Flu and Cold:
Flu Symptoms, Articles on Flu and Cold
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Nov 7th, 2009
Health care employees are required by OSHA guidelines to wear N95 respirators to protect from H1N1 flu. Three groups of infectious disease experts have written a letter to President Obama, urging new guidelines. There is no scientific evidence that N95 respirators offer additional protection from the virus over standard surgical masks. Additional concerns of the scientific groups include short supply of the N95 respirators that may not be available to health workers when caring for patients with TB, as the supply is dwindling.
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Nov 4th, 2009
Contrary to most perceptions, H1N1 flu has caused high rates of fatality among those over age 50 in California. H1N1 flu has been severe, with most deaths in California occuring among those over age 50. The authors of the study suggest increased vigilence among clinicians, even if H1N1 rapid testing is negative.
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Oct 31st, 2009
A background study led by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, published in the Lancet, suggests that deaths that occur during vaccine campaigns, like the current H1N1 vaccination program, can be misinterpreted by the public. The results could undermine vaccination efforts. The authors say adverse medical events and deaths occur, with and without vaccines. It is important to exercise caution when interpreting unrelated health events that during vaccine campaigns.
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Oct 30th, 2009
Antioxidants might be H1N1 flu's weakness, and could protect the lungs from damage from a protein in the virus, according to results of a new study. Researchers from Alabama, through a series of experiments, found that antioxidants can prevent lung damage from H1N1 flu.
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Oct 29th, 2009
H1N1 flu vaccine dangers might be worrisome, compared to the risk of a mild bout of H1N1 flu, but for some, including pregnant women, H1N1 flu dangers outweigh vaccine risks. H1N1 flu vaccine dangers are minimal, but no one can say no risks are associated with H1N1 flu vaccine. The vaccine may not be necessary for healthy adults. The majority of physicians agree that H1N1 flu vaccine dangers are minimal.
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Oct 28th, 2009
United States getting H1N1 vaccine out slowly. It may be at war with the swine flu, and losing.
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Oct 28th, 2009
Flu season is here, complicated this year by the H1N1 influenza virus. How do you decide when to just call your doctor or to head straight to the emergency department?
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Oct 28th, 2009
University of Alabama researchers have found that a combination of three readily available antiviral drugs stops H1N1 flu from replicating. The findings could bring hope for reducing the impact of H1N1 flu on the health care system and on families. So far, testing has been done in the lab, but the scientists hope to gain approval quickly for human testing.
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Oct 21st, 2009
St. Charles East High School near Chicago announced that because of the extraordinarily high rate of absence due to the flu, it will be closing for the remainder of this week. Special events, such as the rival high school football game this Friday, were also canceled.
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Oct 20th, 2009
Wild rumors do not even come close to describing the fears circulating in emails across the country in regards to the swine flu vaccination. It is a given that there are some who do not believe in vaccinations. However, the misinformation that is literally flying around can be much more dangerous than any side effects resulting from the H1N1 shot. It is important to put swine flu vaccination fears at rest for the good of the American people.