Press Release from NIH (National Institutes of Health) 02 November 2010 WHAT: Secondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and may be important in modern pandemics as well, according to a new article in the Journal of Infectious Diseases co-authored […]
Number of Flu Vaccinations Down From 2009
By: Jamie Meyerson 22 October 2010 With an earlier than expected shipment of both flu mist and seasonal flu vaccine, Gannett Health Services has already vaccinated more than 6,000 Cornell students, faculty and staff free of charge at flu clinics stationed throughout campus. According to Heather Stone, Gannett public health communications specialist, the 6,000 vaccines […]
Influenza vaccine safe for patients with egg allergies
By: Nicole Blazek 20 October 2010 Patients who have egg allergies can safely receive seasonal influenza vaccines with the assistance of their allergist, according to new recommendations from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. “The time to withhold the influenza vaccine due to one’s egg allergy has passed,” Matthew Greenhawt, MD, a guideline […]
Do Flu Vaccinations for Pregnant Women Protect Infants?
By: Nancy Solomon 18 October 2010 NIH-Funded Vaccine Research at SLU Also Examines Mom’s Immune Response ST. LOUIS – In the wake of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, the National Institutes of Health has launched a clinical trial that studies the seasonal flu vaccine in pregnant women. Saint Louis University, one of the Vaccine and […]
Experts admit Swine Flu jab 'may cause' deadly nerve disease
By: Jo MacFarlane 16 October 2010 Health chiefs have for the first time acknowledged that the swine flu jab may be linked to an increased risk of developing a deadly nerve condition. Experts are examining a possible association between the controversial jab and Guillain-Barre Syndrome, according to a report from official watchdog the Medicines and […]
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