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AFP - Australia prepared to ratchet up its swine flu alert Sunday and Saudi Arabia made plans to guard against the pandemic’s spread during pilgrimages to Muslim holy sites as cases worldwide neared 30,000.

AP - After months of health worries for more than 10,000 veterans, officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs are expected to face a congressional panel Tuesday and explain how mistakes at three hospitals in the Southeast may have exposed patients to HIV and other infectious diseases.

AP - Along the dusty red road that leads from the lonely airstrip into town, the signs flash by: “No alcohol,” says one. “Petrol sniffing kills,” admonishes another. “Don’t bring gunja into our town,” warns a third.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) — The tragic death of actress
Natasha Richardson in March riveted people’s attention to the issue of
brain injury and raised important questions about what to do if this
happens to you or a loved one.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) — Summertime brings pool
parties, lazy days at the beach and boating trips to the lake.

AFP - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday urged the country not to panic about swine flu, after the number of cases grew ninefold in four days and a cluster emerged in a key tourist hub.

AFP - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday urged the country not to panic about swine flu, after the number of cases grew ninefold in four days and a cluster emerged in a key tourist hub.

AFP - Australia said on Sunday that it is set to raise its swine flu alert level as the number of victims hit by the pandemic continued to mount while Thailand urged calm after a sharp increase in cases.

AFP - Australia said on Sunday that it is set to raise its swine flu alert level as the number of victims hit by the pandemic continued to mount while Thailand urged calm after a sharp increase in cases.

AP - State health officials are looking into the latest HIV case reported in California’s multibillion-dollar porn industry, fearing that reckless practices on film sets might be raising the risk of new infections.