It may have dropped from the headlines and nightly news, but H1N1 (swine) flu is still out there.
In fact, from mid January to mid February, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that 2 million new cases of H1N1 flu were diagnosed. That sounds like a large number, but experts are taking [...]
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
During times of heightened health worries, simple things like sneezing or clearing of the throat often act as a subtle reminder of the threat of illness.
But that’s not all they do. A single sneeze brings the flu to conscious awareness, while also raising fears such as dying as the result of a early heart attack, [...]
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Now that the cold (and flu) season has arrived with a vengeance, many of us are looking for ways to stay healthier and if we are afflicted by the sniffles – How to fight a cold, so we stop it in it’s tracks.
David Nieman, DrPH, FACSM of the American College of Sports Medicine points out [...]
There are a small number of A (H1N1) swine flu cases in Michigan that have experts wondering why the effects of the flu are worse for people who are classed as obese.
If you’ve got a BMI over 30, you’re considered obese, and even though you aren’t sickly, you still may be at increased risk of [...]
Vaccine making is not an easy process.
Each February experts make a decision about what type of flu vaccine to produce for the upcoming season and as you might imagine, this year’s outbreak of A (H1N1) and the production of a swine flu vaccination has disrupted that schedule a bit.
And while seasonal flu vaccine is still being made, [...]
The swine flu illness, or A (H1N1) was given pandemic status by the World Health Organization (a mark of its ability to spread, rather than the severity of the illness) on June 11, 2009.
So far the illness has struck more than a million in the U.S. alone, yet scientists are still learning some very basic [...]
If you’re like most of us, you know more than you ever wanted to about swine flu, or under the more scientific name the World Health Organization (WHO) has been using: Influenza A(H1N1).
The name change is an effort to limit the confusion over any connection to pigs or pig products. Besides the unfortunate name, swine [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
New sleep related research suggests that sleeping 7 hours (at least) at night offers one of the best, most natural ways to keep yourself from getting a cold. Now how’s that for a simple treament for colds?
It’s often been thought that lack of sleep increases your chances of coming down with a [...]
Mothers (and Grandmothers) everywhere rejoice – you’ve been proven right yet again.
It turns out that enjoying a warm drink to stop a cold (or the flu) in it’s tracks has finally been validated by scientific proof.
Researchers at Cardiff University’s Common Cold Centre, the world’s only facility focused on researching and testing new treatments for cold [...]
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
When you’re planning your holiday travel (or travel at any time of year for that matter) it’s worth knowing how to avoid catching and spreading germs, so consider the words of Lahey [...]
