Study: 40% of U.S. May Be Obese by 2018
Nov 17 (CBS News) If current obesity trends continue, more than 40 percent of adults in the United states will be obese and spending on the epidemic will quadruple to $344 billion by 2018, according to a new study released Tuesday.

Bioethics Expert Has Advice For Handling The Flu
Nov 17 (WCCO) Health experts say most people who've had the flu this year have had H1N1 and not the seasonal flu. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control said at this point of the season, we've already surpassed the peak number of flu cases for an average year.

Public may find it hard to follow measures to limit infection in pandemics
Nov 17 (University of Michigan Health System) The H1N1 flu virus is spreading misery around the country, but University of Michigan researchers say that implementing and sustaining infection-limiting measures will still be a challenge.

Minnesota rolls out H1N1 vaccine with care
Nov 12 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) Minnesota's program for handing out H1N1 flu shots may cause frustration, but some say state is doing better than most.

Can You Buy Your Way Into a Flu Shot?
Nov 10 (Smart Money) That is the question right now as Americans wrestle with class divides in health care and Senate leaders lock horns over insurance coverage. Already last week, Wall Street was jeered when Goldman Sachs and Citigroup obtained hundreds of doses of the coveted vaccine for their employees, while pregnant women and children (groups considered at high-risk for the disease) around the country were left without.

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