Posts Tagged ‘influenza’

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    WellWired TV: The H1N1 Vaccine and You
    When it comes to the H1N1 flu pandemic this year, it seems like a lot of our patients have vaccine-related questions. Who’s at risk? What’s in this vaccine? Should I get it? Tune in below as Dr. Natasha Kassam gets to the bottom of the H1N1 vaccine kerfuffle. Still have a question? Leave in the comment section. Dr. Natasha Kassam is dedicated to facilitating...
    by Dr. Natasha Kassam at November 10th, 2009 at 08:11 am
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    What We’re Reading 11/02/09
    What are we reading about over at WellWire this week? The flu, dementia, the environment and food. Okay, to be a bit more specific: With this year’s new flu strain, we have seen that viruses can be tenacious and virulent for humans. Yet there are some viruses that may be beneficial and help ward off bacterial infections. These special class of viruses are called...
    by Dr. Gibran Ramos at November 2nd, 2009 at 08:11 am
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    8 Ways to Maximize Your Immunity to the Flu
    I’m not being dramatic: we are on the verge of what could be a terrible flu season, fighting a strain of flu virus that has the potential to be very infectious and strong. So don’t wait for that first sniffle! Flu vaccine aside, here are eight ways you can buff up your immunity: Manage your stress. When under long-term stress, our bodies adapt by moving energy...
    by Dr. Gibran Ramos at August 16th, 2009 at 09:08 pm
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    The Swine Flu & Anti-H1N1 Soup
    If you turn on your TV it would appear that there is an apocalyptic event starting with swine in Mexico.  Swine flu itself is not an uncommon occurrence, people with direct contact to pigs often have antibodies to H1N1 (the specific strain of this swine influenza virus). The big questions:  Why have there been deaths in Mexico and not the U.S.?Why did the strain kill...
    by Dr. Nishant Rao at April 27th, 2009 at 11:04 pm