Never Too Late to Vaccinate

Posted by Carmela: 2009-01-06 23:22:10

National Vaccination Week is set on Dec. 8-14. If for some reason, you miss it. Please get one as soon as you can. It's not too late to protect yourself and your families against this highly contagious (possibly fatal) disease. Especially if you have babies who are too young to get vaccinated (younger than 6 months). Their best chance is to have everyone around them vaccinated. Each year, about 20,000 children younger than 5 years of age are hospitalized in the U.S. because of flu complications. I won't risk it and neither should you.  more

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Steps to Feel Better

Posted by Carmela: 2009-01-06 23:16:08

Even after doing everything you possibly can to avoid it, you can still get the flu. You might have had a flu shot, washed your hands often, and stayed away from crowded places, it may still catch up with you. Believe it, it's happened to me. Although I think because of my flu shot, I got a milder case.

Anyway, to feel better, here's what you can do. Take plenty of rest. Drink lots of liquids (soup, fruit juice, water). Take a pain reliever for muscle aches. There are reports that Tamiflu doesn't work on the flu strain going around. That's tough. I guess we were all taken by ... more

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Flu Shot Search

Posted by dankogan: 2008-10-27 21:34:02

Flu Shot Search By Zip

http://www.aafa.org/flu.cfm

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My doctor had told me that flu mist is better that flu shot

Posted by dankogan: 2008-10-13 22:34:27

Will do the mist again this year for the whole family.

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To Prevent Flu from Spreading

Posted by Carmela: 2008-09-15 00:16:09

Even when you've been vaccinated, there are no guarantees you won't get it. It is still a very good idea to take precautions to protect you and your family.

Among the most note-worthy include:

-- Good hand washing
-- Not sharing eating utensils and drinking cups
-- Covering your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing
-- Disposing of used tissues
-- Avoiding large crowds if possible
-- Avoiding people with the flu whenever possible. If not possible, keep it to a minimum.

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Flu Shots

Posted by Carmela: 2008-09-15 00:09:01

I'm a believer of getting flu shots yearly. When I was a kid, I'd always get a flu during the flu season -- which is from November to April. Then my mom would fret because I'd be missing a few days of classes. Certain people need it more than others. And that includes those with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, health care workers, and people over 50 years old. I need to get it every year since the viruses in the vaccine change each year.

About 2 weeks after vaccination, I develop the antibodies that provide protection against the influenza virus infection in the body. Isn't ... more

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Perpetual Sniffles

Posted by dankogan: 2008-02-11 21:44:00 (Modified: 2008-02-11 21:46:35)

Why do you have a constantly runny nose?
by Dr. Rob for MSN Health & Fitness

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/cold-and-flu/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100188363&GT1=10907

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What to east when you have a flu

Posted by dankogan: 2008-01-18 23:33:12

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/columnnn/nn020211.html

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What is Fever

Posted by dankogan: 2008-01-18 23:25:03

http://kidshealth.com/parent/general/body/fever.html

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