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CDC sees improving flu vaccine uptake in kids, health worker...

Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today they see promising signs of increased flu vaccine uptake in children and healthcare workers so far this year, adding that they hope to boost less impressive [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

For Kids With Asthma Flu Season Is More Dangerous

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With cold and flu season quickly approaching, doctors are urging parents to take steps now to protect their children, especially those with asthma. You may not realize it, but even something as simple as a common co [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Dad's diet could influence kids' health

Two recent studies have suggested that poor paternal eating habits could alter genetic material during the development of a fetus, potentially predisposing the child to certain illnesses. In other words, not only are poor lifestyle habit [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Dangers of fluoride: Are your kids at risk?

Fluoridation of water has long been controversial, and now the government is suggesting lower levels because of potential problems for your kids. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says some kids are showing splotches on th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Flu and common cold

While a common cold is a milder respiratory illness, influenza is a severe infection of the respiratory tract that can lead to serious health complications. The misconception that influenza is just a "very bad cold" is dangerou [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Flu vaccine clinic in Galva for kids and adults alike

The Henry and Stark County Health Departments will beholding special Seasonal Flu vaccine clinics for children 6 months to 18 years of age and adults who have not received a seasonal flu shot. A clinic will be held in Galva, on Tue [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Link Found Between Medicaid Reimbursement and Childhood Flu ...

A study published online today in the journal Pediatrics says that increasing the amount that physicians are reimbursed by Medicaid for administering influenza shots may raise vaccination rates among poor children.The study, conduc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Swine Flu Vaccines given to Kids Offer Good Protection

Researchers at a London University have disclosed that swine flu vaccines administered to kids during last year's endemic, generally have small side-effects and should offer "good protection" against virus. The huge majorit [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Children's Health Tip - Avoid the Flu

You may not think the flu is a big deal, but each year, about 20,000 children under 5 are hospitalized and 100 die from it. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that all kids between 6 mont [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Swine flu vaccine for kids recalled over effectiveness

A national recall of H1N1 flu vaccine is more worrisome for its potential effect on people not yet vaccinated than for the children who got the shots, Texas health officials said Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventio [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Swine Flu Kids Getting Faster Drug Treatment: US

More than 80 percent of U.S. children severely ill with H1N1 flu have been treated swiftly with antiviral drugs, a trend that could be saving lives, U.S. health officials said on Friday. Public education campaigns about swine flu have tran [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

More kids get swine flu vaccine in Brockton

More children turned out for the H1N1 flu clinic on Monday than for the two previous clinics combined.Last night we had 446 (children),” said Louis Tartaglia, the city’s executive health director, who was concerned when just 228 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Swine Flu: Will Your Kids Get the H1N1 Vaccine

Along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most family doctors are recommending that children and pregnant women, in particular, vaccinate against the potentially dangerous H1N1 virus. But today's Internet-savvy parents are [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Doctors say kids in flu vaccine limbo are still partially pr...

Some children in Dane County are in swine flu vaccine limbo: They got one of two recommended doses before limited supply was directed at other groups, and now they can't get the second dose. Despite the uncertainty parents might feel, docto [...]