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Swine flu blamed for rise in pregnancy deaths
The swine flu virus is being blamed for a leap in the number of pregnant women dying in New Zealand and Australia.
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Act now to fight swine flu: Ministry
New Zealanders are being urged to have flu jabs soon, ahead of a likely second round of the international swine flu pandemic.
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Vaccine link to autism dismissed
A controversial reasearch paper was withdrawn as a result of a preliminary verdict that the authors had acted 'dishonestly' and 'irresponsibly'.
![Third of swine flu patients in ICUs otherwise healthy - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Third of swine flu patients in ICUs otherwise healthy - study
About one-third of swine flu patients admitted to NZ and Australian intensive care units had no underlying health problems, a study has found.
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Measles alert: Kids warned to stay home
Scores of Auckland children not vaccinated against measles are being urged to stay away from school after coming into contact with the potentially fatal disease.