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H1N1 (Swine) Flu Vaccine Risks

By Karen Lee Richards Health Expert

Every year the question of whether or not you should get a flu shot arises – especially if you have fibromyalgia or ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome).  This year, with the swine flu pandemic making news headlines, there are even more questions about the controversial H1N1 vaccine. 

Below is a video in which Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Kent Holtorf is interviewed about the swine flu and its vaccine.  He strongly recommends that people with mitrochondrial dysfunction, chronic neurologic...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Insulin: First-line treatment?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...short-term intensive insulin therapy immediately after the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes could... Read more »

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Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol: How One Condition Impacts the Other
By Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...body and triglycerides increase, and eventually the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is made when... Read more »

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Healthcare Reform: Whatever Happened to Access to Affordable, Quality Care?
By Beth McNamara , Health Expert

...husband during the time that we made our son's diabetes diagnosis. Our family had been visiting... Read more »

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“Weighty” Issues in Children and Teens with Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...management is a primary goal in blood sugar control. At diagnosis, children with type 2 diabetes... Read more »

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Sharing your diabetes diagnosis: When and to whom do you share information?
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...With who and when do you share your very personal diagnosis of diabetes. I even feel... Read more »

Health Guide

Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention
...diabetes. People develop this condition, and if it goes undiagnosed, it can lead to the more serious type 2 diabetes. Medical research has revealed that people with pre-diabetes may already be... Read more »
Diabetes Diagnosis Advice -- dealing with a diabetes diagnosis
...are depressed, I can understand. Being depressed is pretty common with us, especially right after a diagnosis.In fact, if you take care of yourself, you will be healthier and happier than you ever... Read more »
Don’t Become a Food Cop: Helping a Diabetic Spouse or Parent
...each of them doubles. 2.       Let your Dad take control. He may need some time to absorb his diagnosis. If your Mom takes over telling him what to do, he’ll just resent her. In Dr. Barry... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
...medical conditions. Treating children with type 2 diabetes depends on the severity of the condition at diagnosis. Metformin is now approved for children. Until recently, only insulin was approved... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors
...25 yearsGestational diabetes with past pregnancyHaving given birth to a child weighing over 9 poundsDiagnosis of pre-diabetesWho Should Be Tested for Gestational Diabetes?A number of expert groups... Read more »

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