Swine Flu, Diabetes and Minorities

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Swine Flu, Diabetes and Minorities

diabeticlive.com

African American’s and Latinos may have more to fear from the H1N1 (Swine) flu than other ethnicities. Recent reports from Boston and Chicago indicate the majority of cases in those cities are among these two ethnic groups.

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Flu and Pneumonia Shots - American Diabetes Association

diabetes.org — “Read more about the flu, H1N1 (swine flu), pnuemonia, and shots, and how it affects people with diabetes.View full resource at diabetes.org

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Fight the flu! The season lasts through February, so it’s not too late to protect yourself with a flu shot. @CDCFlu http://t.co/4E2pbtj0

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Encouraging results from SEEK's FLU-v Phase II study

news-medical.net — “SEEK, a leading UK privately-owned drug-discovery group, today announced encouraging results following the successful completion of its Universal Flu Vaccine Phase II challenge study.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Single-parent status, household income linked to increased rate of hospital readmissions of asthmatic children

news-medical.net — “Financial strain and competing priorities at home may contribute to the greater number of hospital readmissions of children with asthma from single-parent homes compared to dual-parent households, according to a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. 3-8.View full resource at news-medical.net

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H1N1 Swine Flu No Worse Than Seasonal Flu | Diabetes | Type 2 Diabetes | Diabetes Mellitus | Keyvive.com

keyvive.com — “H1N1 Swine Flu No Worse Than Seasonal Flu | Diabetes | Type 2 Diabetes | Diabetes Mellitus | Keyvive.comView full resource at keyvive.com

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H1N1 Swine Flu No Worse Than Seasonal Flu: Study: In adults and children over age 6 months… http://goo.gl/fb/lqmCI

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Swine Flu in Pets: Are They Susceptible and Is Flu Shot Necessary?

healthypets.mercola.com — “Swine flu is a very minor risk to pets so don--™t rely on flu shots. Protecting them is the best way to prevent this and other types of infectious disease.View full resource at healthypets.mercola.com

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Here’s some more answer to pet owner’s usual questions: Can Your Pet Get Swine Flu, and Do They Really Need a Flu Shot? http://bit.ly/8TfwHh

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Va. teen suffers rare illness after swine flu shot - Swine flu- msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “A 14-year-old Virginia boy is struggling to walk after coming down with a suspected case of Guillain-Barre syndrome within hours after receiving the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu. The cases raises anti-vaccine fears, but health officials see no link.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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@CureT1Diabetes Check out our story today about a teen who suffered a rare illness after getting the swine flu shot: http://bit.ly/4fScGB

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Tamiflu Raising Blood Sugars? - TuDiabetes

tudiabetes.com — “Hi Everyone- I am on a 10 day course of 75 mg Tamiflu once daily since Sunday, because my twin sons tested positive for Influenza A (most likely swine flu). I have noticed my BGs are off the charts for the last few days. I realize if I actually had the virus, my blood sugars could be high as a result. But I have had no symptoms - the Tamiflu is just a precaution since I was caring for kids with the virus. I am wondering if the Tamiflu itself could be raising blood sugars; I have not found any reView full resource at tudiabetes.com

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Type 1 diabetes: Tamiflu Raising Blood Sugars?: Hi Everyone- I am on a 10 day course of 75 m.. http://bit.ly/yhgM3

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Minor side effects from early swine flu shots - Swine flu- msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “Vaccine is the best tool against swine flu despite reports of a few minor side effects from the initial campaign in China, the World Health Organization said.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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“Swine” Flu Vaccine to be Available Shortly :: Diabetes Self-Management

diabetesselfmanagement.com — “On september 15, the u.s. food and drug administration (fda) announced its approval of four vaccines against the h1n1, or 'swine' flu, virus. according to federal officials, roughly six to seven million doses of vaccine will be available starting the first week in october, with millions more doses to be shipped in the following weeks... View full resource at diabetesselfmanagement.com

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#diabetes Newly developed vaccines for the H1N1 "swine" flu virus are scheduled to become available in October. http://bit.ly/129mpY

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Swine Flu Vaccine Seems Safe in Early Trials - Drugs.com MedNews

drugs.com — “As the H1N1 swine flu virus continues to circle the globe, producing minor infections similar to seasonal flu, U.S. health officials said Friday that they were View full resource at drugs.com

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Swine Flu Vaccine Seems Safe in Early Trials - http://bit.ly/1GNOzn

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HPA - Pregnancy and swine flu

hpa.org.uk — “Pregnant women are considered to be a 'higher risk group' for swine flu. This means that for a small minority of pregnant women who develop a swine flu infection, complications could arise that put their own or their baby's health at risk. However, the majority of pregnant women who catch swine flu will make a full recovery.View full resource at hpa.org.uk

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@Bonnycastle hope yr daughter Ok. Lots of *info* is worrying.NB most preg women OK-see pragmatic HPA advice (UK) http://tinyurl.com/moloqs

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Swine Flu: Pregnancy and Other High Risks

webmd.com — “Swine flu is riskiest for pregnant women, kids under age 5, people over 65, and anyone with asthma, lung disease, sickle-cell disease, diabetes, or many chronic conditions.View full resource at webmd.com

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State offering free Tamiflu to some uninsured - Salt Lake Tribune

sltrib.com — “Free Tamiflu will soon be available to some uninsured Utahns, in an effort to stop the spread of H1N1 swine flu. The state has agreed that its publicly-funded stockpile of antiviral medication can be used to treat uninsured patients and their household contacts, as long as they have underlyingView full resource at sltrib.com

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#Utah offering free Tamiflu to some uninsured (eg, people with #diabetes) http://tr.im/plL5 via @sltrib & googlealerts #h1n1 #swineflu

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Important information about swine flu : Department of Health - Publications

dh.gov.uk — “This leaflet, to be distributed to households across the UK, includes information about what swine flu is and how it could spread, what UK governments have done to prepare for a wider outbreak of flu, how you can protect yourself against flu and what to do if you have flu symptoms.View full resource at dh.gov.uk

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