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Recent articles

• This week's LCDPH flu fact
  It's NOT too late to vaccinate

• FDA Web site explains agency operations to public

• WHO survey: Half of China's births are C-sections

• China jewelry makers say toxic metal cuts costs

• State public health director warns H1N1 still active

• Report: Tackle overlooked threat of hepatitis B, C

• ALMH resumes regular visitor guidelines as flu cases decline

• Quinn appoints asst. director of public health

• State public health assistant director appointed

• Study: Youth now have more mental health issues

• NYC asks food manufacturers to cut salt content

• Buckle up! Kid films getting better at safety

• AP: Feds probe cadmium in kids' jewelry from China

• CDC: Swine flu now widespread only in 1 state

• Drug benefit expanded to 1 million more seniors

• Restaurant food has more calories than advertised

• No HOPE Mobile service Friday

• Better antiseptic curbs post-surgery infections

• Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices

• FDA cancels meeting to review Lilly's Cymbalta

• FDA drug approvals mostly flat in 2009

• New year provides new opportunity to manage diabetes correctly

• Hunting newborn tests for super-rare gene diseases

• US health spending slowed in 2008

• CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu

• Did Americans get any healthier over past decade?

• Evidence lacking for special diets in autism

• Lessons of a weekend of free health care

• Montana 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide

• Swine flu not as catchy as other pandemic strains

• Solution to killer superbug found in Norway

For reference

• HOPE Mobile schedule for January

• Illinois H1N1 Flu Hotline answering medical questions

• CDC offers guidelines for parents of children with flu-like symptoms

• Health department announces flu information line

• H1N1 flu and back-to-school

• College students with flu advised to avoid others

• Health department information on H1N1

• July food inspection scores

• Swine flu fact sheet

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

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