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It Might Also Significantly Reduce Your Risk of Stroke, a New Study Suggests
Feb 28, 2014Getting the seasonal flu shot could provide a bonus: It might also significantly reduce your risk of stroke, a new study suggests. "We know that cardiovascular diseases tend to hit during winter, and that the risks may be heightened by ...
Tags: Getting the seasonal flu shot, cause-and-effect relationship
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U.S. Health Officials Recommend Travelers Ensure Their Vaccinations Are up to Date
Feb 10, 2014ATLANTA, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Before attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. health officials recommend travelers ensure their vaccinations are up to date. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta ...
Tags: Vaccines
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Canadian Swine Health Board Is Once Again Encouraging Pork Producers to Protect Themselves
Jan 20, 2014The Canadian Swine Health Board is once again encouraging pork producers to protect themselves and their swine herds by being vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Influenza is a virus of the upper respiratory tract. Certain strains ...
Tags: Pork, Seasonal Flu
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Canadian Health Officials Say There Is No Risk of Transmission Between Humans
Jan 10, 2014An Alberta resident who recently traveled to Beijing died of bird flu, but Canadian health officials say there is no risk of transmission between humans. Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the avian flu -- H5N1 -- fatality, ...
Tags: Health News, Bird Flu, Risk Low, Canadian Bird Flu
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Thirteen Influenza-Related Deaths Have Been Reported in North Carolina
Jan 9, 2014Thirteen influenza-related deaths have been reported in North Carolina and nine deaths in the Dallas area this flu season, state health officials say. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said there were five new flu ...
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People with Asthma Face Special Risks From Influenza
Dec 26, 2013People with asthma face special risks from influenza, and a new report suggests far too few American asthma patients receive the seasonal flu shot. "Asthmatics are at increased risk for complications from the flu," said one expert, Dr. ...
Tags: people with asthma, asthma, influenza, asthma patients, seasonal flu shot
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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 ...
Tags: flu vaccine, male hormone, testosterone, the immune system, men health
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The European Commission Has Granted Marketing Authorisation
Dec 10, 2013The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for AstraZeneca's new four-in-one influenza vaccine Fluenz Tetra for the prevention of influenza in children and adolescents from 24 months up to 18 years of age. The ...
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Doctors Puzzled by Mysterious Fever as They Try to Figure out How to Treat It
Nov 18, 2013A mysterious fever that has popped up in Chennai, India, has left doctors puzzled as they try to figure out how to treat it. Doctors say tests for various infectious diseases come up negative for patients with the fever, so it has been ...
Tags: India, fever, mysterious, puzzle
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Wes Armour Outlined Several Trends That Are Shaping The Canadian Transportation Industry
Oct 17, 2013Wes Armour, CEO of Armour Transportation Systems, today outlined several trends that are shaping the Canadian transportation industry. He was speaking at the Surface Transportation Summit, hosted by Motortruck Fleet Executive, Canadian ...
Tags: Transportation
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AstraZeneca Has Received Positive Opinion From The Committee for Medicinal Products
Sep 24, 2013British drugmaker AstraZeneca has received positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its new four-in-one flu vaccine Fluenz Tetra. Fluenz Tetra, a nasally ...
Tags: Astrazeneca, Medicine
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RAD Has Announced The Availability of Seasonal Flu Shots Across Its Pharmacies Nationwide
Aug 20, 2013Drugstore chains Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) has announced the availability of seasonal flu shots across its pharmacies nationwide. Rite Aid pharmacy executive vice president Robert Thompson said that while it's too early to tell what the ...
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Antiviral Drugs for Flu Has Been Approved to Use by The Department of Health in The UK
Dec 25, 2012The Department of Health in the UK, has issued guidance on the use of antiviral drugs to manage people with flu-like illness in England who are at higher risk of developing complications from flu, following the Health Protection Agency ...
Tags: antiviral drugs, flu, Health Medicine
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FDA Approved of Four-Strain Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Virus Vaccine ,Fluarix Quadrivalent
Dec 19, 2012GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the FDA approval of four-strain seasonal influenza (flu) virus vaccine, Fluarix Quadrivalent, to immunize adults and children of three years age and more, in the US. The intramuscular vaccine is ...