Weekly Health Report: Is it the cold is it the flu?

Although colds and flu are similar in many ways, flu can lead to more serious, life-threatening problems, like pneumonia, and the H1N1 strain may cause more gastrointestinal symptoms than the normal flu, as well as more additional complications for those in high risk groups.

Health column: Flu is on the rise

‘An Ounce of Prevention’ is a health column provided by Deborah Culligan, coordinator of Public Health Education Programs at Quinnipiack Valley Health District You might wonder why there is a column on flu when it is the month of May. You are correct to question why this topic at this time; doesn’t flu information usually appear in the fall? Generally, that is the cycle: flu prevention ...

Health officials brace for West Nile surge

COPPELL — For the first time since December, Darla Sevieri can walk down the stairs without gasping for breath. How does she feel? "Achy," said the 45-year-old Coppell resident, "Like the flu on steriods. I mean, I've never hurt so bad... excruciating headache." Those symptoms have persisted for months, as has Sevieri's determination to find a cause. After seeing a dozen doctors, only last month ...

32 cases of flu-like illness reported at Bentley Village in North Naples

Nearly three dozen cases of flu-like illness at Bentley Village retirement community in North Naples prompted public health officials to suggest restricted visitation from outsiders.

Outbreak of 'flu in Carmarthenshire residential home

Public Health Wales is investigating an outbreak of flu-like illness at a residential home in Carmarthenshire. Twenty-one out of the 35 residents of the home have been ill with flu-like symptoms since 10 April 2012.