Browsing tag
As the world prepares for a possible near-term avian flu pandemic, people everywhere are wondering what they can do to protect themselves. As we all saw with the New Orleans flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina, we cannot expect the government to effectively manage a widespread emergency. Tamiflu is only available in small quantities and its […]
Every year millions of people in North America suffer from the common cold, sore throat and other more serious respiratory illnesses. Influenza and pneumonia, one of the main complications of influenza, cause more than 5,000 deaths each year in Canada alone. Every fall, older people and other high-risk groups are encouraged to get the flu […]
On Saturday morning, I finally rolled up my sleeve for the vaccine I’d been waiting for all summer: my annual flu shot, a technological marvel that I want to receive every fall. In times without a pandemic, the flu vaccine is a hot fall product that holds a coveted place in the public health spotlight. […]