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Vaccines Shortage For Hib May Lead To An Epidemic
Epidemics and pandemics are very hard to keep under control or be successfully quarantined. A...
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Update: Google Tool Tracks Flu Outbreaks Faster
Fever? Headache? Sore Throat? You might
find answers to all these symptoms through a new tool as...
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Google Releases Its New Service: Flu Trends
Google Inc. announced the release of a new tool, which will
provide information about potential...
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Study Shows Flu Shots May Cut Risk of Blood Clots Forming in Veins
According to a new study, presented at the
American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions,...
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Thailand: New Bird Flu Outbreak Detected
Bangkok - Thailand has detected a fresh outbreak of avian influenza among free-range chickens in...
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Getting a Flu Vaccine, the Best Option for Protection against Influenza
Public health officials are urging people
to get the flu shot needed for protection against...
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Flu Season Continues to Pose a Major Health Threat
Despite annual vaccinations, the U.S.
faces a burden of influenza that results in thousands of...
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Lots Of Vaccines Available This Influenza Season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has chosen Wednesday to be the official first day of...
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It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot, CDC Warns
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention reiterated its recommendation that all kids aged 6...
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CDC Expands Recommendations for Influenza Shots
Wednesday,
health officials assembled in Washington D.C. endorsed the Centers for
Disease Control...
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Flu Vaccine Recommended For Children Of School Age
As the flu season approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday...
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People Encouraged To Get A Flu Shot
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention is recommending that children aged 6 months to 4...
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Medicare Premiums to Remain Steady in 2009
Medicare
officials have announced that 2009 would be the sixth year not to register an...
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Pregnant Women Should Consider Getting a Flu Shot to Protect Their Baby
A new study conducted by a doctor at the John Hopkins
University’s Bloomerg School
of Public...
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One Flu Shot in Pregnant Women Can Save Both Mother and Baby
Recent studies have finally found a way to help prevent
infections in newborns, as they are more...
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Flu Shots Have Been Overestimated
It appears that old people aren’t actually protected from
potentially deadly diseases such as...
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New Bird Flu Vaccine From Novavax Shows Encouraging Results
Novavax Inc. announced on Tuesday that their new bird flu
vaccine that uses a mock version of the...
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FDA Clears Next Season’s Flu Vaccines
The Food and Drug Administration approved six flu vaccines
for the upcoming flu season changing...
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Flu Vaccine Ineffective in Some Seniors but Still Worth Having
For many years, the elderly have been told that a simple flu
shot could keep them safe against...
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Tamiflu Maker Tries to Convince Companies to Stockpile Drug
Roche is apparently discontent that sales of its Tamiflu influenza drug have dropped and seeks new...
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Report: Tropical Diseases Common among US Poor
Tropical diseases usually common in Africa, Asia and Latin
American appear to be also common among...
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Baxter’s New Bird Flu Vaccine May Be Best Choice
Bird flu virus is closer than ever to finding its enemy,
as the first experimental bird flu...
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US Life Expectancy Sets New Record First Time in Years
Finally, some good news is coming from the federal US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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Mass Bird Cull in Hong Kong over Bird Flu Threat
Just days after Hong Kong health
workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry after excrement samples tested...
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All Hong Kong Markets to be Inspected for Bird Flu Virus
Hong Kong health workers
slaughtered 2,700 poultry on Saturday after excrement samples taken from...
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Bird Flu Strain at Tyson Foods Leads to Killing of 15,000 Hens
Routine blood tests conducted Friday on hens at Tyson Foods
Inc., the world’s largest meat...
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Minn. Health Dept. Warns: Tick-Borne Illnesses on the Rise
Minnesota
health officials announced that bites from blacklegged ticks (also called deer
ticks)...
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Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance
GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has received the European Union
approval for the world’s first wide-spectrum...
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Lab Tests Show No Serious Infectious Illness on Via Rail Train
The Via Rail train quarantined by Canadian authorities after
a passenger woman died and up to six...
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Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season
Although this year’s vaccine against flu was largely ineffective, the five companies manufacturing...
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