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Flu in Your House? Make FAST, cheap, chicken soup
Recently two members of our household (not me, not yet) succumbed to some sort of tummy ailment that precluded eating, and once they were on the mend and agitating for something more substantial than ...
Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:00 PM
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This blog is taking an extended break while I concentrate on other priorities. Blogging will resume (hopefully) at some yet-to-be-determined time in the future. In the meantime, since influenza is in...
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Kids with disabilities among flu season's most vulnerable
Another flu season is fast approaching, and there's a new caution forcertain people with disabilities -- children with disabilities, in particular. Federal health officials are using a study of the 2...
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:45 PM
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Area Voices Digest #5 - October 13, 2010
Here's our weekly look atwhat's new on areavoices and what might be worth a second look. 1. Dragon News - http://dragonnews.areavoices.com Minnesota State University Moorhead has started it's offici...
Posted on 10/13/10 at 12:07 PM
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N.D. health officials encourage flu shots
BISMARCKState health officials are encouraging North Dakotans to get an influenza vaccination this fall, saying there are more than enough doses available. The North Dakota Department of Health and C...
Posted on 10/4/10 at 11:32 AM
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Government: Flu shot did poor job against worst virus

Government: Flu shot did poor job against worst virus This year’s flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens from the harshest strain this season, proving only 9 percent effective, the government said Thursday. Health officials don’t know why this is so, but it helps explain why so many older people have been hospitalized with the flu this year.

By By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press , February 22, 2013

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Flu shot doing a poor job of protecting elderly

Flu shot doing a poor job of protecting elderly It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group.

February 21, 2013

Flu season fuels debate over paid sick time laws

NEW YORK (AP) — Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn't afford to miss.

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press , January 21, 2013

Risk to all ages: 100 kids die of flu each year

NEW YORK (AP) — How bad is this flu season, exactly? Look to the children.

By Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer , January 15, 2013

Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots

CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.

By Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer , January 13, 2013

JRMC restricting patient visitation

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is restricting patient visitations due to the increasing number of influenza cases in Jamestown and the surrounding area.

By Sun Staff , January 12, 2013

Flu season hits businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half the 70 employees at a Ford dealership in Clarksville, Ind., have been out sick at some point in the past month. It didn’t have to be that way, the boss said.

By Associated Press , January 12, 2013

Flu numbers spike; officials say to get vaccinated

Getting vaccinated remains the best way to prevent the spread of influenza, state and local health officials reminded the public after this week’s sudden uptick in flu cases in North Dakota.

By Kari Lucin , January 12, 2013

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Flu more widespread in US; eases off in some areas

NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is now widespread in all but three states as the nation grapples with an earlier-than-normal season. But there was one bit of good news Friday: The number of hard-hit areas declined.

By Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer , January 11, 2013

Key Things to Know About This Flu Season

NEW YORK (AP) — Some key things to know about the flu season:

By Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer , January 11, 2013

Late scramble for vaccine as flu season heats up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Missed flu-shot day at the office last fall? And all those "get vaccinated" ads? A scramble for shots is under way as late-comers seek protection from a miserable flu strain already spreading through much of the country.

By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer , January 11, 2013

Flu cases increase dramatically in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Confirmed cases of the flu in North Dakota have jumped 72 percent over the past week.

By Associated Press , January 09, 2013

An ‘educated guess’ on the upcoming flu season

The flu virus is “very unpredictable,” Jennifer Heath said, and it’s hard to know in advance if we’re in store for another relatively quiet, mild flu season like last year or a rush of worry that swept across much of the country in 2009 from the swine flu.

By By Ryan Johnson , Forum Communications , September 03, 2012

Flu season off to latest start in decades

ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the flu season is finally here — the slowest start in nearly 25 years.

By Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer , February 17, 2012

Schools to have flu shot clinics

Central Valley Health District is providing school-based flu vaccine clinics for students this month.

October 12, 2011

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