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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

How Safe Is The H1n1 Flu Vaccine For Pregnant Women?

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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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Diabetes and H1N1
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...immunized with the H1N1 vaccine, as well as the seasonal flu vaccine (shot or "flu mist"... Read more »

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

...Many parents and patients have questions about the flu vaccine that warrant further address.  ... Read more »

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How NOT to Win Friends and InFLUence People
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...yourself and others from influenza:Take time to get a flu vaccine.    * CDC recommends a... Read more »

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MS and the Flu Vaccine
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...complications from the flu, SHOULD get an annual flu vaccine.   Living with an autoimmune... Read more »

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National Flu Vaccine Week -- It's NOT Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot This Year!
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

National Flu Vaccine Week 2008 runs from Dec. 8 through Dec. 15, so this is the perfect time to get... Read more »

Health Guide

CDC Expert Answers Questions About the Flu and Flu Vaccine
Have a question or comment? Click here.Are there things you want to know about the flu and the flu vaccine? If so, you're going to love this article. I recently had the opportunity to speak one on... Read more »
Time for a Flu Shot?
...age and older, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions. The nasal-spray flu vaccine -- a vaccine made with live, weakened flu viruses that do not cause the flu... Read more »
Immunizations: Viral Influenza
...children -- may have fewer antibodies to it and so may be at higher risk for severe infection. (See Flu Vaccines in this report.)Complications of the Flu. In general, the flu is usually... Read more »
Colds and the Flu: Medications
...healthy adults, immunization typically reduces the chance of illness by about 70 - 90%. The current flu vaccines may be slightly less effective in certain patients, such as the elderly and those... Read more »
Pneumonia: Prevention
...add-on therapy for people in certain high-risk groups. They may also be used:In combination with the flu vaccine during seasons where there is a poor match between the virus and vaccine.In... Read more »

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