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The first significant step towards preventing influenza was the development in 1944 of a killed-virus vaccine for influenza by Thomas Francis, Jr.. This built on work by Frank Macfarlane Burnet, who showed that the virus lost virulence when it was cultured in fertilized hen's eggs. Application of this observation by Francis allowed his group of researchers at the University of Michigan to develop the first flu vaccine, with support from the U.S. Army. The Army was deeply involved in this research due to its experience of influenza in World War I, when thousands of troops were killed by the virus in a matter of months.
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The Broadway strike may boost business at theaters in New Jersey. It already has affected the life of Caroline London, 9, of Montville, who has been starring in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" on Broadway.
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Two brothers from Hanover who own Foodtown supermarkets were sentenced Friday to five years' probation and 300 hours of community service each for participating in a $1 million coupon redemption scam.
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Autumn means it's time for flu shots (Daily Record)
Autumn seemed to arrive late this year and now Thanksgiving is around the corner. I barely had time to make my apple desserts, buy fresh cider and get my flu shot. If you haven't gotten your shot yet, make your appointment now.
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The Wrap: UConn 91, Holy Cross 36 (Hartford Courant)
Maya Moore , the dynamic freshman, led the Huskies with 31 points. She scored 22 in the first half by making 11 of 12 shots. She became the first UConn freshman since Swin Cash in the 1998-99 season to score in double figures in her first two games, and the first freshman to score at least 20 in her first two games (she had 21 against Stony Brook). The UConn freshman scoring record (34) was set ...
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LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record)
Despite a study in which registered nurses complained of being overworked to the point of exhaustion and hospitals being understaffed, nursing supervisors for two Morris County area hospitals said that's not always the case.
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Rockland residents say goodbye to Pascack Valley Hospital (The Journal News)
WESTWOOD, N.J. - The last ambulance pulled into the emergency room parking lot at Pascack Valley Hospital yesterday morning as it prepared to close its doors for good next week.
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Heading into the Northern States Competition on Friday at Giants Stadium, the Morris Knolls High School Marching Band couldn't have been in a better position.
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Low-income kids are left waiting for free flu shots in New Jersey (The Star-Ledger)
Many low-income New Jersey children are being turned away for flu shots because the bulk of vaccine designated for the free federal program has yet to arrive in doctor's offices.
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Visitors who attended the rededication of a World War I memorial in front of Morristown's Vail Mansion, in honor of Veterans Day on Monday, also got a sneak peek at the once-stellar mansion.
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IT'S HAPPENING WEDNESDAY (Home News Tribune)
Agriculture Development Board, regular meeting, 8 p.m., Cranbury Municipal Building, 23A N. Main St., Cranbury.
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LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record)
Colds and flu are often confused. Find out how to tell the difference between the common cold and the flu. The flu is preventable and treatable with the antiviral medication.
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