Hackensack flu shot program affordable and available
With winter approaching and flu season beginning in earnest, a city-sponsored flu vaccination program offers an easy and cost-effective way for Hackensack residents to protect themselves and those around them.
Health department offering free flu shots – Daily Reflector
The Pitt County Health Department is offering free flu shots due to a surplus in government-supplied vaccines. This also is the ideal time to be inoculated, just ahead of the expected start of the flu season, Dr. John Morrow, the department’s director …
Get vaccinated this flu season – Echo Press
The first day of winter is approaching and many have already had their bout of illness this season. But it may not have been a case of the flu if you live in Douglas County. A higher precedence of flu is expected between the end of February and …
Flu time can ruin holidays
As the holidays approach, the resulting togetherness — filled with hugs, kisses, handshakes and other close contact — not only will bring good cheer but a better chance of catching the dreaded flu bug.
Get your shot! Swine flu may cause baldness
Here’s a reason to get your flu shot that you probably haven’t considered: infection with swine flu may trigger baldness.
Fact Checker: Can you get sick from a flu vaccination?
Michael Biddleman, 16, of Fernley gets his seasonal flu shot at the Washoe County Health Department. / Marilyn Newton / RGJ
Swine Flu May Cause Baldness
Here’s a reason to get your flu shot that you probably haven’t considered: infection with swine flu may trigger baldness in a small number of people.
‘Flu Season’ a journey of reflection
What: Sideshow @ Actors Bridge presents The Flu Season When: 7:30 p.m. today , 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Where: Belmont’s Black Box Theater, 1575 Compton Ave.
Paulson: The truth about the flu vaccine
I will not sit here and give you facts and figures about how influenza, affectionately known as the flu, can actually kill you, put you in the hospital, or in the least, cause you sheer misery and agony for three to seven days.
Americans Encouraged to Get Flu Vaccine
FRIDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) — Flu vaccination is easy to get and one of the best ways to protect your health during the flu season, but too few Americans take advantage of it, experts say.
Flu facts: Take it seriously and act fast – Yahoo Finance
Canadians at high risk for complications should get the flu shot and if they get sick recognize their flu symptoms to avoid hospitalization TORONTO , Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – It starts with a headache, chills and muscle aches. It comes on …
IDPH encourages residents to get flu shot – News-Democrat
This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week, a national observance to encourage more people to get vaccinated for the flu. The Illinois Department of Public Health emphasized that it is not too late to receive a vaccination against this …
Flu shots on campus at an all-time high – MIT News
After two flu clinics on campus, MIT Medical is headed for a record year for vaccinations. At the first clinic for patients of MIT Medical’s Pediatrics Service on Sept. 28, medical staff administered 550 doses of flu vaccine to children and family …
Plenty of flu shots, but where’s the flu?
North Texas flu cases should be on the rise. Yet, many private clinics, along with the Dallas County Health Department, are giving away thousands of flu shots. The reason is because the public urgency to protect against flu just isn’t there. Health professionals are blaming the flu, or lack of it. At the CareNow clinic in Allen, there was not a single flu case in sight. This time last year, the …
Get your flu shot during National Influenza Vaccination Week
Health Department is sponsoring flu clinic Dec. 8 West Milford Next week is National Influenza Vaccination Week. It runs from Dec. 4 through 10 and it is a good opportunity for residents to get their flu shots, if they haven’t already.
One-Third of US Has Received Flu Shot, CDC Reports – LiveScience.com
More than one-third of people in the U.S. have received their flu shot so far this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today. As of November, 111 million people ages 6 months or older, or 36 percent of the United States …
Flu Shots For UConn Community – Hartford Courant
If you haven’t gotten your flu shot this season, get going. This is National Influenza Vaccination Week, declared by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to highlight the importance of getting a flu shot each year. Although many …
Flu vaccinations still recommended – Chicago Tribune
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 …
Get your flu shot during National Influenza Vaccination Week
Health Department is sponsoring flu clinic Dec. 8 West Milford Next week is National Influenza Vaccination Week. It runs from Dec. 4 through 10 and it is a good opportunity for residents to get their flu shots, if they haven’t already.
Flu Fact and Fiction – ABC News
Influenza, the dreaded cold-weather virus, was once believed be brought on by the influence of the stars. Although that particular flu myth has been dispelled, doctors still battle others about the flu and its vaccine each season. “Flu myth …
How to Stay Flu-Free for the Holidays
THURSDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) — The overlap of the cold and flu season with the holiday season can make it a challenge to stay healthy as you go to parties and get together with family and friends.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Receives Flu Shot at Walgreens Pharmacy, … – CNBC – CNBC
DEERFIELD, Ill., Dec 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will receive his seasonal flu shot today at the Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) pharmacy at 933 N. State St., Chicago, reinforcing the importance of flu vaccinations and …
Flu activity stuck in low gear in most countries
Dec 2, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – Local or regional influenza outbreaks in a handful of countries were the only exceptions to a global pattern of low flu activity in recent weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its biweekly flu update today.
Swine flu now part of regular seasonal vaccine
The H1N1 virus, commonly called the swine flu, which caused a scare in 2009 is now part of the regular seasonal flu vaccine offered at local health departments and drug stores.
Local pregnant woman says flu jab has given her ‘peace of mind’ – Healthcanal.com
Women can find they are bombarded with advice during their pregnancy and face making tough choices about what is best for them and their baby. However, one Northern Ireland mum-to-be said her decision to get the flu jab this year required no debating at …
Michael Crabtree enjoys Slime Flu 2 – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
SANTA CLARA – Michael Crabtree made his locker room walk-by with a little extra bounce in his step today. You see, he usually walks in with his head phones on, but you can’t tell if he’s listening to music he really likes because his …
Swine flu now part of regular seasonal vaccine – NorthJersey.com
Two years after the H1N1 virus, or the “swine flu” as it was more commonly called, made headlines across the country as anxious parents and public officials scrambled to make vaccines available, the H1N1 strain of the flu virus has become a part …
Vitals Finds the Flu Shot is Still Divisive
Lyndhurst, NJ — The cooler weather has officially ushered in flu season and the accompanying flu shot debate: to inoculate or not to inoculate.
Flu bug hits the Eichers, with five children sick – Times Reporter
This is Saturday afternoon. Our day is going differently than expected. Five of our children are down with the flu. Daughter Lovina was the first one to get sick, she came home from school yesterday not feeling well. This morning four more of the children …
South Jersey counties extend flu-shot clinics
Now, all you have to do is roll up your sleeve. Flu immunization vaccinations are being offered free at many locations across South Jersey, including health clinics, schools and community centers, officials said this week.
Flu virus may not have originated in East Asia – andhranews.net
As Europe and North America near flu season, researchers have found that it may not have its origins in East Asia, like it was earlier believed. As Europe and North America near flu season, researchers have found that it may not have its origins in East …
Scientist that created super contagious version of the deadly bird flu asked not to publish his results – The Inquisitr
It never ceases to amaze me how scientists feel that they have some insatiable need to actually create things that will kill us. Not maybe kill us but really, really, kill us. I mean who in their right mind would say to themselves “Hey I …
Here are the key facts about flu vaccines
Flu season is here, and most of us have probably considered getting a flu shot. But what is in that tube? And should we get the flu shot now, or wait until later in the season?
Flu season begins in the region
Citing confidentiality clauses, Lee declined to specify exactly where each case was confirmed.
New swine flu virus infects three children in Iowa
Three children in Iowa recently contracted a new swine flu virus, but scientists don’t expect it to spread much further, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
Flu season begins in the region – Star News Online
Two cases of the influenza virus have been confirmed in the New Hanover County region, signaling the official onset of flu season. “Technically, the flu season starts in October, and you had one case before then and one after,” said Nicole Lee …
CDC Warns of New Swine Flu Strain
U.S. health officials remain on the alert for additional cases of a new swine flu strain that infected three Iowa children this month. Since July, 10 Americans have been sickened by S-OtrH3N2 viruses that picked up a gene from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic,…
10 Things Every Traveler Needs to Know About Airplanes and Colds – comcast.net
As we enter the Thanksgiving to New Year’s travel season, you may already be dreading catching a cold or flu every time you board an airplane. According to experts, it need not be a problem, as long as you take precautions. 1. Is flying any worse for my …
School Hygiene Program Reduced Flu Cases
MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) — A hand hygiene and cough etiquette program for elementary school children reduced cases of flu and the number of absences, a new study says.
The flu arrives in South Carolina, health officials confirm
Influenza, or “the flu,” has officially arrived in South Carolina, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Tuesday.
