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Universal Flu Vaccine Could Be Available by 2013

Jason Koebler US News 01/13/2012

Annual flu shots might soon become a thing of the past, and threats such as avian and swine flu might disappear with them as a vaccine touted as the "holy grail" of flu treatment could be ready for human trials next year.

Tissue holders pulled from stores in NY, elsewhere The Wall Street Journal 01/12/2012	Bloomberg forced to reverse decision to close New York liquor stores after bitter criticism by small businesses Hugo Gye and Nina Golgowski Daily Mail 01/11/2012
Metal tissue holders contaminated with low levels of radioactive material may have been distributed to Bed, Bath & Beyond stores in more than 20 states including New York, federal regulators said Thursday.	Mayor Michael Bloomberg's warning of last call on drinks was just a test his office said Wednesday, just hours after news of his health-motivated plan broke.
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Oxycodone Prescriptions Rose Sharply in New York The New York Times 01/11/2012	Owning car, TV linked to heart attacks: study Breitbart.com 01/10/2012
In a stark depiction of the rapid spread of prescription drug use and abuse in New York State, a new report shows that prescriptions for oxycodone, a widely prescribed narcotic painkiller, rose by 82 percent from 2007 to 2010.	Car owners with a television are 27 percent more likely to suffer heart attacks than people who have neither, according to a global study on physical exercise and heart disease published Wednesday.
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New York anti-obesity ads pair soda, leg amputations Jonathan Allen Chicago Tribune 01/09/2012	STUDY: Broken heart boosts risk of cardiac attacks Breitbart.com 01/09/2012
A diabetic man with a penchant for sugary drinks who lost his legs to amputation is the latest posterboy in the city health department's hard-hitting anti-obesity campaign.	Grief over the death of a loved one can cause a huge spike in a person's risk of heart attack, especially in the early days after the loss, said a US study on Monday.
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South Florida woman receives kidney transplant from stranger after posting ad on Craigslist Dan Corcoran WPTV 12/14/2011	Infant In Minnesota Develops H1N2, Unique Type Of H1N1 CBS Minnesota 12/13/2011
A search that began on Craigslist.org has led Selina Hodge to a Miami operating room. Hodge, 28, posted a plea online in July, looking for someone -- anyone -- to donate a kidney.	Disease specialists are carefully monitoring the case of a Minnesota infant who developed a unique type of H1N1. It’s called the H1N2 virus and it’s only the second case ever detected anywhere.
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