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Guest Essay: How to tell if you have a cold or the flu
It's that time of year again: hacking cough, drippy nose and a fever. How do you know if that tickle in the back of your throat is the symptom of a cold or a sign that you're about to come down with the flu? And is it the seasonal flu or the H1N1 flu? Check out this list of symptoms from the Federal Citizen Information Center and the National ... Comment?
Health: National Handwashing Awareness Week
... membranes, specifically eyes, nose or mouth, these germs can enter our body and can cause diseases such as the common cold, influenza, hepatitis A, and conjunctivitis. If contaminated hands touch a break in the skin, the result could be a skin or ... Comment?
Stop a Cold in Just 12 Hours
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... bottle of ibuprofen, and a truckload of tissues won't get you through every case of the sniffles. Too often, the common cold turns into something more serious, zeroing in on your personal weak point to become a sinus infection, a sore throat, a ... Comment?
ISLANDERS of Cikobia are wirried about how they will cope with a medical emergency because they are without a nurse. Comment?
A really wirrying (?) time in Cikobia
And resorting to herbal medicine isn't always the best. Every village needs someone with a first-aid certificate perhaps, and some para-medical people in each small island. Comment?
Betsy Wadland: Clean hands the best protection against illness
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... you do not want to give or receive from anyone else. With regular seasonal flu, the H1N1 virus and even the common cold, the best way to keep germs from spreading is to keep your hands clean. Following some good common sense will help keep you ... Comment?
... your cough. A new study suggests that feelings of loneliness can spread through social networks like the common cold. "People on the edge of the network spread their loneliness to others and then cut their ties," says Nicholas Christakis of Harvard ... Comment?
Think you know everything about the common cold? Here are three common myths -- debunked. Comment?
Common cold: The road to recovery
As the winter descends upon us and the weather changes for the worse, so may your health. Comment?
Feeling sick? take the day off
... to make you feel better fast. Here are some quick facts on why calling in sick is the right thing to do: a A common cold can linger due to the weakening of your immune system, which can be a direct result of stress or lack of proper rest. By ... Comment?
Few cases of suspected flu wind up testing positive
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... health clinic on Thursday, October 29, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS Most cases believed to be H1N1 are actually the common cold or another flu-like bug Justine Hunter Victoria - From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 9:00PM EST ... Comment?
Loneliness is contagious, study suggests
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... your cough. A new study suggests that feelings of loneliness can spread through social networks like the common cold. "People on the edge of the network spread their loneliness to others and then cut their ties," says Nicholas Christakis of Harvard ... Comment?
Tahoe Forest Health System: Celebrate National Handwashing week
... membranes, specifically eyes, nose or mouth, these germs can enter our body and can cause diseases such as the common cold, influenza, hepatitis A, and conjunctivitis. If contaminated hands touch a break in the skin, the result could be a skin or ... Comment?
Aspirin still best bet for common cold symptoms
Aspirin treats symptoms of the common cold! New research in nine studies using nonsteroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs [aspirin and ibuprofen] shows that they are effective in reducing many of the symptoms of the common cold. Comment?
Fighting off Vail Valley flu and cold season naturally
Want to fight off winter viruses in Colorado's Vail Valley naturally? Eagle Naturopathic doctor Eliza Klearman will give tips to ward off seasonal bugs Tuesday night at Paradigm's Restaurant in Eagle. Comment?
... these are also symptoms of idiopathing rhinits (which simply means that your nose runs for no reason) and of the common cold. You could have asthma triggered by allergies. In the summer, the major allergy triggers are pollens. In the fall and ... Comment?
Achoo! Colds cost business billions
... that's not new, the costs of colds is. Researchers at the University of Michigan have added up the costs of the common cold and they're chilling: $40 billion a year. "From a bottle of cough syrup to missed time at work and school, the price tag of ... Comment?
Treating whooping cough with alternative medicines
... end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in. The first symptoms of pertussis are similar to those of a common cold - runny nose, sneezing, mild cough, low-grade fever. After about one to two weeks, the dry, irritating cough evolves into ... Comment?
Colds and flu can lead to ear infection
... flu season and this year wea TMve been hearing a lot about the flu, particularly H1N1. But viruses caused by the common cold are affecting our health as well. And just like there can be secondary infections with H1N1, a cold can lead to ... Comment?
Should I exercise if I have the flu?
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... unusual study in which researchers at Ball State University in Indiana infected volunteers with rhinovirus (the common cold) in 1998. Thomas Weidner, an athletic trainer at the university, first infected 45 volunteers and put them through a series ... Comment?