Kentucky Health News

The clinic for high-risk individuals is scheduled from 1 to 3:30 p.m...El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Drive, Placerville. The vaccine is offered free of charge and will be administered based on availability. Additional clinics will be scheduled as more...

The swine flu vaccine will be given to inmates in state correctional facilities who fall into target groups, according to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, which received 1,900 doses of the vaccine . About 600 of...

The Daily News, lswitzer@bgdailynews.com /783-3240 Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:06 AM CST The current wave of H1N1 influenza in Kentucky appears to have reached its peak and, while that is good news, the flu is still widespread and well above...

The district will release a final list of schools and the dates early next week. Cecelia Price, a spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Louisville, said the clinics in Catholic schools will take place during the same period. School-age children are...

When to go to the ER Vaccination clinics planned Most people recover from H1N1 without needing medical care...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on when to seek emergency medical care: In children • Fast breathing or trouble breathing • Bluish...

As H1N1 flu continues to circulate widely, an Eastern Kentucky hospital has opened a stand-alone flu clinic to diagnose and treat influenza. Pikeville Medical Center Family Practice Clinic opened the specialized center on Monday on North Mayo Trail in Pikeville....

Let me try to sort this out for you, and in so doing explain why, at its core, the new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Health Task Force really will lead to good things...We are simply being honest with women...

The vaccine will be given in the form of a nasal mist which is not recommended for people with serious health conditions. It also can't be given to people who has taken influenza anti-viral medications, such as Tamiflu, Relenza, amantadine...