'Tis The Season, And This Time Flu Vaccine Plentiful (New London Day)
What If You Get the Flu? But even if you steer clear of sneezers and you wash your hands regularly, you still might get the flu. At the doctor's office, the doctor will ask you how you've been feeling and examine you. He or she might use a long cotton swab to get a sample of the gunk in your nose or throat. Testing this sample in a lab can determine, for sure, that you have the flu. But usually this isn't necessary. Based on your symptoms, your doctor can usually tell if you have the flu, especially during times when a lot of flu is going around your town.
'Tis The Season, And This Time Flu Vaccine Plentiful (New London Day)
“It's all in the wrist,” said Elwood, withdrawing the syringe. “You have to get in there fast.” “I just don't want to bring my mother the flu, or have to refuse her help or if she needs a ride,” Eckert said. “She's in her 80s.”
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Flu shots urged by health professionals (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The fever, cough, stuffy nose, achy exhaustion of the flu: That's what thousands of Georgians are trying to avoid as they're rolling up sleeves and getting their annual vaccinations. It's a shot that can be life-saving: 200,000 Americans are hospitalized and 36,000 will die in a typical year due to influenza. And unlike some years past, there's plenty of flu vaccine available this fall — not ...
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1st Flu Case Confirmed In Lexington (WLEX-TV Lexington)
Fayette County is home to Kentucky's first confirmed case of the flu, and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is encouraging residents to get a flu shot for the season.
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Prevent the flu before it gets to you (Central Kitsap Reporter)
The coined phrase “flu unto others as you would have them flu unto you,” can be applied to more than just influenza shots. It’s that time of year again where songs of hacking, coughing and sneezing echo off walls throughout coffee shops, grocery stores, libraries and schools.
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Lakenheath urges awareness as several fall ill (Stars and Stripes)
RAF LAKENHEATH, England — A public health official has advised base personnel to keep their hands clean after the military hospital here reported a higher-than average number of gastrointestinal illnesses recently.
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One of America's Great Student Newspapers (The Pitt News)
Fall semester is nearing its end. We all know that, right? Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's. The holiday season is coming, but with it comes another season that spreads misery instead of joy among college students - flu season.
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Jennifer Garner Puts Flu Shot in the Spotlight (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- She has won a Golden Globe (for Alias) and the heart of husband Ben Affleck. But actress Jennifer Garner's big concern this flu season is to protect the health of the couple's 2-year-old daughter, Violet.
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Number of tick-borne diseases doubles across Missouri (Columbia Missourian)
COLUMBIA — The weather has cooled, and the arrival of fall means an end to a tick season that saw the number of tick-borne illnesses double statewide from the previous ...
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Jennifer Garner Puts Flu Shot in the Spotlight (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Jennifer Garner Puts Flu Shot in the Spotlight Category: Health News Created: 11/14/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/14/2007
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LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record)
Two brothers from Hanover who own Foodtown supermarkets were sentenced Friday to five years' probation and 300 hours of community service each for participating in a $1 million coupon redemption scam.
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'Tis The Season, And This Time Flu Vaccine Plentiful (New London Day)
Flu spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics, killing millions of people in pandemic years and hundreds of thousands in non-pandemic years. Three influenza pandemics occurred in the 20th century and killed tens of millions of people, with each of these pandemics being caused by the appearance of a new strain of the virus in humans. Often, these new strains result from the spread of an existing flu virus to humans from other animal species.
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