So far, there has not been enough H1N1 vaccine to meet the demand, even for the at-risk groups identified by health officials as most vulnerable to the sickness and severe complications.

Pregnant women, toddlers and adults with health conditions such as asthma,…

Pharmacists are reporting a shortage of the liquid form of Tamiflu, which is an anti-viral drug used to treat H1N1 and other flu viruses. The liquid form is helpful to younger and older people who have trouble swallowing pills.

Pharmacists are…

The East Side Health District in Illinois is offering free H1N1 vaccines from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today to residents in high risk groups: caretakers of infants 6 months and younger, health care workers, anyone 6 months to 24…

St. Louis County will distribute 10,000 doses of H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine for free at five high schools on Saturday.

Preference will be given to county residents who fall into five high priority groups: pregnant women, children 6 months to 4…

The St. Louis County Department of Health just announced that they have received enough H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine to hold the first public immunization clinics for county residents. But health officials didn’t say how much vaccine they have and when…

A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry found that Englishmen, who ate mainly fruit, vegetables and fish. were less likely to get depression 6 years later, compared to those who were heavy meat and bread eaters. This study had…

Lindbergh School District in south St. Louis County will distribute 650 H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines to students in the district today at Lindbergh High School, 4900 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

The vaccines come in nasal spray and injectable form. Nurses will begin…

Since my last blog, I have flown from the Pacific Ocean across the Atlantic Ocean to the Grand Hotel des Illes Borromees in Stressa on Lake Maggiore in Northern Italy. I’m here to take part in a conference on the role…

More than one-third of persons over seventy years of age have some degree of kidney disease. In the United States the majority of older persons with severe kidney disease are on hemodialysis. This is despite the fact that patients who receive peritoneal dialysis…