HOLY HELL VS. UNKOSHER NAME

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Published April 28, 2009 at 9:39 a.m.

Even its name can be painful ... An Israeli health official said yesterday that the swine-flu outbreak should be re-dubbed "Mexican influenza" because its reference to pigs is offensive to Muslims and Jews ... Both religions consider pigs unclean ...

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PAL TOOK TRIP - BUT I GOT SICK

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Published April 28, 2009 at 8:43 a.m.

A St. Francis Prep senior spent 10 minutes last Monday chatting with a pal who went to Cancun on spring break -- and became violently ill the next day with what doctors have now confirmed is swine flu ... "I would feel a sharp pain above my eyebrow ...

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FEVER ON RISE AT 'FLU' HS

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Published April 28, 2009 at 8:41 a.m.

City officials yesterday revealed 20 new confirmed cases of swine flu at a Queens high school -- and warned that many more victims are in the pipeline ... The new cases include 19 St. Francis Prep students and one teacher diagnosed with the ...

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KEEPING EYE OUT FOR FLYING 'PIGS'

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Published April 28, 2009 at 8:39 a.m.

Local airport workers yesterday donned surgical masks, slathered their hands in sanitizer and were ordered to keep on the lookout for sick passengers amid the deadly swine-flu outbreak that has the world on edge ... "We are also giving out masks to ...

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Results pending on L.A.'s first swine flu cases

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Published April 28, 2009 at 8:36 a.m.

With an outbreak of swine flu in Los Angeles Countyregarded as inevitable, results were pending today to determine if a woman andher daughter who became ill after returning from a trip to Mexico will belisted as the county's first confirmed cases ...

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U.S. Reaction To Swine Flu Muted

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Published April 28, 2009 at 8:04 a.m.
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U.S. airports and border agents waved people through Monday with little or no additional screening for Mexico's deadly swine flu - a far more muted reaction than the extreme caution elsewhere around the world ...

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NHS on alert

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Published April 28, 2009 at 6:38 a.m.

What is the health service doing to tackle swine flu? ...

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Interim Guidance on Specimen Collection and Processing for Patients with Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection

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Published April 28, 2009 at 6:00 a.m.

Provides interim guidance on appropriate specimen collection, storage, and processing for patients with suspected swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection ...

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Interim Guidance on Antiviral Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection and Close Contacts

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Published April 28, 2009 at 5:00 a.m.

Provides interim guidance on the use of antiviral agents for treatment and chemoprophylaxis of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. This includes patients with confirmed, probable or suspected swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection and their close contacts ...

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Swine flu

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Published April 28, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.

Medical expert views on the scale of the threat ...

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