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October 26, 2009
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The H1N1 virus could make travel complicated during the holidays, especially if you get sick and have to cancel your travel plans. Each airline has different policies on refunds.  While most travelers  agree that you should stay...
October 22, 2009
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If you are battling a bad heart, a new procedure using stem cells might be able to help. A breakthrough in stem cell research has suggested a simple procedure to regenerate the heart. Doctors across the nation are performing open heart...
October 13, 2009
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The Metro Health Department is offering free H1N1 vaccines to the general public this week. Healthcare workers were first priority, but a surplus of doses are available. The nasal spray clinic will open Tuesday at 7 a.m. at the Lentz Public Health center...
October 5, 2009
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Tennessee and Indiana healthcare workers are the first in the nation to receive the H1N1 vaccine, according to federal health authorities.  LeBonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis got a shipment of the nasal spray vaccine...
September 24, 2009
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We don't often quote columnists here at 24/7. Lord knows we throw out enough opinions so who needs to lasso in more. But in this case, Gail Kerr of The Tennessean is spot on. We need to "gain a little Zen" about this whole flu...
September 16, 2009
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Several schools in East Tennessee are shutting down for the remainder of the week because of flu outbreaks. Some schools have been reporting up to 30 percent abesentee rates in recent weeks.  News like that causes other institutions and...
September 6, 2009
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  Right behind the challenge of dealing with the H1N1 virus is the challenge public health officials face in getting out the facts about the virus, and trying to reassure citizens against a flood of misinformation. An op-ed piece in this morning's...
September 3, 2009
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The death of a five-year-old Metro school student has put school officials and the public on alert, watching carefully for any signs of illness that might be caused by the H1N1 virus.. The child became sick on Friday, was admitted to the hospital Monday...
August 31, 2009
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As the number of people with symptoms of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, increases, so do attempts to raise awareness that this particular strain of flu - or any strain of flu for that matter - is a public health problem. For instance, for about $20,...
August 27, 2009
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School's in, and with it, new fears about the possible spread of the H1N1 virus, once inelegantly known as swine flu until the National Pork Producers got huffy. We're already hearing about cases and rumors of cases on college campuses throughout...
August 18, 2009
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With 600 volunteers participating in the adult testing of an H1N1 vaccine at Vanderbilt Medical Center, the program can be said to be right on track. But while Vanderbilt has recruited some children to test the pediatric version of the vaccine beginning...
August 13, 2009
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As the school year gets underway and parents share information - and fears - about a possible H1N1 outbreak, Vanderbilt Medical Center is prepping for the next phase of its testing of an H1N1 vaccine. That's testing a pediatric version of the...
August 10, 2009
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After a townhall meeting last Saturday in Memphis turned ugly, Tennessee's congressional delegation may be re-thinking the notion. In Saturday's case, hundreds of people jammed a meeting organized by Rep. Steve Cohen that was supposed to address...
August 7, 2009
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New cases of the H1N1 virus are popping up in local schools.  Poplar Grove Elementary in Franklin has 2 children out sick, and McClain Christian Academy in Lebanon shut down Friday because of one suspected case, plus several kids with...
August 4, 2009
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  Flu experts are predicting the flu season will hit early and hard, with a resurgence of the H1N1 swine flu virus this fall.  News 2 talks with infectious disease expert Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt.  He says there will be two...
July 31, 2009
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For all of the gas expended on TV and radio, and all of the trees that died  to provide newsprint, people still seem a bit in the woods about what health care reform really means. The issue has been swamped by charges and counter-charges,...
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