This page shows you your search results in order of relevance. This is page number 20.

Order by Relevance | Date

Total 2036 results found since Jan 2013.

No, the CDC did not just apologize and admit that this year’s flu vaccine doesn’t work
If there’s one thing about having a demanding day job, it’s that the cranks usually have the advantage. They can almost always hit first when a news story comes out that they can spin to attack their detested science. On the other hand, it usually ensures that by the time I get home, have dinner,…
Source: Respectful Insolence - December 5, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking CDC genetic drift immunity influenza World Health Organization Source Type: blogs

Scared of the flu vaccine? Let’s see what’s really inside it.
Dangerous ingredients, like toxins, antifreeze, and mercury, are touted by many as reasons to decline vaccination against influenza. However, toxin is an inaccurate term regarding vaccines (a toxin is a poisonous substance made by cells or organisms and is definitely not in any vaccine), mercury is a non-issue (see below), and there is no antifreeze in vaccines (although some contain propylene glycol, while technically this can be used as antifreeze it is also used in lots of processed foods and baked goods and medications and is most definitely not the antifreeze you buy at the auto parts store). Continue reading ... Yo...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Meds Infectious disease Source Type: blogs

CAM and low flu vaccine uptake: Fitting together hand in glove
There’s a class of studies that I sometimes refer to as “Well, duh!” studies because their conclusions are so mind-numbingly obvious that one wonders why anyone did the study in the first place. Sometimes that name is meant sarcastically, as in, “Why did these investigators waste the time, effort, and resources to do this study?…
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 5, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Quackery CAM influenza integrative medicine Source Type: blogs

Preventing and treating colds: The evidence and the anecdotes
Oh, who doesn’t hate colds. You’re miserable, achy, tired, congested, and coughing. You may need to miss work, or go to the doctor. But it seems that no one really feels sorry for the person with a cold because colds are so common. “It’s just a virus, it’ll get better on its own,” says your doctor. “There’s no cure.” Well, colds cost the U.S. an estimated 40 billion dollars per year considering lost financial productivity, plus spending on medical care, pharmaceuticals, and supplements (and that estimate is from 2003)!1 It’s just a virus? There’s got to be more we can do to effectively prevent and tre...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Cold and Flu Health Prevention cold prevention Source Type: blogs

Can You Get Sick From The Flu Twice In One Season?
Every season thousands of people come down with the flu, deal with the symptoms and recover. Unfortunately, having the flu does not prevent you from having the flu again later in the season. Every year there are several strains of the flu going around, some more prevalent than other but all can make you sick. According to Dr. Pritish Tosh, an infectious disease specialist at the Mayo clinic, it is very easy to get the prevalent strain of the season, in this year’s case is the H3N2 strain. Then several weeks later catch the flu again, but one of the B strains that is less common but just as contagious. To read more and wa...
Source: BHIC - February 23, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ashley Cuffia Tags: Articles General Public Health Source Type: blogs

Should You Get the Flu Shot When You ’re Pregnant?
Many changes occur to your immune system during pregnancy. Unfortunately, some of these changes can cause you to become more susceptible to the flu. It is important to avoid getting the flu while pregnant as it can be more severe compared to other times in your life. Not only is this dangerous to your health, but it can be very harmful for your baby as well. Getting your flu shot can help protect your baby even before it is born. This is extremely important because it is advised by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention that children under six months should not get the flu shot. Read the article to help you understan...
Source: Cord Blood News - October 30, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies pregnancy Source Type: blogs

Be careful where you get your news about coronavirus
News about a deadly virus that appeared in Wuhan, China in December (now called 2019 novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV) is everywhere lately. And as the number of cases rises, it’s understandable if you’re wondering how likely it is that you or a loved one will become ill. And quite likely, you’re also wondering how to prevent this. So, where should you turn for the latest information on a rapidly changing situation? It’s hard to beat the convenience of the internet, and we know there’s a lot of useful and reliable information online. But there’s also a lot of misinformation. The trick is to figure out which is w...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Cold and Flu Emergency Planning Health Infectious diseases Travel health Source Type: blogs

Pandemic ethics: Never again – will we make Covid-19 a warning shot or a dud?
by Anders Sandberg The Covid-19 pandemic is not the end of the world. But it certainly is a wake-up call. When we look back on the current situation in a year’s time, will we collectively learn the right lessons or instead quickly forget like we did with the 1918 flu? Or even think it was […]
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 21, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Anders Sandberg Tags: Ethics Health Care Public Health 1918 influenza Anders Sandberg's Posts collective amnesia collective learning Collective Responsibility COVID-19 epistemic duty Epistemic Ethics forgetting International/ Global Health memory pa Source Type: blogs

1918 Flu Pandemic & Popular Culture: Take Two
My piece on the near amnesia in U.S. culture of the 1918-19 Influenza pandemic provoked a number of helpful comments, emails and conversations.   While I would stand behind the statement that it left a light footprint, there are a number of interesting cases, some of which I would never have found by conventional means.  Sometimes the collective wisdom of the internet is best for uncovering things, even when you're married to someone who catalogs books for a living.Read more »
Source: Omics! Omics! - March 20, 2020 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Keith Robison Source Type: blogs

Cough and cold season is arriving: Choose medicines safely
With the summer winding down and fall moving in, colder weather will arrive soon — along with cold and flu season. Millions of Americans get the common cold each year, often more than once. To counter coughs and runny noses, many will turn to over-the-counter (OTC) medications available for relief without a prescription. Heading to the pharmacy for some relief? Read this first While OTC medicines do not cure or shorten the common cold or flu, they can ease some symptoms. Finding a product that fits your needs, however, may not be so straightforward. A recent study evaluated brand-name OTC medications marketed as cold, al...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katsiaryna Bykov, PharmD, ScD Tags: Cold and Flu Drugs and Supplements Health Infectious diseases Source Type: blogs

TWiV 946: Poo vs flu
Angela Mingarelli joins TWiV to discuss whether the gut microbiota of bats confers tolerance to influenza virus infection in mice, and primate hemorrhagic fever-causing arteriviruses that can reproduce in human cells and might be capable of infecting humans.
Source: virology blog - October 16, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology arterivirus bat fecal microbiome simian hemorrhagic fever virus spillover viral viruses Source Type: blogs

FDA & FTC Issue Warning Over A GermBullet
File this under ‘such chutzpah!’ On a web site that can only be described as breathless, Flu & Cold Defense boasts that its GermBullet, a ‘natural proprietary blend of 11 organic botanicals,’ was ‘independently tested’ by an ‘FDA recognized virology lab’ and the product was found to have ‘the potential capability to kill cold and flu viruses.’ And in testimonials, a variety of people, most of whom are not thoroughly identified, gush over the product, which costs $7.49. “My whole family went on a plane trip to China and everyone in our travel group on the pl...
Source: Pharmalot - January 30, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized FDA Flu FTC Germs Source Type: blogs

Which is the right flu vaccine for you?
The best way to avoid the flu is spending the months from fall until spring in a solitary bunker, communicating with other people only electronically. The second best way is getting the flu vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the flu vaccine for everyone over 6 months who doesn’t have a specific contraindication to it. Because of the increasing number of different flu vaccines that are now available, this post highlights the three most commonly used flu vaccines, their indications and side effects. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 23, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Meds Cancer Infectious disease Medications Source Type: blogs

Flu Season: Remember That Flu Can Kill Older Adults
Flu isn’t just an inconvenience, especially among the elderly population. For expert information on how caregivers can help their elders stay healthy and if possible avoid the flu, I reached out to  Martie Moore, R.N., MAOM, CPHQ, who is Chief Nursing Officer, Medline Industries, Inc. for some answers.  **Q. Martie, what steps should be taken short of hibernation to avoid getting the flu in the first place?   Read full article on HealthCentral about the flu season and what you can do to help your elderly loved one: Support a caregiver or jump start discussion in support groups with real stories - ...
Source: Minding Our Elders - September 9, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs