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Greater Use of Anti-Infection Vaccine Is Urged in Flu Fight

Nov. 25, 2009
Bacterial infections, for which there is an underused treatment, can be a common and sometimes deadly swine flu complication.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler