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Aborigines at 'higher risk' of swine flu

Australia's Aboriginal people are at greater risk from the H1N1 virus, the country's health minister has warned.

CDC: U.S. may need 600 million swine flu vaccine doses

Questions abound about how to best inoculate the world against swine flu as health officials plan for a campaign that could dwarf any previous flu vaccination effort.

Girl, 9, dies of swine flu as UK cases jump

A nine-year-old girl has died in Britain from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, as authorities reported a jump in the number of cases in the country.

SI.com: Jurevicius sues Browns over staph infection

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Former Cleveland Browns receiver Joe Jurevicius sued the team and the Cleveland Clinic on Friday, saying the team misrepresented the cleanliness of its training facility and blaming doctors with negligence over a staph infection in his right knee that kept him from playing last year.

Atlas highlights HIV/AIDS burden in Southeast

The Southeast is among the areas of the United States with the highest concentration of cases of HIV and AIDS, according to a new online tool called the National HIV/AIDS Atlas.

Commentary: Simple HIV test can save lives

Every 9½ minutes someone's brother, mother, sister, father, or neighbor becomes infected with HIV in the United States. That's 56,000 people every year. But there's something we can all do to help protect ourselves and our partners from this disease -- get tested for HIV.

A generation born with HIV/AIDS defies the odds

No one expected them to live long.

China tries to stop spread of HIV/AIDS among prostitutes

A 19-year-old prostitute working in an apartment that doubles as a brothel said she has up to eight clients a day.

Travelers to China risk 'random' quarantine

Travelers to China who display flu-like symptoms may be randomly quarantined over concerns of the swine flu virus, the U.S. State Department warned.

FDA warns against using 3 popular Zicam cold meds

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers to stop using certain Zicam nasal cold remedy products, saying they can cause users to lose their sense of smell permanently.

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