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Chicago, like the nation, in midst of 'very bad' flu season
Chicago Tribune reportersAt Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, the staff is working extra shifts, and emergency room waits for patients can last up to two hours in the worst flu season emergency department director Ginger Diven has ever seen. "Things are...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Epidemics and Plagues, Health, Chemical Industry
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Santa Monica College receives $1-million gift for online programs
L.A. NOWSanta Monica College has received a $1-million gift to expand the number of courses available online, officials announced Monday. The donation is the largest the college has ever been given to boost technology at the Westside campus, which has a...... -
Convicted bank robber guilty again in $30,000 O.C. heist
L.A. NOWGarry Allen Reeer, 50, pleaded guiltyMonday to two felony counts of second-degree robbery, one felony count of false bomb delivery and one felony count of second-degree commercial burlary, according to a statement from the Orange County district attorney'... -
Unions, entertainment interests expected to back ads for Greuel
L.A. NOWEntertainment industry executives and labor unions—including one representing city utility workers--are joining forces to mount an independent TV ad campaign to promote the Los Angeles mayoral candidacy of City Controller Wendy Greuel, a top advisor... -
Truck theft suspect held after threatening to set himself on fire
L.A. NOWA 32-year-old Chula Vista man was arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of burglary and auto theft after he doused himself with gasoline and apparently threatened to light himself on fire, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The... -
Illness figures underreported in Berkeley County
matthewu@herald-mail.comDozens of health care providers in Berkeley County are failing to provide the county’s health department with reports on numbers of flu cases and other illnesses they are handling each week, which is required by state law. Berkeley County Health...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Hospitals and Clinics, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines
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What's Going Around: Flu numbers continue to rise across the Ozarks
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The flu epidemic continues across the country and across the Ozarks. Health departments release new numbers every week on confirmed cases of the flu and here's a breakdown of the numbers. Greene County: For the seventh week in a...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine
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Area residents flock to flu vaccination clinic
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comBilly Snoots got a flu shot last year and effectively avoided the virus. Considering the rapid spread of influenza regionally and nationally over the past few months, Snoots said he wasn’t taking any chances again this year, especially since he has...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Disease Prevention, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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How I spent my sick days
Recently, after a couple of days of feeling a bit run down, I groused to my wife that I didn't feel bad enough to miss work, just bad enough to make work a lot harder than usual. "It might be nice to feel bad enough to have to stay home," I said...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Whooping Cough, Chills, Religion and Belief
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Association Sponsored Flu Shot Clinics - It's All about Prevention
Blog Sponsored by Taylor & Carls, P.A. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), flu activity most commonly peaks in the U.S. in January or February but can begin as early as October. Now is the time, then, when we see associations hosting...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Health, Chemical Industry
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How to tell a cold from the flu
The common cold and flu are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms are more intense. - COLDS: Usual symptoms include stuffy or runny nose, sore throat...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Flu, Chills, Headaches, Symptoms
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Flu activity becoming widespread in Michigan
Flu activity is increasing in the United States and in Michigan, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, are urging everyone who is able and hasn't yet had a flu shot this season, to...
Tags: Immunization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Family, Health
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