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El Paso County Preparing to Vaccinate
El Paso County health officials say the swine flu vaccine is now available and thousands are expected to get immunized next week.
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9 More Flu-Related Deaths Reported in Colorado
Nine more flu-related deaths have been reported in Colorado, bringing the total number of deaths this season to 34.
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House Dems Set Stage For Pivotal Health Vote
House Democrats have cleared the way for a pivotal floor vote on health care overhaul as early as the weekend, after tweaking their 1,990-page bill to crack down harder on insurance companies.
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What's Not In The Water? The Fluoride Debate
It's been called one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. That's what the Centers For Disease Control said about communities that add fluoride to the water. Colorado Springs is not one of them and children seem to be at the center of a debate on whether adding fluoride to our tap water is risky or not.
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Lawmaker Wants Sick Pay for Workers with Swine Flu
A senior House lawmaker is asking Congress to guarantee paid sick leave to workers if their employer asks them to stay home with swine flu or a similar contagious illness.
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Where Are The H1N1 Vaccination Clinics In El Paso County?
Concerns over when the first H1N1 clinic in El Paso County urged 11 News to get some answers.
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Premature Births Worsen US Infant Death Rate
A government report says the United States ranks 30th in the world in infant mortality, mainly because of premature births.
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Diabetes More Serious Than Most Realize
Survey results just released by the American Diabetes Association show Americans don't realize diabetes can kill. Less than half of the respondents chose diabetes when asked whether diabetes, breast cancer or AIDS causes the most deaths. Diabetes kills more than breast cancer and AIDS combined.
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House GOP Offers 230-Page Health Bill
House Republicans have produced a health care bill to offer as an alternative to legislation by majority Democrats, focusing more on lowering costs than expanding coverage.
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What's Going Around - November 3, 2009
We keep hearing about the H1N1 virus in the news. But it may or may not be going around your neighborhood. Here’s “What’s Going Around” in Southern Colorado from our network of health care providers:
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Vaccine Eligibility Expanded For H1N1 Clinic In Pueblo
More people will be eligible to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine Saturday in Pueblo.
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President Lifts Ban on US Entry for Those with HIV
The U.S. has been one of only about a dozen countries that bar entry to travelers based on their HIV status. But that's about to change, as President Obama lifts a ban for those who are HIV-positive.
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WHO Experts: Single Dose Swine Flu Vaccine Enough
A WHO expert group says a single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10 against the pandemic strain.
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House Democrats Unveil Health Reform Plan
Democrats in the House laid out their version of health care reform Thursday morning in Washington, D.C. The plan, if passed, would require virtually everyone to sign up for health insurance.
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Study: Cholesterol Drugs May Improve Flu Survival
Doctors may have a new treatment for swine flu that's already on pharmacy shelves -- cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.
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Sick Kids & Tight Budgets: Can School Nurses Handle The Overload?
Right now, schools all over the area are dealing with flu-like symptoms in their students. So in a year of tight budgets... are schools equipped to deal with the extra challenge?
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Pelosi: New Health Care Bill Is 'Historic Moment'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says new health care legislation will make affordable, quality health care available to nearly all Americans and represents a historic step.
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Chamber To Begin Ads Against Health Care Overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Looking to build pressure on moderate Democrats, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it will begin airing new TV ads in seven states and on national cable television attacking emerging health care legislation, including a government-run insurance option.
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250 Million Accusure Insulin Syringes Recalled
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Alabama company is recalling about 250 million Accusure insulin syringes it has distributed nationwide since January 2002.
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Alarming Weight Gain Seen In Kids On Psych Drugs
CHICAGO (AP) -- A worrisome effect is emerging for children on widely used psychiatric drugs -- major weight gain and obesity.
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What's Going Around - October 27th, 2009
We're heading into the typical cold and flu season. But it looks like we may be getting a jump on both. Here’s “What’s Going Around” in Southern Colorado from our network of health care providers:
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Mixed Reaction to Reid's Decision on Public Option
Some Democrats are calling Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid's move to add a public option to health care reform bold and gutsy.
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Colorado Springs Policy Limits Pot Dispensaries
The Colorado Springs City Council has advised code enforcement officers to start enforcing city regulations that effectively ban medical marijuana dispensaries.
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Study Says 1 in 5 Kids Don't Get Enough Vitamin D
A recent analysis suggests at least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and the main author says the number is between 80 and 90 percent for minority kids.
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H1N1 Vaccination Clinic Canceled
An up-coming H1N1 vaccine clinic in Pueblo is off, and another one scheduled for next week is in question.
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H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinic Opens
By 10 a.m. more than 200 people were waiting to get inside the Event Center at the Colorado State Fairgrounds.
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CO Adopts New H1N1 Self-Assessment Web Site
There is a new Web site created by the American Medical Association specifically for all things H1N1.
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Ambulances Start Charging Extra For Obese Patients
As America battles the obesity crisis, ambulance companies increasingly are charging extra to transport patients who weigh several hundred pounds.
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Insurance Company Backtracks: Underweight 2-Year-Old Will Get Coverage
The Golden Rule Insurance Co. says it has changed its mind on a 2-year-old from northern Colorado rejected for coverage because she's so thin.
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Why Are Most H1N1 Vaccine Clinics Being Delayed? Health Officials Respond
Health officials are blaming the slow production of swine flu vaccine in part on an antiquated process that relies on millions of chicken eggs.
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FDA Warns About Fake H1N1 Remedies Sold Over Internet
While the number of H1N1 cases continue to rise and the vaccine continues to get delayed, some are now taking desperate measures to avoid the flu. It’s a warning for all of us from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Hundreds Stand In Line For H1N1 Vaccines in Pueblo
Hundreds of people have shown up in Pueblo to get the first H1N1 vaccines available in Pueblo County.
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Audubon: No Hep C Cases Linked To Surgery Tech
Officials at the Audubon Surgery Center in Colorado Springs say there is no evidence any of their patients contracted hepatitis C from a surgery technician who used syringes filled with painkillers meant for patients.
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What's Going Around - October 20th, 2009
For the 5th week in a row, doctors’ offices are full of folks with the same symptoms. Here’s “What’s Going Around” in Southern Colorado from our network of health care providers:
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Two-Year-Old Denied Insurance For Not Weighing Enough
Democrats are expected to continue closed door sessions as they try to finalize a health care reform bill Tuesday. One Colorado family hopes reform comes sooner than later.
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Baby Food Recalled, May be Tainted With Botulism
Plum Organics is recalling some of it's baby food over possible botulism contamination.
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Colorado Lawmakers Consider Support For Single Payer
Colorado lawmakers are considering a resolution urging Congress to back a single payer health care plan.
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USDA Confirms H1N1 in Minnesota Pigs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says at least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States.
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Hospitals Up Restrictions on Visitors
Hospitals are handing out stricter rules when it comes to visitors, and its all because of the flu virus. H1N1 has also caused a spike in emergent flu cases, local hospitals say.
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Giving Babies Tylenol May Curb Vaccines' Effects
A new study suggests that giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get vaccinated may make the shots a little less effective.
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CDC Offers H1N1 Flu Self-Evaluator
More resources are now available for those looking for information about caring for the sick at home, and figuring out if you have the H1N1 Virus.
H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Cancelled in El Paso County
The county is receiving "much less" vaccine than expected, and is canceling several clinics planned for the end of October and beginning of November.
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Colorado Receives Fewer Doses of H1N1 Vaccine Than Expected
The state health department says the vaccine will only be going to high-risk groups for now. The number of doses received in the state this week was 50,000, compared with 183,300 doses expected.
SIDS Awareness: A Local Family Remembers
We all know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But it’s also SIDS & Infant Loss Awareness Month. Every day in America, it’s believed that 9 babies are lost to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. On this day, a local family remembers the little one they lost.
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Penrose-St. Francis Increases Visitor Restrictions
Hospitals around the country are increasing their rules and visitor restrictions in an attempt to squash the spread of the flu to already sick and young patients.
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Lawmakers Work to Forge a Single Health Bill
The closed-door effort to craft a final health care bill for the Senate to consider continues today with a goal of getting a bill to the Senate floor by the last week of the month.
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FDA Warns P&G For Adding Vitamin C To NyQuil
Federal drug regulators are scolding Procter & Gamble for adding Vitamin C to its Vicks cold formulas, a combination not allowed by federal regulations.
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Colorado Reports Deaths and Hospitalizations From Flu
Colorado health officials have released new numbers showing how many people have died or been hospitalized because of influenza. This new data also totals the number of schools that have been closed to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Kids Under 10 May Need 2 Swine Flu Vaccine Doses
The vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur says tests of its swine flu vaccine suggest that children under 10 may need two doses to be fully protected.
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2 Die from H1N1 in Pueblo County in 1 Week
11 News is learning more about the two people who died from the H1N1 virus in Pueblo county on October 6.
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	American Diabetes Association The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
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