Really great article on Natural Medicine on 7 Reasons To Avoid The Swine Flu Vaccination "Mild Flu: The swine flu has not mutated into a virulent and dangerous strain as predicted by so many in the medical industry. The flu is mild for all but very small percentage and for people over 60, many may already have a natural immunity from contracting similar strains of flu in the past. I am now seeing patients with swine flu and the symptoms and severity are often milder than the usual winter... Read Full Story
People who die of swine flu contract a "rapidly fatal" form of the disease and tend to die of lung injury, although it strikes different people in different ways, an autopsy study showed Thursday. In the first study of its kind, researchers in Brazil examined 21 patients aged one to 68 who died in Sao Paulo with confirmed (A)H1N1 infections in July and August. All 21 patients "presented a progressive and rapidly fatal form of the disease," the study, which will be published in the January 1... Read Full Story
Earlier this year, thousands of travelers to Mexico either cut their trip short of canceled plans altogether once news broke about the swine flu virus. Several months have passed since then and the initial scare is over. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about the threat of getting sick.
The swine flu, also referred to as the H1N1 virus has now spread to every state within the United States making it a realistic threat to everyone’s health. As we move into a major holiday travel season... Read Full Story
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZeneca's MedImmune unit is voluntarily recalling some of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine because it was not as potent as it should be. Norman Baylor, director of the office of vaccines research and review at the FDA, said the recall involves a total of 4.7 million doses of the company's nasal spray vaccine, but only about 3,000 of those doses are left in warehouses. The rest of the doses were given out in October and... Read Full Story
More than 11,500 people have died from swine flu worldwide since the pandemic strain was uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data showed Wednesday. The WHO said overall A(H1N1) influenza "activity has recently peaked in much of the (northern) hemisphere," including North America and western Europe, where the disease had surged in recent months with the onset of the colder season. "As of 20 December 2009, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans who were worried about the safety of the swine flu vaccine are still worried and it may not be easy to convince them to get themselves or their children vaccinated, researchers said on Tuesday. About 60 percent of parents polled say they plan to get their children vaccinated and 79 percent of adults will try to get the vaccines for themselves, but there is a hard core of resistance that has not been moved by entreaties by the U.S. government, pollsters said... Read Full Story
At least 60 million people in the United States have been vaccinated against swine flu, and children are twice as likely as adults to have been inoculated, a top health official said Tuesday. "We think right now at least 60 million people have been vaccinated" against pandemic H1N1 flu, said Anne Schuchat from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Her findings were based on extrapolating data from separate CDC and Harvard University surveys conducted earlier this month on... Read Full Story
GENEVA (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu pandemic is moderate but infects and sometimes kills much younger people than traditional seasonal influenza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Comparing the number of deaths from the pandemic virus known as swine flu with those from seasonal influenza can be misleading, the U.N. agency said. "WHO continues to assess the impact of the influenza pandemic as moderate," it said in a statement. "Accurate assessments of mortality and mortality... Read Full Story
Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine flu in California found that those who had a baby in the previous two weeks were at higher risk of severe flu complications. The swine flu threat to pregnant women has been well-documented, and public health officials urged them to get vaccinated. Previous research showed expectant... Read Full Story
At least 60 million people in the United States have been vaccinated against swine flu, and children are twice as likely as adults to have been inoculated, a top health official said Tuesday. "We think right now at least 60 million people have been vaccinated" against pandemic H1N1 flu, said Anne Schuchat from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Her findings were based on extrapolating data from separate CDC and Harvard University surveys conducted earlier this month on... Read Full Story
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