Nearly 5,500 calls came in to the Towson office of Dr. Sarah F. Whiteford in the month of October - more than twice the usual number. And even with extra staff manning the phones, about 1,000 patients grew tired of waiting and hung up.
Disney World Adds H1N1 Safety MeasuresHand sanitizer dispensers added in Florida, California parks. |
Tracking and Fighting Swine FluThe H1N1 virus, or swine flu, has much of America--and the rest of the world--worried about their health this winter. Even experts like... |
Flaws in the Swine Flu CampaignATLANTA (AP) — When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be... |
H1N1: Your Flu Questions AnsweredNow that more H1N1 flu vaccine is available and more families have had their children inoculated, a new concern is worrying parents: whether... |
Half Dose H1N1 Vaccine SufficientDrug maker Novartis says lower dose of swine flu vaccine sufficient to guarantee immunity. |
Half of Americans Reject H1N1 VaccinePoll: Only 52 percent of Americans are likely to get the swine flu vaccine. |
Women giving birth at home without midwivesWhen Jennifer Margulis went into labor with her fourth child, she sent her husband off to take the kids to school, then waited at home for... |
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Group recommends less-frequent Pap testsOnly days after a federal panel scaled back on breast cancer screening recommendations for many women, another organization -- the... |
Tips to end winter skin woesThose of us living in cold climates have a mental checklist we run through to protect our bodies before stepping out into frigid winter... |
Different groups sometimes come up with different advice on cancer screeningSeveral doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new... |
P&G recalls Vicks nasal spray after bacteria foundThe Procter & Gamble Co. has recalled some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found bacteria in samples during... |
Mikulski: Measure would give mammogram access at age 40U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski said Thursday that she will introduce an amendment to the Senate health reform bill guaranteeing women... |
Study: movie kernels add up to major calories-- A medium-size popcorn and medium soft drink at the nation's largest movie chains pack the nutritional equivalent of three Quarter... |
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