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Phoenix swine flu

Arizona dealt with the Spanish Flu of 1918 long before the Swine Flu of 2009

In 2009 Phoenix, along with other cities around the world, was taking serious precautions against the spread of the deadly H1N1 virus, otherwise...
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Know when your child should take a sick day

Your child wakes up and complains of a scratchy throat, and seems a little lethargic. You've got less than an hour to see if she perks up...
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Exercise restraint with the H1N1 / Swine Flu vaccine for preschoolers

As media hype and hyberbole about H1N1 reach critical levels in this country many parents that I speak with on a regular basis are buying into the...
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H1N1 101 - Understanding your risk

There has been a lot of media coverage and controversy over the H1N1 strain of the Influenza A virus, which has reached pandemic status. It is...
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Swine flu hits PAX

It's a recipe for contagion: thousands of people, close quarters, and the regular trading of videogame controllers. Swine flu has hit the PAX...
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Sex involved in swine flu virus...but not the way you think

Headline Geneva: The World Health Organization declared on Thursday that we are experiencing a swine flu pandemic. The move was taken due to an...
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Celebrate World Red Cross Day

May 8 is World Red Cross Day and World Red Crescent Day. The day celebrates the global humanitarian efforts of the National Red Cross and Red...
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Cruising aboard today's floating resorts

Last year, more than 7 million people boarded one of the 150 cruise ships that sail to more than 1800 ports around the world. Thesefloating resorts...
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A perspective on Mexico travel

Sometimes we all need to be reminded to put things in perspective. It happens all the time, something may seem earth shattering in the moment it is...
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Comparing the 2009 swine flu outbreak with 1976 and 1918

With the swine flu epidemic still spreading in the United States, Europe and Latin America, Mexico reports improvement in both deaths and new cases...
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