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Indiana dealing with deadliest flu season in years
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana, like most states, is in the midst of one of its worst flu seasons in recent years, and health officials say that it's too early to tell whether the season has peaked. The season's 40 flu deaths make it Indiana's...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Flu Vaccine, Long Term Care, Asthma, Disease Prevention
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SJRMC limiting visitors because of flu
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA – One area hospital has decided to limit visitation to patients in light of large numbers of influenza cases. Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka is restricting visitation to its facilities, according to public relations...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Flu, Hospitals and Clinics
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Ind. hospitals restrict visits to limit flu spread
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hospitals across Indiana are tightening visitor restrictions in hopes of preventing the spread of flu, which has claimed the lives of 27 people in the state this season. Indianapolis health officials have asked area hospitals...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Symptoms, Flu Vaccine, Health, Tamiflu (drug)
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Elkhart hospital 'overwhelmed' with flu patients
WSBT-TVA doctor at Elkhart General Hospital says his staff is “overwhelmed” with flu patients in a season that’s turning out to be one of the worst he’s seen in years. “Some days are absolutely horrible, and some days are just...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Flu season at its worst in years
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Flu season may be taking its toll on many of you. Right now, Indiana is leading the country in cases of Influenza A, the H3N2 Virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 138 cases in the state. Ohio is right behind...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, Common Cold, Diseases and Illnesses
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Early flu outbreak claims lives of 7 in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seven people in Indiana have died of influenza during what is considered one of the worst outbreaks in several years. State health officials say the illness is spreading across Indiana sooner than usual this year. Respiratory...
Tags: Vaccines, Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections
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CDC says US flu season starts early, could be bad
NEW YORK (AP) — Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade — and it could be a bad one. Health officials on Monday said suspected flu cases have jumped in five Southern states, and the primary strain circulating...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention
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Parainfluenza can be dangerous to young kids
WSBT-TVDoctors are always telling people to get a flu shot, especially children and the elderly, but that vaccination, while helpful, doesn't always guarantee you'll avoid coming down with certain flu-like symptoms. “In the blink of an eye your child can...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coughing, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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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...
Tags: Values, Preventative Medicine, Long Term Care, Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations
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1st death linked to new swine flu is Ohioan, 61
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Health officials say the death of a 61-year-old Ohio woman is the first associated with a new swine flu strain. The Ohio Department of Health says the woman died this week. It says that she had other medical conditions but...Tags: Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections
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NYC fair nixes pig races and goes to the dogs
NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of the county fair on New York's Staten Island are making a dogged effort to prevent the spread of swine flu. The Staten Island Advance (http://bit.ly/NuYjBZ ) says this year's Richmond County Fair is forgoing pig races...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Richmond County (New York), Staten Island (New York City), New York City, Labor Day
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Officials: Swine flu confirmed in ill Michigan child
MASON, Mich. (AP) — Health officials say a strain of swine flu is responsible for an illness that sickened a child who recently attended the Ingham County Fair in mid-Michigan. The Michigan Department of Community Health announced Wednesday it...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Health, Viral Diseases and Infections
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