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Obama declares H1N1 emergency

President Obama on Saturday declared a national emergency to deal with the “rapid increase in illness” from the H1N1 influenza virus.

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Frustration looms as H1N1 vaccines run out

Public health departments across the country are quickly running out of H1N1 vaccine, but most people are being patient, officials tell CNN.

A H1N1 flu to-do (and don’t do) list

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This week, the comedic actress Suzanne Somers is promoting her newly released book, which espouses the virtues of alternative medicine and, more important, explains why one should avoid conventional medicine.

Millions spent to sway health care opinions

The amount of money lobbyists are spending on health care reform could break records, and now that the five bills before Congress have cleared committee, that spending is expected to go into overdrive.