The more life-threatening consequences of the H1N1 swine flu virus are linked to pneumonia, but that the pneumonia vaccine is being underused, health officials report. Experts say there is little that can be done to stop the spread of swine flu as the school season starts, but the pneumonia vaccine, Pneumovax, may help reduce the number of hospitalizations and deaths associated with it. The vaccine works by stimulating the body's ability to knock out the bacteria responsible for many cases of...
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The swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) is still spreading, but there's no need to panic. This flu does not appear to be as virulent (deadly)... Read more »
For months the question has been whether we could gear up production of vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus -- formerly swine flu -- fast... Read more »
This summer, health news was dominated by information on the H1N1 flu virus. And just like a child’s game of “telephone,” the facts about the... Read more »
A U.S. health official says that the H1N1 flu virus is growing more slowly in egg-based cultures than anticipated, causing production delays that are... Read more »
Researchers have found that a significant portion of people hospitalized for the H1N1 flu also suffer from asthma. The study found that 31 percent of... Read more »
Mexican scientists say the seasonal flu vaccine may give people some protection against the H1N1 swine flu, but they stress that it's not enough to... Read more »
Australian researchers are reporting that a single dose of the H1N1 flu vaccine may be enough to protect children and infants from the virus. Read more »