The results of a new study show that vaccinating children of five years and younger didn’t decrease in number for influenza related child hospitalization or doctor’s visits.
Dr. Robert Belshe, who is professor of medicine and pediatrics and director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the Saint Louis University Medical Center, said “The finding is not surprising at all if we compare the poor match between the flu vaccine and circulating strains in the past two years.” It’s worth mentioning that Dr. Robert wasn’t involved in the study.
The results of another study that is going to be published in the October issue of Pediatrics show that in the US children flu related deaths are on increase and that’s why the flu shots have become quite important. (more…)
Acupuncture is not a new way of treating pain, as man has been using that ancient form of Chinese medicine for more than two hundred years. However, these days it has become a renowned way of treating pain not only in China, but in many other parts of the world as well. The basics of this treatment suggest that an energy known as chi or qi flows in the body beside meridians that serves as pathways in the body. Mostly people experience pain or other illnesses when the flow of this energy gets disturbed and this disturbed flow of energy can be corrected by using acupuncture.
People have hectic daily schedules these days and don’t get a lot of time for exercising and relaxing. As a result of this they get into different problems and getting back pain is one of these common problems. Many people have to undergo lower back pain because of long hours sitting in a single position.