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CDC: flu season starts early; could be bad Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 03:04 AM PST Health Officials say flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly 10 years and it could be a bad one. The primary strain circulating is one that tends to cause more severe illness, especially in elderly people. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the Nation seems to be fairly well prepared. More than a third of Americans have been vaccinated. The last time a ... Serial killer's suicide brings end to Currier case Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 03:04 AM PST This undated handout photo provided by the Anchorage Police Department shows 34-year-old Israel Keyes. / AP Bill Currier, 50, who worked at the University of Vermont, and his wife, Lorraine Currier, 55, who worked at Fletcher Allen Health Care, were last seen June 8, 2011. The authorities said Sunday that the Curriers were abducted and murdered by a serial killer, Israel Keyes, who committed ... Police investigate stabbing on UVM campus Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 03:03 AM PST University of Vermont police officers and Burlington Fire Department firefighters examine the scene of a stabbing on campus on Monday. Firefighters on the scene reported that two people were transported to Fletcher Allen Health Care. / GLENN RUSSELL/FREE PRESS Patient sues Ballarat Base Hospital for medical negligence Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 03:02 AM PST A YOUNG father has been left paralysed for life due to the medical negligence of Ballarat Health Services Base Hospital, a court will hear. Oil prices slip on economic worries Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 03:01 AM PST Brent crude oil slipped towards $110 a barrel today as weak manufacturing data and protracted U.S. budget negotiations fanned concerns about the health of the global economy and the prospects for energy demand. Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology awarded NIH contract for “Vaccine Technologies to Advance Next ... business-wire.com Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 03:00 AM PST Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, for developing vaccine technologies to advance the next generation of Anthrax vaccines. Escudero on spotlight over ‘safe, satisfying sex life’ Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 02:57 AM PST Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s love life was caught in the middle of a heated debate in the Senate on whether or not to drop the words “safe and satisfying sex life” in the definition of the Reproductive Health bill. Health Resources Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 02:56 AM PST Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on "Support Services," then, on the right side of the page, click on "Classes" or "Support Groups." Lancashire hospital trust among ‘least efficient’ Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 02:53 AM PST Health chiefs have admitted they are working on a number of ways to tackle longer than expected hospital stays after a hospital guide pinpointed Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust as one of the least efficient in the country. Group Sites: Tue, 04 Dec, 2012 02:51 AM PST The company has entered into a strategic tie-up with Majid Al Futtaim Healthcare, the healthcare arm of Majid Al Futtaim Ventures, to operate and manage its health care assets.

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