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Health officials assuring citizens of availability of swine flu medicines. Over the past weekend, mobile phone text messages were sent with the message that swine flu was in the country and had indeed already claimed 2 lives! One of the messages...
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Kevin Crowder, a butcher at the Foodland store, cuts pork Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Charleston, W.Va. Crowder said customers haven’t steered away from buying pork and haven’t asked about whether pork products are safe.
