Posts Tagged Flu Season

  • Get in the fight against flu

    By Ann O’Donnell, D.O. Genesis Health Group Occasionally, we may forget where the car keys are, or call a grandchild by a child's name, but we usually don't forget something that is free! Flu shots won't cost you a dime out of your own pocket if you receive Medicare benefits. You can tak...

  • Why Should You Get a Flu Shot Why Should You Get a Flu Shot

    By Carla Popp, RN, BSN, MBA Trinity VNHA Executive Director, Private Duty & Community Services Flu season in the Quad Cities region typically begins about mid-December every year. For the week ending December 11th, the CDC reported seasonal flu activity in Illinois and Iowa as local, meani...

  • Flu Shots – Fact Vs. Fiction Flu Shots – Fact Vs. Fiction

    By Robert Scranton, D.C. Fibromyalgia Centers of America Everyone knows about the flu and the flu vaccine. What people do not know is that flu vaccines are nearly useless in preventing flu, they will cause the flu, and they often result in nervous system damage that can take years for the b...

  • Genesis Fights Flu With Protection, Prevention And Information

    By Craig Cooper Genesis Health System In an average year, 20,000 or more Americans will die from complications related to seasonal influenza.There are several ways to avoid the flu and prevent spread, starting with an annual seasonal flu vaccination. Genesis will provide protection, prevent...

  • MADNESS! Absolute Madness! MADNESS! Absolute Madness!

    SCRANTON PIC I just can’t believe that we’re all falling for this Swine Flu Hoax! By Robert J. Scranton, D.C. Fibromyalgia Centers of America The following is some excerpts from Dr. Christopher Kent’s discussion of the swine flu on his program “On Purpose” A lot of the follow...

  • Remember This??

    By Courtyard Estates of Walcott The kids are back in school, State Fair is over and soon the leaves will be changing colors, so we know what’s not far behind….. Winter! Icy roads, sidewalks and windshields; bitter cold trips to the mailbox; cold & flu season and the dreaded frozen pipes or po...

  • Genesis Fights Flu... Genesis Fights Flu…

    ...With Protection, Prevention And Information Genesis will provide protection, prevention and information throughout the 2009-2010 flu season. Protection against seasonal influenza and pneumonia will be available at more than 40 public flu clinics in the region beginning Oct. 2. Protection agai...

  • Say “Boo” to the Flu Say “Boo” to the Flu

    By Carla Popp, RN, BSN, MBA Trinity VNHA Director, Private Duty & Community Services As we near the end of summer, many of us are beginning to shift our thoughts to the upcoming fall season and all the changes it brings. One of the major focuses for Trinity VNHA will be the implementati...