MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'flu season'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626978&cid=t_139208_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FzA9nzpUNRP4%2F By now you know the tell-tale signs that you’re getting a cold. First you wake up with a scratchy throat that looks like will be gone by the end of the day with a few “ahems” and glasses of water. But as night draws nearer, you admit to yourself that this is the just the beginning of a week of sniffling, sneezing, hacking, coughing, and wheezing. At best it will be a snotty inconvenience, but at worst, you’ll be laying in bed, dizzy with a fever, deliriously fluctuating between hot and cold. It’s not March Madness, it’s March Sadness! Cold and flu season is depressing. That was me last week, waking up with a throat so sore and red, it felt as if it had been scrubbed with a Brillo pad. I decided to use this opportunity to enact a long-desired experiment I’d been planning. Inst... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626978 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:44:05 +0100 4626978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489673&cid=t_139208_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftreating-the-common-cold%2F2011.02.17 For the last week I have had a cold. I usually get one each winter. I have two kids in school and they bring home a lot of viruses. I also work in a hospital, which tends (for some reason) to have lots of sick people. Although this year I think I caught my cold while traveling.  I’m almost over it now, but it’s certainly a miserable interlude to my normal routine. One thing we can say for certain about the common cold — it’s common. It is therefore no surprise that there are lots of cold remedies, folk remedies, pharmaceuticals, and “alternative” treatments. Finding a “cure for the common cold” has also become a journalistic cliche — reporters will jump on any chance to claim that some new research may one day lead to a cure for the common cold. Just about any re... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489673 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:00:17 +0100 4489673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4281455&cid=t_139208_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FnANS4ZTMcmU%2F Trying to cure your pre-Christmas cold with all-natural Echinacea? A new study suggests that the so-called wonder herb, that’s been purported to prevent colds, may not be a miracle worker after all. It seems the herb, which is a wild flower found in the Midwestern plains, doesn’t have much impact on the duration or strength of colds. The study followed more than 700 cold sufferers, and found that people who took Echinacea saw around a 10% reduction in the duration of their cold. That ends up being about seven to ten fewer hours, which is not, according to lead researcher Bruce Barrett, considered a medically significant decrease. But Barrett advised that people who’ve experienced Echinacea’s healing properties should continue taking it, since the study isn’t absolutel... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4281455 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:14:53 +0100 4281455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183295&cid=t_139208_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fits-cold-and-flu-season-snls-hibernol%2F2010.11.19 Thanks to former student Allison Miller for reminding me about this clip from the Saturday Night Live (SNL) archives: *This blog post was originally published at Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183295 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:00:54 +0100 4183295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4073997&cid=t_139208_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Finfographic-just-wash-your-hands-people%2F Don’t you just love cold season? Not only do you have to worry about people hacking all over you on the sidewalks, but you also have to trust that everyone is washing their hands, all the time. And guess what? They’re not. Check out this infographic to see who’s walking around with bathroom hands. Click the graphic to enlarge. via Good Post from: BlissTree Infographic: Just Wash Your Hands, People (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4073997 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:51:54 +0100 4073997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013119&cid=t_139208_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F202121%2F Gargle With Saltwater: To stay healthy during flu season. (via New York Times Well Blog) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013119 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:54:53 +0100 4013119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479641&cid=t_139208_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fdavid-duchovny-and-demi-moore-sickened-by-a-smooch%2F David Duchovny and Demi Moore (photo: WENN.com/FayesVision) Word at Starpulse is that David Duchovny initially refused to kiss Demi Moore while filming their new movie The Joneses, because the actress had what he calls a “raging cold.” Duchovny eventually relented and locked lips with Moore to keep the filming schedule on track. The former X-Files leading man claims that he did get sick from the smooch, and he doesn’t seem happy about it. With a cold season this year that never seems to end, we’re wondering, how far do you go to avoid germs? If it were your job to tongue someone with the sniffles, would you do it? Do you steer clear of your loved ones when they’re sick? Drop us a note in the comments section, below, and let us know. Post from: BlissTree D... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479641 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:14:36 +0100 3479641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2144562&cid=t_139208_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D2297 “I’m home sick feeling like a hag, the sick part will pass, the hag part will most likely remain for a long time.” Me, January 29, 2009 (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2144562 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:52:15 +0100 2144562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2067911&cid=t_139208_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FYv1BonvA920%2F Whom do I call to notify that I am taking a sick day from this motherhood gig? I know it’s only a cold, and I will get over it eventually, but in the thick of it I find it very difficult! Not only am I sick, but my baby is sick too, and that’s when I am on extra duty, not less! When she wakes, she wants ME — after all, I am her primary caregiver, and her dad just doesn’t have the super ability to comfort her at his breast! If only I could have a day filled with naps (mine, not the baby’s!) alternating with hot baths to steam my sinuses! And then a good night’s sleep! Don’t get me wrong. I am happy to be breastfeeding during these times. I shudder to think that my baby could be even more sick if she weren’t getting antibodies from my milk. My... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2067911 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:08:40 +0100 2067911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927873&cid=t_139208_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F11%2F03%2Fmy-assistant-scientists%2F I don’t usually see a lot of commercials on network tv; but my scientific assistant, wanted to pick a fight watch SNL. I was watching with my eyes closed when I thought I heard, “2 out of 3″ not sure on that number; but am pretty sure or it would not have grabbed my attention [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927873 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:02:16 +0100 1927873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1248048&cid=t_139208_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Finfluenza-vaccine-why-this-years-flu-vaccine-aint-so-hot%2F You’ve probably heard that we’re in the midst of flu season and that cases are being reported from all around the country. You may have also read that this year’s vaccine isn’t protective against most of the influenza virus that’s circulating around. In fact, it seems as though this year’s formulation is only protective against about 40 per cent of this year’s flu strains. How can this be and who’s to blame? I learned a lot about influenza vaccine when I worked for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals back in the mid-eighties. And one of the main things I want you to understand is that of all the people involved in creating each year’s influenza vaccine, the pharmaceutical manufacturers are in no way responsible for deciding which strains are put into the product. In the case of influen... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1248048 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:18:19 +0100 1248048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=998972&cid=t_139208_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHealth%2F%7E3%2F178281647%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=998972 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:30:21 +0100 998972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795097&cid=t_139208_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F13%2Faustralian-flu-season-spikes-diabetes-diagnoses%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Daily NewsA particularly bad flu season in Australia has triggered a sharp rise in the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, according to a recent report in the Sydney Morning Herald. One doctor at Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney reported the hospital has diagnosed more than twice as many children than usual with type 1 diabetes."Every year in the winter there's more children getting diabetes than at any other time of the year," said Dr. Neville Howard. "However, this year there's a mini epidemic occurring."According to the story, the hospital made more than double the usual number of type 1 diabetes diagnoses this month. Six of the 17 cases required intensive care for diabetic ketoacidosis. Experts suggest symptoms of diabetes could have been masked by th... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795097 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 795097