Children are at high risk for swine flu. August 29, 2009
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Children appear to be at higher risk for swine flu than adults according to studies. There are several things one can do to help reduce risk of viral transmission according to Dr. Eric Madrid.
1. Wash hands frequently. Consider regular hand gel use.
2. Sneeze into your elbow, not into your hands. When one sneezes into their hands and then touches a door, a shopping cart or shakes hands- germs are easily spread.
3. Optimize intake of vitamin D and sunlight exposure. Influenza viruses are spread more during the Winter and Spring when blood vitamin D blood levels lower. Have their physician check your child’s vitamin D level. I recently checked my daughters and she surprisingly was vitamin D deficient- this was in the middle of summer. Learn more about vitamin D by reading Vitamin D Prescription
4. If you are traveling, consider a N95 ViramMask or child’s mask. Wein Products has manufactured the only line of self adhesive masks. This is a must for those planning on Winter travel.
5. The Swine Flu vaccine is not yet read as of this posting. However, clinical trials are underway. It is hoped that the new vaccine won’t be as dangerous as the 1976 swine flu vaccine. Talk to your physician if the swine flu is right for you or your children. According to a recent report, vaccination may be mandatory or forced, under penalty of a $1,000 fine or 6 months in prison.
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Article Below from Bloomberg.
By Tom Randall
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — Children were 14 times more likely to be sickened by swine flu than adults 60 and older, the age group that is typically the most at risk for influenza, according to a U.S. study of the disease.
Children ages 5 to 14 became ill with swine flu, also known as H1N1, at a rate of 147 per 100,000 people, according to the study of 1,557 confirmed illnesses, including seven deaths, in Chicago from April to July, months when the flu virus usually doesn’t spread. The findings were reported today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
U.S. health officials are planning a vaccination campaign that will focus on those who are disproportionately affected by H1N1, which include children, pregnant women and adults with underlying health conditions. A separate CDC study released today from New Zealand showed swine flu targeted younger people and dominated other virus strains after circulating for just one month during the winter, when influenza is more active.
“Like other Southern Hemisphere countries with temperate climates, New Zealand entered its winter season with co- circulation of both seasonal and 2009 pandemic influenza strains,” said the authors of today’s report, published in the CDC’sMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “The number of viruses identified as 2009 pandemic influenza rapidly overtook the number identified as seasonal influenza.”
In New Zealand, the number of patients with flu symptoms who sought medical attention was 1,518 doctor visits for every 100,000 people from May 3 to Aug. 2, according to the report by the CDC…read more here…
Ted Kennedy Dies, Age 77 August 25, 2009
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Reports have been coming in tonight that Ted Kennedy has died. He was 77 years of age.
Ted Kennedy was the youngest brother of former President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy, both who were victims of assassination. Senator Kennedy was diagnosed with brain cancer about 1 year ago and has been undergoing treatment for such. He has survived longer than his doctors expected.
More information coming..
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TedKennedy/story?id=6692022
Swine Flu Could Infect 150 million in USA August 25, 2009
Posted by healthandsurvival in Children's Health, Diseases, Infectious Disease, health, vaccines.Tags: health, kids, news, swine, swine flu, Wellness
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Swine Flu Could Infect Half of U.S.
Presidential Panel’s Estimate Is First To Gauge Possible Impact of Pandemic
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Swine flu could infect half the U.S. population this fall and winter, hospitalizing up to 1.8 million people and causing as many as 90,000 deaths — more than double the number that occur in an average flu season, according to an estimate from a presidential panel released Monday.
The virus could cause symptoms in 60 million to 120 million people, more than half of whom might seek medical attention, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology estimated in an 86-page report to the White House assessing the government’s response to the first influenza pandemic in 41 years.
Although most of the cases probably would be mild, up to 300,000 people could require intensive care, which could tie up all those beds in some parts of the country at the peak of the outbreak, the council said.
“This is going to be fairly serious,” said Harold E. Varmus of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, co-chair of the 21-member council. “It’s going to stress every aspect of our health system.”
The estimates mark the first time experts have released specific calculations about the possible U.S. impact of the pandemic. The “plausible scenario” is based on previous pandemics and how the swine flu behaved in the United States this spring and during the Southern Hemisphere’s winter over the past few months, said Marc Lipsitch of the Harvard School of Public Health, who helped prepare the estimate...read more here…
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The Disappearing Male- How plastics are killing our boys August 24, 2009
Posted by healthandsurvival in Children's Health, Documentaries, Politics and Medicine, Survival, environment.Tags: health, news, testosterone, men, women, boys
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This is a very insightful documentary about environmental toxins and how they affect our boys and men.
