense Council (blog)
UN climate envoy expects dual-track negotiationsThe Associated Press
Despite Copenhagen, a binding pact to fight global warming is still attainable ...REVE
Financial Times -Reuters South Africa -Inquirer.net
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Severe obesity raises risk of poor H1N1 outcome – CIDRAP


Tech Eye

Severe obesity raises risk of poor H1N1 outcome
CIDRAP
The results show that obesity appears to play a definite role in flu illness and death, though calculating the degree of its influence was limited by the ...
Obesity builds immunity to fight fluTimes of India
Fat people forget to fight fluTech Eye
Immunity to Flu May be Inhibited by ObesityeMaxHealth

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