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AFP – More than 300 people have died from swine flu in India since the first fatality was reported on August 3, a health ministry statement said Monday.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — A child safety seat could save your
youngster’s life in the event of a serious automobile accident.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — If you’re allergic to one or more things,
your doctor may recommend allergy testing to find out what’s behind your
symptoms.

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) — Parents want to know how
their children measure up on the growth charts widely used in
pediatrician’s offices, but many parents don’t understand how to read or
interpret the information, a new survey shows.

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) — More than half a million
kids a year are treated for medication side effects in American outpatient
clinics and emergency rooms, according to new data.

AP – Nearly 16,000 Thais ignored the false rumors that they were being infected by the AIDS virus, and overcame their fears of becoming social outcasts to participate in the first HIV vaccine trials to show positive results.

AP – Call it a health care gamble: the decision by some people to opt out of health insurance, paying cash for routine care while playing the odds that an accident or catastrophic illness won’t plunge them into financial ruin.

AP – More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization, new research shows.

Reuters – An experimental AIDS vaccine that appears to be the first to protect people was mired for years in controversy, and credit for its success must go to Thailand where the trial was conducted, experts said.

AFP – Philippine health authorities warned Monday of disease outbreaks following horror floods, as filthy water covered large areas of Manila and bodies lay in coffins next to survivors at evacuation centres.