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Bacteria wouldn't opt for a swine flu shot

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Bacteria inhabited our planet for more than 4 billion years before humans showed up, and they'll probably outlive us by as many eons more. That suggests they may have something to teach us.


Kids' Swine flu shots recalled; not strong enough

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday.


Availability of vaccine no guarantee public will want it

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Just because a vaccine is available doesn't mean people will choose to be inoculated, according to new UofT research published amid widespread public confusion around the merit of H1N1 flu shots.


Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes (AP)

Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working ...


Syringes with influenza virus vaccine sitting on a tray

Google launches online flu shot finder

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.


Side effects not always due to swine flu shot

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a ...


Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year - a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.


US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been.


Despite Risk, Older African Americans More Likely Than Others To Avoid Flu Vaccine

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study about why African American seniors do or do not get influenza vaccinations finds that many of them do not have accurate and complete information about the flu itself, the safety and efficacy of the ...


Swine flu vaccine met with a big dose of skepticism

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Brian LaVane, owner of Huntington Stamp and Coin, a hub for local collectors, has avoided seasonal flu shots for decades, but now he's weighing whether to be immunized against H1N1, the swine flu.


Swine flu shot: Intense tracking for side effects

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- More than 3,000 people a day have a heart attack. If you're one of them the day after your swine flu shot, will you worry the vaccine was to blame and not the more likely culprit, all those burgers and fries?


Seniors largely spared of swine flu

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Seniors who for years have made flu shots a fall ritual are being sent to the end of the line for the swine flu vaccine. And the reason - their age group seems to have a bit of immunity - appears to have warded off ...


Hope to get a swine flu shot at work? Not likely (AP)

Hope to get a swine flu shot at work? Not likely

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Plan on getting your swine flu shot at work? Don't count on it. The new vaccine will be rationed initially to groups most at risk of contracting the virus or developing complications - children and ...


Flu already widespread, nearly all swine variety

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Health officials say influenza is circulating unusually early this year with cases in every state - and nearly all the infections are swine flu.


Studies: 1 dose of swine flu vaccine works (AP)

Studies: 1 dose of swine flu vaccine works

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Good news in the world's flu fight: One dose of the new swine flu vaccine looks strong enough to protect adults - and can spark protection within 10 days of the shot, Australian and U.S. researchers ...