Nursing students teach kids how to avoid getting sick (Nevada Appeal)
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.
Nursing students teach kids how to avoid getting sick (Nevada Appeal)
A group of nursing students from University of Nevada, Reno spent Friday teaching fourth-graders at Fremont Elementary School how to avoid getting sick this season.
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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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Cold and flu talk: Wash your hands of these misconceptions (The Argus Leader)
Joleen Thompson learned a tough lesson seven years ago. She got the flu, and so did her two young children - all at the same time. Thompson missed more than a week of work and could only go in half-days a week after that. It took awhile to snap back, says Thompson, early childhood director for Youth Enrichment Services.
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H5N1 avian flu: advice on talking to the media FWi (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
Getting your message across when talking to the media is crucial, particularly during a crisis like the current H5N1 avian flu outbreak. So how do you avoid saying the wrong thing?
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Tis the Season For Flu Shots (KMIZ-TV Columbia-Jefferson City)
We are now in Flu season, and health officials are trying to make sure you're prepared. The Columbia-Boone County Health Department held a Flu clinic Saturday and this year they have plenty of vaccine to go around.
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7 Tips For Beating The Holiday Blues (BellaOnline)
Starting to feel a little down this time of year? Try some of these tips to get past the holiday blues.
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Tinseltown goes green (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Living an eco-friendly lifestyle has spilled into the lifestyles of many Hollywood stars who are walking the higher road in their Birkenstocks, saving the planet one celebrity at a time.
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Facts About Pregnancy and the Flu (WebMD)
Learn about a cold or the flu during pregnancy; how to treat flu symptoms during pregnancy; and the best way to prevent the flu.
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Valley Schools (The Advocate)
This past week at Licking Valley Primary, some of our Panther football players visited and read to our first-graders during their library enrichment period.
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7 healing foods to fight colds and flu (iVillage)
by Lynn Grieger, R.D., C.D.E. How well protected are you against the common cold and flu? Even if you've had a flu jab, you need to wash your hands religiously and take vitamin C for extra insurance. You may even want to try the herb echinacea when you first start feeling grotty.
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Nursing students teach kids how to avoid getting sick (Nevada Appeal)
Colds and flu are often confused. Find out how to tell the difference between the common cold and the flu. The flu is preventable and treatable with the antiviral medication.
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