Traveller Health
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Swine flu parties condemned
People are throwing "swine flu parties" in a bid to contract the virus while it still mild, doctors have warned. Read more
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Britain’s second swine flu death
An elderly man has become Britain’s second patient to die from swine flu, it was reported yesterday. Read more
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Olives not fish key to Mediterranean health
Some components of the so-called Mediterranean diet are more beneficial than others, researchers reported today. Read more
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Warning after flu death of mother
A baby died yesterday following the death of its mother in Scotland from swine flu. Read more
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Pandemic in early days – WHO
The world is in the "earliest days" of a pandemic, its senior doctor warned yesterday. Read more
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Flu pandemic nears
Swine flu may soon be declared a global pandemic as it takes hold in the southern hemisphere, it was reported yesterday. Read more
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Swine flu grips south
Swine flu is getting a grip on the southern hemisphere as it heads into winter, according to the latest figures. Read more
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MS campaigners top of the world!
A 52-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis reached the top of Mount Everest over the weekend – the first person with the condition to achieve this. Read more
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Swine flu developed virulence "undetected"
The new swine flu has been circulating in animals undetected for a long time, scientists have reported. Read more
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Arsenic may lie behind Mexican deaths
Arsenic may have been responsible for the high level of deaths from swine flu in Mexico, researchers said today. Read more