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Is the Flu Near You – Real Time Flu Reports in New York

Eric Meier — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:08:36 +0000

Early 2013 is shaping up to be a rough flu season with the amount of reported cases skyrocketing. Pharmacies are reporting running out of vaccines for flu shots. What is the situation in New York? Using the flunearyou.org interactive map, we found, not suprisingly, the most cases in urban areas like Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo [...]

5 Helpful Tips to Avoid Catching the Flu

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:35:36 +0000

Unless you’ve been hiding out under the covers shivering, nursing a fever and clutching your achy bones, you probably know this has been a brutal flu season.

What you may not know is there are measures you can take to avoid the flu -- and most of them are pretty darned simple. So, what are they?

Oneida County Flu Outbreak

Jeff Monaski — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:43:14 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) – The Oneida County Health Department says lab testing has confirmed 94 cases of influenza over the last week within the county. That’s alarming in that last year, the first confirmed case in the county didn’t come until late December, according to Public Information Officer Ken Fanelli. While about 100 cases isn’t [...]

FDA Says Flu Injector Devices Not Approved as Vaccines

Shauna Wright — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:37:07 +0000

Flu vaccines have always been dreaded by those who hate shots, but this year a company called PharmaJet introduced a device that uses “a high-pressure steam of liquid to pierce the skin and deliver the vaccine.” The needle-phobics rejoiced.

But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.