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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Should I Get Flu Vaccine

Universal flu vaccine shows promise

April 27, 2009
A new, universal flu vaccine is showing promise in preventing serious complications and death from many different strains of influenza, researchers say. Currently, the yearly flu vaccine has to be made to match the most-widely circulating flu strain. But scientists in St. Louis report that low-level doses of a vaccine made from flu viruses A and B triggered the immune system to start fighting the disease in 377 healthy study participants. Experts say this experimental vaccine is a preliminary st... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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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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Influenza Q&A - Interview with CDC Expert, Dr. Carolyn Bridges
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...there things you want to know about the flu and the flu vaccine? If so, you're going to love... Read more »

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New Findings on Flu Shots for Elders Controversial
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

...A strain of flu that was not covered in the fall flu vaccine was getting into nursing homes, and... Read more »

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It’s flu season again, have you had the vaccine?
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...employers around the country are now offering the flu vaccine, either through the "flu shot" or... 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 »
Flu Shots for Chronic Pain Patients: Pros & Cons
Each year as flu season approaches, fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalopathy/chronic fatigue syndrome patients ask me if they should get a flu shot.  Since no research has been done on the subject,... 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 »
What is Swine Flu and other Frequently Asked Questions
...protected?Unfortunately, no.  There currently is no vaccine for the swine flu.  Experts say it is possible that the flu vaccine could provide some protection against H3N2 swine flu bugs, but... 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 »

Medications

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...from growing. It is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. (See Notes) Oseltamivir... Read more »

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...from growing. It is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. (See Notes) Oseltamivir... Read more »

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...virus from growing. It is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. (See also Notes section.) How To... Read more »

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...clopidogrel Tell your doctor if you have received flu vaccine in the nose within 2 weeks... Read more »

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...clopidogrel Tell your doctor if you have received flu vaccine in the nose within 2 weeks... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A half-dose flu shot may be just as effective in healthy, young people as a full dose, which could be useful during vaccine... Read summary »

Experts recommend change in next year's flu vaccine
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An expert panel that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended changing one of the three strains of flu included in this... Read summary »

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