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Swine Flu Vaccination Does Not Increase Risk Of Miscarriage
The idea that the swine flu vaccine given to Norwegian women in 2009 increased their risk of pregnancy loss has been dismissed as false according to a recent study carried out in The New England Journal of Medicine. Swine flu is a highly contagious respiratory disease of pigs, spread by direct and indirect contact. Its symptoms are very similar to those of a typical seasonal flu: body aches, cough, chills, temperature, headache and sore throat. Detection of the disease is often overlooked unless experts are specifically searching for it...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Could brain protein help people 'sleep off' the flu?
Conclusion
This complex study suggests the AcPb protein is playing a role in regulating normal sleep and the response to flu infection in mice.
At this stage, the implications of this research for humans are unclear, as differences between the species may mean the results would not be exactly the same in humans.
While The Telegraph suggests this "could finally lead to an effective treatment for the [flu], which until now has eluded experts", we are a long way off knowing whether this is the case.
What the researchers have shown – in mice – is if you remove this protein, mice don't fight the virus as we...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Medication Heart/lungs Swine flu Source Type: news
Glasgow woman who had swine flu jab while pregnant says it triggered narcolepsy
Heather McFarlane, 40, says her life has been ruined by crippling sleep disorder, which began after having a swine flu jab during her third pregnancy in 2009. The mum is now seeking damages.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Women Who Had Miscarriages Were More Likely To Have Received Flu Shots
NEW YORK (AP) — A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu shots that included protection against swine flu.
Vaccine experts think the results may reflect the older age and other miscarriage risks for the women, and not the flu shots. Health officials say there is no reason to change the government recommendation that all pregnant women be vaccinated against the flu. They say the flu itself is a much greater danger to women and their fetuses.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reached out to a doctor...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Flu Vaccine Miscarriage Source Type: news
Swine Flu Alert: Information for parents and caregivers, pregnant moms and child care providers
Swine flu is a type of flu virus that causes respiratory symptoms that can spread between people. So far, most Americans have had mild illness, but some have had more severe illness.Young children, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases like asthma, diabetes or heart disease may have a higher risk for complications. Symptoms FeverCoughSore ThroatBody AchesHeadacheChills and fatigueOccasionally vomiting and diarrheaHow to protect yourself – teach your children these rules too! Wash hands frequently with soap and water for 20 secondsCough and sneeze &n...
Source: First Candle - November 2, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Source Type: news
Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers
No association between maternal vaccination and health problems in children ’s first five years Related items fromOnMedica Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ Flu nasal spray fine for children with egg allergy BMJ report questions swine flu jab transparency Most CCGs missing smoking target for pregnant women Decision to give boys HPV jab will save thousands of lives
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 10, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Swine Flu Alert: Information for parents and caregivers, pregnant moms and child care providers
Swine flu is a type of flu virus that causes respiratory symptoms that can spread between people. So far, most Americans have had mild illness, but some have had more severe illness.Young children, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases like asthma, diabetes or heart disease may have a higher risk for complications. Symptoms FeverCoughSore ThroatBody AchesHeadacheChills and fatigueOccasionally vomiting and diarrheaHow to protect yourself – teach your children these rules too! Wash hands frequently with soap and water for 20 secondsCough and sneeze &n...
Source: First Candle - November 2, 2009 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Source Type: news
Serious flu risk could be identified with genetic test
Findings show that the severity of infection can be partially governed by a person’s genetic make-up, and opens the door to new types of anti-viral drugsPeople who are at risk of falling seriously ill with the flu could be identified by a genetic test and encouraged to have the seasonal vaccination, researchers say.The NHS offers flu jabs for people who are known to be most in danger from the virus, including the over-65s, pregnant women, and those with underlying health problems, such as asthma. Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 8, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample, science editor Tags: Genetics Science Flu Swine flu Bird flu Biology Vaccines and immunisation Health British Science Festival Source Type: news
Pregnant Egyptian woman dies of H1N1 swine flu: health ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman who was six months pregnant has died of H1N1 swine flu, five days after being admitted to hospital, a health ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New Choices For Seasonal Flu Vaccines
WebMD Health News
By Brenda Goodman, MA
Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD
Sept. 17, 2013 — It’s fall. The kids are back at school, college football rivalries are in high gear, and — oh, yeah — it’s time to get a flu vaccine.
In the past, flu protection basically boiled down to a choice between a shot or a sniff of a nasal spray. But this year there are new options. Some may protect you from additional strains of flu, while others make getting vaccinated a little easier. Read on to find out which may be best for you and your family.
Trivalent Vaccines
These are the traditional flu shots. They pr...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news
Bipolar disease risk four times higher with prenatal flu exposure
Could prevention of maternal flu reduce the risk of bipolar disease?Related items from OnMedicaMeasles immunity fades sooner in babies of vaccinated mothersPregnant women urged to have swine flu jabStress in pregnancy may raise asthma riskSSRIs raise risk of rare neonatal hypertensionPregnancy raises risk of critical illness with swine flu
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 10, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
First time flu infection may affect lifetime immunity
Conclusion
This modelling study shows how the strains of influenza A – "bird flu" – circulating when a person is born give them lifelong protection against new subtypes with the same H protein groups. The researchers call this immune imprinting.
This may help to explain the high severity and mortality rate seen among certain groups. For example, the massive flu pandemic of 1918 was an H1N1 strain.
This had a very high fatality rate among young adults, which the researchers consider may have been because when they were born (between 1880 and 1900), H3 was the dominant strain. Therefore they had no protection w...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medical practice Source Type: news
The Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Set to Come Back Next Year. Here ’s What to Know About It
After a two-year hiatus, the nasal flu vaccine is set to return to doctors’ offices next year.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 12 to 2 on Wednesday to return the nasal spray to the CDC’s list of recommended vaccines for the 2018-2019 flu season. Pending final approval from the CDC director, the vote would greenlight the spray for widespread use and compel insurance companies to cover it. The committee stopped short of explicitly recommending the nasal spray, however, and will instead let providers and patients decide if they’ll use it instead of traditional flu shots.
There ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime medicine onetime Source Type: news
Narcolepsy in Adolescence — A Missed Diagnosis: A Case Report
In this report, we present a case of an adolescent male with all four cardinal symptoms of narcolepsy who was misdiagnosed with epilepsy, psychosis, and depression. We also discuss various issues regarding narcolepsy in children and adolescents.
Case Report
Mr. A, an 18-year-old man, presented to psychiatry outpatient services with excessive daytime sleepiness of approximately 1.5 years’ duration. When the chronology of symptoms was evaluated, it was evident that about 1.5 years before presentation, the patient had an episode of high-grade fever (101–103?F) and was empirically treated for typhoid and malaria. Within a ...
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - July 1, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICNS Online Editor Tags: Case Report Current Issue adolescence misdiagnosis narcolepsy Source Type: research
Well: Flu Shots Protect Babies, Too
Here’s one more reason pregnant women should get a flu shot: It not only protects mothers, but a large study suggests it prevents flu in the infant, too.
Source: NYT - May 3, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Epidemics Influenza Pregnancy and Childbirth Swine Influenza Vaccination and Immunization Women and Girls Family Featured Parenting Source Type: news
