flu

When you get sick you start thinking back to when and where you could have picked up the bug or WHO you can blame.  With the flu rampant in the Northland, this Facebook App might be just what you're looking for to find the culprit.

This photo is a diagram representing the test that was performed on me.  This is why going to the doctor is my last resort. However, despite my best efforts, I could not make it to work every day while I was sick.  I had a cold that started around September 16th.  (It's my birthday cold, I get one every year.)  My wife kept urging me to go to the doctor.  I did what every good husband does... I ig

In the state of Wisconsin, it is important for parents to know that their children need to go to their family physician, rather than their local or state health departments.  Good to know now that we're knocking on flu season's door and the recent outbreak of whooping cough.

State health officials in Iowa have discovered a new strain of the flu virus they are calling "A/H3N2". The variation was discovered in a couple school-aged children and has popped up in a few other places around the country. Symptoms for this strain are similar to that of the regular flu virus, and health officials suggest there appears to be nothing out of the ordinary about this strai

It's a struggle when you have a sick kid.  The average child who attends daycare gets an upper respiratory infection (cold or flu) 6-8 times per year.  Sometimes they can get the stomach bug 2-3 times per year.  And here's the kicker,  you can't give them over the counter medicine.  So what do you do?