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What's Going Around: Flu numbers continue to rise across the Ozarks
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The flu epidemic continues across the country and across the Ozarks. Health departments release new numbers every week on confirmed cases of the flu and here's a breakdown of the numbers. Greene County: For the seventh week in a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine
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Flu becomes epidemic laced with shortages
ReporterSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Centers for Disease Control now calls it an epidemic and the Ozarks is no exception. Influenza numbers continue to climb across the country as we deal with vaccine and treatment shortages. On average, February tends to be when...Tags: Tamiflu (drug), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Epidemics and Plagues, Flu
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Springfield, Greene County hit hard again by flu bug
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The flu bug is spreading throughout Greene County. Cases throughout the county rose to 390 through the first five weeks of reporting. County health leaders report an increase by 34 cases compared to a week ago. The Springfield-...
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What's going around
lmatter@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We are getting closer to a new year which means the actual flu season is right around the corner. The peak of flu season is January or February. But this year, the illness has made an earlier appearance -. One that is spreading...Tags: Flu, Symptoms, Chills, Fever
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Nurse from Springfield says she was fired for refusal to wear mask
Reporter and PhotographerSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A nurse says her firing from Cox Hospital was unjustified. Carla Brock refused to get a flu vaccine and then to wear a surgical mask at work. This is the first year that CoxHealth has made flu vaccinations mandatory for all...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Disease Prevention, Vaccines
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Flu cases on the rise in Greene County
mpettit@kspr.comThis year is shaping up to be the worst flu season in ten years. If you haven't gotten your flu shot, Missouri health officials say now is the time. For the fifth week in a row there has been a spike in flu numbers in Greene County. In the past...Tags: Flu, Drugs and Medicines
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Birth control without permission
We all know that every day, people in Mexico come across the border in pursuit of something they can't find in their country. What you may not know is that every day, people in the United States go across the border to Mexico for the same reason. They...
Tags: Gynecology, Birth Control, Medical Specialization, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines
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Your Health: The importance of vaccinations in adults
Contributing WriterEach year, nearly 42,000 American adults die from vaccine-preventable diseases. Together, influenza and pneumonia are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. In spite of these statistics, vaccination rates for influenza and pneumonia are...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Chickenpox, Building Material, Whooping Cough, Vaccines
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend! Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday... We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...Tags: Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Email, Dr. John (music artist), Government, China Earthquake (2010)
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GSK flu shot may raise adult narcolepsy risk -Finnish scientists
ReutersHELSINKI/LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's H1N1 pandemic flu shot may put adults at higher risk of developing narcolepsy, not only children as previous studies found, Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare said on Thursday....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Epidemics and Plagues, Swine Flu, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Disease Prevention
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S.D. flu deaths highest since 2004
The number of flu-related deaths in South Dakota this past season has been the highest since 2004. There were 38 influenza-related deaths in the 2012-13 flu season as of April 27, the latest report, said state Epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger. In 2004,...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Disease Prevention
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