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• Flu Season Lingers in Big Cities

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• Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs

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• Many Paramedics Ignore Hand Hygiene Rules, Study Finds

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• New Blood Test Spots Parasitic Infection in Pregnant Women

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• Whopping Numbers on Whooping Cough

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