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H1N1: Memphis Gets First Vaccine Doses
With two quick squirts of a nasal spray, Holly Smith became the first person in the country to get the H1N1 vaccine. Comment?
Flu vaccine priority will shift
... exactly the concern." Others in the designated priority groups established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - pregnant women, health care workers, young children younger than 5 who can be vaccinated and anyone in a household with an ... Comment?
Waiting on safer food...
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... food-borne illness, 325,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 die, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About half are children under 15. Since 2006, outbreaks have been linked to peanuts, peppers, ground beef, spinach and ... Comment?
County H1N1 vaccine clinic for general public put on hold
... that it can only hold clinics for individuals considered to be high risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until more vaccine is available. Public Health thought it would be able to hold a vaccine clinic for the general public toward ... Comment?
I am Still Calling It Swine Flu
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I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. Comment?
Tennesseans let cancer kill them
Tennesseans die of cancer at the fifth-worst rate in the nation. What kills them most frequently is cigarettes, but a powerful mix of misinformation and denial also drives up the death count. Comment?
H1N1 flu claims second life in a week at Geisinger Medical Center
... and student health centers for vaccinations and information. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 4,000 people have died from H1N1 flu nationwide since April. Approximately 22 million have been affected by the illness. ... Comment?
Allegan County schedules H1N1 vaccine clinics for later this month
... is only available to those who fit within target groups picked by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those groups include pregnant women, caregivers for children less than 6 months of age, healthcare and emergency medical services ... Comment?
Geisinger confirms second H1N1 flu death
... and student health centers for vaccinations and information. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 4,000 people have died from H1N1 flu nationwide since April. Approximately 22 million have been affected by the illness. ... Comment?
14 yr. old boy develops Guillain-Barre hours after H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine
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Are the Risks of H1N1 Vaccine or H1N1 Symptoms the Bigger Threat? A high school athlete, Jordan McFarland, from Virginia, developed symptoms of Guillain-Barre mere hours after receiving the H1N1 vaccination according to reports that came out on November 12th. Comment?
Swine flu vaccine recipeints' deaths in China probably unrelated to immunizations
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... developed Guillain-Barre syndrome within weeks of getting swine flu shot, but Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigator could not establish a link between the disease and the vaccine. The teen should make a full recovery. Between ... Comment?
Coat and school supply give-a-way, today
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a statement that the proportion of deaths attributed to influenza and pneumonia is The basics: diabetes Thursday, November 12, 2009 With November being "American Diabetes Month", it's no surprise that many Americans, and those around the world, are uniting to shed more All Articles>> Comment?
CDC update on 2009 H1N1 reveals mixed results
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The Centers for Disease Control regularly analyzes data concerning flu activity in the United States and publishes those findings of leading key flu indicators. Comment?
CDC encourages diabetics to get H1N1 vaccines as part of American Diabetes Month
ATLANTA In recognition that November is American Diabetes Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reminded the public that diabetics have an increased risk of severe illness from any flu. Comment?
Hospital unable to replenish flu masks
... those recommendations as supplies evaporated. Because H1N1 is a new strain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the mask for all healthcare workers within six feet of patients who have or are suspected to have H1N1. Yurek ... Comment?
Lack of safe sex a big TV turnoff
... group: One million people ages 10 to 24 had STDs in 2006, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And women and girls 20 and under had 745,000 pregnancies -- a good number unplanned -- in 2004. We live in a time when young ... Comment?
As flu spreads, temperatures rise over more vaccine queue jumping
... of the U.S. National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a teleconference with reporters Friday. "We wouldn't have expected this many states to have this widespread of a ... Comment?
Medical workers balk at mandatory flu vaccines
... pass on a virus that could be deadly to a frail patient. But data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that only about 40% of U.S. healthcare workers ever get shots for seasonal influenza. The question now dividing the ... Comment?
Hospitals ban visitors as flu concerns grow
... children from coming in to see patients. Following suggestions from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as city and state health agencies, Staten Island University Hospital is banning children younger than 18, while ... Comment?
S. Korean teenager jumps from apartment after taking Tamiflu
... in the country, a KFDA official told media, noting that the KFDA and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will launch an investigation to find out whether there are any links between the drug and the case. As the A/H1N1 flu is ... Comment?