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Shock defeat for leaders Cruzeiro

Fernandinho netted a late winner as Atletico Mineiro dealt a surprise 1-0 defeat to runaway Campeonato Brasileiro leaders Cruzeiro.The visitors could have extended their advantage to 13 points with a victory but Fernandinho's strike four minutes from time ensured they suffered their fifth defeat of the season.Botafogo went second, level on points with third-placed Gremio, as they came from behind to beat Flamengo 2-1.Hernane put Flamengo ahead in the 13th minute but Gege levelled three minutes before the break and Rafael Marques struck the winner just after the hour mark.Marcelo scored the only goal in the third minute to help Atletico Paranaense keep pace with the chasing pack by beating Portuguesa 1-0.Wellington Paulista struck from the spot to give Criciuma the lead for the third and final time in a 3-2 win over Vasco da Gama.Paulista opened the scoring in the 17th minute then, after Marlone (20) levelled, Lins made it 2-1 in the 24th minute.Andre's penalty five minutes into the sec...

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  1. Government slimdown will weaken ability to track disease, flu outbreaks

    Over two-thirds of the approximately 13,000 people employed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be furloughed as a result of the government'...

  2. Prepping for flu season

    Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC Center for Global Health weighs in on the flu season

  3. The time to get a flu shot is now

    Last year flu came early and came hard, hospitalizing the most elderly patients on record and killing 161 children.This year the National Foundation of Infectious Di...

  4. Study enlists kids to combat antibiotics overuse

    European public health campaigns have long fought the myth that antibiotics can shorten a bout of the common cold or flu with messages targeted to adults, and with m...

  5. Flu vaccination rates rise, but officials still urge shots

    More Americans are getting vaccinated against the flu, but there is still room for improvement, public health officials said today.During last year's (2012-2013) par...

  6. Student invents new way to fight the deadly flu

    2013 Google Science Fair Winner Eric Chen combined computer modeling and biological studies and identified a number of novel, potent endonuclease inhibitors to fight highly lethal influenza viruses

  7. Are you ready for cold and flu season?

    Tips from former 'Bachelor' star Dr. Travis Stork

  8. GlaxoSmithKline CEO on increasing transparency of clinical trials

    GlaxoSmithKline CEO Sir Andrew Witty on how publishing all clinical trial reports can improve the industry.

  9. A new low cost approach to cancer treatment

    Northwest Biotherapeutics says it has a breakthrough, lower-cost way to treat cancer, with personalized immune therapies

  10. AthenaHealth CEO: I hate the new health-care reform

    AthenaHealth CEO Jonathan Bush argues health reform doesn’t make health care more affordable or offer more choices.

  11. El Sao Paulo sorprende el líder Cruzeiro, lo vence a domicilio y toma un respiro

    El Sao Paulo sorprendió al líder Cruzeiro y lo venció por 2-0 en Belo Horizonte, un resultado que le dio respiro al equipo paulista y lo sacó provisionalmente de la ...

  12. Experts: Flu vaccinations up, but still not high enough

    Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in

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  3. Influenza Vaccine: More Kids Than Ever Got Flu Shots Last Year

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  5. Could a Flu Forecast be the End to the Yearly Pandemic?

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  6. Older people may benefit from high dosage flu vaccine

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  7. Does the flu shot work?

    GlaxoSmithKline scientist Dr. Len Frieland on GSK’s version of the flu shot and the importance of getting one.

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