Thank you Tristan. Same to you and yours!

This country needs more people like you. Take care.

Spewing hatred to those that don't share his views? Go back to that other outlet with the mindless sheep. Good riddance.

Swine Flu Prevention from Dr. OZ

In an effort to protect the public from the 2009, the H1N1 swine flu, health officials have issued advice that can help prevent and contain the spread of the disease. Since the virus is spread mainly from person-to-person, there is a lot you can do.

Dr. Oz and his team of experts suggest these tips to help to protect you from the H1N1 virus.

Get Vaccinated
The National Institutes of Health and manufacturers under contract with Health and Human Services are working to get an H1N1 vaccine ready for widespread use in time to protect against the mid-winter peak. In clinical trials, most adults who got a single dose were protected within 8 to 10 days. Make sure you get a good night's sleep the day before you get your shot. Sleep can boost the effectiveness of immunizations.

Wash your hands
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that hand washing is the number one way you can prevent the spread of disease. Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water. Aim for a minimum of 20 seconds. Whistle while you wash: you should be cleaning your hands for the approximate length of time it takes to complete a verse of “Happy Birthday.” An alcohol-based hand sanitizer can be used if a sink isn't nearby.

Sneeze or cough in the crook of your elbow
There are thousands of saliva droplets that contain millions of viruses in a typical cough or sneeze. When you cover your mouth with your hands, the virus lands in your palm, and is easily transferred to everything you touch. You can also cough or sneeze into a tissue, but throw it away immediately. Then wash your hands.

Keep your hands off your face
Germs enter the bloodstream through various mucous membranes. Try not to rub your eyes, put your fingers near your mouth or pick your nose. If your nose is dry, try coating it with an emollient protective barrier such as petroleum jelly or beeswax. Regular use of a Neti pot can keep sinuses and passages clear.

Take Vitamin D
Vitamin D is produced in the body during exposure to sunlight. During the winter we tend to get less exposure so vitamin D supplements are recommended. People who take vitamin D supplements have better luck avoiding the seasonal flu; there is no reason to think that it won't do the same for H1N1 virus. Flu outbreaks tend to occur in places where solar radiation is low.

Stay hydrated
During the winter months we have a tendency to lose fluids when our heated homes and dry air rob us of moisture. You'll know if you are hydrated if your urine is a clear pale yellow. Dark yellow is a sign that your urine is concentrated and you need to drink more.

Get out in open space
Cold weather usually brings us indoors, sometimes in close proximity to a crowd of people who may be unknowingly infected. Spend some time outdoors and get some fresh air.

Keep fit
Aerobic activity improves the exchange of oxygen to keep the immune system strong and lungs clear. Just remember to wipe down equipment at the gym before and after using.

Eat your greens … and blues and oranges …
Dark and colorful fruits and vegetables are loaded with immune boosting phytochemicals. Plant a rainbow on your plate and dig in!

Eat probiotics
Probiotics are the good live bacteria found in fermented food products such as yogurt and soy products like miso and tempeh Eating these foods not only promotes the natural balance of healthy bacteria important for digestive health, it can stimulate the production of immune fighting chemicals from cells found in the gut.

Don't smoke
Lining the inside of the nasal passages are tiny hairs whose function it is to whisk away microscopic material and prevent them from entering the bloodstream. If you smoke these hairs become damaged. Smoking also compromises breathing and produces more virus-trapping mucous. For more information on smoking, click here.

Limit alcohol consumption
Excessive drinking of alcohol depresses the immune system and compromises liver function. The heaviest of drinkers are more prone to infections and dehydration.

Stay home if you are sick
You probably won't know if you have the H1N1 flu or seasonal flu by looking at symptoms alone. Widespread testing is just not feasible. In fact, you may not experience any symptoms for a few days. The symptoms of 2009 H1N1 flu virus include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people also experience diarrhea and vomiting. You should stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever normal without the aid of fever reducers.

Avoid close contact with infected people
If you are a healthcare worker or caring for a loved one with the flu, it is a good idea to stay at least 6 feet away if possible. Currently, facemasks or N95 respirators are only recommended for healthcare workers and at-home caretakers who fall into a high-risk category.

Stay informed
It seems as if public health officials have an update everyday. Sign up for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e-mail alerts and follow the @CDCFlu on Twitter to receive the most current information about the H1N1 virus.

NM, glad you were able to get the shots for you babies. Hope you and yours stay well in this flu season. Take care.

Thank you to the H1N1 clinic in El Sereno this weekend. My 2 little ones and myself (as I have asthma) were able to get our shots and we were in and out w/in 30 minutes. Thank you to all that made this possible!

Just like Obama who defends Socialist and Communist in his administration..

Obama is just like them!!!!

Wrong! That is just propaganda put out by Ron Paul and his extremist supporters to undermine the government and the conference it's legal leadership.

And I don't want your forgiveness. To accept that would mean I did something to be forgive for. Supporting and defending my country against those who are out to destroy it is nothing to be forgiven for.

Tristan wrote "To defend him is to be just like him. "

Just like Obama who defends Socialist and Communist in his administration..

Obama is just like them!!!!

Thank you Tristan for pointing this...

Oh and i still love you and forgive you for your hate!!!

wadada

You claim you don't like to write here Dan because of the childish and petty bickering, yet i'm just saying that you are just as guilty of this behavior. You, like Mike, Tristan, Jared, and a few others think you own these blogs. Don't be a hypocrite.

Jozielee, happy to help. We all have to work together in times of need.

I won't provide facts to someone I consider un-American and worthless to the needs of this country. I don't take orders from do nothings who feed off the teat of this nation and then bites the very hand that feeds them. To defend him is to be just like him.

Holistic Pediatrics

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/children.htm

Thanks, Tristan. Picked up the pediatrics link. Added to Favorites so I can keep checking until I find the vaccine. Appreciate your assistance.
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Tristan Wrote: "I know I have asked him directly what he has done and never got a straight answer"

Perhaps the individual don't feel they needed to give you a straight answer since your won't provide facts when asked...

Perhaps they feel that their charity work is personal and private and they don't need to cast their pearls before swine..

wadada

Dan,

There is one person here who will never know the meaning of empathy. He's never done anything for this country (I know I have asked him directly what he has done and never got a straight answer) or his fellow Americans. All he does is say how bad Obama's policies are. If anyone needs a good "poke" with a sharp stick it's him.

I hope you receive the rest of your H1N1 vaccine. This country needs more people like you. Take care.

Jozielee,

Here's another link that may help you find flu shots for your family. Good luck.

http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/immunizations/a/find_a_flu_shot.htm

Former Finland Health Minister Dr Rauni Kilde
discusses the Swine Flu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHur7u13woc

To I'm Just Sayin'

I'm sorry if you don't see the difference in me just mentioning that once again someone has used the KTLA blogs to bash Washington when it's a serious subject about H1N1. I think there's a big difference in negative bashing on a subject that people are scared, concerned and have serious empathy on and in the first comment there's a "bash this administration" comment and going off topic, and me simply requesting if someone is going to blog on a "Breaking News Story" that involves an uneducated move by an adult on their CHILD (3 days before anyone at KTLA blogged on the subject) when the topic is about the "McCourt's marriage woes".

This is why I don't come here anymore to even post except if it's something that I think is an important subject. I WILL NOT make that mistake again. I'm tired of the continual FOX NEWS like bashing, I'm tired of the childish and petty bickering.

Now Jozielee and those who are concerned about the H1N1 vaccine. I mentioned that I had received mine this past Tuesday.
I guess in a way I would be considered lucky since I was able to get mine without having to wait in line. I fall into the high risk category and my healthcare agency (where I also run a Food Bank for Families with HIV/AIDS) only received 200 viles of the 700 they were promised. The head nurse had to personally go pick them up from the local health dept. herself. They had to make sure ALL staff, volunteers, and clients get inoculated and they weren't sure how long the 200 will last.
Jozielee I sincerely hope that you are able to get your beautiful family taken care of. I will not write here anymore but I will be following you daily, as I do on that other outlet that we share in common.

No problem jozielee. Good luck on your search.

You're welcome, jozielee

Thanks for your follow-up, Tristan and Jared.
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Called pharmacies at Walgreens, RiteAid, CVS, Savon/Albertson. None of them have the H1N1 vaccine and don't know when their shipments will arrive.

jozielee, I emailed my doctor after I read your post, and his reply was he didn't have the H1N1 vaccine only the other one and didn't know when he would get his shippment. So this problem is wide spread.

Update about Flu shot victim Desiree Jennings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD1BAxVnFdc

EXCLUSIVE - Flu Shot Victim Desiree Jennings CURED of "untreatable" Neurological Disorder

In this special podcast edition of The Robert Scott Bell Show, I interview treating physician Dr. Rashid Buttar about Desiree Jennings's medical condition and treatment, including my concern that certain pharmaceutical interest groups will attack them because of the possibility that this dramatic healing might weaken those in favor of mandatory vaccinations.

The Robert Scott Bell Show is first to break the story of the treating doctor and resulting success in reversing a supposedly incurable neurological adverse event reaction. This dramatic healing could serve to weaken the grip of the authoritarian naysayers within the medical industrial complex when it comes to vaccine injuries and the recovery of patients so injured.

Will Desiree Jennings be the shot heard round the world?

Link to Podcast: http://askrsb.podbean.com/2009/11/04/exclusive-flu-shot-victim-desiree-jennings-cured-of-untreatable-neurological-disorder/

http://desireejennings.com/

Could this be the reason why the vaccine isn't making it to the public?

some info from A downloaded Podcast from the Council on Foreign Relations....

LEAKED RECORDING FROM CFR SWINE FLU SCARE MONGERING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSAjT2soxKY

Wall Street gets vaccinated while pregnant women and children stand in the hot sun for hours and hours? Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has some 'splainin' to do.

"Getting Enough H1N1 Vaccine" - Sebelius &TJ Holmes
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/10/31/nr.h1n1.vaccine.demand.cnn
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Something doesn't sit right with this one..

Flu Shots for Fat Cats...

Why is it that top execs. from Wall Street and banks are able to get the vaccine, yet those who are supposed to be on the high risk group

As covered by the NBC's Today Show...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bim4rAbF_fY

wadada

Called pharmacies at Walgreens, RiteAid, CVS, Savon/Albertson. None of them have the H1N1 vaccine and don't know when their shipments will arrive. They don't know for sure, but don't expect any vaccine until high risk groups (children under 2, health care workers, childcare workers, individuals with fragile health) are immunized.

Please let me know if anyone hears of a drugstore, etc., who gets the vaccine. I've a senior citizen who should get immunized but can't stand for long periods of time. Thank you.
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Chris Bunker -

Thanks for your follow-up, that is good news for you and your family.

-m

Universal Healthcare rulz!

Hopefully it will pass this Saturday. The AARP is supporting it and that's big. Keep your fingers crossed. Good luck on the flu shots.

Checked the link and there is nothing in CALI for a take care clinic w/walgreens'... did I miss something?

Thank you, Tristan, for the information and link. I'll call them for location later today.

I can't believe those people are waiting in line for 4+ hours with small children just to get a free shot. What are we thinking????????

Universal Healthcare rulz!
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Jozielee, my guess they are in line for free flu shots. But if you can't afford to pay then you have to stand in long lines. More reason we need to have better health care for everyone, not just for those who have money. Health care is fast becoming an item for the elite only.

I checked and Walgreen's is offering both flu shots but they do state limited availability. Walmart is offering flu shots as well. The sites don't say how much the shots are.

Here is a link:

http://www.takecarehealth.com/welcome-to-take-care.aspx

The kids were able to get "poked." Thank you for your concern. It was only a 4 hour wait...reasonable from what we've heard.

QUESTION: The people who were in line today, could they go to Walgreen, RiteAid, Walmart - whatever drug store sells the vaccine - to get the shot? in other words, are those folks in line for a "free shot" or could they go elsewhere and pay for the shot?

Had a conversation with folks today who say if I'm willing to pay $35 I could get the shot today at a drugstore in my area.

Can someone clear up the confusion? Thanks.
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Just Saying, no one sticks to the blog topics for long. Mostly it's just a few people fighting all the time.

I See why you got confused Dan, you would never go off-topic from the blog subject. Fans way in on McCourt seperation - all fans but Dan that is.

Eric

I hope you're going to write about "Balloon Boy". Oh that poor child having to go through life now with that Nickname.

Was it a hoax to promote their show? ABC poll has 61% saying it was. Hope you'll write about it Eric.

Posted by: Dan | October 16, 2009 at 06:49 AM

I'm sorry I must have fallen on to the wrong blog. I thought this was about the H1N1 vaccine. I didn't know it was to once again slam Reid and Pelosi. My bad!

Anyway, I got my H1N1 vaccine shot yesterday, and so far I'M STILL STANDING.....

CUTE KID!!!

Love how he replies that he "was here to get poked."

Well, that's how myself and most Americans feel about this Health Reform Bill and Government-controlled insurance proposal that people do not want. It's like we are, to put it politely, getting "poked" by Reid and Pelosi...

-m