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The easiest way to stay up-to-date about swine flu is to get updates delivered directly to your mobile device via SMS. The team over at CellPhones.org have created a new service designed to help you stay informed during the fall flu season. Read More »
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Obese individuals (BMI 30 or higher) are in a state of mild "cytokine storm" making them vulnerable to influenza complications and death. A CDC report dated July 17, 2009 noted that of ten intensive care patients hospitalized (University of Michigan Health Center) for H1N1 influenza, nine… Read More »
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We’re not opposed to a good debate here on Shine, and with many parents weighing in on the pros and cons of vaccinating kids, I understand the decision to immunize is…
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You can’t turn on your computer, television or radio these days without hearing about the H1N1 flu virus. It’s the number one news headline and perfect fodder for keeping 24-hour news coverage burning; and for good reason. The flu is scary stuff. With words like pandemic and state of…
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By Diana Rodriguez The H1N1 influenza virus, sometimes called the swine flu, is a relatively new variation of the influenza virus that appeared in the spring of…
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Although I did recieve a regular flu shot this year I
am wondering if I should participate in recieving a H1N1 vaccine. I
am a little scared to be honest! There has been one confirmed case
of Swine Flu in a local elementary school in my area. I have never
been a believer in modern medicine and… Read More »
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By Jenn Moore
Everywhere you go you hear worried parents talking about the H1N1 flu – debating the shot vs. the mist, whether the shot is safe, what to do if you’re pregnant, what one pediatrician said that contradicted another pediatrician and on and on.
It’s challenging to navigate through all the information out there to get to the facts.
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Last
summer, one CafeMom personally endured a swine flu
horror story at 34 weeks pregnant. Although, she and her now
four-month old daughter Molly are fine today, they both survived a
flu-driven nightmare no family ever… Read More »
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The following article was posted today by the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has gotten a seasonal flu shot.
An administration official says Obama received the shot Tuesday afternoon. Other members of the Obama family had already been…
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