It’s that time of the year again when viruses are out in force and many people turn to vitamins and pills to ward off colds and flus.
However, the best way t...
Health authorities have advised that seasonal flu vaccine can once again be given to children aged from 6 months to 5 years, using two specific brands, Vaxigrip...
Influenza is a serious disease in children, who are at high risk of complications such as pneumonia. The flu can also aggravate chronic health problems such as ...
Anyone at risk of serious health complications from the flu can now get free seasonal flu vaccine from their GP after the government recently extended the free...
Pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 (‘swine flu’) vaccine has been approved for use in children from 6 months of age. The vaccine has been carefully studied and shown ...
The FREE swine flu vaccine (pandemic H1N1 influenza) is currently available from your doctor’s surgery.
A second wave of swine flu (pandemic influenza H1N1 2...
Last updated: 8 February 2010
How serious is influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu)?
Influenza H1N1 is mild in most cases and the overwhelming majority of patients...
Swine flu, or influenza H1N1, is a new virus, first identified in April in Mexico. There has been widespread concern because the virus is much more contagious t...
A new interactive, kid-friendly website, Kids with Asthma, has been launched by the National Asthma Council Australia.
The site is specifically written for...
Whooping cough cases occurred in record numbers across Australia last year and the epidemic is continuing into 2009. Many adults no longer have immunity and nee...
