NIH estimates 5 to 20 percent of Americans catch seasonal flu each year. NIAID explains the three virus types, distinguishes seasonal, pandemic and avian flu, and notes vaccines are usually given in late October or early November in the U.S.
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Columbus Day
Roosevelt proclaimed the October 12 commemoration a national holiday in 1937, and Congress moved it to the second Monday in October in 1971 to create a long weekend. Federal offices and most banks close; schools and most businesses stay open.
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Top 10 Actions for Non-GMO Month (PR)
October 2010 was the first Non-GMO Month, and this release from soy yogurt maker WholeSoy & Co. lists ways to take part. It notes about 91% of the U.S. soybean crop is genetically modified, labeling is not required, and nearly 900 products have been verified by the Non-GMO Project.
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Help Elections - Email from First Lady Michelle Obama
A fundraising email from First Lady Michelle Obama asking supporters to donate to a matching-gift drive to help elect allies in Congress.
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Study Links ADHD in Children with Depression, Suicide Risk
Following 125 children diagnosed with ADHD at ages 4 to 6 and 123 without it to age 18, University of Chicago researchers found 18 percent of the ADHD group attempted suicide, against 5.7 percent of the others, and 12 percent had a detailed suicide plan, against 1.6 percent.
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Oct. 7- National Depression Screening Day
CDC analysis of 2006 and 2008 survey data from 235,067 adults found 9 percent met the criteria for current depression and 3.4 percent for major depression, with state estimates ranging from 4.8 percent in North Dakota to 14.8 percent in Mississippi.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month - CDC
The CDC's breast cancer questions and answers say mammograms are the best way to find the disease early and advise women 50 and older to be screened every two years. Breast cancer ranks fifth among causes of death in women, behind heart disease, stroke and lung disease.
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U.S. Apologizes for Unethical Studies on Sexually Transmitted Disease
US officials apologized for studies in which a federal doctor infected Guatemalan prisoners, soldiers and mental patients with sexually transmitted diseases without consent between 1946 and 1948. Of 497 people in the syphilis experiments, 427 were infected and 71 died during the studies.
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How can I protect my information online?
A consumer guide to online security: always-on broadband makes a computer a likelier target than dial-up. It defines spyware, viruses, Trojans and worms, and points readers to OnGuardOnline.gov and US-CERT advice on removing the Conficker/Downadup worm.
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CEA Chair Austan Goolsbee Explains the Tax Cut Fight
A White House message arguing for permanently extending the expiring income tax cuts on incomes up to $250,000, and saying the Republican plan to extend them to top earners too would add $700 billion to the deficit over ten years.
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FDA: Sleep Positioners are Hazardous
Twelve infants aged 1 to 4 months suffocated over 13 years while in infant sleep positioners, prompting CPSC and FDA warnings to stop using them. The agencies say no sound evidence shows the products prevent SIDS, and FDA never cleared them as effective against it.
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National Forest Fall Foliage Hotspots
A directory of national forests known for fall color, from Coconino in Arizona and Inyo in California to the White Mountain in New Hampshire and Superior in Minnesota, with links to the Forest Service's regional fall foliage pages.
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National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - Sept 27
For the third National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on September 27, CDC cites an analysis finding about one in five men who have sex with men in 21 major US cities is infected with HIV, and nearly half of them do not know it. CDC advises testing at least once a year.
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Health Insurance Reform - Update
Six months after the Affordable Care Act was signed, provisions took effect: children under 19 cannot be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions, lifetime caps end, young adults can stay on a parent's plan to 26, and preventive services must be free.
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Sept 25 is the first National Take-Back Day: How to dispose prescription drugs?
The DEA and Justice Department held the first National Take-Back Day on September 25, 2010, collecting unwanted prescription drugs at local police departments. The program was anonymous, accepted only tablets and capsules, and gathered more than 3,000 pounds in Houston alone.
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What is National Public Lands Day?
Federal agencies list recreation-related jobs, internships and volunteer openings through Recreation.gov and Serve.gov, and the Take Pride in America initiative organizes volunteers to protect parks. National Public Lands Day takes place September 25, 2010.
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This is health reform, email from Organizing for America
An email from Organizing for America marking six months since the Affordable Care Act became law, featuring supporters named Patrick, Kay and Kristin describing how coverage rules affected their families.
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Intravenous Aspirin for Migraine Pain Relief?
Researchers reviewed records of 168 London patients hospitalized for chronic daily headache who received an average of five doses of intravenous aspirin, and reported reduced pain. Co-author Peter Goadsby says IV delivery may help more intense headaches.
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