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Swine flu vaccine delay manageable, experts say
August 25, 2009
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Swine Flu/H1N1 Flu Virus: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
By James Thompson MD , Health Expert...protect me from getting the swine flu?Answer: No. The flu vaccine given in the fall, and for the... Read more »
Don't Forget About Your Seasonal Flu Vaccine
By Beth McNamara , Health Expert...astounded by people who refuse to get the seasonal flu vaccine, yet want to be first in line for... Read more »
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 »
Should You Get a Shot for H1N1 (Swine Flu)?
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...worried about having their children get the H1N1 flu vaccine. A new poll by the Associated... Read more »
Swine Flu and Immune-Suppressing Drugs
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health ExpertMany medications prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis can weaken the immune system, including... Read more »
Health Guide
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 »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 »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 »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 »Images
Related News
H1N1 swine flu vaccine trials set to begin
July 23, 2009Officials with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases are reporting that the agency is readying its first human trials of an... Read summary »
Small company's swine flu vaccine works in animals
August 18, 2009Federal regulators say that Novavax Inc.'s experimental vaccine appears to work against swine flu in animals. The company developed its vaccine in... Read summary »
Half-Dose Flu Shot
December 11, 2008(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 »
CDC: New virus does not have the genes that made 1918 flu so deadly
May 01, 2009A health official for The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that the H1N1 flu virus does not have the genes that made the 1918... Read summary »
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 »
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