Drill offers opportunity for flu shots – msnbc.com
Yellow-vested volunteers ushered the long line of people waiting for the flu vaccine into a Lompoc fire station Saturday morning. Those wearing blue vests made sure people filled out the proper paperwork to receive a free flu shot from the Santa Barbara …
How to Fight Off the Flu – ABC News
We’ve all been there: seated next to a snotting, sneezing, coughing person with no escape route available, worried that the next day we’ll be the one hacking. But the truth is, catching an illness can’t always be blamed on the obvious offenders. Though you …
Bird flu science too scary to publish, some say
New bird flu research that shows that the dangerous virus can mutate to become easily transmissible among ferrets — and perhaps humans — has embroiled the scientific community in a difficult debate.
Flu Season to Peak Later Than Last Year
Flu season activity is expected to climb later in the coming year than it had in January-February period of last year, negatively affecting the 2012 first quarter retail sales figures, Drug Store News reports.
Scientists Worry About Impact Of Bird Flu Experimen
Scientists are worried about the deadly bird flu called H5N1 which sometimes infects people. It’s never acquired the ability to transmit easily between humans, but researchers would like to know if that could happen. Recently, they’ve essentially been altering the genes of H5N1 to make the virus spread more easily between lab animals — raising concerns about biosafety and how this research is …
Scientists Worry About Impact Of Bird Flu Experimen – NPR News
Scientists are worried about the deadly bird flu called H5N1 which sometimes infects people. It’s never acquired the ability to transmit easily between humans, but researchers would like to know if that could happen. Recently, they’ve …
Flu strains migrate back and forth between different regions of the world
Influenza researchers have found that flu strains migrate back and forth between different regions of the world, evolving along the way. This is contrary to the common belief that flu strains from the tropics are the source of global seasonal epidemics.
Flu jab for all children is ruled out because it won’t be ‘cost effective’
Andrey Lansley, pictured, ordered an investigation into whether children should be given the jab but scientists ruled it would not be ‘cost effective’.
Flu strains migrate back and forth between different regions of the world – News-Medical.Net
Influenza researchers have found that flu strains migrate back and forth between different regions of the world, evolving along the way. This is contrary to the common belief that flu strains from the tropics are the source of global seasonal …
Child First Reported Flu Hospitalization For 2011-2012 Flu Season
Flu season has returned to El Paso County, as the first case requiring hospitalization was reported Monday.
Flu season is here, reminders and advice
If you haven’t gotten a flu vaccine, now is the time. Health experts say there will be ample flu shots this year, so there’s no excuse.
NY vets see canine flu outbreak, suggest vaccine
Has Fido had his flu shot? Veterinarians are reporting an outbreak of canine flu in the New York metro area. They’re recommending a vaccine for dogs that will spend any time in close quarters with other dogs, such as at a kennel. The Journal News reports that officials at…
Flu season early; residents reminded to get a flu shot
FLORENCE, Wis. – With state health officials reporting that an adult from northeastern Wisconsin is the first confirmed case of influenza, area residents are reminded to get a flu shot and stay healthy. “Getting a flu shot is the most effective way to avoid getting the flu,” said Wisconsin State Health Officer Dr. Henry Anderson. The first case of flu indicates an early start to flu season for …
Flu Sickens 90M Kids Worldwide
The seasonal flu sickened an estimated 90 million young kids worldwide in 2008, hospitalizing a million of them and killing 111,500, according to a new report.
Flu Hits 90 Million Children Under 5 Each Year
Title: Flu Hits 90 Million Children Under 5 Each Year Category: Health News Created: 11/11/2011 10:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/11/2011
Seventy percent of Excela employees have gotten flu shot
For the first time, Excela Health is mandating that all of its employees get a flu shot. Those who don’t or can’t for medical reasons will be required to wear a mask during direct and indirect patient care in flu season.
Health Tip: Is the Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for You?
(HealthDay News) — The annual seasonal flu vaccine is available as a shot and a nasal spray, but the nasal spray isn’t recommended for everyone.
Stronger flu shots, more side effects
Ordinary flu vaccine has always worked out for Carolyn Hendrickson, so the 77-year-old was perplexed on a recent Monday when her clinic gave her a high-dose version without asking first.
Women More Likely Than Men to Roll up Their Sleeves for the Flu Shot
NEW YORK — With flu season looming, consumers are lining up for the flu shot, according to the most recent consumer snapshot survey by interclick , with 42% of Americans planning to be immunized this …
Marblehead flu clinic set for next Wednesday – Abington Mariner
The state’s supplemental budget has done more than just bring in a little more local aid into Marblehead’s coffers. It will also allow the Board of Health to hold a flu clinic open to anyone age 5 and older. The clinic will be held Wednesday, Nov. 16 …
Concern raised after dual flu infection found in Cambodia
Researchers say a rare case of people being infected with both swine and seasonal flu in Cambodia could lead to a potent combination strain emerging in the future.
Flu shots: an important annual tradition
Arvilla Read gets a flu shot from public health nurse Linda Buccanan at a flu clinic held Tuesday at North Vancouver’s Silver Harbour Centre.
CVS/pharmacy and Direct Relief USA Hold Free Flu Shot Clinic in Dallas for People Without Health Insurance – Yahoo Finance
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CVS/pharmacy and Direct Relief USA teamed up to provide free flu vaccinations at a flu shot clinic held today in Dallas, Texas. During the free flu shot clinic, CVS pharmacists vaccinated uninsured patients at …
Flu season’s here and the experts say it’s nothing to sneeze at
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — It might start as a little scratch in the back of your throat, a tickle in your eye, or maybe just a few sneezes. But when you wake up the next morning, you feel like you’ve been hit by a bus.
Well Blog: Flu Can Be Fatal in Children With MRSA
Flu can be fatal in those infected with MRSA, an increasingly common staph infection in healthy children.
Flu Awareness Tips, for Home and Work
The flu season is unpredictable and epidemics of the virus occur every year. According to The Center for Disease and Control (CDC), the virus is thought to spread by human interaction and the best way to control it is by getting vaccinated.
New flu sparks hybrid fears in Cambodia
A rare case of people being infected with both swine and seasonal flu has been documented in Cambodia, raising concern about the possibility of a potent combination strain, said a new study.The unusual diagnoses were made in a 23-year-old…
Test your Flu IQ
Flu Season is here. The Centers for Disease Control recommends you get your flu vaccination now if you haven’t already done so. They say it’s the best way to protect you and your family against the flu. To help remind you about the importance of that shot, the CDC wants to test your flu IQ.
Flu shot clinics ready for patients
Public-health authorities are urging Montrealers with chronic illness and those in other vulnerable groups to get their seasonal flu shots in the coming days after the number of people who got inoculated last year dropped by a record 55 per cent.
Wednesday Flu Clinic In Cromwell Canceled
The free flu clinic scheduled for Wednesday for Middletown area residents at the Coles Road firehouse has been canceled.
Reminder: Greene County Adult Flu Shots Begin this Week
(Springfield, MO) — Flu shot clinics are scheduled to begin this week in Greene County.
Universal flu vaccine may be on horizon
Two drug companies are testing formulations of universal flu vaccine in hopes of bringing a successful version to market in the coming years. Such a shot may work for several years, possibly replacing the annual flu shot.
Flu season is back … but it’s not business as usual
Yes, it’s that time of year again, fall, football and of course, flu season. We’re all familiar with and know about the yearly, seasonal flu and even pandemic flu from a couple of years ago, but it’s not business as usual. Things have changed this year; the business of flu has changed.
Kmart® Offers Flu Shots at Its Walk-In Clinics for Start of Flu Season – Yahoo Finance
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — With flu season underway, Kmart is providing seasonal flu vaccinations in its walk-in flu clinics for customers’ convenience, at the value price of $24.99, while supplies last. Vaccinations are now …
People’s Pharmacy: Flu vaccine saves lives
People’s Pharmacy answers queries about the importance of flu vaccines; dandruff; and potential contamination of hospital rooms.
Flu vaccine not as robust for obese – Minneapolis Star Tribune
That annual flu shot may be significantly less effective if you’re overweight and also less effective in reducing the illnesses’ severity if you do catch it, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill researchers reported in the International …
Updated Flu Vaccines Needed
Americans lining up for their annual flu shot might want to consider that the vaccines may be far less effective than thought, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Anna Yukhananov of Reuters reports that University of Minnesota disease specialist Michael Osterholm and his colleagues found the most common flu vaccine in the United States is effective for 59 …
How Effective Are Flu Vaccines?
As flu season approaches, a new analysis finds a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of the current generation of influenza vaccines, especially in the most vulnerable groups, such as the elderly.
World Needs to Update its Flu Vaccines, Study Says
As Americans line up for flu shots, they should consider that the vaccines may be far less effective than thought, according to a new study
Obesity May Hinder Flu Shot’s Effectiveness
TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) — The various health risks associated with being overweight or obese are well known, but a new study now suggests that this extra weight may also make your annual flu shot less effective.
