It’s never a good time to get sick, but Manitoba pharmacists urge people to take all the preventative measures they can this flu season due to a shortage of adult cold medicine. Tim Smith, Pharmacists Manitoba Pharmacy Practice Advisor, told 680 CJOB’s The beginning the problem could continue, since it is not known when the … Read more
Although many would like to declare the pandemic over, COVID-19 variants are still mutating and circulating globally. At the same time, although the virus is particularly disastrous for Porcelainwhich is experiencing abnormal spikes in the number of infections, several waves of viral infections are currently sweeping the world, including the flu, RSVand other influenza-like viruses. … Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — As the number of cold, RSV and flu cases increases and the availability of over-the-counter medicines to combat them decreases, people are turning to home remedies. Demand for children’s fever and pain relief products has increased by 65% since last year, according to The Consumer Healthcare Products. LEX 18 viewers … Read more
Mass. doc on children’s cold medicines, flu season Updated: 5:04 pm EST Jan 17, 2023 hide transcript Show Transcript MARIA: A NATIONAL PHARMACY SAYS IT WILL NO LONGER LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF MEDICINES PARENTS CAN BUY ONLINE TO TREAT A CHILD’S FEVER OR PAIN. HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IS DR. TODD ELLERIN, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS … Read more
In the first week of 2023, the number of Albertans admitted to hospital, sent to the ICU, or who died from influenza continued all the rise across the board, even as week-over-week cases trend lower. Between December 31, 2022 and January 7, Alberta Health reported 13 more deaths and 106 more hospitalizations than the previous … Read more
The rasping noises and whimpering you hear are the sounds of Northeast Pennsylvania’s most intense flu season in years. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm{23@C2E@CJ\4@?7:C>65 42D6D @7 :?7=F6?K2 24C@DD E96 C68:@?’D D6G6? 4@F?E:6D DFC865 E@`c[hd` 7C@> 62C=J ~4E@36C … Read more
Carson Callum shares his family’s experience in hopes of warning others after his son fell ill with influenza and almost died. The Manitoba father told Global News that his 19-month-old son, Sullivan, had a high fever that started on Christmas night and did not seem to be improving after several days. “It seemed like it … Read more
It’s never a good time to get sick, but Manitoba pharmacists urge people to take all the preventative measures they can this flu season due to a shortage of adult cold medicine. Tim Smith, Pharmacists Manitoba Pharmacy Practice Advisor, told 680 CJOB’s The beginning the problem could continue, since it is not known when the … Read more
In the Pharmasave of KelownaIn the Glenmore area of BC, some shelves that would normally be stocked with over-the-counter medications to treat flu symptoms and other respiratory illnesses are in short supply. “Flu drug sales are crazy, to put it mildly,” said pharmaceutical owner Craig Tostenson. With abnormally high demand for drugs this flu season, … Read more
Influenza vaccination helps protect against serious illness and hospitalization. The flu vaccine is formulated months in advance based on research for possible strains. The CDC has announced that this year’s vaccine appears to be a “very good match” to the circulating strains. Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that … Read more