Articles Archive for February 2010
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Got your flu shot? – Yuma Daily Sun – Yumans who didn't get their seasonal flu shot this year may want to get it next time around after a government panel changed its recommendations to include nearly all Americans. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had gradually been …
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Got your flu shot? – Yuma Daily Sun – Yumans who didn't get their seasonal flu shot this year may want to get it next time around after a government panel changed its recommendations to include nearly all Americans. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had gradually been …
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AAAAI: Egg Allergy No Bar to Flu Shot (CME/CE) – NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) — Most children with egg protein allergies who received influenza vaccinations had no adverse reactions, researchers
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H1N1 may be rewriting the flu-season script – WLOX – THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) — The month of December typically marks the start of the seasonal flu season. But since the emergence of the H1N1 swine flu back in April, nothing has been typical about influenza, one of the most common infectious …
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H1N1: The truth about vaccines – Edmonton Journal – Before describing this debate, here are a few facts about vaccines specific to H1N1 and this flu season. – Canada will have enough H1N1 vaccine for anyone who wants it. – All government health agencies agree the flu shot is the best way to protect …
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Virtually Everyone Should Get a Flu Shot: CDC – All Americans 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot each year, a panel of U.S. advisers is recommending.
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Building a Health Firewall – …getting recommended vaccinations (like the flu shot); having various checkups and diagnostic tests at recommended intervals;
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Rae M. (nee Beaver) Wilson – Bend Bulletin – Throughout her long life, Rae worked diligently for, and contributed largely to many charitable causes, including the March of Dimes, local flu shot clinics, The Boys & Girls Club of Joshua Tree, and the Magnetic Resonance Imaging facility at Loma …
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Panel recommends annual flu vaccinations for all – Star-Democrat – ATLANTA (AP) A government panel is now recommending that virtually all Americans get a flu shot each year, starting this fall. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had gradually been expanding its recommendation for flu shots 85 percent …
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On A Whim – I got my seasonal flu shot last fall but the H1N1 vaccine was still in short supply then and I just never got around to it.
