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'Vaccine Fatigue' Blamed For Under 2s' Lack Of Flu Shot

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.15.2012

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TORONTO - Ontario's universal flu shot program isn't making much progress with the under-two crowd, a new study suggests.Vaccination rates among child...

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The Case Of The Missing Flu

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.06.2012

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TORONTO - It's a bit confounding, even for influenza.This year's Northern Hemisphere flu season has been markedly mild in many places — Canada, the ...

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Does Cold-FX Work?

CBC | Posted 03.13.2012

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Claims by the manufacturer of Cold-FX that its cold remedy provides immediate relief may not be supported by scientific evidence, a CBC M...

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Under The Weather? The Flu Is On The Way

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.10.2012

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TORONTO - Were you out of commission for most of the holidays? Laid low by some alien that invaded your throat and-or chest and-or sinuses and wouldn'...

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Nine Lessons From My Sick Bed

Anne Day | Posted 02.28.2012

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Anne Day

There is nothing like being sick to make you focus on what is important and what you want out of life.

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Scientists Fear Bird Flu Research Chill

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.26.2012

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Influenza scientists are worried they may be feeling a cold front moving in.A recent unprecedented decision by the U.S. government to ask two leading ...

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New Flu Virus Warning

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.18.2012

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The World Health Organization is urging countries to be on the lookout for new flu viruses.The WHO is stressing the importance of monitoring for new v...

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Health Canada Must Move Quickly on New Meningitis Vaccine

Kerri Toloczko | Posted 01.14.2012

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Kerri Toloczko

Just as Health Canada is considering approval of the first vaccine that would prevent the devastating disease that is Meningitis B, information from a recent study analyzing long-term affects of Men B on its victims should send a chill up our -- ironically enough -- spines.

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Sick? Stay Home! Ill Workers Cost Billions in Productivity

The Huffington Post Canada | Martha Edwards | Posted 11.14.2011

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You wake with a case of the sniffles, achey bones and a scratchy throat on those crucial few days before a big project at work is due. What do you do?...

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