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March 04, 2009
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Did You Get Your Flu Shot?
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert... MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Influenza, "the flu," is caused by a virus that... Read more »
Don't Forget About Your Seasonal Flu Vaccine
By Beth McNamara , Health Expert...We're all in an uproar about H1N1, a.k.a the Swine Flu, a.k.a The Hinee Flu (spoken phonetically... Read more »
Importance of the Flu Shot
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...called the seasonal misery we are familiar with "influenza" because they blamed it, as they did... Read more »
Flu Vaccine
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertYou can skip your flu shot this year -- if you would rather get sick than go to work. While you... Read more »
Swine Flu/H1N1 Flu Virus: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
By James Thompson MD , Health ExpertThe swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) is still spreading, but there's no need to panic. This flu... Read more »
Health Guide
Symptoms of the Swine Flu, Swine Flu Treatment Information
Swine flu is caused by type A influenza (also known as H1N1). Swine Flu symptoms are similar to the flu that normally infects humans.Symptoms include:fevercoughsore throatbody... Read more »What is Swine Flu and other Frequently Asked Questions
What is swine flu?As its name suggest, swine flu is a type of flu virus that usually only affects pigs. Four different swine flu strains commonly circulate among pigs, and the animals get sick but... Read more »Time for a Flu Shot?
What is the flu? It is a contagious respiratory 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... Read more »Viral Hepatitis
...major routesexual ("rimming" or anal-oral contact) Hepatitis B sexual, major routeexposure to body fluids (semen, tears, saliva, breast milk, urine, blood)mother-to-child (during pregnancy,... Read more »Avian influenza
Bird flu; H5N1 Treatment Treatment with the antiviral medication oseltamivir (Tamiflu), and perhaps zanamivir (Relenza), may decrease the severity of the... Read more »Images
Medications
...Rimantadine is used to prevent or treat a certain type of flu virus (influenza A). If you have... Read more »
...Amantadine is used to prevent or treat a certain type of flu (influenza A). If you have been... Read more »
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Protecting Newborns from the Flu
October 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The most effective way to protect newborn babies from the flu virus may be to vaccinate new mothers and other family members... Read summary »
Stopping the Stomach Flu
July 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers could be close to discovering a treatment for the common "stomach flu" thanks to an immune sensor that detects... Read summary »
Recovering From West Nile Virus
August 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The long-term prognosis of patients infected with West Nile virus is good, according to a new study. Until now not much has... Read summary »
Flu Shot Reduces Blood Clots
November 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's the time of the year get your annual flu shot, and now it could protect you against another danger. In a new study,... Read summary »
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