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		<title>For Cryin&#8217; Out Loud, Wash Your Hands!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan McDonald</dc:creator>
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If you have paid attention to any news outlet recently you have probably heard of the Swine Flu Outbreak this spring (CNN, FoxNews, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, KARK).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a great website where you can learn more about the swine flu outbreak.
The CDC recommends taking these everyday precautions:
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<p>If you have paid attention to any news outlet recently you have probably heard of the Swine Flu Outbreak this spring (<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;ct2=us%2F0_0_s_6_0_t&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjNi41knNvI_spsKMnbfiMzXUKnw&amp;cid=1342982829&amp;ei=4g_3ScjMMo6yNY-p6cwC&amp;rt=SEARCH&amp;vm=STANDARD&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2009%2FHEALTH%2F04%2F27%2Fswine.flu.terms%2F">CNN</a>, <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;ct2=us%2F0_0_s_4_0_t&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcCf_zfBoTIYdwcrIF-VaVCSOHzw&amp;cid=1342908860&amp;ei=SxD3SYjlFYi4Mcau2MwC&amp;rt=SEARCH&amp;vm=STANDARD&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fstory%2F0%2C2933%2C518197%2C00.html">FoxNews</a>, <a href="http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/apr/27/arkansas-taking-steps-address-swine-flu/">Arkansas Democrat Gazette</a>, <a href="http://arkansasmatters.com/content/fulltext/?cid=215822">KARK</a>).</p>
<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (<a href="www.cdc.gov/">CDC</a>) has a great website where you can learn more about the swine flu outbreak.</p>
<p>The CDC recommends taking these everyday precautions:</p>
<p>• Avoid contact with people if you, or they, <strong>are sick</strong>.</p>
<p>• <strong>Stay at home</strong> — from work, school or other public activities — <strong>when you are ill</strong>.</p>
<p>• <strong>Shield others</strong> from your coughs and sneezes by using a tissue.</p>
<p>• <strong>Wash your hands often</strong>.</p>
<p>• Keep your <strong>hands away from</strong> your <strong>eyes, nose or mouth</strong>.</p>
<p>• <strong>Maintain healthful habits</strong> — get ample sleep and exercise, drink fluids, eat well.</p>
<p>Someone created a <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&amp;ll=36.315125,-90.307617&amp;spn=15.801329,28.300781&amp;z=5">Google Map</a> of the most recent <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=2&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSwine_influenza&amp;ei=Dw73SZ-NDYusMrGDxcsP&amp;usg=AFQjCNEai7pT4uDWmTbj9lOVQJLcDkZR2Q">Swine Flu outbreak</a>.</p>
<p><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&amp;ll=39.548397,-104.873385&amp;spn=89.725165,149.414063&amp;z=2&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small>View <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=106484775090296685271.0004681a37b713f6b5950&amp;ll=39.548397,-104.873385&amp;spn=89.725165,149.414063&amp;z=2&amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">H1N1 Swine Flu</a> in a larger map</small></p>
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