Tag: influenza
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Exercising when sick can delay recovery and can spread the infection; symptoms above and below neck are a key guideline
Feeling under the weather? Be careful about exercising; doing it when sick can do more harm than good. mensfitness.com photo “Depending on where a person experiences symptoms of illness can...
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Flu vaccine recommended for all over 6 months; pneumonia vaccine recommended for those 65 and older and at high risk
Vaccination is the best way to keep from getting the flu, and with two influenza cases already reported in Kentucky, now is the time to schedule your annual flu shot,...
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It’s not too late to get your flu shot, and getting it could not only help yourself and your family but your neighbors
It’s not too late to get your flu shot, even though the flu has hit earlier and more broadly than usual, experts say. It generally takes about two weeks for...
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Kentucky’s week-long brand of flu now called ‘widespread’
What started out early is now full-blown. The Kentucky Department for Public Health informed federal health authorities this week that data it has received from local health departments, hospitals, clinics...
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CDC director: Flu season is three weeks early, could be a bad one
Prepare for a bad flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control, this flu season seems to be ahead of schedule if you use the last decade as any...
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Back at school and already got the sniffles or other ailment? Here’s a pediatrician’s advice to battle back-to-school bugs
With school back in session, it probably won’t be long before children are coming home with sniffles and sore throats. The average child gets six or more infections each year,...
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First cases of flu reported in Kentucky; not swine-related
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News Kentucky has its first confirmed cases of flu for the year, and officials are urging residents to get their vaccinations. (WYMT-TV photo) The Department...
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State Fair taking precautions to prevent spread of swine flu
With cases of swine flu popping up in adjoining states to the north, officials are taking precautions to prevent the disease from spreading at the Kentucky State Fair‘s Swine Pavilion....
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No way to know how serious flu season will be this year; get your vaccine, which will be available soon, officials say
There is no way of predicting how far-reaching the flu will be this season, but this year’s vaccine should be available soon, officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health...
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Swine flu killed nearly 300,000 worldwide, study finds
The swine flu of 2009, often referred to as H1NI, killed an estimated 284,500 people, making it 15 times more deadly than it was thought at the time of the...