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22

Jan

Influenza RX Sorbet: Cure your flu with dessert? Artisinal ice cream maker offers frozen cocktail cure with bourbon, cayenne, lemon and honey.

Influenza RX Sorbet: Cure your flu with dessert?
Artisinal ice cream maker offers frozen cocktail cure with bourbon, cayenne, lemon and honey.

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21

Jan

Rough flu season for chickens From January 1 to January 14, chicken noodle soup orders increased 35 percent over January 2012.

Rough flu season for chickens
From January 1 to January 14, chicken noodle soup orders increased 35 percent over January 2012.

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18

Jan

CDC responds to Hugh Jackman’s flu shot joke Actor’s comments during the Golden Globes did not sit well with the federal health agency.

CDC responds to Hugh Jackman’s flu shot joke
Actor’s comments during the Golden Globes did not sit well with the federal health agency.

5 months ago Short URL 14 notes

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17

Jan

Tools to help you navigate an intense flu season There are a variety of resources that offer ways to track the flu in your area and tips to stay healthy.

Tools to help you navigate an intense flu season
There are a variety of resources that offer ways to track the flu in your area and tips to stay healthy.

5 months ago Short URL 118 notes

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16

Jan

Storefront IV clinic offers quick fix for flu sufferers Chicago residents have a new way of treating the flu, but is it worth the risk?

Storefront IV clinic offers quick fix for flu sufferers
Chicago residents have a new way of treating the flu, but is it worth the risk?

5 months ago Short URL 17 notes

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10

Jan

What you can do about the raging flu The best way to protect yourself against the flu is to get the flu shot, and the best time for that is before the flu season starts.

What you can do about the raging flu
The best way to protect yourself against the flu is to get the flu shot, and the best time for that is before the flu season starts.

5 months ago Short URL 19 notes

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02

Jan

How to avoid spreading the flu Researchers estimate that a sick person can reduce the spread of infection by 50 percent if isolated or treated within 16 hours of showing symptoms.

How to avoid spreading the flu
Researchers estimate that a sick person can reduce the spread of infection by 50 percent if isolated or treated within 16 hours of showing symptoms.

5 months ago Short URL 32 notes

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27

Nov

Don’t want the flu? Stop touching your face‘Self-inoculation’ is a primary way that germs spread from contaminated surfaces to people’s faces, and from sick people to often-touched surfaces.

Don’t want the flu? Stop touching your face
‘Self-inoculation’ is a primary way that germs spread from contaminated surfaces to people’s faces, and from sick people to often-touched surfaces.

6 months ago Short URL 64 notes

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27

Oct

Don’t kiss pigs at the county fairMost flu-positive pigs don’t show any symptoms, but transmit the infection very easily to other pigs and humans.

Don’t kiss pigs at the county fair
Most flu-positive pigs don’t show any symptoms, but transmit the infection very easily to other pigs and humans.

7 months ago Short URL 41 notes

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15

Oct

The truth about getting the flu shotTo many medical professionals, the advantages of the flu vaccine far outweigh any risks. But other professionals feel completely the opposite.

The truth about getting the flu shot
To many medical professionals, the advantages of the flu vaccine far outweigh any risks. But other professionals feel completely the opposite.

8 months ago Short URL 42 notes

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