News tagged with flu shot
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
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Nov 17, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Google launches online flu shot finder
Nov 11, 2009 |
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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
Oct 31, 2009 |
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(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
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(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
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(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
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(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
Oct 15, 2009 |
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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
Sep 27, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Time to get vaccine against regular winter flu
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's time to get the first of at least two flu shots recommended for many Americans this fall - the vaccine against regular winter flu is ready.
Half of health workers reject swine flu shot
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- About half of Hong Kong's health workers would refuse the swine flu vaccine, new research says, a trend that experts say would likely apply worldwide. In a study that polled 2,255 Hong Kong health workers this year, ...
8 cities in US line up for swine flu vaccine test
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hundreds of Americans in eight cities are lining up for experimental swine flu shots in a race to get a vaccine out before the new flu virus sweeps the U.S. this fall.
