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Whole Foods Market: Cold and flu podcasts
Since when did it become November? I can't believe how fast this year has flown by, and the sudden appearance of Christmas decorations in local stores is making my heart skip a beat. We are heading out to Wito's 15-month checkup tomorrow, where I'm ...
Will you get the flu shot this year?
And, will your kids? I got a flu shot for the first time in my life last fall when I was pregnant. My OBGYNs strongly urged me to do so, and with all the contact I have in a given day just in New York on the subways with passengers both sick and ...
Some cold medicines are not for kids
When Ellie gets a cold, I am hesitant to give her any medicine because I have yet to find one that doesn't cause her to wake up a few hours later totally wired and unable to sleep. Over the years, I've tried all kinds of over-the-counter cold ...
Flu reporting from the trenches
After a winter of reasonably good health, our household has been struck with a flu that makes even gazing out the window a fatiguing proposition. And this year, I was sort of good about getting flu shots.
I say sort of because while I did take the ...
Fighting a cold, and winning
I think tis the season for running noses and raspy coughs and violent overnight stomach bugs. After my last round with the bathroom bucket, I felt the trickle of a flu bug creeping up on me. Sore throat. Achy legs. Tell-tale thud thud on the side of ...
More babies and toddlers getting flu shots this year
The flu shot is becoming more popular with parents for babies and toddlers. The reason for the rise in popularity is that the side effects have been deemed as minimal for young children. Data shows that the flu shots are a win-win situation for ...
Flu shots for kids protect the whole family
The prestigious New England Journal of Medicine published a new study this week that suggests flu-like illnesses are reduced for an entire family when elementary school children get flu shots--- that means you don't have to get a flu shot this season ...
Orange Triaminic, please don't go
I'd been hearing rumblings about legislation pulling pseudoephedrine from drugstore shelves in
response to the rampant methamphetamine use in the US. Pseudoephedrine, found in all kinds of decongestants like
NyQuil, Tylenol Flu and even Dayquil ...
