http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Cold & Flu News, updated continuously. en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:03:33 PST Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/spectatorsneedtoprepareforolympicgamestoo.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/spectatorsneedtoprepareforolympicgamestooSat, 06 Feb 2010 20:48:07 PSTHealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- People attending the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver can be champions of their health by following some simple advice on how to beat the flu, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_flu.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_fluSat, 06 Feb 2010 05:46:27 PSTReuters - H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/asswineflufadesexpertspondernextseason.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/asswineflufadesexpertspondernextseasonFri, 05 Feb 2010 20:49:24 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- After nearly a year of headlines, worry and confusion, the H1N1 swine flu virus is now out of the news. Is it out of circulation as well?http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_swine_flu.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_swine_fluFri, 05 Feb 2010 14:55:36 PSTAP - If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthfluwho_20100205224437.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthfluwho_20100205224437Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:44:31 PSTAFP - The global death toll from swine flu has risen to 15,174, up 463 from a week ago, but the pandemic is steadily losing momentum around the world, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/genesmayinfluencepretermbirths.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/genesmayinfluencepretermbirthsThu, 04 Feb 2010 20:49:50 PSTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've discovered genetic traits in mothers and fetuses that appear to boost the risk of premature labor and delivery.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_flu_children_europe.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_flu_children_europeThu, 04 Feb 2010 12:12:00 PSTReuters - The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu raised the death rate among children across Europe late last year but not adults, researchers reported on Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/preventivestepshelpedsummercampersavoidswineflu.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/preventivestepshelpedsummercampersavoidswinefluMon, 01 Feb 2010 20:48:42 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- An Alabama summer camp managed to contain the spread of swine flu by giving preventive Tamiflu to kids at risk and encouraging the use of sanitizers for hands and surfaces, a new report says.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthfluwhotoll_20100129182247.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthfluwhotoll_20100129182247Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:14:39 PSTAFP - The death toll from the swine flu pandemic has risen to at least 14,711, up 569 from a week ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_reflux_surgery.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_reflux_surgeryThu, 28 Jan 2010 10:30:17 PSTReuters - Patients who have surgery to treat severe heartburn -- also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD -- continue to have a very high risk of developing cancer of the esophagus even after 15 years or more, a new study has found.