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• IDPH, CDC no longer recommend school closures over H1N1 flu

• Aper ALMH employee of the month

• 15 is median age of US swine flu hospital cases

• Experts: Don't try 'pox party' for swine flu

• Millions of kids begin returning to Mexico schools

• FDA backs drug that treats diabetes via the brain

• Illinois performing confirmatory testing for H1N1 flu
  State public health officials report 82 confirmed cases

• Healthy Communities Partnership will have athletic trainers on the HOPE Mobile in May

• ALMH adds Web link with nursing career information

• Pork producers remain committed to food safety, animal well-being despite H1N1 flu

• Experts: Mild swine flu could quickly turn deadly

• US no longer advising schools close for swine flu

• Mexicans fly back to home emerging from flu scare

• Obama administration seeks $63B for world health

• Face transplant recipient: 'I'm not a monster'

• Ga. man stable after 1st US double hand transplant

• Amylin seeks FDA OK on once-weekly diabetes drug

• Health insurers offer another concession

• Schoolkids get 'flu days' even as CDC reconsiders

• Some flu pandemics less deadly than others

• Leading US health expert urging cautious approach

• Amid swine flu, sales of anti-viral drugs surging

• How will the uninsured fare in swine flu outbreak?

• Mexico gets some bustle back after flu shutdown

• Swine flu leaves Southern Hemisphere out in cold

• Double hand transplant taking place in Pittsburgh

• Helping doctors ask about drug, alcohol problems

• County health department is prepared for H1N1 flu strain

• Flu presents test for new Ill. governor's team

• US flu tally jumps to 245 as labs catch up

• What you need to know about the new swine flu

• Swine flu goes person-to-pig. What's next?

• Mexico criticizes swine flu discrimination

• In flu scare, echoes of a fearful time

• National Women's Health Week

• Confirmed H1N1 flu (swine flu) changes guidance for testing
  State goal to identify H1N1 flu cases as quickly as possible and stop the spread

• State to open toll-free line for H1N1 flu (swine flu) questions

• More schools shut as swine flu spreads in US

• Flu fighters warn against complacency, seek clues

• Regular flu shots this fall, maybe swine jab too

• FDA says dieters should stop using Hydroxycut now

• Ga. adopting strict new food testing rules

• 54 cases of H1N1 flu reported in Illinois as of 10 a.m. Friday

• State receives antivirals, medical supplies from federal Strategic National Stockpile
  IDPH reports 41 probable H1N1 (swine flu) cases in Illinois

• Swine flu cases pass 100, vaccine promised

• Paris Hilton not only one confused about swine flu

• Experts: Handling raw pork poses no flu risk

• State labs: US swine flu cases likely higher

• CDC chief: No need to avoid public transportation

• WHO to stop using term 'swine flu,' to protect pigs

• Hospitals, doctors deal with swine flu jitters

• FDA warns of botulism with unapproved use of Botox

• IDPH: Swine flu probable cases in Illinois

• Worried about flu and kids? Here's some advice

• Advice for schools on swine flu

• Closing schools may not stop flu transmission

• Little boy, far from home, 1st US swine flu death

• World takes drastic steps to contain swine flu

• Mexico plans shutdown as WHO raises flu alert

• Scientists struggle to understand swine flu virus

• AP investigation: Mexico's 1st flu death

• Swine flu takes health community by surprise

• Studies: Drug shows promise against hepatitis C

• 1st U.S. death from swine flu confirmed

• CDC, states: US swine flu cases jump to 68

• US wants ingredient in swine flu vaccine by May

• Swine flu hits Germany; WHO calls emergency review

• Mexicans put faith in masks -- but do they work?

• Alcohol Awareness Month
  (Part 2)

• Logan County officials prepare for swine flu

  • Swine flu fact sheet

  • Up-to-date CDC information
    5 states with 40 cases total in US

• What you need to know about swine flu

• Swine flu's ground zero? Residents say nearby farm

• Swine flu prompts EU warning on travel to US

• Swine flu spreads to Middle East, Asia-Pacific

• Gov't.: Stern border enforcement not yet necessary

• FDA approves emergency rules for anti-viral drugs

• Worst-case scenario underlies US pandemic plan

• How WHO measures a pandemic

• Study: Drug lowers risk of getting prostate cancer

• State public health director updates swine flu outbreak and stresses importance of preventive measures
  No confirmed cases in Illinois

• US declares public health emergency for swine flu

• CDC: Practical precautions can help avoid flu

• Seasonal vaccine no help against swine flu

• Swine flu fears close schools in N.Y., Texas, Calif.

• Scramble to stop swine flu spread among travelers

• CDC: US begins border monitoring for swine flu

• Suspected swine flu deaths in Mexico top 100

• World gov'ts race to contain swine flu outbreak

• Pork industry assures customers pork is safe

• Is swine flu 'the big one' or a flu that fizzles?

• Hospitals cutting services, staff amid recession

• Study links ADHD medicine with better test scores

• Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse

• Doctors urge baseline test for prostate cancer

• Doctors warn about camphor poisoning in children

• Fear, anger and fatalism over swine flu in Mexico

• Questions and answers about swine flu

• Immune system researchers win $500K medical prize

• Swine flu cases up to 7; officials expand probe

• Immune cell offers new clue to worst malaria cases

• Blood vessels made from patients' cells

• Wis. could be 1st to require cochlear implant coverage

For reference

• National Women's Health Week
  May 10-16

• Swine flu fact sheet

• Up-to-date CDC information on H1N1 flu (swine flu)

• HOPE May schedule

• Alcohol Awareness Month

• Part 1

• Part 2

• Health department offers free information on diabetes

• March food inspection scores

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