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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:58:42 GMT+00:00

Protests will delay treatment for 16000
Irish Independent
By Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent MORE than 16000 patients, many due operations or diagnostic tests, will have their hospital care cancelled on Tuesday as most health workers take to the picket line. The HSE said emergency cover would be provided ...
Over 16000 patients face delay over strikeIrish Times
Strike prompts hospitals warningThe Press Association
HSE confirms contingency plans for strikeRTE.ie
Irish Health -Irish Times
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:21 GMT+00:00

guardian.co.uk

Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Cut Swine Flu Risk
WebMD
By Daniel J. denoon Nov. 20, 2009 - People who got last year's seasonal flu vaccine are at lower risk of H1N1 swine flu illness -- particularly severe disease, a study of US military personnel shows. Overall, getting a seasonal flu shot or sniff cut ...
Ontario unveils new ventilators for swine flu fightCTV.ca
WHO: H1N1 May Be Peaking in N. Hemisphere, But Outbreak Not OverVoice of America
H1N1 intensifying in Canada but subsiding elsewhere: WHOCBC.ca
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:07:15 GMT+00:00

The IMO presents four-point plan to reduce drug costs
Irish Medical Times
The IMO has presented Health Minister Mary Harney with a four-point plan it said would reduce the State's annual medicines bill by €300 million. It said the savings would far exceed the €30 million identified in the McCarthy report and the €65 million ...
It is Time to Take on the Big Boyshotpress.com (subscription)
The cost of prescriptionsIrish Times

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:55:32 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Swine flu pandemic has peaked, says HSE
Irish Times
RATES OF swine flu infection in the population have continued to decline over the past week and the current wave of the pandemic in the Republic has probably peaked, health officials confirmed yesterday. The Department of Health's chief medical officer ...
Schoolkids to get swine flu jabIrish Health
UPDATE 1-Doctors say most Britons reject swine flu vaccineReuters
Swine flu vaccine uptakeNHS Choices
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:45 GMT+00:00

Javno.hr

UPDATE 1-EU body backs single dose for 2 H1N1 flu vaccines
Reuters
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - In a change of tack, Europe's drugs watchdog said on Friday that giving a single dose of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L) Pandemrix or Novartis's (NOVN.VX) Focetria swine flu vaccines would suffice for most people. ...
Five million given swine flu jab in EUSydney Morning Herald
European Medicines Agency Reaffirms Efficacy, Safety of H1N1 VaccinesDG News
European Medicines Evaluation Agency (emea) - EMEA press release - Meeting ...DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:20 GMT+00:00

Parents 'should vaccinate children against swine flu'
School Days
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) is urging parents to follow government advice and have their children vaccinated against swine flu, it has been reported. Irishhealth.com noted that around 382 children in Ireland have been hospitalised ...
Vaccinating children strongly advisedIrish Health

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:59:31 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

Procter & Gamble recalls 120000 Vicks nasal sprays
BBC News
Procter & Gamble has announced it is recalling 120000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after small traces of bacteria were found in the product. Bottles shipped to the US, the UK and Germany are being recalled after traces of the B. cepacia bacteria ...
Vicks Nasal Spray RecalledWebMD
P&G recalls some Vicks spray after bacteria foundReuters
P&G recalls Vicks nasal sprayFood Consumer
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:21:52 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Many LA-area hospitals see flu cases leveling off
Los Angeles Times
Hospital officials report that the numbers of patients with H1N1 flu appear to be leveling off at many Los Angeles area hospitals, easing wait times at crowded emergency rooms less than a week before Thanksgiving. ...
Mass. adult and a child under age 4 die of swine fluBoston Globe
Signs That Swine Flu Has PeakedNew York Times
US sees fall in swine flu rateAFP
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT+00:00

China Daily

Toddlers suffer most from secondhand smoke
Irish Health
Toddlers and obese children suffer more than other younger people when exposed to secondhand smoke, a new study has found. In the study, researchers from Ohio State University in the US found a link between secondhand smoke exposure and blood vessel ...
Second hand smoke worse for toddlers, fat kidsTimes of India
Secondhand smoke worst for toddlers, obese kidsReuters
Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From SmokeU.S. News & World Report
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