Flu vaccines available at health center Oct 5, 2005
FluMist, a nasal-injected flu vaccine, is available to healthy individuals between the ages of 5 and 49. In comparison to flu shots, which contain a killed virus, the nasal spray contains a live, weakened flu virus. (Iowa State Daily, IA)
Military Quarantine For Bird Flu? Oct 5, 2005
How It's Passed: Infected birds spread the virus through saliva, feces, and nasal secretions. So far, only humans with direct contact with sick birds have caught the disease. (CBS News)
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 4 October 2005 Oct 5, 2005
The "bracelets" are compression cuffs attached to a belt and worn on the upper thighs over the coveralls, intended as countermeasures against the initial micro-G effects of blood filling (vascularity) in the upper torso (heaviness and blood pulsation in the head), facial puffiness, nasal stuffiness, painful eye movement, and vestibular disorders (dizziness, nausea, vomiting). They create artificial blood accumulation in the upper thirds of the thighs, causing some of the circulating blood volume... (Space Ref)
MSA Develops 'Safety Guidelines' to Assist Returning Gulf Coast Flood Victims in Clean-Up Efforts Oct 5, 2005
Symptoms may include eye irritation, runny nose, sore throat, sneezing, nasal and sinus congestion, coughing, wheezing, breathing difficulty, rhinitis, asthmatic episodes, headaches and fatigue. During clean up efforts, many flood victims are susceptible to respiratory ailments. (Yahoo Finance -- Medical Equipment & Supplies)
County expects healthy flu shot supply Oct 5, 2005
Alternatively, they can speak with their health care providers about receiving the nasal spray vaccine FluMist, according to the department. More information about flu shots can be found on the county's Web site at. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Flu season begins with preschoolers, study confirms Oct 5, 2005
Researchers now are giving the nasal flu vaccine FluMist to school-age children in two Texas towns, Temple and Bolton, to see if it lowers influenza's toll compared with similar communities. Once a quarter of the schoolchildren were immunized, researchers recorded an 8% to 18% decline in adults seeking care for respiratory illnesses. (USA Today -- Health)
Health Services increases flu vaccine availability Oct 5, 2005
Very few nasal spray vaccinations, also known as FluMist vaccinations, were ordered because they are more expensive and can not be given to everyone, Jacobs said. Unlike last year, when a nationwide flu vaccine shortage prevented Health Services from receiving and distributing their normal number of vaccines, Jacobs does not expect to turn away students who wish to receive vaccinations. (Daily Orange, NY)
