Sunday, January 27, 2013
As flu season wanes a new Super Bug from Australia is taking its place in the spotlight.
A new strain of the highly contagious norovirus has reached the U.S. from Australia. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the new norovirus, named GII.4 Sydney because it's believed to have started in Sydney, Australia, is currently the leading cause of norovirus outbreaks in the U.S. In the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released Jan. 25, the norovirus is described as: the leading cause of epidemic gastroenteritis, including foodborne outbreaks, in the U.S. Hospitalization and mortality associated with norovirus infection occur most frequently among elderly persons, young children, and immunocompromised patients. An article in Time, Health and Family reported that the norovirus is: often …
Friday, January 11, 2013
The flu season is raging this year, but how do you ease the symptoms. Here's what some experts and a few of our readers had to say. Feel free to add your ideas in the comments section.
Looking for ways to ease up those flu symptoms? Join the crowd. Overall in Wisconsin, activity the flu is considered high now, while it was considered low at this time in 2011, according to Flu Trends. According to this week's CDC Flu activity report, influenza levels are on the increase across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers the following information: WebMD offers up a variety of home remedies to ease your flu symptoms and one of our bloggers offers some simple solutions to those nasty flu symptoms, including: But we also wondered what home remedies you use to ease the symptoms. Here's what our readers had to say when we posed the question on Facebook. Karen Jensen Pure Honey and Cinnamon!! worked …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
North Shore Health Department says this flu season, so far, is a "typical year."
As tweets about #theflu continue to fly across the Twittersphere and more posts about drippy noses and high fevers fill up Facebook, North Shore familes aren't exempt from the burdensome bug. "Went to bed Dec. 30 not feeling right, didn't get back up until the following Thursday," Katie Millar Bucholtz of Fox Point said on Facebook. "I missed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, front row courtside to the Globetrotters and a week of work. I was so sick I don't even remember being sick. Didn't get the flu shot. It was horrible and I'm glad it's over, although I still have a cough." Flu cases in the Milwaukee area have increased to an "intense" level, significantly exceeding moderate levels in 2011-12, according to Google Flu Trends. Wisconsin is …
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Friday, September 7, 2012
The survey also found that state residents prefer to use a gas station for relief when on the road.
Roughly 1 in 3 handshakes are done with a person who may not have washed their hands according to a survey released Thursday by Menomonee Falls-based Bradley Corp. The survey queried state residents on how often they wash their hands after using a public restroom. A total of 66 percent said they always wash up, 29 percent said usually or about half the time, and 4 percent said they usually don’t or never do. The online survey of 301 Wisconsin adults was conducted August 1-3. But eyewitness accounts seem to show that there could be more unwashed hands out there. When asked about others’ hand washing actions in public restrooms, 77 percent of Wisconsinites said they frequently or occasionally see people leave without washing their hands. …
Mike Itzenhuiser
9:21 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
Obama needs to contact the Prime Minister of Australia and have them send America the cure at no cost to the taxpayers. more ›