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Google searches track flu spread - BBC Health News 12th November 2008
Google's philanthropic arm Google.org has released a new site that tracks the incidence of flu in the US based on terms used in Google searches.
The system uses aggregated, anonymous results from searches for flu-related terms and plots their locations.
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Mark Honigsbaum: Don't panic over flu! - The Guardian 10th November 2008
A flu pandemic could trigger needless nationwide chaos. Whatever happened to our stiff upper lip?
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Flu vaccine cuts risk of blood clots on long flights - The Independent 10th November 2008
Air passengers worried about the risk of "economy class syndrome" could protect themselves by having a flu jab, new research suggests.
Vaccinations against influenza significantly reduce the chances of developing dangerous blood clots in the veins, a study has found.
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Dr Tom Nolan offers and essential guide to the season's common ailments - The Guardian 4th October 2008
It's that time of year when everyone seems to be ill. But is it really flu, just a cold or the dreaded man flu? Dr Tom Nolan offers an essential guide
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Shoppers pay £10 for flu jab in store - Carlisle News & Star 22nd October 2008
DOZENS of people not eligible for flu vaccinations on the NHS have been picking one up with their shopping instead.
Tesco Rosehill, Carlisle, started offering the vaccine at their in-store pharmacy last week and already 26 shoppers have forked out the £10 fee for the jab.
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Iddon joins flu campaign - Manchester Evening News 14th October 2008
BOLTON MP Brian Iddon is encouraging hundreds of local people to be vaccinated against flu before the winter begins.
And to encourage those most at risk, including over 65s, the Bolton south-east MP got himself a flu jab at Westminster.
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Surgeries offer test that could save a life - Chester Chronicle 10th October 2008
PATIENTS at a Frodsham surgery will be offered a life-saving test with their flu vaccines this year.
As part of the annual flu campaign at The Knoll Surgery, Frodsham, and Brookside Surgery, Kingsley, about 2,500 patients will also be asked if they want to be tested for diabetes.
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Residents urged to have flu jab - Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News 9th October 2008
THE Health Protection Agency is urging eligible Halton residents to have the flu jab before winter sets in.
Pensioners, carers for the elderly or infirm, those living long-term in residential homes, and anyone with a chronic illness or lowered immunity, can have the free NHS vaccination.
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'Vaccinate now' to beat bird flu - BBC Health News 9th October 2008
A vaccine available right now could help save lives in a future bird flu pandemic, UK scientists claim.\n\nA jab against one strain of avian flu, given years earlier, may "prime" the immune system to fight a wide range of bird flu strains.
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The old wives' tales about flu that put millions at risk this winter - Daily Mail 3rd October 2008
They are widely viewed as trusty tips that help to stave off sickness.
But old wives' tales about flu could be putting millions of people at risk this winter, the Department of Health warned yesterday.
Half of the population would rather follow such traditional 'wisdom' than the advice of their GP, officials have found.
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Flu confusion 'could cost lives' - BBC Health News 3rd October 2008
People who underestimate the dangers of flu could be putting their lives at risk, says the man in charge of vaccinations in England.
A survey of more than 1,000 people found that a third of them thought flu was the same as a heavy cold.
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Appeal over flu jabs - Carlisle News & Star 2nd October 2008
ELDERLY people and those with chronic or long-term illnesses are being urged to take advantage of free flu jabs.
The call from NHS Cumbria, the county’s primary care trust, coincides with the national launch of the Department of Health’s annual flu immunisation campaign.
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Flu jabs offered - Carlisle News & Star 1st October 2008
PEOPLE most at risk of developing serious complications from flu are being urged to take advantage of a free jab.
The Department of Health has launched its annual flu immunisation campaign which aims to help increase the number of flu jabs issued to those within at-risk groups.
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Deadly Australian flu 'may strike this winter' - The Telegraph 29th September 2008
Health officials have changed the flu vaccination over fears a deadly strain from Australia could make its way to the northern hemisphere.
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The geranium herbal remedy that could cure colds and flu - Daily Mail 29th September 2008
A new treatment for colds and flu based on the geranium plant has been unveiled by scientists. Trials of the herbal cure have been so effective that it has been granted an official licence.
Kaloba has been approved by the Department of Health's Medicine's Health and Regulatory Agency. The treatment is one of the first herbal remedies to get an official licence as an effective non drug way of treating colds and flu.
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Coming to Britain - the Australian flu virus that has already killed hundreds - Daily Mail 28th September 2008
A flu virus more deadly than any seen in two decades is threatening Britain.
The strain originates in Australia where it has claimed hundreds of lives, including those of children.
Called Brisbane H3N2, it is so virulent that health chiefs have had to change the make-up of flu vaccines to deal with it.
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DJ Pete Price backing flu jab - Liverpool Echo 27th September 2008
DJ PETE Price has backed a flu vaccination campaign to help protect thousands of Merseyside people over winter.
He launched Liverpool PCT’s annual scheme to prevent older people and those most at risk from falling ill from the virus.
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Jab that can fend off the big winter sneeze... - Daily Mail 27th September 2008
With news that pregnant women may be offered flu injections from 2009 to help protect their unborn babies, our expert explains exactly who needs the jab, and how flu is responsible for 4,000 deaths a year in the UK.
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Pregnant women may be offered flu vaccinations - The Guardian 25th September 2008
Pregnant women could be offered the flu jab to protect themselves and their unborn babies from next year.
Government advisers have called for all pregnant women in England to be vaccinated after research showed that influenza rates fell by more than half after expectant mothers were given the vaccine.
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Pregnant women may be offered the flu jab to protect their babies - Daily Mail 25th September 2008
Pregnant women look likely to be offered the flu jab from next year to help protect their unborn babies.
Advisers say expectant mothers are at increased risk of illness and death from seasonal flu, especially in the later stages of pregnancy.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation originally recommended that mothers-to-be be given the jab two years ago.
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