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TwitterA flu shot is prepared in Chicago, Illinois. US President Barack Obama has vowed to fight for his budget proposals that include investments in clean energy and healthcare as he faces a tough battle moving the measures through Congress. (AFP/Getty Images/File/Tim Boyle)From Yahoo News/Reuters:WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virtually all cases of the most common strain of flu circulating in the United States now resist the main drug used to treat it, the U.S.
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Resistance To Flu Drug Widespread In U.S.: Study
March 3rd, 2009 
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February 18th, 2009 admin A new category of bugs becomes more resistant to treatment, and their toll — which already includes a Brazilian beauty queen — is expected to rise.From the L.A. Times:When Ruth Burns had surgery to relieve a pinched nerve in her back, the operation was supposed to be an “in-and-out thing,” recalled her daughter, Kacia Warren.But Burns developed pneumonia and was put on a ventilator.
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