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ATLANTA, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- H1N1 is a younger people's flu with 90 percent of the deaths under the age of 65, with 114 confirmed deaths among children, a U.S. health official said.
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ATLANTA, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Bans on smoking in public places reduce the health risks of non-smokers, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said.
CDC director stresses H1N1 vaccine safety
ATLANTA, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a news briefing in Atlanta Tuesday, said the H1N1 flu vaccine is safe and effective.
ATLANTA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The H1N1 influenza is back, spreading particularly in the Southeastern United States -- in fact, it never went away, health officials say.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Some 800,000 people, or one in 10 people in New York, had H1N1 flu last spring, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Flu exposure, chronically ill, see doctor
NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- People with conditions such as diabetes, emphysema and asthma who have been exposed to someone with flu should see a doctor, New York health officials advise.
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said he appointed New York City Health Department Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden as director of the Centers for Disease Control.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The New York City Board of Health is set to vote on adding calorie data to fast-food menus in the city.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- New York City officials are cracking down on poachers trapping pigeons for sale to out-of-state bird hunters and possibly even restaurants.
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