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• Flu vaccination

  Published: November 12, 2007, 5:48 pm

  Tags: Harm To Others, Flu Vaccine, Nhs, American Lung Association

  those of us who ever had the flu will know that it is quite desirable to undergo the annual vaccination routine. Depending on what country one lives in there's different rule re access to flu vaccines. For instance, in the UK the NHS limits access to vaccines. GPs are required to prioritize along the lines of age (people above 50 years of age,

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• Scrub your way to a healthy winter

  Published: November 19, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: Antibacterial Soap, Asthma, Bacteria, Flu Season, Flu Vaccine, Fungi, Germ, Health, Nasal Spray, Pregnant, Viruses

  Cootie season is back as more people stay indoors out of the cold weather where they can swap bacteria, viruses and fungi.In general, public health officials aren't raising any more red fla read more

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• Snot: It's Not Just for Breakfast Anymore

  Published: January 14, 2008, 9:36 am

  Tags: Health Wellness, Mommy Family, Flu, Flu Vaccine, Shot, Vaccine

  often wondered whether those flu vaccines really work, but I get one every year because I live with a three-and-a-half-year-old little girl. And what if there are crazy-whack-funky side effects like this from Crystal? I took the girls for flu vaccinations this afternoon. Last year after Madeline got hers, she got shingles. (Yes, 3 year old kids

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• You don't want to go to Barbados today ...

  Published: April 17, 2008, 6:48 am

  Tags: Public Health, Flu Vaccine, Protecting Others, Flu Risk, Air Canada, Barbados

  happily spreading the flu virus across the (sadly main) cabin. So, if you happen to be unfortunate enough to be on that flight, and you forgot or chose not to (like he did) get your flu shots in time, you're fairly likely to find yourself sick like the proverbial dog in a few days, probably half-way thru your vacation on the island. Fair

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• Emergent BioSolutions To Buy Maker Of Flu Vaccine

  Published: May 27, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Emergent, Biosolutions, Buy, Maker, Flu, Vaccine, Fuad Hibri, Meriden, Anthony Fauci, Eric Schmidt, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Emergent Biosolutions Inc, Jim Jackson, Rockville, Food And Drug Administration, National Institute Of Allergy And Infec

  Emergent BioSolutions, in a push to diversify beyond its biodefense business, plans to announce today that it is buying Protein Sciences, a maker of a next-generation flu vaccine that federal regulators have put on a fast track to approval.

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