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View Health Advice Health Advice Immune Health Colds and Flu at DrDavidWilliams.com

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Diabetes, Type 2 OW Health

Diabetes and Illness - How to Manage Illness with Diabetes

diabetes.about.com — “When suffering from a cold, flu or just about any other illness, the body is placed under tremendous physical stress in an effort to fight the infection. As part of the infection-fighting process, the body produces more glucose in the form of glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar levels.For diabetics, this extra glucose in the bloodstream can lead to dangerously high blood sugar levels. Therefore, it is important to continue taking regularly prescribed oral medications (for type 2 diabetes” View full resource at diabetes.about.com

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msnbc.com - Health Health News

TODAY Health - Flu faux pas: Germy strangers and the etiquette of being sick

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Mexico ups swine flu screening as cases increase - Health - Cold and flu - msnbc.com

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Songs About the Flu, TB, and Other Diseases: Where Did They Go?

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elaine schattner Oncologist, Hematologist, Physician, Doctor, and Internist

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JHU Public Health Medical School

Jeffrey Kahn of the @BermanInstitute discusses the halt in bird flu research: http://t.co/fYpvzUE5

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Manoj Jain, MD Health Communicator, Physician, Infectious Disease Specialist, Doctor, Active Health Library, and Internist

What kind of sick? Symptoms, treatment differ among cold, flu, bacterial infection » The Commercial Appeal

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Travis Phelps Parenting Supporter

Winter parenting tips: Dealing with sick kids - Yahoo! Shine

shine.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! Shine: My two boys are healthy, happy and `active most months out of the year. However, when winter comes, it's almost inevitable that one or both of my children will become sick. Between the flu and the common cold, our household will go through plenty of tissues, chicken soup and meds during the winter. Dealing with sick kids, especially more than one, can be challenging. Besides dealing with the issues associated with illness, there's the whining and increased need for attention.” View full resource at shine.yahoo.com

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FDA clears Alere flu test for marketing

health.yahoo.net — “(Reuters) - Diagnostic devices maker Alere Inc said U.S. health regulators cleared its rapid influenza test for use in the country. The U.S.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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Michael Blaiss, MD Allergist, Physician, and Doctor

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Medical News: Flu Researchers Will Halt Controversial Studies for 60 Days - in Infectious Disease, Flu & URI from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “Scientists involved in controversial influenza research say they'll halt such studies for 60 days to allow discussion of how their findings should be reported.” View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Alana Ngo Nurse

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China reports second bird flu death in a month

health.yahoo.net — “China on Sunday reported its second bird flu fatality in a month following deaths last week in Vietnam and Cambodia.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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Jennifer Ann Grisso Nurse and Active Health Library

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Bird Flu Scientists Agree to Pause H5N1 Research - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “A national biosecurity panel in the United States had asked researchers who produced a more contagious form of the bird flu virus to keep some data secret.” View full resource at nytimes.com

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Richard Besser Health Communicator, Physician, Doctor, and Pediatrician

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The Stir: Baby Parenting Supporter

8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Exposing Your Baby to Other People's Germs | The Stir

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