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Archive for October 16th, 2009

Questions and Answers – 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine

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Who will be recommended to receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine?
CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended that certain groups of the population receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine when it first becomes available. These target groups include pregnant women, people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age, healthcare [...]

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The H1N1 Swine Flu: A Look Inside

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What You Should Know About Flu Antiviral Drugs

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Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaled powder) that fight against the flu in your body. While CDC recommends flu vaccine as the first and most important step in preventing flu, antiviral drugs are a second line of defense against the flu. Antiviral drugs are not sold over-the-counter and are different from [...]

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Not So Easy to Quit

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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
The best way for a teenager to not become addicted to tobacco is not to start. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that most teens who do start find it hard to get unhooked even when [...]

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NIH Launches 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women

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The first clinical trials to test whether the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine can safely elicit a protective immune response in pregnant women launched yesterday, and a trial to conduct the same test in HIV-infected children and youth will begin next week. The International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group is conducting the studies, which [...]

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