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NDEP Offers Information on Comprehensive Diabetes Care
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is offering updated resources for physicians and other health care professionals on comprehensive diabetes care. These resources are free and include: Updated 2009 Diabetes […]
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Second Wave of H1N1 Flu Underway in NC
North Carolina has entered the second wave of the Pandemic A (H1N1) flu, and state health officials are offering guidance for clinicians to meet the challenge.
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Signs that H1N1 Cases Are Rising in NC
State Influenza Surveillance Coordinator Torrey McLean reported on Thursday that “it appears that Pandemic A (H1N1) influenza is rising sharply both in North Carolina and throughout the entire southeast.” Virtually […]
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Flu Season 2009-2010: Updated Information for Health Care Providers
This year’s flu season will raise a lot of questions. Patients will look to you to explain which immunizations they need, when they need them, and why. Seasonal Flu Vaccine […]
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CNN’s Sanjay Gupta on H1N1 and Children
Sanjay Gupta, MD gets the real deal on how parents should handle suspected H1N1 flu cases: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/01/parents.h1n1.flu.guide.gupta/index.html
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Influenza A (H1N1) Update
Special report, June 1, 4:45pm Wake County today reported its first confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) virus. That brings to 22 the number of confirmed H1N1 cases in North Carolina […]
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First American dies of Influenza A (H1N1) Virus
Sky News reported late Tuesday that a Texas woman had become the first American to die from the influenza A (H1N1) virus. The web news service quoted the Texas Department […]
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