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Parents are Asking: Is it Safe For Children With Asthma to Have the Swine Flu Vaccine?

Parents are Asking: Is it Safe For Children With Asthma to Have the Swine Flu Vaccine?

  • Parents Ask

Feb. 16, 2010 - 3 weeks ago

If your child suffers from asthma and hasn't been vaccinated for Swine Flu, you have to read this! Parents Ask expert and pediatrician Dr. Guy Efron answers your questions!

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Swine flu vaccine: Dangerous or safe?

Swine flu vaccine: Dangerous or safe?

  • Cara Natterson MD
  • Jay Gordon MD
  • Robert Sears MD

Dec. 7, 2009 - 13 weeks ago

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?  The debate over the swine flu vaccine wages on with advocates for and proponents against speaking up and speaking out about the safety and effectiveness of the shot.  Our Parents Ask experts share their wide range of opinions to help you make the right decision for your family. 

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Flu shots: Your guide to flu vaccines this winter

Flu shots: Your guide to flu vaccines this winter

  • Cara Natterson MD

Nov. 10, 2009 - 17 weeks ago

Once you can figure out where to find a supply of the H1N1 vaccine, our Parents Ask expert Dr. Cara Natterson has helped us create this diagram to tell you the rest: The when, why, how and how much you need for your kids this flu season. 

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Swine flu smackdown: How to stay safe (and avoid a fist fight)

Swine flu smackdown: How to stay safe (and avoid a fist fight)

  • Ben Sherwood - thesurvivorsclub.org

Nov. 5, 2009 - 18 weeks ago

Did you know that just one sneeze can end up touching as many as 10 percent of all commuters on a subway train?  That means as many as 150 commuters can be sickened by one uncovered ahh chooo!  In addition to the best protection of all (getting the H1N1 vaccine whenever supplies become available), what can you do to protect yourself?

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Pregnancy Panic: 12 things pregnant women can do to avoid getting the flu

Pregnancy Panic: 12 things pregnant women can do to avoid getting the flu

  • Romi Lassally

Nov. 4, 2009 - 18 weeks ago

Should pregnant women panic about the flu?  According to the mothers behind Letspanic.com, the answer is YES. As they say, H1N1 is "pants-crappingly" scary so they offer up a witty list of 12 things pregnant women can do to survive flu season. 

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Swine flu vaccine: Stop worrying and roll up your sleeve.

Swine flu vaccine: Stop worrying and roll up your sleeve.

  • Parents Ask

Nov. 3, 2009 - 18 weeks ago

It may sound like hyperbole but there’s a microscopic serial killer on the loose around the world. In the US alone, H1N1 has stolen the lives of 114 children so far.  It’s already in our neighborhood of Los Angeles.  And it’s just getting started with peak killing season expected in the colder months ahead. So what's a parent to do? 

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