MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'death toll'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:27:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376271&cid=t_237961_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fe63W7x_-ljk%2F The Swine Flu has claimed its first U.S. death. A 23-month old boy has died in Texas. President Obama has suggested that schools in the area may close on Wednesday for a temporary basis if they have had a confirmed case of swine flu. However, right now officials are watching the situation. Other countries, including Canada, Austria, New Zealand, Israel, Spain, Britain, and Germany have reported cases of the disease. With this death, the United States now joins Mexico as the only countries thus far with Swine Flu deaths. Image: sxc.hu. Post from: Blisstree First Swine Flu Death in US Reported (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376271 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:55:36 +0100 2376271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455511&cid=t_237961_134_f&fid=36985&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fsugarstats%2F%7E3%2F223691312%2F Wow. So the new figures are in and they’ve concluded the annual cost for diabetes in the U.S. for 2007 hit *$174 Billion dollars*, up 32% since 2002. That is 1 in every 5 health care dollars going to diabetes care. These figures are only for the U.S., worldwide the estimates go over [...] (Source: SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management) SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455511 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:45:35 +0100 1455511