97.3 The Dawg » flu season http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:54:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Cold, Flu Or Something Else? http://973thedawg.com/cold-flu-or-something-else/ http://973thedawg.com/cold-flu-or-something-else/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:43:58 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=141301 You wake up with a bit of a sniffle in your nose. Then maybe your throat starts to get that scratchy feeling. Is it the flu? Is it just a cold? Could it be allergies even in the dead of winter? Let's take a look at the symptoms and what you should be looking out for and what you need to tell your healthcare provider

]]> http://973thedawg.com/cold-flu-or-something-else/feed/ 0 Are You Planning to Get a Flu Shot This Year? — Survey of the Day http://973thedawg.com/are-you-planning-to-get-a-flu-shot-this-year-survey-of-the-day/ http://973thedawg.com/are-you-planning-to-get-a-flu-shot-this-year-survey-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:40:09 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=149237 Flu season is upon us, and the best way to avoid the chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, weakness/fatigue and general discomfort of influenza is to get a flu shot. The vaccine, which greatly reduces your chance of catching the bug, is available at most drug stores.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/are-you-planning-to-get-a-flu-shot-this-year-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 iStockphoto FDA Says Flu Injector Devices Not Approved as Vaccines http://973thedawg.com/fda-flu-injector-devices-vaccines/ http://973thedawg.com/fda-flu-injector-devices-vaccines/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:59:07 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56095 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.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/fda-flu-injector-devices-vaccines/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Winter Myths! http://973thedawg.com/winter-myths/ http://973thedawg.com/winter-myths/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:50:22 +0000 Brad Vincent http://973thedawg.com/?p=6385 Just some stuff to help you through your cold night!  Stay warm...and let me know after you read these myths about the Winter, if you believe them.

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