Articles filed under Influenza
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Nasty flu season showing signs of winding down in USFeb 23, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Could this nasty flu season finally be winding down? U.S. health officials on Friday said fewer visits to the doctor last week - 1 out of 16 - were for f...
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It's OK to use nasal spray flu vaccine again, US panel saysFeb 21, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's OK for doctors to start using a kid-friendly nasal spray flu vaccine again, a federal panel said Wednesday. Two years ago, the advisory group pulled...
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Saints, Pelicans owner Benson hospitalized with flu symptomsFeb 21, 2018 6:00 am - METAIRIE, La. (AP) - New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson has been hospitalized with flu symptoms. A statement released Wednesday by the NFL and NBA clubs sa...
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Indiana flu-related deaths reached nearly 200 last weekFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State health officials say Indiana's flu-related deaths rose to nearly 200 last week as the current severe flu season continued. Indiana's weekly inf...
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Flu season shows signs of leveling offFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This nasty flu season, which has been worsening for months, may finally be leveling off. Health officials on Friday said about 1 of every 13 visits to th...
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Flu-stricken Texas teacher's death puts focus on antiviralsFeb 15, 2018 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - A Texas elementary school teacher who died almost a week after getting sick from the flu became a talking point online after her husband said she didn't im...
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Flu shot only 36 percent effective, making bad year worseFeb 15, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the bug that's causing most illnesses. Preliminary figures released Thu...
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Flu-stricken Texas teacher's death puts focus on antiviralsFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - A Texas elementary school teacher who died almost a week after getting sick from the flu became a talking point online after her husband said she didn't im...
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Central Indiana school cancels classes because of fluFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana school has canceled classes for the rest of the week because of a flu outbreak. Liberty Christian School in Anderson says it's ca...
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Flu season still getting worse; now as bad as 2009 swine fluFeb 09, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. A government report out Friday sho...