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These tips on colds are good medicine (The Charlotte Observer)
A big change this year: The flu vaccine is targeting the entire school-age population up to age 18, not just children 6 months to age 5. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommend that anyone who lives or works with children younger than 5 should get a shot, mainly to protect the children. As with treating a cold, rest, liquids and ...
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Odd methods remedy cold (The Western Courier)
Got the sniffles? Get wet socks! While over-the-counter medicines seem to fly off the shelves during the winter, they do not offer a cure; their purpose is to relieve the symptoms of coughs and colds. If you are one of those people whose side effects seem to be worse than the actual cold itself, there are other methods than medicine to help you feel better.
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Flu Vaccine Associated With Reduced Illness, Less Impairment Of Academic Performance Among College Students (Medical News Today)
College students who are vaccinated against influenza appear less likely to develop flu-like illnesses, require related health care visits or experience impairments in academic performance during flu season, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Best flu fighter? Keeping hands clean (Florida Today)
Of all the advice your mother gave you, there's one tidbit that doctors stand by as the best way to keep yourself healthy: Wash your hands. Keeping hands free of germs is one of the simplest and most effective ways to keep from catching the flu, a cold, or some other infectious disease, experts say.
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Court Order Confines Man with Tuberculosis to Hospital (WEAU Eau Claire)
A man has been ordered confined to an Eau Claire hospital to protect public health. Karl Pha will be forced to accept treatment at Luther-Midelfort for tuberculosis after refusing to take his medicine consistently during at home treatment.
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College Students Also Need Flu Vaccine (ABC News)
A new study shows college students may benefit the most from flu vaccines.
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What Is Ginger Used for Today? (ThirdAge)
Some evidence suggests that ginger may be at least slightly helpful for the prevention and treatment of various forms of nausea, including motion sickness, the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (morning sickness) , and postsurgical nausea.
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Singing the praises of vitamin C - if used right (Daily Herald)
"Doctor, should I take vitamin C during the cold and flu season?" If you were to ask 10 doctors this question, you might get 12 different answers.
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Can tea, massage beat a cold? (The Wilson Times)
AAAAA-CHOO!!! It's that time of year, and you'd better watch out -- cold and flu germs are coming to town. But to save money or to take more control over their health, more people aren't running to the doctor at the first sign of a sneeze. A few businesses have opened in Wilson in the past few years to help people who are determined to fend off ...
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A compilation of Sun stories that offer health advice (The Naperville Sun)
Consumers are more likely to check the labels on their food than the labels on their health advice.
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