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Vaccination Reduced The Risk of Pregnant Women Getting The Flu by Half From 2010 to 2012
Jan 19, 2014Vaccination reduced the risk of pregnant women getting the flu by half from 2010 to 2012, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the flu shot as a priority for pregnant women because ...
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Flu Season Continues to Tighten Its Grip on The United States
Jan 13, 2014Flu season continues to tighten its grip on the United States, with 35 states now experiencing widespread influenza activity, federal officials reported Friday. The flu seems to be hitting young and middle-aged adults the hardest this ...
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Influenza Created Long Lines for Many Seeking a Flu Shot in Alberta, Canada
Jan 9, 2014Influenza killed 10, hospitalized 300 -- 40 in intensive care -- and created long lines for many seeking a flu shot in Alberta, Canada, officials say. Dr. James Talbot, the chief medical officer of health for Alberta Health, said the ...
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Young Children Under 2 Get 2 Shots at Once Are at Increased Risk for Temporary Fever
Jan 8, 2014Young children who receive flu and pneumococcal vaccines at the same time are at increased risk for temporary fever, a new study reports. While parents should be told about this risk, the benefits of the vaccines outweigh the risks of ...
Tags: children health, pneumococcal vaccines, flu vaccines, temporary fever
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It's Not Possible to Predict Which Viruses Will Predominate for The Entire Flu Season
Jan 6, 2014It's not possible to predict which viruses will predominate for the entire 2013-14 flu season, but so far pH1N1 is the most prevalent, U.S. officials say. In a notice to clinicians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...
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A Vaccine That Protects Children Against 4 Strains of Flu May Be More Effective
Dec 27, 2013A vaccine that protects children against four strains of flu may be more effective than the usual three-strain vaccine, a new study suggests. The four-strain (or so-called "quadrivalent") vaccine is available as a nasal spray or an ...
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People with Cancer Face a Higher Risk for Serious Flu-Related Complications
Dec 26, 2013People with cancer face a higher risk for serious flu-related complications, so getting vaccinated should be at the top of their to-do list this winter, an expert says. "The flu shot is recommended annually for cancer patients, as it is ...
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Infection Rates of H1N1 Flu Are Spiking in The South-Central United States
Dec 26, 2013This year's flu season may be off to a slow start nationwide, but infection rates are spiking in the south-central United States, where five deaths have already been reported in Texas. And the predominant strain of flu so far has been ...
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Health Officials Would Like Every American Aged 6 Months and Older to Get a Flu Vaccine
Dec 25, 2013U.S. health officials would like every American aged 6 months and older to get a flu vaccine, and on Thursday they produced statistics they think should convince everyone to get vaccinated. "In the 2012-2013 flu season, vaccinations ...
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The Flu Vaccine Is Less Effective for Men Than Women
Dec 25, 2013The flu vaccine is less effective for men than women, and researchers at Stanford University believe they've figured out why. The male hormone testosterone causes genes in the immune system to produce fewer antibodies, or defense ...
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Texas Was Hard Hit with More Than a Dozen Critically Ill and Six Dead
Dec 21, 2013For the week ending Dec. 14, U.S. influenza increased nationwide, but Texas was hard hit with more than a dozen critically ill and six dead, officials say. The influenza strain H1N1 -- the same strain that caused the 2009 pandemic -- ...
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U.S. Health Officials Say There Would Be Less Sickness If More Adults Were Vaccinated
Dec 16, 2013Although the flu vaccine's effectiveness is less than 100 percent, U.S. health officials say there would be less sickness if more adults were vaccinated. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said although the flu ...
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U.S. Flu Vaccination Prevented an Estimated 6.6 Million Influenza-Associated Illnesses
Dec 16, 2013U.S. flu vaccination prevented an estimated 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses and 79,000 hospitalizations during last year's flu season, officials say. A report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and ...
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Egg Allergies and Fear of Needles Are No Longer Arguments to Avoid Getting The Flu Vaccine
Dec 10, 2013Egg allergies and fear of needles are no longer arguments to avoid getting the flu vaccine, thanks to improvements available this year, a U.S. expert says. Dr. Jorge Parada, the medical director of the Infection Prevention and Control ...
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FDA Has Approved GSK First Adjuvanted Vaccine for The Prevention of H5n1 Influenza
Nov 27, 2013The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) first adjuvanted vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 influenza, also known as avian or bird flu. The pandemic Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, ...
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