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Cigarettes Harbor Many Bacteria Harmful to Human Health

Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial ecologists at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France.

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Have Egg Allergy? You May Still Be Candidate for Flu Vaccines, Says Allergist

As flu season got underway this fall, Dr. Catherine Monteleone, an allergist, noticed that her office started to receive an unusually high number of calls from people with egg allergy. They previously had avoided flu vaccines because of their sensitivity to eggs. This year, with all the attention being paid to the novel H1N1 influenza, those patients want to be protected against flu, and they contacted her to find out if they are candidates for inoculation.

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Popular Rapid Influenza Tests Pose a Dangerous Public Health Risk

Flipping a coin may be more effective in diagnosing flu infections, says Loyola researcher, studies.

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“Guided Care” Receives Award for Innovation in Practice Improvement

Guided Care, a new model of comprehensive health care for people with multiple chronic conditions, has received the 2009 Medical Economics Award for Innovation in Practice Improvement.

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Previous Seasonal Flu Infections May Provide Some Level of H1N1 Immunity

Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 “swine” flu. “The question we asked was, “Is the swine flu more like the seasonal flu or like a totally new strain of influenza where there would be no immunity?,” said Alessandro Sette, Ph.D., an internationally recognized vaccine expert and director of the La Jolla Institute’s Center for Infectious Disease.

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Nanoparticles Found in Common Household Items Caused Genetic Damage in Mice

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Public May Find It Hard to Follow Measures to Limit Spread of Infection

University of Michigan researchers say that implementing and sustaining infection-limiting measures will be a challenge during pandemics.

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Scientists Put Interactive Flu Tracking at Public's Fingertips

New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, researchers say.

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Smoking Cessation Program Offers Childhood Cancer Survivors Help to Quit the Habit

As smokers nationwide struggle to quit the habit, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is offering assistance to those childhood cancer survivors who need help with smoking cessation.

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Smokers Worldwide Support Workplace Smoking Bans

The majority of smokers worldwide support smoking bans in the workplace, according to a new study by RTI International and Harris Interactive.

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