Caught the Flu, but No Sick Leave
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Broken foot? Ate some bad leftover turkey? Caught the flu? Want a day off?
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Japan's Health Ministry said on Wednesday that at least one person had been infected with the bird flu virus after an outbreak among chickens in February but that there was no chance that this person would infect others.
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Forget about getting a flu shot this year unless you&#39;re at high risk of developing complications from the virus. Even then, it may be difficult to find the vaccine.
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A vet who became ill after working on the Suffolk bird flu outbreak tests negative for the disease.
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TRENTON, N.J. - The wisdom mothers have been dispensing for ages - wash your hands, eat your vegetables, go to bed earlier - turns out to be great advice for avoiding the flu...
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This was the Big One, a deadly flu epidemic. But fortunately it was a fake. So when U.S. health officials made some missteps in their largest-ever drill to prepare for a national outbreak of a deadly new flu, no one died.
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ATLANTA The flu season is off to a slow start, to the relief of government health authorities dealing with a vaccine shortage. Only Delaware and New York are reporting significant flu activity.
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KUALA LUMPUR : Three Malaysians who fell ill in a village hit by the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain have been discharged from a hospital after tests showed no sign of the virus, a senior official said.
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Columbians might be forced to suffer through the flu season armed with only hand sanitizer and chicken soup this year. Due to a national shortage of the vaccine, Health Services cannot promise flu shots to any students, faculty, or staff.
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A worker who helped deal with the bird flu outbreak in eastern England is under observation at a hospital, the Health Protection Agency said Tuesday.
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The World Health Organization has detailed the first evidence that a person likely caught the bird flu virus from a human, then passed a slightly mutated version to another person. But experts said Friday the genetic change does not increase the threat of a pandemic.
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Nearly everyone seemed to have been caught off-guard last month when a British flu vaccine manufacturer was closed down by authorities because of contamination that was discovered at the company&#39;s Liverpool plant.
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A second person dealing with the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk has tested negative for the disease.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the saying goes -- but it may not always hold true when it comes to the flu.
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The Charlotte County Health Department received a batch of 9,000 flu shots Monday, but officials do not anticipate having any public distributions of them.
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TRENTON, NJ -- The first case of the flu for the season has been reported in New Jersey, and health officials urged precautions at a time when there is a shortage of vaccine to prevent the illness.
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Employees who drag themselves to work while sick - even with a simple cold â-an double their risk of heart disease, new research shows.