[ad_1] BOSTON – While there have been 80-lab-confirmed flu boxes in the Commonwealth since September, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health says today, Oct. 12, marks the start of the state's monitoring …
Read More »Baltimore County hosts 7 free flu shot clinics Saturday
[ad_1] The Baltimore County is offering free flu shots at seven locations around the county on Saturday. The "Super Saturday" flu shot clinics will run from 9 until noon. County health workers …
Read More »H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu): Causes, Symptoms And Effective Home Remedies To Deal With It
[ad_1] H1N1 influenza viruses are commonly infected in your nose, throat and lungs.H1N1 or commonly called "swine flu" influenza is a contagious respiratory disease that causes symptoms of seasonal influenza in people. …
Read More »How Spanish flu epidemic devastated Wales in 1918
[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Wearing a mask to help prevent flu – it was not known that most infection was spread via the hands Gunner Ivor John Hiley had …
Read More »Do you have cold or flu symptoms? Here's how to make the difference
[ad_1] Your nose runs like a leaky faucet, your throat is sore and you can not stop sneezing. You do not have a fever, but you feel annoyed, as if you could …
Read More »Flu Vaccine Reduces Risk of Flu Hospitalization Among Pregnant Women
[ad_1] Over the course of six flu seasons, getting a flu shot reduced a pregnant woman’s risk of being hospitalized from flu by an average of 40 percent. The findings come from a …
Read More »Thomas Jefferson District Hosts Flu Shot Clinics
[ad_1] The TJHD is encouraging people to get their flu shots. It is hosting clinics every day for the rest of the year. ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Flu season is quickly …
Read More »OTC decongestants for kids this cold and flu season
[ad_1] Because no available evidence supports the use of over-the-counter decongestants and antihistamines in young children with the common cold, and the safety of these medications remains uncertain, the authors of an …
Read More »100 years ago today: the province closed to fear the Spanish flu
[ad_1] One hundred years ago, the world was ravaged by an epidemic just as the First World War was ending. The 1918 flu epidemic, also known as the Spanish flu, has killed …
Read More »After the deadly season of last year, health care providers are preparing for the flu | Local news
[ad_1] Local health officials and service providers are urging residents to take precautions and be vaccinated against the flu this year, as the flu season of 2017 was the deadliest since 2009. …
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