Flu-like virus sickens military recruits
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Four military recruits died in the past year and thousands others were sickened by a flu-like virus that the military once had a vaccine program for but abandoned to save money.
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Only a few cases of influenza have surfaced regionally, but more organizations offering the flu vaccine are popping up. The Visiting Nurse Foundation, Butler Memorial Hospital and Butler Veterans Affairs Medical
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The number of people hospitalized in the United States because of the flu has climbed substantially over the past two decades to an average of more than 200,000 a year, in large part because of the aging of the population, a government study found.    Severe cases of the flu can result in pneumonia, dehydration or a worsening of chronic medical conditions, and can be life-threatening - especially for the very old or the very young...
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The number of people hospitalized in the United States because of the flu has climbed over the past 20 years to an average of more than 200,000 a year, in large part because of the aging of the population, a government study found.
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A teenager from the village at the center of a bird flu outbreak has been hospitalized with cold symptoms, Malaysia&#39;s health minister said on Friday, as poultry farmers counted their losses.
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According to the Department of Defense, a lethal virus is infecting military recruits. At one time, a vaccine was used to prevent adenovirus, and the Pentagon is now trying to &quot;re-enlist&quot; that vaccine.
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Deployed military troops, emergency workers, pregnant women and children will be among the first to get scarce vaccinations if a pandemic strain of flu breaks out, U.S. officials said.
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HCM CITY - A 16-year-old girl has been infected with H5N1, the deadly virus that causes avian flu. &quot;The virus has killed 20 people in the country since the beginning of this year&quot;, said deputy director of HCM Cityâs Tropical Diseases Hospital.
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A young girl is the 12th victim of bird flu in Vietnam this month, as fears are raised about human transmission.
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Eleven of 26 people who may have been in contact with bird flu in north Wales show flu-like symptoms.
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Midway through the month when influenza typically peaks, health officials were monitoring four hospitalized Nebraska children, while three North Carolina schools remained closed over widespread symptoms of the illness. And in Oklahoma, 400 students were out sick with the flu, though no schools were closed, authorities said.
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The federal government has diverted 300,000 doses of the flu vaccine originally meant for federal employees and the military to high-risk civilian groups, such as people older than 65 and
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The discovery of a high incidence of malaria among U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan prompted a call on Tuesday for doctors to check repatriated military personnel for the disease.
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An expectedly high number of U.S. soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.
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HEALTH experts warned today that an outbreak of bird flu mixed with a human influenza virus could kill millions worldwide. The World Health Organisation said the outbreak had the potential to be worse than the Sars virus.
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Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
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COLUMBIA, SC -- There is good news for people deemed high risk for the flu who missed their first chance at a flu vaccine. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday afternoon that 190,000