All posts tagged with Flu Season

(Natural News) Researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City have come up with a new tracking system that they claim will be able to predict the geographic spread of seasonal influenza before it starts to run its course. Published in the journal PNAS, a paper outlining the new […]

(Natural News) When the Wall Street Journal carries a headline like “Flu Vaccine Less Effective Than Earlier Estimates,” you know it’s time to be afraid. While Sarah Toy, the author of the piece, did her best to minimize the problem like any obedient mainstream media journalist would, using terms like “this year’s flu vaccine is […]

(Natural News) Our hands are much dirtier than we think, warned a Daily Mail article that urged everyone to regularly and thoroughly wash their hands for a minimum of 20 seconds as the best safeguard against the flu. The warning was prompted by this year’s ongoing flu season, which has already claimed the lives of […]

(Natural News) Due to the flu season, Catholic churches in Maine have had to “alter their religious practices to reduce the spread of the deadly virus that is ravaging the nation.” Since January, churches have been forbidding worshipers from drinking from the same wine cup during communion and joining hands during prayer. Priests are advised to greet churchgoers verbally […]

(Natural News) A recent study published in the journal Diabetes Care revealed that patients with diabetes were at an increased risk of severe infections and infection-related death compared with the general public. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the University of St George’s London pooled data from 102,493 English primary care patients aged 40 […]

(Natural News) It might not seem like it at first, but riding an airplane greatly increases your chances of getting sick. Picture it: You’re trapped in a cramped space with dozens, if not hundreds, of different people for the better part of your day. Some of these people could be the picture of good health; […]

(Natural News) As the flu season takes its toll on people throughout the nation, medical supplies are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain, underscoring the need to take care of yourself and take measures to prevent becoming ill in the first place. In western Pennsylvania, among many other places, flu tests are scarce. Private doctors are […]

(Natural News) Covering your mouth when coughing and sneezing may actually do little to stop the flu. Simply breathing out is more than enough for people with influenza to spread the disease. This is what a research team from the University of Maryland uncovered in their alarming study, recently published in the Proceedings of the […]