SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Flu numbers are spiking across the state as respiratory illnesses are spreading rapidly. According to the CDC, they estimate that there have been at least 9 million illnesses, 110,000 hospitalizations, and 4,700 deaths from flu so far this season across the country. There have also been a total of 16 pediatric deaths. 22News spoke to Dr. Scott Siege, Chief of Pediatrics at Baystate Health, who told us now is the time …

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Flu cases surge in Massachusetts

Officials with Rutgers University in New Jersey warned that there has been an increase in poison control-related calls for overdoses of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to treat flu-like symptoms.
“Cold and flu season is the time of year when we see an uptick in calls at the Poison Control Center related to the overuse of acetaminophen to alleviate flu-like symptoms,” Diane Calello, with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, said in…

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NHS LEADERS across Cheshire and the North West are urging people to take steps to protect their health as cases of flu and other winter illnesses…

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People urged to take steps to protect their health as flu cases surge

With flu season in full swing, new statewide data reveals a recent spike in flu-related hospitalizations and emergency room visits compared to previous seasons.

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State health officials report flu-related ER visits 5 times higher than alert threshold

With the beginning of the year, flu cases have increased. In the Basque Country, 47 cases have been counted per 100,000 inhabitants. From this point of view, Eguzki Urteaga, Maide...

Urte hasierarekin bat eginez, gripe kasuek gora egin dute. EAEn 47, kasu zenbatu dira 100.000 biztanleko. Abiapuntu honetatik Eguzki Urteaga, Maide...

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Flu surge, Mario Lopez trial and pension issues on the analysis table

The UK is seeing unprecedented numbers of people of all ages diagnosed with the flu. Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that flu is now circulating at high levels.

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Andalusia exceeds 305 cases per 100,000 inhabitants with respiratory viruses, according to the latest data provided by the Junta, and expects a peak of infections in two weeks, after the Christmas holidays and a wave of cold that will place the thermometers in temperatures below zero in some Andalusian provinces.

Andalucía supera los 305 casos por cada 100.000 habitantes con virus respiratorios, según los últimos datos facilitados por la Junta, y espera un pico de contagios en dos semanas, tras las fiestas navideñas y una ola de frío que situará los termómetros en temperaturas bajo cero en algunas provincias andaluzas.

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Health care calls for reinforcements in the face of the impending flu surge in Andalusian hospitals

Roughly 1,300 people are visiting hospital emergency departments each day as the H1N1 flu virus spreads across the city The post Health officials urge vaccinations as flu season reaches its peak appeared first on Macao News.

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