Helpful Links

• Headlines
• Press Releases / Official Updates
• Magazines / Journals
• Other Information

Headlines

• Experts pick apart vaccine-disease link
  The Globe and Mail, 05/12/2000



• Flu medicines reduce elderly deaths
  The Toronto Star, 08/11/2000



• Daily pill can prevent not just treat flu
  CNN.com 21/11/2000



• Drug can prevent spread of flu in families
  CNN.com 02/11/2000



• High-risk patient need first flu shot
  CNN.com 25/10/2000

Press Releases / Official Updates

• Vaccine information - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Statement on influenza vaccination for the 2000-2001 season: Health Canada
• Influenza - Health Canada
• Influenza vaccine - Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
• Influenza - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Influenza - WHO
• Influenza A (H5N1) - WHO
• Facts about influenza - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
• FDA approves Tamiflu for prevention of influenza - FDA

Magazines / Journals

• Influenza Year 2000 Update : Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Outcome Effective Guidelines for Neuraminidase Inhibitor Therapy
  Luber S.R. Emergency Medicine Reports, Vol. 21, No. 22; Oct.23, 2000



• Influenza
  The Merck Manual, sec 13, Ch. 162, Viral Diseases



• Influenza vaccination of health care workers in long-term care hospitals reduces the mortality of elderly patients.
  Poter J, Stott DJ, Roberts MA et al.; Journal of Infectious Diseases 1997;175:1-6



• Side effects associated with influenza vaccination in healthy working adults.
  Nichol KL, Margolis KL, Lind A, et al. Arch Intern Med 1996;166:1546-50

Other Information

• What, exactly is the flu?
  American Lung Association



• What is influenza?
  FLUPILL.com



• Influenza
  MEDNETS



• Flu
  WebMDHealth



• Influenza: Virus and Disease
  Landon Pediatric Foundation



• Important information about influenza and influenza vaccine (1994-1995)
  Virtual Hospital, Iowa health Book: Infectious Diseases



• Influenza Virus (Flu)
  Life Extension Foundation. Disease Prevention and Treatment