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As flu becomes more widespread, CDC pushes antiviral meds
2015-01-10 01:43:36| Biotech - Topix.net
This April 30, 2009, file photo shows a box of Tamiflu in a Toronto health clinic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Jan. 9. 2015, sent a new alert to doctors, advising prompt use of Tamiflu and other antivirals for hospitalized flu patients and those at higher risk for complications like pneumonia.
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CDC Report Reveals New Details About Alcohol Poisoning Deaths
2015-01-06 22:30:26| Biotech - Topix.net
The data shows that alcohol poisoning - a result of binge drinking - kills more than 2,200 Americans a year, but 70 percent of them weren't identified as alcoholics. Three in four of these deaths involved adults between 35 and 64 years old, and most of them occurred among white men, according to the report.
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CDC: Alcohol Poisoning Kills 6 a Day, Mostly Middle-Aged Men
2015-01-06 21:25:30| Biotech - Topix.net
To the surprise of even health officials, it turns out that most deaths from drinking too much involve middle-aged adults ? not teens or college kids. A report Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found six Americans die each day from alcohol poisoning.
CDC: Flu season continues to worsen, could peak this month
2015-01-06 02:42:01| Biotech - Topix.net
Four-year-old Gabriella Diaz sits as registered nurse Charlene Luxcin, right, administers a flu shot at the Whittier Street Health Center in Boston, in this file photo.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported flu season is getting worse. Flu was widespread in 43 states and flu activity was intense in most of them, according to the latest national data for the week of Christmas.
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NYC mandates flu shots for toddlers even after CDC admits they don't work
2015-01-05 04:02:01| Biotech - Topix.net
Unless their parents opt for a medical or religious exemption, young school children in New York City will soon be required to get a flu shot in order to attend preschool or gain access to a child care facility. As outlined by the New York City Health Department , children aged 6-59 months will be barred from attending classes or being around other children in an institutional setting if they don't first get jabbed for the flu -- this, despite warnings by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that this year's flu shot doesn't even work.
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