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The flu is fast headed our way: 5 ways to fight
With flu season likely to ramp up in Los Angeles in coming weeks, health officials and family doctors are trying to get out the word: There are some things you can do to avoid coming down with this year’s flu. First, get your immunizations —...
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California flu hits 'widespread levels,' officials say
L.A. NOWAt least five people in California have died as state officials announced Friday that the flu has reached "widespread levels."... -
Here it comes: California reporting widespread flu illnesses
L.A. NOWThe severe flu that spread across the U.S. has arrived in California and is causing illnesses and hospitalizations in much of the state.... -
H1N1 vaccine a tough sell to pregnant women
As the H1N1 influenza vaccine trickles into clinics and pharmacies over the next few weeks, public health officials and doctors desperately hope that pregnant women will be at the front of the line for the shot. Past influenza pandemics have proved that...Tags: Autism, Epidemics and Plagues, Obstetrics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Colleges and Universities
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Dosing confusion for liquid Tamiflu?
Booster ShotsConfusing directions on liquid suspensions of the antiviral drug Tamiflu may inadvertantly cause parents to give their children either too little of the drug, impeding the child's recovery, or a toxic overdose, physicians warned today in a letter... -
Tamiflu for infants: CDC and FDA tell pharmacists to get it right
Booster ShotsThe Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called today for pharmacists to be more careful in how they dispense a liquid suspension of the antiviral agent Tamiflu for infants who have contracted the pandemic...... -
Swine flu: weekly case figures to come soon, some pregnant women hospitalized, more Tamiflu available, and other news
Booster ShotsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release its weekly figures on the spread of pandemic H1N1 influenza Friday, and "I expect that we will be reporting substantial illness in most of the country--virtually all states," Dr. Anne Schuchat,..... -
FDA says don't buy swine flu drugs online
Booster ShotsPeople who want to treat pandemic H1N1 influenza or who hope to prevent it should be extremely careful about buying products online because many of them are not legitimate, the Food and Drug Administration warned today. Products advertised as being...... -
A flu-stricken, pregnant obstetrician wishes she'd gotten the vaccine
Booster ShotsWhen Jennifer Lang felt the symptoms of flu coming on one afternoon, she had good reason for concern. Lang, 33, is not only pregnant, she also cares for pregnant women in her Century City medical practice. By that evening, Lang...... -
FDA approves emergency use of intravenous peramivir against swine flu
Booster ShotsResponding to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved emergency use of the experimental intravenous antiviral drug peramivir to treat hospitalized patients with pandemic H1N1... -
World Health Organization says one swine flu shot is enough for everyone but kids
Booster ShotsOne dose of the vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza should be enough for everyone except children under the age of 10, and the vaccine is proving to be safe, the World Health Organization said this morning. Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, the...... -
Swine flu now in virtually every country, as WHO braces for winter season
Booster ShotsPandemic H1N1 influenza is now in virtually every country in the world, and health officials are bracing for an upsurge in cases as winter sets in, World Health Organization officials said this morning. "At WHO, we remain concerned about the......
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