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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Deaths From H1n1 Flu Vaccines

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Winter Flu Season 2009-10: A New Approach for a New Flu Virus

By James Thompson MD Health Expert

News about swine flu virus, (H1N1) continues to be a headliner for medical media. According to health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), H1N1 flu vaccine should be available in the coming weeks. But they recommend getting the seasonal flu vaccine as soon as it is available (probably within days of this article).

 

This year, the American public faces a flu vaccine campaign that is more sophisticated than ever before. The number of deaths so far from H1N1 is now...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Should You Get a Shot for H1N1 (Swine Flu)?
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

..."may be at increased risk of hospitalization and death due to 2009 H1N1 influenza infection,"... Read more »

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Diabetes and H1N1
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...hospitalizations (approximately 40% among children) and 7 deaths identified in the state. At... Read more »

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Swine Flu/H1N1 Flu Virus: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
By James Thompson MD , Health Expert

...virus is a wimp, because there have been several deaths in Mexico and the second American, a... Read more »

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Swine flu (H1N1 influenza) and diabetes
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...new virus became apparent in Mexico in April. The deaths are frequently described as occurring... Read more »

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FAQs on Flu Season 2008-2009
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...influenza each year. There would probably be many more deaths if it weren't for aggressive... Read more »

Health Guide

Time for a Flu Shot?
...illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccination each year. Every year in... Read more »
Immunizations: Viral Influenza
...confirms that there were, as of the publishing of this report, 232 cases of bird flu in humans and 134 deaths. The greatest number of cases have occurred in Viet Nam (93), followed by Indonesia... Read more »
Colds and the Flu: Medications
...now suggesting that influenza vaccination may help protect against stroke, adverse heart events, and death from all causes.Children Who Should Be Vaccinated. The following children over 6 months... Read more »
Pneumonia: Prevention
...now suggesting that influenza vaccination may help protect against stroke, adverse heart events, and death from all causes.Children Who Should Be Vaccinated.The American Academy of Pediatrics... Read more »
Immunizations: Introduction
...diseases have saved millions of lives. American vaccination rates are now at an all-time high. Disease and death from diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, and Haemophilus... Read more »

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