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Protecting Children and Families from Flu

Added: December 9, 2008 | Posted by: multivu | Time 03:02 | Views: 132

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases' (NFID) Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC) is pleased to support the second annual Children's Flu Vaccination Day (Tuesday, December 9), a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Influenza Vaccination Week. The Coalition applauds CDC and Families Fighting Flu, Inc. (FFF) for establishing this day, which emphasizes the need to vaccinate children and their contacts against influenza throughout December and into the New Year.

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Influenza: Benefits of the flu shot

Added: December 9, 2008 | Posted by: info4yourlife | Time 03:10 | Views: 40

The flu shot reduces the risk of getting influenza by 70 to 90 percent. And follow these other tips to keep healthy this cold and flu season.

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Pneumonia

Added: August 15, 2008 | Posted by: House Calls TV | Time 01:31 | Views: 209

We all know that pneumonia can be deadly, so catching it early can be key. Dr. Fitz Drummond of Roper St. Francis talks about the symptoms.

Tags: breath, breathing, lungs, pneumococal vaccine, pneumocooccal vaccine, pneumonia, Roper St. Francis

Canopus Biopharma and leading chinese researcher, Dr. Jiahai Lu, team up to treat avian influenza with StatC...

Added: August 12, 2008 | Posted by: multivu | Time 10:36 | Views: 199

Canopus Biopharma and leading chinese researcher, Dr. Jiahai Lu, team up to treat avian influenza with StatC, to prevent possible pandemic. An internationally renowned avian influenza expert today hailed "encouraging and exciting" results from experiments conducted by his research team. This study demonstrated impressive efficacy of a novel statin/caffeine combination, StatC™ in the treatment and prevention of H5N1, H1N1 and H3N2 in a mouse model.

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What is influenza?

Added: August 6, 2008 | Posted by: icyou | Time 00:56 | Views: 157

Influenza is commonly known as "the flu." It's an infectious disease caused by specific viruses. This respiratory illness can cause mild to severe symptoms and is responsible for more than 30-thousand deaths each year. Symptoms include fever, headache, tiredness, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, and diarrhea and vomiting. Because these symptoms can occur with several other illnesses, it’s important to have a health professional diagnose this condition, especially if you are at high risk for complications.

Tags: fever, flu, flu shot, runny nose, stuffy nose

Protecting yourself from the flu

Added: March 31, 2008 | Posted by: House Calls TV | Time 01:31 | Views: 299

We’re in the middle of flu season, and if you put off getting your flu shot, now’s the time to do it. Dr. Kent Stock of Roper St. Francis Healthcare talks about what you should do to stay well.

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Added: August 6, 2008 | Time 00:56 | Views: 157

Influenza is commonly known as "the flu." It's an infectious disease caused by specific viruses. This respiratory illness can cause mild to severe symptoms and is responsible for more than 30-thousand deaths each year. Symptoms include fever, headache, tiredness, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, and diarrhea and vomiting. Because these symptoms can occur with several other illnesses, it’s important to have a health professional diagnose this condition, especially if you are at high risk for complications. Those at high risk include people with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, young children, and people age 65 or older. Watch more video about influenza or share your story or experience on video with icyou.

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