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• SWINE FLU

  Davie man dies from swine flu

  Following a common pattern in swine flu cases, a Davie man who suffered from a chronic heart condition has become the first in Broward County to die from the virus.

• MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

  Miami-Dade confirms 421 swine flu cases

  The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Miami-Dade stood at 421 on Wednesday, according to the county health department. At the all-female Homestead Correctional Institution, where visitations were suspended after an outbreak last week, the Florida Department of Corrections now reports 20 inmates with flu-like symptoms. County health officials said six of those cases are confirmed as swine flu, but have stopped confirming cases because once swine flu has been identified in an institutional setting...

• GAY COMMUNITY

  United Way conducts online census of gay community

  United Way has developed a 67-question survey to shed light on the activities of South Florida's gay community.
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  HEALTH Q&A

  How to get in touch with your inner beauty

  Presented with patients who were suffering from emotional problems and thought liposuction was the answer, or stunningly beautiful women who felt ugly inside, psychiatrist Dr. Eva Ritvo of Miami and dermatologist Dr. Debra Luftman of Beverly Hills started thinking about the connections among physical beauty, health and self-esteem.

• PRISONS

  Judge slams Florida prison system's secret talks

  A judge slammed Florida's prison system during a hearing on a continuing dispute over prison medical services.

• MIAMI-DADE

  Miami-Dade launches broad-based HIV-test campaign

  A new effort by the county health department will educate doctors and all sexually active individuals about the importance of getting tested for HIV.

• CENTRAL FLORIDA

  Swine flu victim, 30, dies in Central Florida hospital

  (AP) -- A 30-year-old woman with swine flu has died, likely making her Florida's second swine flu fatality since the worldwide outbreak began in April.
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  ACUPUNCTURE

  Going beyond the usual Rx for Rover

  The prognosis wasn't good for Bilbo. The middle-age pug suffered from a whole host of ailments: itchy skin, weakness in his back legs and a loss of appetite.
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  Quicker, cheaper, longer-lasting Botox alternative hits market

  Attention aging baby boomers, 60ish single gentlemen, high-powered CEOs and laid-off professionals preparing for job interviews: The wait is over. Dysport, the new botulinum toxin product touted as a quicker, cheaper and longer-lasting way to banish wrinkles, has arrived.

• Boy at Holtz believed to be smallest newborn to undergo multi-organ transplant

  Under the tender care of UM doctors, tiny Panagiotis Galitis is believed to be the smallest newborn to receive a multi-organ transplant.

• FOOD SAFETY

  Illness prompts recall of cookie dough

  Nestlé USA voluntarily recalled all Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after 65 people who ate the dough raw reported falling sick.

• MEDICAID FRAUD

  Florida probes Miami-area medical-equipment kickbacks

  Medicaid investigators are targeting fraud in Miami-Dade County, zeroing in on questionable billing for medical equipment.

• MIAMI

  Jackson Memorial may spin off primary-care clinics

  Jackson Health System is in ''preliminary discussions'' to transfer or sell its six primary care clinics to some other entity. Thresia Gambon, interim associate chief medical officer, said that no details have been worked out about what entity might take over the clinics, but the primary motivation was to ``continue to provide quality care.''

• PUBLIC HEALTH

  Miami-Dade boy becomes state's first swine flu fatality

  A Dade boy with a history of chronic asthma died of swine flu a day after developing symptoms, but health officials stressed the strain remains relatively mild.

• PUBLIC HEALTH

  Swine flu now a pandemic

  For the first time in four decades, the World Health Organization has declared a global flu epidemic.

• WEST MIAMI-DADE

  Krome detainees tested for swine flu

  Several detainees at the Krome detention center have developed flu-like symptoms and are being tested to determine whether it is H1N1 influenza or the regular flu, Miami-Dade County health officials said Thursday.
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  ENVIRONMENT

  Parkland home tested for drywall emissions

  The state Health Department took air samples from a Parkland home with Chinese drywall to determine if it hurt the owners' health. Getting an answer may take months.

• MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

  Infants' deaths at Miami Children's Hospital still a mystery

  The source of common bacteria that killed two infants and sickened one at Miami Children's Hospital is unknown, a county report said.
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  Sonia Sotomayor nomination puts diabetes in spotlight

  If she makes it through the confirmation process, Sonia Sotomayor would not only be the first Hispanic to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, she would also be the first member with type 1 diabetes. Sotomayor's health -- and her openness about her chronic illness -- has become a hot topic. Here's what you need to know:

• Nightmare case: Teacher needs surgery far from home

  Ten days ago, retired Miami-Dade schoolteacher Arden Dilley e-mailed a reporter from a public hospital in Bangkok: ``This is hell on earth. No one cares how u feel and no one speaks English.''

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