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CDC says 38 million doses now available, with 8 million more due next week
Randy A. Fink, MD says pregnant women ought to be shot - with a flu vaccination needle. "A flu shot offers double protection to both mother and baby," says Dr. Fink, a Miami board certified specialist who was recently named one of "America's Top Obstetrician/Gynecologists" by the Consumer Research Council. While many women, particularly first-time mothers, are worried about getting a flu shot w
Specialty facilities are more apt to give needed treatment, and faster, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: Stroke
When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topics: Flu, Infant and Toddler Health, Pregnancy
State officials say tests found three more elk tested positive for chronic wasting disease in a herd near Rochester.
A Willmar, Minn. man has been taken into custody and charged withassault and animal cruelty for allegedly shooting seven puppies. The criminal complaint states Terence Dale Schwartz, 57, alsothreatened a man with a gun last Saturday before shooting the puppies.
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians Related MedlinePlus Topic: Whooping Cough
A bear spotted in a North St. Paul neighborhood climbed a tree was shot and killed after it tried to run away.