Pandemic on Shine

What's it like when YOU call in sick to work?

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Ok, we all have called in to work feeling ill at some point. I will tell you right now, that when I call in, I am made feel like a liar, and the tone of voice that I get is as if I am lying. I get questioned with detail of my ailments. "When did it start, do you have a fever, how…

How to hunt down an H1N1 swine flu vaccine in your area

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As we creep into cold and flu season, much of the buzz this year has been around whether or not to get a swine flu vaccine.

This is a turn from years past, when people lined up at clinics, churches, and pharmacies, frantic to get a seasonal flu shot. The big question then was where to get vaccinated, not if it was important.

H1N1 immunization made available: Will you get the swine flu vaccine?

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The first doses of the swine flu vaccine were released by the CDC yesterday, seeming to increase the anxiousness about how to prevent the virus or if patients should be concerned at all.

While some medical offices are scrambling to secure enough staffers to handle the vaccination appointments and dissemination, other doctors are going on record in emails and in conversations with patients to say that they are not concerned about their patients getting the shots (or mist, as the case may be).

Swine Flu Update

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The facts behind the H1N1 fear and tips to avoid it

-Dr. Lissa Rankin, Betty's OB/GYN on Call It's been almost three months since the media blasted swine flu all over every newscast. They hype…

Are you worried enough about swine flu?

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I wasn't. Even when flu alerts first began to fly, I wrote, reported, and spoke on the radio about how we could take care of ourselves during the outbreak and why it was best not to panic.

"Wash your hands, get plenty of rest, don't share Kleenex," I said, echoing the CDC and other medical experts who essentially told us what we (should) do to avoid any other flu.

Safer Sudsors Are Still Swine-Flu Free

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The swine flu scare is under control but you’re still probably sudsing up more than usual. And well you should: As your best defense against sickness, the CDC recommends washing your hands often with soap and warm water for 15 to 20 seconds. Note they didn’t recommend antibacterial soaps like…

Are the masks worth it? Would you wear one?

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The trademark of a health crisis is the blue medical mask. There is an eeriness about seeing it on people as they walk down busy streets or wait patiently in line at the airport or push their strollers where masked babies sit, even when the people are thousands of miles or continents away. The masks…

Swine flu: Should you ditch your passport?

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Unless you are living under a rock -- and perhaps even then! -- you know that we have an outbreak of

Are you afraid of the swine flu?

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The story of the swine flu is sweeping the news, bringing mixed messages of that sound a lot like "be prepared but don't be afraid from our own corner of the world."

After 40 non-fatal confirmed cases in our own country and a federal declaration of public-health emergency, we should take note of what some people say could become an influenza pandemic.