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Public school nurses give swine flu vaccine to kids without parents' OK, sends child to hospital

School nurses mistakenly gave the swine flu vaccine to two students who didn't sign up for it - including a Brooklyn girl with epilepsy who wound up in the hospital.

In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only

In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.

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Baxter International responsible for a new deadly outbreak of viral pneumonia in Ukraine?

In February of 2009 Bloomberg reported that Baxter "accidentally" send vaccine material containing both live Avian bird flu and seasonal influenza to multiple laboratories worldwide. A laboratory decided to test the vaccine on it's ferrets, but the ferrets all unexpectedly died.

Does the Vaccine Matter?

now some flu experts are challenging the medical orthodoxy and arguing that for those most in need of protection, flu shots and antiviral drugs may provide little to none. So where does that leave us if a bad pandemic strikes?

Poll: Should Women Get Treat by Tricking Health Insurance Company's

I thought that the insurance company's discriminated against all their customers equally just to make a profit, man was I wrong. (Video) Lets go to the Video Tape

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Video: Robot-Man Walks Like the Real Thing

The makers of the eerily lifelike robotic mule have a new creation: a machine that walks around like a real human being. Boston Dynamics is building the "Petman" prototype for the U.S. Army, to test out protective clothing.

Facebook offers virtual memorials

Facebook has announced that it will be giving friends and family the option to "memorialise" the profiles of members who have died.

Poll: National Health Emergency Declared - But is H1N1 a Hoax

I am a runner and just ran the Nike + Human 10K the largest race in the history of the world. This healthy woman also a runner took a flu shot and was instantly disabled. (Video) Lets go to the Video Tape

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Clock ticking on Democrats' health care reform

Time growing short, Democratic leaders in Congress are still grappling with divisive issues as they try to achieve President Barack Obama's ambitious goal of passing legislation to remake the U.S. health care system by year's end.

Congress "Getting Completely Crushed" With Over 100,000 Calls For Obama's Healthcare Reform

The nationwide "Time to Deliver on Health Reform" event is the most massive outpouring of support from Obama supporters since Election Day 2008.

Please Sign the Health Care "Public Option" Petition

John Boehner says he has not met anyone who supports a public option. Prove him wrong by signing the public option petition today. This is a project of Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) who is emerging as an honest and passionate advocate for rational health care reform.

African cardinals denounce "cultural imperialism"

African cardinals denounced the "cultural imperialism" of wealthy countries in their aid, trade and health care policies for Africa, saying Wednesday that the West's promotion of abortion rights and condoms is destroying the continent's moral fabric.

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Video Camera That Records At The Speed Of Thought

European researchers who created an ultra-fast, extremely high-resolution video camera have enabled dozens of medical applications, including one scenario that can record 'thought' processes travelling along neurons.

Alex Lange Denied Health Care Coverage: "Your Baby Is Too Fat"

Because of his size, Baby Alex was turned down for health insurance, his height and weight put him in the 99th percentile according to CDC guidelines. Be careful, If you have a heavy healthy baby you will activate the Insurance industry dirty tricks department.

AARP Challenges Health Insurance Industry Report - "Not worth the paper it's written on"

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supporters of President Barack Obama's drive to remake health care are pushing back against a dire report from the insurance industry warning of hefty new costs for consumers from the latest legislation.

Poll: American People Get Nobel Prize

On Friday morning President Obama was notified that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Prize was really for the American people's move away from torture and war and toward law and peace.

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Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software

Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.

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Facebook poll asking Should Obama be killed causing stir

excerpt: ""A poll hosted on Facebook asking if President Barack Obama "should be killed" is drawing anger from users of the social networking site, and has prompted at least one person to notify the Secret Service. The poll, which Cory Bantic at DailyKos says has been up  …

ACORN is a handy substitute for the 'n word': At 912 event, black teens harassed by hysterical teabaggers

One People's Project has the full-length version of this video, taken from the big 912 rally in Washington, D.C., showing a middle-aged white man and his Asian wife chasing after and harassing a trio of black people -- primarily two teenagers and an adult guardian (possibly their …

Dont Throw Tavis Smiley Under the Wells Fargo Bus

When I read about the predatory lending allegations against Tavis Smiley and Wells Fargo, I wasn't surprised. Not because I feel that Tavis is some kind of crook, but because economic downturns are usually when everyone's dirty laundry gets aired out.

Did the Mayans 'play' their pyramids to make music for the gods?

SIT on the steps of Mexico's El Castillo pyramid in Chichen Itza and you may hear a confusing sound. As other visitors climb the colossal staircase their footsteps begin to sound like raindrops falling into a bucket of water as they near the top.

"Big Insurance: Sick of It" National Day of Protest

Blue Cross appears to be the poster child with today's activities, but they are not the only company targeted today, others such as Cigna are also targeted for protests.

Poll: The Million Moron March ("health care protest")

Republicans said there were 2 million protesters. The reality is that there was a loose mob of about seventy thousand pro death wing nuts that you really have to see to believe (Video) Lets go to the Video Tape

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TARGET: Blue Dog Leader Mike Ross

Today, we are announcing our latest TV ad -- calling out the "Blue Dog Democrat" leader, Rep. Mike Ross (Arkansas), for his special-interest contributions from the health industry. (Video)

Obama (and John Boehner) on Al Punto TV

Since I pushed Obama's appearance on Univision's Al Punto the other day, I thought I should watch it. Our President, the educator in chief, speaks directly to Latino Americans on Kennedy "Health" Care Reform.

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