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5 Helpful Tips to Avoid Catching the Flu

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:00:36 +0000

Unless you’ve been hiding out under the covers shivering, nursing a fever and clutching your achy bones, you probably know this has been a brutal flu season.

What you may not know is there are measures you can take to avoid the flu -- and most of them are pretty darned simple. So, what are they?

Flu Outbreak: Tips to Staying Healthy + Where You Can Get the Flu Shot

Leslie Reynolds — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:00:38 +0000

While it may be a brand new year and everyone is excited about a fresh start, there is something that comes along with this wintery weather that people don’t like: The flu. Doctors have said this is the worst outbreak of the flu in more than a decade, especially for babies and older folks. According [...]

Starting the New Year With the Flu? You're Not Alone

Jen Austin — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:14:50 +0000

Maybe it's not just the effects of the New Year's Eve drinks that you're feeling today. Many people in East Texas are sick with something other than the "brown bottle flu" right now.

Flu cases are up in Texas. Emergency rooms from Dallas to Tyler to Houston are saying they're seeing more flu cases right now, with fevers of 102 to 103 and that yucky, awful, achey feeling. And of course the other pleasantries associated with the flu that we don't need to mention.

With flu cases on the rise, what can be done?

FDA Says Flu Injector Devices Not Approved as Vaccines

Shauna Wright — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:00:07 +0000

Flu vaccines have always been dreaded by those who hate shots, but this year a company called PharmaJet introduced a device that uses “a high-pressure steam of liquid to pierce the skin and deliver the vaccine.” The needle-phobics rejoiced.

But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.