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A Baby's Death by Flu Spurs His Parents on to Educate the Masses

by Honey Berk, Posted Sep 14th 2010 9:00AM

Chances are, you may not have thought much about the dangers of the flu before last year's high profile H1N1 flu pandemic. After all, the flu is just like a bad cold, right? Wrong. The truth is the flu can kill, and it isn't just a danger to ...Chances are, you may not have thought much about the dangers of the flu before last year's high profile H1N1 flu pandemic. After all, the flu is just like a bad cold, right? Wrong. The truth is the flu can kill, and it isn't just a danger to elderly or sick people; it also kills children -- healthy children.
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Immunizing Children May Help the Whole Community, Study Shows

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Mar 12th 2010 6:00PM

Vaccines might have wide-reaching effects. Credit: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images
Giving flu vaccines to children can help protect the wider community, a new study shows. The findings, published this week in the Journal of the American ...
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Flu Shots, Salmonella-Tainted Snacks and Bilingual Kids: News for Canadian Parents

by Shelley White, Posted Mar 12th 2010 10:30AM

This week's Canadian parenting news bites include a major Ontario child porn bust, a recall of salmonella-tainted snack foods, a study that says kids should be at the front of the queue for flu shots and a way to help your child be bilingual even ...
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Swine Flu: Will Your Kids Get the H1N1 Vaccine?

by Rachel Campos-Duffy, Posted Nov 18th 2009 5:00PM

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate. That is the question parents are asking this flu season. Along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most family doctors are recommending that children and pregnant women, in particular, ...
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Jennifer Garner wants everyone to get their flu shots

by Angie Felton, Posted Oct 19th 2007 9:35AM

There aren't many people who want their face associated with influenza, but Jennifer Garner is willing to do it if it means more people will get their flu shots. Garner appears in public service announcements for FacesofInfluenza.org stressing the ...
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More babies and toddlers getting flu shots this year

by Heather Craven, Posted Nov 2nd 2006 4:30PM

The flu shot is becoming more popular with parents for babies and toddlers. The reason for the rise in popularity is that the side effects have been deemed as minimal for young children. Data shows that the flu shots are a win-win situation for ...
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Enough flu shots this year?

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 12th 2006 4:40PM

Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more than 100 million doses of influenza vaccine, the largest number ever shipped, will be available for the U.S. market this flu season. It was noted on MedlinePlus.com that ...
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