Watch out for deer ticks - The Observer Sarnia-Lambton residents are reminded to keep an eye out for ticks this season, in order to avoid the threat of Lyme disease. Chad Ikert, environmental health and prevention services supervisor with the county, said there have been no reports so far
Teens need immunizations against meningitis, HPV - Detroit News The stories sound so scary and similar. A healthy teenager has flu-like symptoms, suddenly gets achy and weak, spikes a fever and vomits. By the time, the teen arrives at the emergency room, he or she is nearly dead from the viral attack with vital
GSK Begins Shipments of Fluarix(R) and FluLaval(R) to U.S. Customers - PR Newswire PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) today announced that it will begin shipment of FLULAVAL(R) [Influenza Virus Vaccine] and FLUARIX(R) [Influenza Virus Vaccine] to U.S. customers for the 2008-2009 influenza ...
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