Obese at higher risk for swine flu?

A new study from the /*Centers for Disease Control*/ found that out of 10 patients at a Michigan hospital infected with the /*swine flu*/, nine were obese. Out of the three patients who died, two were obese.

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The patients experienced organ failure and blood clots. The doctors say obesity has not previously been identified as a risk factor for severe complications of the flu.

The /*World Health Organization*/ last week reported nearly 95,000 cases of swine flu worldwide including 429 deaths.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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