Displaying items 25-36 of 74
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
•
Next >
-
New strain of stomach bug impacts the Ozarks
lpozen@kspr.comSPRINGIFIELD, Mo. -- A new strain of the norovirus is sweeping through the United States and impacting residents in the Ozarks. It's called the Sydney strain of norovirus. It is most commonly spread in closed places. This strain has been dubbed the...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Abdominal Pain, Gastroenteritis, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections
-
Flu season strikes early and, in some places, hard
AP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them wear face masks, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Gastroenteritis, Diseases and Illnesses, New York City, Flu Vaccine
-
'Vomiting virus' strain of norovirus strikes US from Australia
Pop2itIf you're feeling sick, it may not be the flu. It could be the "vomiting virus" -- a strain of norovirus that originated in Sydney, Australia and struck New Zealand and France before sweeping the U.S.... -
Some say this is a fine beginning for what could be a longer list
Change of SubjectMichael Moynihan at the Daily Beast: What follows are a list of words routinely employed by journalists that must..be committed to the “memory hole.” Exclusive ... Breaking ...A better word, with less urgency—so of absolutely zero... -
CDC: New version of stomach bug causing US illness
Health officials say a new strain of stomach bug that's sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S. In the last four months, more than 140 outbreaks in the U.S. have been caused by the new Sydney strain of norovirus. These kinds of contagious...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
-
How I spent my sick days
Recently, after a couple of days of feeling a bit run down, I groused to my wife that I didn't feel bad enough to miss work, just bad enough to make work a lot harder than usual. "It might be nice to feel bad enough to have to stay home," I said...
Tags: The New York Times, Judaism, Diseases and Illnesses, Chills, Flu Vaccine
-
Flu season hits early nationally and, in some places, hard
NEW YORK (AP) — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers have limited visitors, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER to handle the feverish patients....Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Swine Flu, Gastroenteritis, Diseases and Illnesses, New York City
-
Virus sickens more than 100 middle school students in Oak Park
L.A. NOWAn Oak Park middle school was bracing Tuesday to see if a highly contagious virus that has sickened more than 100 students had run its course.... -
For this, we give thanks
WASHINGTON -- Among the things for which Americans can, on this feast day, be thankful is Washington’s resolve to temper severity with mercy: It will -- this time we really mean business, we are not going to be Greece, or worse, Illinois -- restrain...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, World War I (1914-1918), The New York Times, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg
-
Cat reluctant to use the litter box may be in pain
My Pet WorldQ: I adopted a cat from the streets 19 years ago; she was about a year old at the time. She used the litter box for years, but recently stopped. I haven't changed the brand of litter. At the moment, she uses newspapers placed next to the box. What's going...Tags: New York City, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Recipes, Steve Dale, Sneezing
-
Did you wash your hands?
Washing your hands after using the bathroom — not to mention after touching any number of public surfaces, from doorknobs to subway handrails to oh-so-disgusting toilet flush levers — is a basic rule of hygiene. Yet we don't always do it...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of California, Berkeley, Viral Diseases and Infections, Columbia University, Flu
-
Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Dozens at Oak Park School
KTLA NewsOAK PARK, Calif. (KTLA) -- Dozens of students and staff at Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park have been sickened by a highly contagious virus. The Ventura County Health Department says that norovirus is to blame. It can cause stomach pain, nausea,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Abdominal Pain, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms
Jan 25, 2013
|Story| KSPR-TV
Jan 14, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Jan 25, 2013
| Zap2It
Feb 1, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
Jan 24, 2013
|Story| KWCH
Jan 13, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 10, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Oct 16, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Nov 21, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Nov 8, 2012
|Column| Tribune Media Services
Oct 24, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Oct 16, 2012
|Story| KTLA-LTV
Original site for Calicivirus topic gallery.
