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'Fight The Flu' Kits Available From 'Visiting Angels'

J. Patrick — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:00:20 +0000

This seasons flu epidemic is a real threat to our senior citizens and now families are fighting back with “Fight The Flu Kits” for caregivers to help protect their elderly loved ones. Visiting Angels, one of the countries largest in-home senior care companies, is helping local families in two ways. They have assembled the “Fight [...]

A New Ice Cream, Influenza Sorbet Could Help You Beat The Flu

Jenny — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:29:20 +0000

There is an ice cream company in Ohio selling a new ice cream that could help you fight the flu. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to take all your medicine in ice cream form? An ice cream company in Ohio is selling a new ice cream flavor called Influenza Sorbet, which could help [...]

Want To Beat The Flu? Here's Five Easy Tips

J. Patrick — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:50:36 +0000

It really is only just beginning of the breakout, but already it appears that this is going to be a long and challenging flu season..

What can you do to help protect your family and yourself? Here are five easy basic tips that will help.

Genesee County Health Department Offers Tips to Help Prevent Flu

Jason Cooper — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:19:23 +0000

It’s flu season again and Genesee County has already seen the presence of the virus in the area. The flu, or influenza, is an infection of the nose, throat and lungs caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms include coughing, a runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, body aches and fever. According to the Genesee County Health [...]

Two People Dead in the Lake Fenton School District Due to 'Flu-Like' Symptoms

Jeremy Fenech — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:25:42 +0000

My family and I just returned from vacation in Florida. On the way back we heard on the news that this flu season is one of the worst in over a decade. We were then shocked to discover that there had been two deaths in the Lake Fenton School District, both linked to ‘flu-like’ symptoms. [...]

Rihanna Has the Flu

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:00:48 +0000

Yesterday, we broke the news that Rihanna was feeling under the weather, as the ‘We Found Love’ singer tweeted a photo of her slender arm hooked up to an IV. It turns out that the singer was on an IV since she has come down with a case of the flu, which forced her to cancel her planned Halloween performance in Malmo, Sweden.

Flu Shot Won't Make You Sick, Will Make You Cry Only if You're a Wimp [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:56:36 +0000

I wanted to get a video of a coworker getting a flu shot, so I picked ~~someone at random~~ the person most likely to cry!

Maggie, a coworker from one of Cars 108's sister stations, didn't disappoint! She's always been apprehensive about shots, and has a low tolerance for pain. Laugh at her, not with her, after the jump.

We got ours from Kroger. The CDC says the single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year.

Get a Flu Shot, or Get Fired

George McIntyre — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:57:23 +0000

That’s what one Michigan hospital is telling its employees, volunteers, and students. Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, and its parent companny, Munson Healthcare are requiring that all employees receive a flu shot by the end of the year, or be terminated. Volunteers, medical and nursing students must also comply. Hospital officials claim that the [...]

Flu Bug Bites Flint Area

Stu Allen — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:49:35 +0000

If you or those around you have been feeling poorly lately, it’s not an isolated incident. According to the Genesee County Health Department, Flu is spreading quickly in Genesee County.There have been two deaths in Genesee County with confirmed influenza, one was an infant. It is not too late to get vaccinated against influenza. The CDC [...]

Virus Active In Genesee County

J. Patrick — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:23:03 +0000

A large number of Genesee County residents have been experiencing a flu-like virus that makes people severely ill with diarrhea and vomiting, and it seems to be spreading across the county. County health officials say the stomach-churning outbreak may continue to grow. County Health Department chief Mark Valacak told the county board of commissioners that [...]