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Flu.......?
I have the flu and i was wondering for those who have also had the flu before, what medicine worked best besides the prescription. (advil, Tylenol,...?)

you can't cure the flu. It's a virus. so you just have to tough it out. Sorry

What is the difference between the average flu every flu season and swine flu?
Before swine flu, there was still flu that people catch during flu season. Does anybody know the official name of the flu that people got every flu season? And what makes swine flu so different?

The name of the flu that people get every flu season is usually referred to as seasonal flu. Every year the viruses that are in the seasonal flu that goes around may differ, but most of those viruses we have been exposed to at some point. Swine flu is a strain of the flu that most of us have never been exposed to before. Because we have not been exposed to it before our bodies don't have any immunity to it. Also, there is some concern that the swine flu strain may mutate and become more deadly than it is. Right now most people that catch the swine flu are mildly sick. It is very contagious so what is most important is that you stay away from other people if you get sick. Over 2,000 university kids at just one school got sick in the first week of school. We could have a lot of sick people during flu season. Every year people die from the flu. More people die each year from the regular seasonal flu than have been dying from the swine flu. But for people with underlying health issues, swine flu has been difficult even in its current mild form. I've attached two articles. One tells you how to recognize swine flu symptoms and the other tells you what to do if you get sick.

Site updated : December 26, 2009

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H1N1 Swine Flu Deaths Reveal New Pattern Of The Disease, Brazilian Study (source: Medical News Today)

Researchers in Brazil who carried out the first autopsy study of victims who died of H1N1 swine flu to establish the precise causes of death, have discovered some new patterns of the disease. Their research appears as a paper in the 1 January 2010 print i... (source: Medical News Today)

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Study: Swine flu poses a threat to new moms (source: Associate Press)

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine flu in California f... (source: Associate Press)

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Nasal swine flu vaccine recalled over potency (source: Associate Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drugmaker MedImmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time, federal health officials announced Tuesday.... (source: Associate Press)

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60 Million in U.S. Vaccinated Against Swine Flu (source: Medicine Net)

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Biological Route for Swine Flu to Human

A new biological pathway by which the H1N1 flu virus can make the jump from swine to humans has been discovered by scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy's L

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What makes pandemic H1N1 tick?

As the number of deaths correlation to the pandemic H1N1 virus, usually known as "swine flu," continues to rise, scientists have been scrambling to decipher its inn

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Enjoying the bounty of colorful fruits and vegetable

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Flu vaccine to women during pregnancy

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FDA Approves High Dose Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for People Ages 65 and Older

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fluzone High-Dose, an inactivated influenza virus vaccine for people ages 65 years and older to prevent disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and B.

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WHO Updates International H1N1 Situation

As of 20 December 2009, worldwide more than 208 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 11516 deaths.

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Voluntary Non-Safety-Related Recall of Specific Lots of Nasal Spray Vaccine for 2009 H1N1 Influenza

First, it is important to point out that the recall is not safety-related. As part of its quality assurance program, the manufacturer of the nasal spray monovalent 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine, MedImmune, performs routine, ongoing stability testing of the vaccine.

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CDC: 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Coverage Survey for Dec 6-12

The National 2009 H1N1 Flu Survey (NHFS) is a nationally representative telephone survey that utilizes both land-line and cell phones. It is designed to get completed interviews with 6,000 households per month and to provide vaccine coverage estimates for adults and children.

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Updated: What You Should Know and Do this Flu Season if You are 65 Years and Older

The best way to prevent the flu is with a flu vaccine. People 65 years and older are recommended for annual seasonal flu vaccination.

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Comparing Deaths from Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza

Efforts to assess the severity of the H1N1 influenza pandemic sometimes compare numbers of confirmed deaths with those estimated for seasonal influenza, either nationally or worldwide.

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FDA-Issued rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel (also referred to as Swine Flu Test Kit) EUA Letter

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Update: FDA-Issued rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel (also referred to as Swine Flu Test Kit) Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers

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FDA-Issued rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel (also referred to as Swine Flu Test Kit) Fact Sheet for Patients

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Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending December 12, 2009

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WHO Updates International H1N1 Flu Situation

WHO updates the international H1N1 Flu situation.

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CDC Updates Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30 to December 12, 2009

The table shows aggregate reports of all laboratory confirmed influenza hospitalizations and deaths (including 2009 H1N1 and seasonal flu) since August 30, 2009 received by CDC from U.S. states and territories.

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CDC Updated Interim Recommendations: Special Considerations for Clinicians Regarding 2009 H1N1 Influenza in Severely Immunosuppressed Patients

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WHO: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccine Deployment Update

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U.S. Recalls 800,000 Swine Flu Vaccine

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800,000 Swine Flu Shots For Kids Recalled

Four batches of shots made by Sanofi Aventis lost some of their potency after leaving the factory. The CDC says there's no safety hazard and doesn't recommend repeating vaccinations.

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Officials voice confidence on recalled swine flu vaccine

All doses in Md. probably used at full potency, they say About 98,400 doses of the batch of swine flu vaccine recalled this week by its Gaithersburg-based maker had been distributed in Maryland, but

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Md. doctors push opposing views on health care bill

Physicians wade into politics to influence debate on overhaul Dr. Zaneb Beams is doing everything she can to get Congress to approve health care legislation. Dr. F. Michael Gloth III is trying just a

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Md. vaccine maker recalls FluMist

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Officials voice confidence on recalled swine flu vaccine

All doses in Md. probably used at full potency, they say About 98,400 doses of the batch of swine flu vaccine recalled this week by its Gaithersburg-based maker had been distributed in Maryland, but

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Md. vaccine maker recalls FluMist

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Single Shot of H1N1 Vaccine May Be Enough for Kids (HealthDay)

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