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If you are members of your have  not yet received the H1N1 vaccine, the CDC recommends you do so at once.  Influenza commonly has a “second surge” that may occur in late winter or early spring. H1N1 is no different. So, to protect your family, make sure everyone is immunized. This is especially try for pregnant, young children and children with chronic or debilitating conditions.

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One out of three children in America are overweight or outright obese As a result, their health and emotional well being now, and their ability to enjoy a productive and long life in the future, are greatly impaired.

What can you do to prevent this epidemic from affecting your children?

Dr. Olson Huff shares some of his ideas to consider to prevent obesity:

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“Swine flu” (Type A influenza – H1N1) is a strain of Type A influenza that is usually spread from human to human. This new outbreak of “swine flu” is transmitted from one person to another by coughing, sneezing or by touch.  Ordinarily, the very young (especially children under 5) and the very old are most susceptible to influenza but this virus seems to be prevalent in all ages.

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World Asthma day, the 5th of May, will highlight an important issue impacting many Americans and their children. Asthma is the most common serious chronic disease of childhood, affecting nearly five million children in the United States.

Allergic Care Relief Centres said approximately 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, which is three times as many as 25 years ago, with one in eight children suffer from the disease.

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