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Can it be swine flu without a fever?
Q. Can you have symptoms such as extreme fatigue, headache, sinus congestion and pain, body aches, but have no fever, and still have the H1N1 flu? - Susan, California ...more
November 12, 2009
Should emphysema patient get two doses?
Q. I have emphysema. I do not get flu shots because I was very ill for three months the only time I took it. Should I consider taking the H1N1 vaccine in two separate doses? Also, should I ask for the one without an adjuvant? - Lucy, Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada ...more
November 11, 2009
Where can I get child a shot, in Minneapolis?
Q. I have a 2 1/2-year-old and I want to know where can I get him the swine flu shot? I'm new here and I would like to know. Thanks. - Mikala, Minneapolis, Minn. ...more
November 11, 2009
Is it middle schoolers who are most at risk?
Q. Polk County School District is giving the vaccine starting with the middle schools. I was told that they are the "most" at risk but everything I'm reading would point more to the elementary school age children. Do you have anything that supports the middle school age children being more at risk? - Kim, Winter Haven ...more
November 10, 2009
Who is most likely to get swine flu?
Q. What people are most likely to get the swine flu? Is it people with a history of medical conditions? - Vanessa, Houston, Texas ...more
November 10, 2009
Shouldn't people with breathing trouble be a priority?
Q. I'm a 37-year-old with severe COPD and I have a son who is 7 with severe asthma. Shouldn't we be top priority of getting the H1N1 Vaccine? Please help! - Stephanie, North Wilkesboro, N.C. ...more
November 10, 2009
What if I feel better then sick again?
Q. I relapsed from the swine flu, and I have had a 100-plus fever for over a week now. Should I go to the doctor or seek any medical help? - Emma, Bonney Lake, Wash. Q. My son has been on Tamiflu for 4 days after being diagnosed with swine flu. He started feeling better by the third day and now on the fifth day he is running a fever and feels as bad or worse than before. Should I take him to the ER or wait? - Betsy, Plant City ...more
November 10, 2009
Swine flu challenges airlines
With swine flu still running rampant across the country, students and adults who used to drag themselves to school or work while sick are suddenly being told they need to stay home. That push to prevent others from being infected, though, can have unintended consequences as a Hawaiian woman found out Monday at Tampa International Airport. ...more
November 10, 2009
Are all infants under 6 months at high risk?
Q. What are the risks that face the infants below 6 months? Are all of them at high risk? - Nashaat, Cairo, Egypt ...more
November 9, 2009
Health care
While at SFCC the other day, picking up my wife after class, I found myself in a student lounge area reading the student paper "Panther Purr," with S. Carl, editor. ...more
November 7, 2009
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