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Flu hurts more than just patients
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News"When the flu hits, it hits everybody," said Terri Dunaway, CEO of the Central Plains Region Red Cross. "It doesn't just hit people in the communities. It hits people in the businesses, in the schools and it hits our staff." As the flu season...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Flu, Human Interest, Vaccines, American Red Cross
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Flu more widespread in US; eases off in some areas
NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is more widespread across the nation, but the number of hard-hit states has declined, health officials said Friday. Flu season started early this winter, and includes a strain that tends to make people sicker. Health...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines
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Visitors to Peninsula health facilities urged to wear masks
The flu arrived earlier this year and it has been at peak activity for 6 weeks, twice as long as last year's season in Virginia. Area health professionals continue to urge people to get vaccinated. The rapid increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses...
Tags: Sentara, Viral Diseases and Infections, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Hospitals and Clinics, Bon Secours
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Temporada de flu llega al sur de Florida antes de tiempo
El SentinelUn brote inicial de la gripe(flu) estacional que ha afectado a gran parte de Estados Unidos está empezando a afectar cada vez más al sur de Florida. Desde mediados de diciembre, la salas de emergencia del condado de Broward han estado viendo casi el...Tags: Ibuprofen (drug), Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, COPD
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St. Mary's researchers unveil new test to combat fake drug problem
NOTRE DAME – A chemistry research team at St. Mary’s College has created a new tool to fight the world's counterfeit drug problem. It’s through an inexpensive paper-based test that can be used to screen for phony pain relievers. The...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, University of Notre Dame, Health Organizations, Research, Science
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Symptoms of the flu and what you can do
Influenza generally produces the following miserable symptoms, which often come on very suddenly and can last a week or more, according to theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: • Fever • Chills • Cough • Sore...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Fever, Symptoms
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Flu vaccinations still recommended
As the influenza season heads in, Carol Baker, who chairs the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases' Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition, answers some common questions about the flu vaccine. Baker is a professor of pediatrics, molecular...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Health, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals
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Counterfeit Tamiflu Sold Over Internet
The Hartford CourantCounterfeit Tamiflu being sold over the Internet without a prescription poses a danger to consumers who are allergic to penicillin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. Tamiflu is commonly used to treat the flu and flu symptoms. Anyone who has...Tags: Flu, Allergies, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tamiflu Saved Many Pregnant H1N1 Victims
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) — Quick treatment with flu medicine saved the lives of many pregnant women who were stricken by swine flu last year, according to the most complete analysis of deaths among expectant mothers. The study by the Centers for Disease...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health Organizations, Health, Cesarean Section
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Resistance to swine flu antiviral drugs can develop faster than expected, research finds
Booster ShotsThe pandemic H1N1 influenza virus can develop resistance to the commonly used antiviral drugs much faster than expected, federal researchers said Friday. Previous research had suggested that it would take 24 days or longer for resistance to the drugs to.....
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