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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.
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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). Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (34) | Blog
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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… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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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. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (9) | Blog
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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… Read More »
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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… Read More »
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Unless you are living under a rock -- and perhaps even then! -- you know that we have an outbreak of Read More »
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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.
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