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• WASHINGTON - The latest advice from the major medical groups for routine screening -- primarily for people who don't have a family history of a particular cancer or other risk factors
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• AUSTIN, TX - TexasFlu.org will help people find the vaccines for both seasonal flu and swine flu
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• ATLANTA, GA - In October, health officials predicted swine flu vaccination program was going to be "messy." They were right
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• WASHINGTON - AP poll found 54 percent favor making it harder to sue doctors and hospitals for mistakes taking care of patients, while 32 percent are opposed
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• ATLANTA, GA - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia
• Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu
• LONDON, England - Some doctors said there is little data to prove interventions like mass quarantines and school closures slow down disease transmission
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• WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary moved to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier
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• ORLANDO, FL - A new study suggests that a type of "super X-ray" can give a faster, cheaper way to tell whether a chest pain sufferer is really having a heart attack
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• WASHINGTON - Federal health officials said a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix
• Humble ISD to hold H1N1 vaccination clinic
• HUMBLE, TX - Humble ISD to provide free H1N1 vaccination clinics for Humble ISD students, employees and their families this Saturday
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• NEW YORK - Women in their 40s are reacting with confusion and skepticism over the recommendations of a task force concerning mammograms

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