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First Lady Michelle Obama visited Hollin Meadows Elementary School on Wednesday to tour the school's outdoor classrooms and promote the importance of nutrition and physical education to learning. She also to commended the students and their teachers for their healthy habits. (Photos By Marvin Joseph/the Washington Post)
Scientists in Norway have identified a mutated form of the swine flu virus that is raising concern because it was found in two patients who died of the flu and a third who was severely ill with the disease.
• For Va. 6-year-old, swine flu's attack came quick and strong
Women can delay having their first Pap test for cervical cancer until they turn 21 and many can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings.
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For bubbly Va. 6-year-old, swine flu's attack came quick and strong: Scientists struggle to explain why young, healthy people are dying from H1N1 (Post, November 20, 2009; 2:25 PM)
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