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AP – Inching closer to a swine flu vaccine, the government is beginning to analyze two candidates for the key ingredient to brew one.

AFP – “This is a subtle, sneaky virus, it does not announce its presence or arrival in a new country with sudden explosion of patients seeking medical care or requiring hospitalisation,” said Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

HealthDay – THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) –Diabetics who strictly control
their blood sugar levels also reduce their risk of heart attack and
cardiovascular disease, British researchers report.

HealthDay – THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — The chances of having to have a
limb amputated because of diabetes were reduced by 36 percent when people
with type 2 diabetes were given the drug fenofibrate to lower their blood
fat levels, new research has found.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Few women would say childbirth is easy. The
amount and type of pain depends on the woman herself, her baby’s size and
its position, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
says.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Head lice are tiny, parasitic bugs that live
in the hair and scalp, and are most common in school-aged children.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) — High levels of vitamin D might
help keep the brain healthy as people age, new research suggests.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) — Younger men diagnosed with advanced
prostate cancer don’t live as long as older men facing the same diagnosis,
a new study finds.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) — Low levels of vitamin D may
contribute to cancer development, U.S. researchers have found.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) — A viable H1N1 swine flu
vaccine got a bit nearer Friday, with U.S. health officials saying they
had two promising candidate viruses for use in such a shot.