Jul 10th, 2009 - Reuters
(Corrects Tamiflu reference in paragraph 14 -- usual course is five days, not 10 days, and makes clear dose is normal, not extra-high)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who are obese but otherwise healthy may be at special risk of severe complications and death from the new H1N1 swine flu virus, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
They described the cases of 10 patients at a Michigan hospital who were so ill they had to be put on ventilators. Three died. Nine of the 10 were obese, seven were severely obese, including two of the three who died.
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