H1N1 InFORMATION

Recommendations for protecting your health and reducing the spread of infection:

• Cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.  Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth since this is how germs spread.
• Avoid close contact with sick people.
• If you are sick with a flu-like illness (fever greater than 100 degrees and cough or sore throat), see your doctor immediately.  There are several anti-viral medications that only work within 48 hours of 1st symptom.

WHO SHOULD GET H1N1

The Novel H1N1 virus has been infecting a younger population that normal seasonal flu so the CDC is recommending slightly different groups for vaccination for H1N1.  These are:

• pregnant women
• household contacts of children who are younger than 6 months of age
• health care workers and emergency medical services personnel
• children and young people between the ages of 6 months and 24 years of age, and
• persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions that increase their risk for complications from influenza.

Allergy testing

Bee Caves Medical is now able to offer in-office allergy testing!!  This is NOT a skin prick test.  We are able to test for 36 specific allergens, including inhalants, foods or a combination of them, with one simple blood test.  The patient does not have to be off of their regular allergy medication to be tested, and does not have wait to be scheduled with a specialist.

Please ask us for further information regarding our Allergen-Specific testing on your next visit.

News

" The sixth leading cause of chronic diseases, allergies - including Rhinitis, sinusitis, dermatitis, asthma, food allergy, and other allergic disorders - impact more than 50 million Americans."  -- The Allergy Report. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Inc.2000