H1N1 Vaccination Is Now Available to Anyone

H1N1 Vaccination Is Now...

December 25, 2009
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After doing immunizations at about 100 schools and offering community events geared toward people at greatest risk, the Polk County Health Department says its clinics are open to anyone who…

President Obama now vaccinated for H1N1

President Obama now vaccinated...

December 23, 2009
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Obama was comfortable getting the swine flu shot, and having his family vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, does this mean that getting the H1N1 vaccine is perfectly safe?  President Obama said…

Upcoming Community H1N1 Vaccination Clinics in El Dorado County

Upcoming Community H1N1...

December 22, 2009
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The El Dorado County Health Services Department, Public Health Division is holding upcoming community H1N1 (swine) flu vaccination clinics for the general public. There is no cost to receive the vaccine.…

Can We Stop Worrying About The H1N1 Swine Flu

Can We Stop Worrying About The...

December 20, 2009
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Washington (SmartAboutHealth) – The H1N1 swine flu has dominated headlines for months now, but with the number of cases appearing to shrink, can we stop worrying about the virus?

The H1N1 swine…

RP still awaiting H1N1 vaccine from WHO

RP still awaiting H1N1 vaccine...

December 19, 2009
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MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health is still waiting for the 1.2 million doses of Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine earlier committed by the World Health Organization.Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and WHO Director…

Two-thirds of South Dakotans still vulnerable to H1N1

Two-thirds of South Dakotans...

December 17, 2009
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PIERRE – More than 2,000 South Dakotans have had laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza and an estimated 50 times that many have had H1N1 but not been ill enough to seek…

Canadians find clue that might explain severe H1N1 flu

Canadians find clue that might...

December 16, 2009
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Canadian scientists have helped make a discovery that might explain why some people develop severe illness when infected with H1N1 flu and others don’t.The researchers from Toronto’s University Health Network found…

Breakdown In Flu Talks Due To Lack Of Agreement Over Bureaucracy and Northern Ireland

Breakdown In Flu Talks Due To...

December 12, 2009
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Dr Brian Dunn, Chairman of the BMA’s Northern Ireland General Practitioner Committee has responded “with disappointment” to yesterday’s comments about the H1N1 vaccination programme that have been made by Mr…

As mass H1N1 clinics wrap up, officials urge Canadians to get vaccine

As mass H1N1 clinics wrap up,...

December 10, 2009
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OTTAWA — As cities across the country announce plans to wrap up their mass H1N1 vaccination clinics, federal officials said Wednesday that about one-third of Canadians have so far rolled up their…

Severity Of H1N1 Flu In U.S. During Current Flu Season May Be Less Than Feared

Severity Of H1N1 Flu In U.S....

December 9, 2009
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A new study from researchers at the UK Medical Research Council and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) projects that the severity of the H1N1 flu during the autumn-winter…

Tracking H1N1: Vaccine for the Rest of Us

Tracking H1N1: Vaccine for the...

December 9, 2009
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H1N1 vaccine is now available to all residents in Maryland and Georgia, state health officials announced. The two states join a growing number of state and local governments expanding the availability…

H1N1 More Risky Than Seasonal Flu In Children With Sickle Cell Disease

H1N1 More Risky Than Seasonal...

December 8, 2009
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Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The…

Three more flu deaths as H1N1 impact fades fast

Three more flu deaths as H1N1...

December 8, 2009
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The number of severe new cases of H1N1 flu in B.C. dropped sharply over the past week.

Three more people died in the province – two on Vancouver Island and one in…

Too Early To Declare End Of H1N1 Pandemic, WHO Says

Too Early To Declare End Of...

December 7, 2009
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Though there are signs the H1N1 (swine flu) has peaked in the U.S. and Canada, a WHO flu expert said Thursday it is too early to declare the pandemic over, Canadian…

Prostate cancer and hot flushes

Prostate cancer and hot...

December 7, 2009
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Hot flushes are the most common complaints reported by men undergoing androgen suppression treatment for prostate cancer. We designed a randomised double-blind trial to compare the efficacy of three drugs, each…

Swine flu is widespread only in 25 states

Swine flu is widespread only...

December 5, 2009
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ATLANTA – Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.Swine flu…

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