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Stomach flu season is here
WSBT-TV800 hundred people die from it every year in the U.S. We're talking about the stomach flu. It's sounds like a simple illness, but the Indiana Department of Health has detected a new, serious strain of it in our area. It's also known as norovirus and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Gastroenteritis, Calicivirus, Viral Diseases and Infections, Tylenol (drug)
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Asthma, Pneumonia, Swine Flu
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Indiana's flu deaths rise to 40, most victims over 65
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Flu deaths in Indiana have climbed to 40 this season and it's too soon to tell if the spread of the illness is slowing statewide, state health officials said Wednesday. Marion County health officials said visits to the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Asthma, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Preventative Medicine
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Swine Flu, Health, Tamiflu (drug)
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Indiana flu deaths rise to 27 in ongoing outbreak
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials say the state's ongoing flu outbreak has claimed 27 lives, with 17 of those deaths reported during the past week. Wednesday's flu update from the State Department of Health says 20 of the people who...
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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: Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing, National Institutes of Health, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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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: Measles, Health Organizations, Health Insurance, Health and Safety at Work, Immunization
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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: Viral Diseases and Infections, Swine Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, Flu
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Viral Diseases and Infections, Swine Flu, Disease Prevention
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There's still time to get flu shot
SOUTH BEND – Because this year's flu season began earlier than normal and is affecting people throughout the country, Dr. Thomas Felger, St. Joseph County health officer, encourages all residents who have not yet received their annual flu shot to do...
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Goshen Hospital employees fired for refusing flu shot
WSBT TVGOSHEN – Sue Schrock’s personal and religious beliefs are strong. “They are biblical and they are God-led and they are who I am,” she said. Ultimately, those beliefs that she should be able to control what goes into her own...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Flu, Health Treatments, Dietary Supplements
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Flu shots down, but flu's not out
South Bend TribuneHealth Department urges people to be vaccinated Or so, they said, in October. But this year, with mild temperatures and the so-far mild influenza season — at least when compared to the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza scare — it seems the crowds...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Government Health Care, Viral Diseases and Infections, Swine Flu
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