It is Autumn already. And, that means it is respiratory virus season.
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Autumn Chores
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Out of the mouths of babes
Hold on- not only out of the mouths of babes- but from Frisco, Texas (part of the DFW [Dallas-Fort Worth] Metroplex) to boot.
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Spring has Sprung
Ah, the first day of Spring. Although our weather has seemed more like Spring since New Year’s. (Maybe even it felt like Summer for a few days, too.) We can thank this phenomenon to the climate change that we are experiencing. (Please don’t tell me you also deny climate science!). That’s also why the sickness season really extends until May, nowadays.
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STFU!
Yesterday, I spoke about the flu- and the vaccine. The same disease that overtook the world 100 years ago when 500 million folks were struck by the flu. Almost 1/3 of every living soul on earth. Of those 500 million folks, about 20% perished. So, getting inoculated with the flu vaccine is not something to which one simply says “I pass”.
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Flu Flies!
It’s flu season. Which means you should have gotten your shot by now- and, if not, hurry up, because it takes a few weeks to build up immunity. Yes, I know the flu shot isn’t perfect. At best, it reduces our chances of contracting the flu by 60%. But, it does cut our chances of dying from the flu.
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Winter Colds and Flu?
The first day of spring has come and gone. And, for most of us, that means that our chances of feeling sick (other than allergies) has been attenuated.
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Are you protected?
We’ve just survived flu season. And, many of us did just fine this year because we got the flu vaccine.
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It is the season of the ….
It’s that time of year again. No, I don’t mean the wicked Christmas shopping season. It’s flu season.
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Got your shots?
Given the craziness of certain people and their insane beliefs that vaccinations should be withheld from their children, it is not surprising that we are experiencing widespread increases in diseases that were once considered to be virtually eradicated. I won’t even go into the senseless epidemic of flu that is enveloping us.
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Flu virus and diabetes
Earlier this week, I talked about how the flu vaccine is useful in lowering our cardiac risk. Today, we’ll examine its relationship to diabetes.
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