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    Seasonal Flu Shot Awareness High In Hispanics, Vaccination Rates Lower

    Although there is high awareness of the need for seasonal influenza vaccines, a new study of Hispanics in one California county shows low rates of actual vaccination, especially among men. "Previous national studies show that Hispanics have lower influenza vaccination rates than the general...
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    Physician Offers Tips To Avoid Flu Infection

    National Handwashing Awareness Week is from Dec. 6 to 12, and a Geisinger physician advises that with the presence of the H1N1 virus this year, handwashing is more important than ever. "Washing your hands is one of the simplest and most effective ways to avoid infections such as H1N1 and...
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    Huxley narrowly escapes The Swine Flu

    We brought Huxley in for his first doctor visit yesterday. Everything was fine. But since we were going to a clinic with an urgent care unit, I expected to see a lot of people with the flu in the waiting room. There is always a lot of messing around in the waiting room, with a two stage sign...
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    Seasonal Flu Shot Awareness High In Hispanics, Vaccination Rates Lower

    Although there is high awareness of the need for seasonal influenza vaccines, a new study of Hispanics in one California county shows low rates of actual vaccination, especially among men. "Previous national studies show that Hispanics have lower influenza vaccination rates than the general...
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    Physician Offers Tips To Avoid Flu Infection

    National Handwashing Awareness Week is from Dec. 6 to 12, and a Geisinger physician advises that with the presence of the H1N1 virus this year, handwashing is more important than ever. "Washing your hands is one of the simplest and most effective ways to avoid infections such as H1N1 and...
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    Phishing for swine flu

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    Is it safe to mingle with person who got swine flu when pregnant?

    Hi everyone, I am pregnant and in my 29th week. I came to know that one of my neighbor got swine flu recently but she claims that she is doing fine now. I already have my H1N1 vaccine taken. But today morning when i started for work she came along with me and sat next to me in the bus. And she...
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    INFLU: The Flu Collector™ [Health]

    Swine flu: do you have it yet? No? Well why not? You need to get yourself an INFLU mask, stat. The INFLU is like any of the others masks the paranoid public is wearing to combat H1N1, except that it's not for total pussies: Plan your sickness, develop antibodies for the flu and strengthen...
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    Swine Flu Transmission Could Be Reduced By 21 Percent By School Closure

    A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases compared opportunities for...
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    what medicine should be given to cats with flu?

    with cough and mucus and presumably fever... restless, looking very tired. [stray cat]
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    what medicine should be given to cats with flu?

    with cough and mucus and presumably fever... restless, looking very tired. [stray cat]
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    CDC: 'Beginning To See Some Declines In Swine Flu'

    Reuters: "The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the United States, health experts said on Friday. But they stressed that influenza, especially a pandemic, could hit several peaks in a single season. They said weeks or months more of disease could be expected. More...
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    CDC: 'Beginning To See Some Declines In Swine Flu'

    Reuters: "The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the United States, health experts said on Friday. But they stressed that influenza, especially a pandemic, could hit several peaks in a single season. They said weeks or months more of disease could be expected. More...
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    The Free Market, Flu Vaccine and The Role of Gummit

    The Free Market is a god-like powerful force that we can rely on to solve our problems, especially those of supply and demand. So if, as the WHO estimates, about 2% of the population is going to be covered by H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine then ... shall we assume that the other 98% of the world's...
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    Swine flu: Wherefore art thou vaccine?

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    Video of flu shot cheerleader is misleading

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    Video of flu shot cheerleader is misleading

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    Nicotine tea against stomach flu?

    Of course. It destroys all microorganism in the stomach. Following 30 -50 minute later 1 cup of yogurt replaces the friendly digestive kind of bacteria. No secret any further. You wake up healthy by the next morning. Manyana! as they say. And so it is after the virus in your body, wherever. You...
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    Swine flu vaccine FAQ?s: Is the vaccine safe?

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    Social networks and the flu

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