by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2018 | General News, Medical
There are no big winners in the annual influenza lottery. The best possible outcome requires three correct matches. Researchers must accurately predict the strains that will appear in the next year’s flu. Correct vaccine formulations must be ready in time in...
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by Bruce Brown | February 13, 2018 | General News, Health
The winter 2017-2018 flu season rages on, with millions of U.S. victims getting very sick with a malady that takes a long time to move on. Seasonal influenza, aka the flu, has a hospitalization rate of 51.4 per 100,000 people, higher than rate recorded at this stage...
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by Alfred Poor | June 28, 2017 | General News, Medical
Everyone who loves getting injections, please raise your arm. For many of us, getting a flu shot or other vaccination is a necessary but potentially painful task. As a result, many people balk at getting the shots that they need. The fact that they must be...
by Alfred Poor | June 17, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Technology presents all sorts of advantages including convenience and savings in time, labor, and cost. However, the Law of Unintended Consequences is always lurking to create new problems that may not have been considered. Wearable Health Tech devices in the...
by Alfred Poor | December 1, 2014 | Health, Medical
Here comes flu season. Even a common cold can cause a person to run a fever, which can cause aches and feeling just plain lousy. Traditionally, you would take a patient’s temperature every few hours, and adjust medication and other treatments as required. But it...
