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Is It too late for a flu shot?

Are you among the tens of thousands who have put off getting a flu shot this year? You may be wondering, is it too late to benefit from a flu shot...

This year's flu season expected to be more typical than last year

Solano County health officials expect a regular flu season this year, in contrast to dire concerns last year about a possible swine flu pandemic.Dr...

H1N1 is here. What you need to know.

H1N1 is here. The last 2 weeks the office has been swamped with children and adolescents with high fevers anf flu like symptoms. Many schools have...

California suspends ban on thimerosal containing H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women

More than 800 Americans have died from H1N1 influenza this year. The risk of H1N1 related mortality is six times greater among pregnant women -28...

H1N1 influenza prevention and pregnancy: debunking the vaccine myths

Pregnant women are at increased risk for serious H1N1 influenza-related complications. Pneumonia (infection of the lungs) is more common and 6% of...

Protect yourself from the swine flu: a hand hygiene primer

The swine flu outbreak has brought attention to an often-neglected aspect of personal health care: hand hygiene. Personal contact is how most...

Universal flu vaccine on the horizon due to latest research

According to researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Oxford, and Retroscreen Virology Limited, a universal influenza vaccine,...

Crippling Conqueror

When summertime rolled around in the 1950s, children looked forward to swimming, vacations and sleeping late in the morning while their schoolbooks...