• Pregnant women.
• People who live with or care for infants under 6 months.
• Health-care and emergency medical workers.
• Children and adults between 6 months and 24 years old.
• People age 25 to 64 years old with underlying health conditions or compromised immune systems.

Experts have discovered that most people over 65 already have immunity—likely because of a similar flu strain decades ago. Those old people, always planning ahead.

FDA approves swine flu vaccines [Consumer Reports Health]

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See, orlistat is under investigation by the FDA again. Alli made an appearance in our disturbing side effects collection back in April. "... gas with oily discharge, an increased number of bowel movements, an urgent need to have them, and an inability to control them," we quoted. 7.7% of patients in one Xenical study experienced "fecal Incontinence." Other, less common, side effects are scarier and deadlier.

Send your orlistat side effect horror stories to tips@consumerist.com with "Orlistat" in the subject line, and we'll send them along.

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They've made a handy instructional video to show you how to get actual hearing protection from cheap foam earplugs. (The video is the source of the "vacuuming a library" remark, too.)

Earplugs for Hearing Protection [Consumer Reports Health]

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A recent survey by the Water Quality and Health Council found that 47 percent of Americans admit to one or more behaviors that contribute to an unhealthy pool. Notably, one in five pee in the pool, and 35 percent skip the pre-swimming shower.

Swimming pool rules_ Hygiene might be lacking in part because 63 percent say they are unaware of the illnesses associated with swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated pool water. Such illnesses-known as recreational water illnesses (RWIs) -have been on the rise over the last couple of decades according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RWIs can lead to diarrhea, respiratory illness, and ear and skin infections, and can be especially dangerous for children, pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems.

Maybe we need a massive public information campaign, the centerpiece of which is large posters proclaiming, "DON'T URINATE IN THE DAMN POOL."

Health Weekender: The good, the bad, and the 'P' in the pool [Consumer Reports Health]

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• Incorrect dates of service - make sure you're not being charged for a room on the day you were discharged from the hospital, which most plans don't allow.
• Inflated room charges including fees for incidentals like sheets and towels that should already be included in the room charge.
• Duplicate fees for tests and procedures.
• Human errors-one mistaken keystroke could result in the wrong billing code.
• Inflated operating room time-your hospital should have an exact record of when your surgery began and ended.

Don't pay for mistakes, check your medical bills carefully [Consumer Reports Health Blog]