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Swine-flu outbreak: Employers warned
The Swampby Kimberly Geiger Federal officials urged businesses and other employers today to prepare for a widespread outbreak of swine flu this fall that could result in high rates of sustained absenteeism and leave critical posts vacant. Employers should cross-...Tags: Values, Diseases and Illnesses, Kathleen Sebelius, Human Body, Flu
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Swine flu rap: $2,500 at stake for winner
The Swampby Mark Silva "One quick tug, and the sidewalk's all mine,'' says the guy carrying the chainsaw below -- one way to clear a path through potential carriers of the swine flu. Sesame Street's Elmo has some puppet-sized advice, too:......Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Politics, Health
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Obama's Ramadan dinner, UN talks soon
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated President Barack Obama will host a dinner at the White House this evening celebrating Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar in which observants fast from dawn until sunset each day. The president,......Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Employment, Passover, Flu, John Brennan
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Random Saturday morning thoughts on the flu and pork
Dining@LargeOver breakfast I was watching an absolutely fascinating program about the H1N1 swine flu on C-Span. It's still going on. (Andrew Pekosz, an associate professor at the Hopkins School of Public Health is the guest.) I finally had to stop......Tags: Bacon, Flu, TiVo Inc.
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'Top Chef: Las Vegas': What is umami?
Reality CheckJustine and Liz back for another week of Top Chef after what seemed like a long week hiatus for the show. Bravo left us in suspense for a whole week about the drama between Jerkface Mike and Robin. But the......Tags: Casino and Gambling, Dining and Drinking, Tourism and Leisure, Maryland, Education
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County taking swine flu vaccination message to Boca Raton school
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsPalm Beach County officials on Tuesday plan to go to Boca Raton Elementary School to draw attention to their call for students to get vaccinated for the swine flu virus. Health Department Director Dr. Alina Alonso and County Commissioner Steven......Tags: Vaccines, Football, Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, Preventative Medicine
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Condi Rice trumps Sarah Palin: Memoirs
The Swampby Mark Silva Condi Rice, Sarah Palin or Laura Bush? Condi. Asked which forthcoming memoir people are most likely to read - former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's, former President George W. Bush's, former First Lady Laura Bush's, former Alaska........Tags: Alaska, CBS Corp., George W. Bush, National Government, Democratic Party
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Top stories, 2009: Economy, health care
The Swampby Mark Silva The economy was the big story of 2009. That and health care. From the start of the year, Americans have paid close attention to both an unfolding economic crisis, the Pew Research Center has found in a......Tags: Maersk Alabama Hijacking (2009), Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009), Economic Stimulus Plan, U.S. Airways, National Government
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Happy New Decade, cough, cough, cough
The Swampby Mark Silva Happy New Year (Decade)! The fireworks over the Masonic Temple in Alexandria, Va., last night (actually this morning) were spectacular, one long grand finale. We stood beneath the shower of ash and sonic celebration in awe of......Tags: Coughing, Football, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Valero LP, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine
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H1N1 fears lead to worldwide garlic shortage
Dining@LargeOK, this is big news. Normally I wouldn't use the Gilroy Dispatch as my primary source, but as we all know, Gilroy, Calif. bills itself as the Garlic Capital of the World. It turns out it's the Garlic Capital of......Tags: Gilroy (Santa Clara, California), Super Bowl, Lady Gaga, Garlic, Family
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'Take This Waltz' explores the five-year itch: Can love and desire endure? ★★★
Five years into their marriage, the freelance Toronto writers played by Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in "Take This Waltz" have drifted, rudderless, into a harbor that is anything but safe. They're cute together, but the act has begun to curdle:...
Tags: Toronto (Canada), Take This Waltz (movie), Entertainment, Marriage, Family
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Lincoln Park Zoo works to eradicate rabies in Africa
NANGALE, Tanzania — Huddled with his younger brother, the young man laughs easily, conspiratorially, at the commotion caused by the presence of curious foreigners in his family's modest compound outside this small village. But when you ask 19-...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Science and Technology, Rabies
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