Flu and Cold:
Flu Symptoms, Articles on Flu and Cold
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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.
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Oct 17th, 2009
Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers regarding the purchase of H1N1 products over the internet. The warning included products claiming to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 influenza virus. The FDA recently purchased and analyzed several products represented online as Tamiflu (oseltamivir).
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Oct 15th, 2009
According to the interim report for a recent trial, children younger than 10 will probably need two doses of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine for optimal protection.
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Oct 14th, 2009
Respiratory failure from H1N1 flu is has been responsible for critical illness caused by the virus. Findings published in JAMA show that most patients in New Zealand and Australia who developed respiratory failure from H1N1 flu survived with the use of an oxygen system called ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation).
