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Swine flu claims another Bay Area man

Jun. 11, 2009
A middle-aged man with chronic health problems is Alameda County's second death linked to the swine flu, the public health department announced today. The man, who is not being identified, died Wednesday. He had already been hospitalized for other health...
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Chicagoan first Illinois swine flu death

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Russia among nations helping to halt flu

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No dietary supplements treat swine flu

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Shanghai prepares for swine flu arrival

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Bulgaria: We cannot identify swine flu

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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