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Pig Flu- Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu) by Plantarian Patient ExpertHealth MavenFacebook Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 10:36pm 3 Comments CDC - Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu) If ever there was a time to optimise your immune system it seems now is the time. 28 confirmed cases in New York already... us. We had numerous 'warnings' over the last few years but it seemed even bird flu did little to bang home the threat of the laws of nature and it's determination to restore Read on »
Is The Influenza Flu Vaccine For You??? by Sanjib S. Patient ExpertComplimentary & Alternative Medicine Posted Fri 10 Oct 2008 1:14pm 1 Comment   The flu vaccine is produced every year form the US.  This flu vaccine is commonly know as influenza vaccine.  Influenza vaccine contains a small amount of flu virus which helps your body produce antibodies to help fight off the flu.  So how well does the vaccine work?  That really depends on a close a match the influenza is to the current strains Read on »
Pandemics and Influenza: Swine Flu H1N1 next? by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor Posted Wed 29 Apr 2009 11:43pm Today 4/29/2009 the World Health organization upgraded the “pandemic level” to a level 5 out of 6.  This is the last step before officially declaring a pandemic.  Humans have already dealt with several pandemics in the 20th century and what exactly is a pandemic? Pandemic The term “pandemic” comes from Greek with PAN meaning “all” and DEMOS meaning ... Read on »
Pandemics and Influenza: Swine Flu H1N1 next? by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor Posted Wed 29 Apr 2009 12:00am at the previous few days of the H1N1 influenza virus (swine flu) we cannot be surprised that this is moving towards a “pandemic” and it actually appears that we are already at the pandemic...” and DEMOS meaning “people”. Actually it was the Greek physician Hippocrates first described influenza in 412 BC.   A pandemic is basically a new, infectious disease that spreads Read on »
Autism One Radio: Influenza and Bird Flu by Ginger T. Patient Expert Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:02pm Autism One Radio Schedule Dec 12 - 16 Influenza Vaccine & Bird Flu Dec 13 A Worldwide, Web-Based Radio Station for the Care, Treatment, and Recovery of Children.... Special: Part 1 of 2 12:00 pm - 1:00 ET Betsy Hicks: Path to Wellness Topic: Influenza vaccine and Bird Flu issues. Guests: Dr. David Ayoub, Christina Blakey, Anne Dachel Read on »
Call it H1N1 influenza virus or swine flu – I’m staying in tonight by Kenn C. Posted Mon 16 Nov 2009 10:00pm With the World Health Organization (WHO) listing swine flu as a 5 (on a scale of 6) – as former Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman famously barked, “Who the hell is WHO?” - this public health watch reminds some of us, and some more than others, of SARS which was ravaging Toronto six years ago. In fact it was six years ago this very night that I came face Read on »
FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans by Brian Wolstenholme Doctor of Pharmacy Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 6:43pm for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test, the FDA has determined that it may be effective in testing samples from individuals diagnosed with influenza A infections, whose virus... Authorizations (EUAs) to make available to public health and medical personnel important diagnostic and therapeutic tools to identify and respond to the swine flu virus under certain Read on »
Mr. VIce President, Please Get a Grip About Swine Flu Pandemic by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert Posted Thu 30 Apr 2009 2:17pm Overall, I have been impressed by the Obama Administration's handling of the swine flu pandemic, which as these things go, does not appear to be Armageddon. (I am sure... the bird flu came up. I was part of a group of legislators who worked with the Bush administration to make sure that we had beefed up our infrastructure and our stockpiles Read on »
Does the Flu Vaccine for 2010 - 2011 Contain the Swine Flu Vaccine? Should you get a flu shot? by Davis Liu Medical Doctor Posted Wed 22 Sep 2010 10:15pm influenza virus had the world extremely anxious.  Unlike other flu viruses, the swine flu or H1N1 virus was more easily contracted by young and healthy adults as well as infants... of a pandemic much like the 1918 influenza pandemic which killed millions worldwide.  Influenza or flu is not simply a bad cold.  It's a viral illness that nationally causes tens Read on »
What Is Swine Flu H1N1, Swine Flu Epidemic, Swine Flu Pandemic by Nick Mutt Posted Wed 12 Aug 2009 1:35am Swine Flu  is a respiratory disease, caused by a tiny spheroid virus that belongs to the Influenza A virus group (known as H1N1) that is capable of infecting humans, birds... is the same virus that causes seasonal outbreaks of flu in humans, the latest type is different as it is a mutated version containing genetic material that is generally found in strains Read on »