95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's New Country » Flu http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:03:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Where To Get Flu Shots In Twin Falls http://kezj.com/where-to-get-flu-shots-in-twin-falls/ http://kezj.com/where-to-get-flu-shots-in-twin-falls/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:06:31 +0000 News Radio 1310 KLIX http://newsradio1310.com/?p=120685 As winter weather sets in across most of the United States, many are experiencing another seasonal mainstay: the Flu. The Center for Disease Control recommends getting a flu vaccine every year. Getting vaccinated is the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease.

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According to WPTV.com the Unites States is in the middle of one of its most severe flu seasons in years.

The government's CDC website is giving the following tips to prevent the flu: 

]]> http://kezj.com/tips-to-prevent-the-flu/feed/ 0 Thinktock Take This Hand Washing Test to See If You're Washing Your Hands Long Enough to Help Prevent Flu [audio] http://kezj.com/take-this-hand-washing-test-to-see-if-youre-washing-your-hands-long-enough-to-help-prevent-flu-audio/ http://kezj.com/take-this-hand-washing-test-to-see-if-youre-washing-your-hands-long-enough-to-help-prevent-flu-audio/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:38:22 +0000 Brad Weiser http://kezj.com/?p=143427 According to some recent research, most Americans wash their hands somewhere between 5 and 15 seconds.

In order to help prevent the spread of germs, you should be washing your hands for a full 20 seconds

]]> http://kezj.com/take-this-hand-washing-test-to-see-if-youre-washing-your-hands-long-enough-to-help-prevent-flu-audio/feed/ 0 SCA Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget flickr Do You Shake Hands? You Should Reconsider During Cold & Flu Season http://kezj.com/do-you-shake-hands-you-should-reconsider-during-cold-flu-season/ http://kezj.com/do-you-shake-hands-you-should-reconsider-during-cold-flu-season/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:10:34 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=121187 My father always told me to make the best first impression was to walk right up to someone, look them in the eye and give them a firm handshake. Good advice, except during cold and flu season.

Flu Season 2012 is upon us and my family has already been struck by the influenza bug, despite already having received our flu shots

]]> http://kezj.com/do-you-shake-hands-you-should-reconsider-during-cold-flu-season/feed/ 0 I Know I Have The Flu Because a Friend of a Friend Told Me So http://kezj.com/i-know-i-have-the-flu-because-a-friend-of-a-friend-told-me-so/ http://kezj.com/i-know-i-have-the-flu-because-a-friend-of-a-friend-told-me-so/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:09:00 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=110944 I have the flu. This miserable illness, that I've been informed is "going around," comes complete with nausea, headache, body aches, and exhaustion. It really hangs on too. I've had it for almost two weeks while some others have reported symptoms persisting up to three weeks.

My case was verified by a doctor, but before that it was a matter of matching symptoms with others I knew and saying "that really sounds like what I have." No, really. I was basing my professional diagnosis off the fact that my nurse, her mother, and I all had similar flu-like symptoms.

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