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...world has been infected, with the U.S. alone - which has 263 confirmed deaths, more than any other country - estimated to have logged more than 1 million cases. Although the good news is that most H1N1/09 illnesses have been extremely mild, the rapidity of its spread - and the fact that young people seem to be especially vulnerable - still worries global health officials. "We don't know if it will actually ever completely go away," says David Butler Jones, the public health chief of Canada, which has been unusually hard-hit. "We're still seeing new cases, so nobody should let down...
...rooms. During the initial weeks of the spring outbreak, legions of the "worried well" - those who mistakenly thought they had swine flu - overwhelmed New York hospitals, leaving fewer resources for the truly ill. By trying to identify possible victims early, officials hope to keep hospitals running, mindful of the fact that accidents and other diseases continue even during a flu pandemic. (Read "The H1N1 Flu: Is This a Pandemic...
...simple fact that flu cases are still being recorded in the U.S. this summer, during a time when the virus should be virtually dormant, is a sign that things will get worse once the weather cools. The question is whether or not we'll be ready. "We're taking this virus very seriously, and I think it's important for the public to be thinking ahead," says Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This virus is not going away...
...Sidanius said he believes the incident should have stopped when Gates provided the officer with his Harvard identification and driver's license as proof that he lived in the home, and "the fact it went beyond that is unsettling...
...addition to murder, Copney also faces charges of armed robbery, accessory after the fact of murder, attempt to commit a crime, and possession of a firearm for his alleged involvement in the death of Justin Cosby, 21. Prosecutors have said in previous statements that Cosby was the victim of a failed drug...