CDC's guidance for early childhood programs in the 2009-2010 flu season recommends children and providers with influenza-like illness stay home until 24 hours after fever resolves without medication, and offers a menu of tools to escalate if flu grows more severe.
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Miscellaneous
WHO Admits to Releasing Pandemic Virus into Population via 'Mock-Up' Vaccines
Mercola points to WHO's own site describing European manufacturers' 'mock-up' vaccines, which carry a flu strain absent from recent human circulation to mimic a pandemic virus and speed regulatory approval. He reads that practice as releasing pandemic viruses into the population.
Disease
One of the Key Herbs that Prevents and Treats Swine Flu
Dr. Mercola relays claims from Ayurvedic tradition and recent reports that the basil known as Tulsi strengthens the body's defenses against viral illness and may speed recovery from swine flu. He drinks Tulsi tea himself, chiefly as an adaptogen.
Environment
Approaching Epidemic: Brain Damage from Mobile Phone Radiation
International EMF activists published a report listing eleven design flaws in the Telecom-funded Interphone study, including counting portable phone users as unexposed and excluding many tumor types, people who had died or were too ill, and children. They argue it understates brain tumor risk.
Miscellaneous
Making a dent in the obesity epidemic
An Institute of Medicine and National Research Council report says 16.3 percent of Americans aged two to 19 are obese, and urges local governments to act: zoning limits on fast food near schools, less screen time in after-school programs, and taxes on high-calorie foods and drinks.
Disease
Swine flu not likely to mutate into "superbug": scientists
University of Maryland researchers found ferrets exposed to three viruses were twice as likely to catch H1N1 as other strains, and that H1N1 settled deeper in the respiratory tract. Daniel Perez says the pandemic virus will likely outcompete seasonal strains; he calls the findings preliminary.
Miscellaneous
Elmo starts government job
HHS has enlisted Elmo and Gordon of Sesame Street for public service ads teaching children hand-washing and sneezing habits to slow swine flu. The reformatted spots promote flu.gov and will run nationwide on donated airtime.
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How could doctors convince people of the need to get swine flu shots?
Only 48 percent of 389 Hong Kong health workers surveyed said they would accept a pre-pandemic H1N1 vaccine, citing worries about side effects, efficacy and timing. Similar reluctance turned up in a British Columbia focus group study and US surveys.
Miscellaneous
Warning: Swine Flu Shot Linked to Killer Nerve Disease
A leaked UK Health Protection Agency letter told neurologists to watch for a rise in Guillain-Barre Syndrome linked to the swine flu vaccine. It cited the 1976 US campaign, pulled after ten weeks once the nerve-disease link became clear.
Miscellaneous
The Downside of Woodstock's Free Love
A look back at Woodstock lists what 1969 lacked: no texting, no ATMs or credit cards, no credit ratings, no Ticketron, $18 for three days and hitchhiking as transport. The author argues the real difference from today's festivals is the musicians, not the missing gadgets.
Drug
New drug beats warfarin in reducing stroke risk
A study presented in Barcelona found the experimental anti-clotting drug dabigatran cut stroke risk in 18,000 patients with atrial fibrillation more than warfarin did. Patients on dabigatran were also slightly more likely to suffer a heart attack or stomach pain.
Miscellaneous
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Egan kills himself
Richard J. Egan, the EMC co-founder and former US ambassador to Ireland, shot himself at his Boston home at 73. His family said he had been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in May. Self-inflicted gunshot wounds accounted for 53 percent of US suicides completed in 2005.
Environment
Pollutants in fish linked to high risk of diabetes
Great Lakes boat captains who ate more fish carried more DDE in their blood and were more likely to develop diabetes, according to a study in Environmental Health Perspectives. DDE comes from DDT, banned in the US 37 years ago but still persistent in the region.
Miscellaneous
Identity Theft: Get to know how to protect yourself
After thieves stole Ben Bernanke's wife's handbag at a Washington DC Starbucks and wrote checks on the account, this piece relays FTC steps: place a fraud alert with TransUnion, Equifax or Experian, review your credit reports for at least a year, and close tampered accounts in writing.
Disease
H1N1 in Chicago
Chicago's health department confirmed 1,557 cases between April 24 and July 25, 2009. The attack rate was highest in children aged 5 to 14, fourteen times the rate for adults 60 and older, and 13% of patients were hospitalized, supporting vaccination aimed at the young.
Disease
Asthma greater risk for COPD than smoking: report
A Lancet editorial reports chronic asthma carries a greater risk of developing COPD than smoking does, and argues occupational dusts, chemicals and indoor and outdoor air pollution deserve more weight. COPD is the world's fourth leading cause of death.
Miscellaneous
Two lottery players win $333 million jackpot
Two players, one in California and one in New York, split a $333 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, each taking $166.5 million or $103.4 million as cash. It ranks as the third largest jackpot; the odds of winning are one in 175,711,536.
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Letter from President Barack Omaba regarding Edward Kennedy
A letter from President Obama mourning Senator Ted Kennedy, recalling five decades in which Kennedy's name appeared on major civil rights, health and economic legislation, and the warmth and friendships he kept across party lines in the Senate.
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