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County ready for return of swine flu
Published July 9, 2009, 6:29 pm, Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
SEGUIN — The day the Obama administration put states on notice they’ll need to find a way to distribute the swine flu vaccine next fall, Guadalupe County Emergency Management Coordinator Dan Kinsey had a simple answer Thursday: “We’re ready.”
Hospital Death Rates Differ Across U.S.
Published July 9, 2009, 6:05 pm, CBS 3 Philadelphia
Death rates for heart attack and heart failure patients in the U.S. vary significantly from hospital to hospital, according to a new study released Thursday by the American Heart Association.
U.S. government to pay for flu vaccine campaign
Published July 9, 2009, 4:23 pm, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will pay for any vaccination program against the H1N1 swine flu, and may encourage schools to help vaccinate children, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Thursday.
U.S. schools have a lesson plan for a pandemic
Published July 9, 2009, 4:15 pm, Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Planning helped but it was improvisation using cell phones and sticky notes that enabled school nurse Mary Pappas to cope when the U.S. swine flu epidemic started in her tiny office in April.
Swine flu summit: Government checks on state readiness
Published July 9, 2009, 3:30 pm, The Brownsville Herald
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration put the states on notice Thursday: Swine flu vaccinations are likely to be ready this fall with the looming threat of the disease's resurgence, so figure out now how to deliver them.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-09 22:41 US government to pay for flu vaccine campaign
Published July 9, 2009, 3:08 pm, Interactive Investor
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu found in three world regions
Published July 9, 2009, 11:48 am, Honolulu Advertiser
WASHINGTON — Swine flu resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu has been detected in at least three world regions, raising concern the pandemic virus is developing immunity to the medicine, health officials said today.
PharmAthene's 2nd Generation rPA Anthrax Vaccine, SparVax(TM), Completes FDA Regulatory Strategy Review
Published July 9, 2009, 11:11 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
PharmAthene, Inc. , a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its review of the Company's proposed development plan for SparVax, PharmAthene's next generation recombinant protective antigen anthrax vaccine.
$90 Million In Recovery Act Funds To Bolster Water Services In Indian Country And Create Jobs
Published July 9, 2009, 9:16 am, Medical News Today
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's (HHS) Indian Health Service (IHS) announced $90 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for improved access to vital drinking water and wastewater services in the American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
As health data becomes available, patients can demand better care
Published July 9, 2009, 5:34 am, Pioneer Press
WASHINGTON — Light is starting to peek into the dark confusion of health care quality and costs.
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