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AFP - The swine flu deaths of two people in Argentina and a mutation of the H1N1 virus detected in Brazil have added to fears that South America is entering a harsh winter beset by the flu pandemic.

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will sign a memorandum on Wednesday to extend healthcare and other benefits to unmarried domestic partners of federal workers, a White House official said on Tuesday.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — If you have a purpose in life —
lofty or not — you’ll live longer, a new study shows.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Your hair and nails are no less prone to the
effects of aging than your skin.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Assisted living housing may be the ideal
solution for an aging person who can’t quite live alone, but who doesn’t
need the complete services of a nursing home.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — Black women are twice as
likely to give birth prematurely as white women, and a greater likelihood
of depression may play a role in that, a new study suggests.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — Sinus infections may be a primary
factor in about 20 percent of toxic shock syndrome cases in children, a
new study has found.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com and CenterWatch:

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — Holes in surgical gloves
increase the risk of surgical site infection among patients who aren’t
given antibiotics before their surgery, Swiss researchers say.