Sunday, November 8, 2009

vaccines

No Luck Finding an H1N1 Flu Shot? You’re Not Alone

Only 34 percent of parents seeking vaccine for kids found it. more >>

Wall Street's Swine Flu Vaccine Score Shows the Perils of Government Healthcare

Another example of what's wrong with government run healthcare. more >>

Health Buzz: Bypass With Pump May Be Better for Patients and Other Health News

4 ways to stop stressing out your kids; experimental new HPV vaccine may halt vulvar cancer. more >>

Swine Flu Virus Dominant Strain Worldwide: WHO

Agency says pathogen continues to target younger adults, producing mild-to-moderate illness more >>

New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in its Tracks

Working differently than Gardasil, Cervarix, it targets inside of virus, study shows more >>

Anger Grows Over Flu Shots for Guantánamo Detainees

Making Guantánamo terrorism suspects a priority for swine flu shots comes under attack. more >>

What's Behind Latest Phobia Towards Vaccines?

Access to information online leads some to skip vaccines, fearing serious side effects. more >>

CDC Urges Patience As More Swine Flu Shots Arrive

Total should near 42 million by week's end; more health-care workers getting vaccine more >>

Flu Fears, Vaccine Fears, and Cheerleader Desiree Jennings’s Story

Vaccine shortage sparks worry too, though more H1N1 vaccine is (slowly) coming. more >>

One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works for Pregnant Women

Young children need two doses, spaced several weeks apart, U.S. health officials say more >>

Health Buzz: Group to Track H1N1 Vaccine Safety and Other Health News

Americans and their preference for the sweet and salty; House healthcare bill and women's issues more >>

At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu

Two-thirds had chronic health problems, CDC says more >>

Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More

Finding defies belief that resistance wears thin much sooner more >>

Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby

Vaccinating expectant moms led to bigger, healthier infants, studies show more >>

Almost 6 Million U.S. Cases of Swine Flu in First Few Months

CDC says H1N1 may be tied to 21,000 hospitalizations during that time more >>

Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Passed Person-to-Person in U.S.

Another study shows kids shed virus up to 13 days after fever starts more >>

1 Million More Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine on Hand

Gap between supply and demand starting to close, U.S. officials say more >>

More Swine Flu Vaccine Coming Soon

22 million doses out now, and shortage should ease over coming weeks, CDC says more >>

Sebelius: There Will Be Swine Flu Vaccine for All Who Want It

But the HHS secretary admits that delays are limiting supplies so far more >>

Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency

Action allows hospitals to better handle large numbers of patients as outbreak spreads more >>

HPV Vaccine No More Painful Than Other Shots

Reports that injection sting is excessive disputed in U.S. study more >>

Swine Flu Vaccine Still in Short Supply

Goal of 40 million doses by end of October won't be met, CDC says more >>

What to Do When H1N1 Swine Flu Hits Your Town

As supply lags, parents face long waits for vaccines. more >>

Swine Flu Frustrations: Too Little Vaccine, Too Many Scare Tactics

My daughter seems to have it, and I can't understand why there's no test and not enough vaccine. more >>

Production Problems Plague Delivery of Swine Flu Vaccine

Despite significant shortfall, CDC says all Americans who want shot will be able to get one, eventually more >>

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