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June 25, 2009
Protecting Campers From H1N1
We're just about a week into the official start of summer, which means kids camps are in full swing.
June 25, 2009
H1N1 Precautions At Summer Camp
They may be out of school, but kids are still together this summer. And the H1N1 flu virus, otherwise known as Swine Flu, is still circulating.
June 15, 2009
H1N1 Flu Strain Kills MN Child
Just days after the World Health Organization declared the H1N1 flu a pandemic, the virus is taking a toll closer to home. A child in Minnesota is the latest victim.
June 1, 2009
Is It A Cold Or Allergies?
You're coughing, sneezing, and your throat is itchy. Makes you think you have a cold, right?
Well you may be right...and you may be wrong. Knowing the difference between a cold and an allergy can be difficult for you and your doctor. But there are a few signs to help you out.
If you haven't started sneezing yet this Spring, you may be about to.
Well you may be right...and you may be wrong. Knowing the difference between a cold and an allergy can be difficult for you and your doctor. But there are a few signs to help you out.
If you haven't started sneezing yet this Spring, you may be about to.
May 7, 2009
H1N1 Flu: Fears Subsiding
South Dakota has its first confirmed case of the H1N1 flu virus and health officials could soon introduce a vaccine to protect you from it.
May 6, 2009
Battling Disease From Space
As the H1N1 flu virus continues to spread, scientists are working to stay one step ahead of it. And as they're trying to predict where it might turn up next, researchers are looking to the sky.
May 5, 2009
H1N1: Looks More Like Seasonal Flu
One of South Dakota's probable cases of H1N1 has come back negative. The Marshall County person has Influenza A, but not the strain that's raising concern.
May 1, 2009
Sanford Health Prepares For Pandemic
Health systems across the country and in KELOLAND say they have to prepare for the worst with the H1N1 flu and that's exactly what they're doing.
May 1, 2009
How You Can Prepare
As the federal government prepares for the worst, the state of South Dakota isn't taking any chances.
April 30, 2009
First Probable H1N1 Case In SD
South Dakota health officials are treating the state's first probable case of the H1N1 Flu as a positive case.
April 30, 2009
MN Taking Precautions Following First H1N1 Case
Minnesota's first case of the H1N1 flu is in the central part of the state. The person who got sick has ties to a middle school in Cold Spring.
April 29, 2009
Health Clinics Step Up Influenza Testing
State health departments across the country, and right here in KELOLAND, are stepping up their efforts to increase testing for swine flu.
April 29, 2009
Swine Flu Versus Seasonal Influenza
At this point, there are no confirmed cases of swine flu in KELOLAND, and there are just 91 nationwide. So hearing words like "pandemic" and "global outbreak" may sound overly dramatic, especially when you consider more than 30,000 people die from seasonal influenza every year.
April 27, 2009
Preparing For Swine Flu
Health officials have confirmed 40 cases of swine flu in the U.S. and 73 worldwide.
April 9, 2009
How Effective Was This Year's Flu Shot?
You may have come down with it; it may have cleared out your office. There's no denying that the flu has made the rounds this winter.
March 23, 2009
Influenza & Stomach Flu Making The Rounds
If you've noticed a lot of your co-workers are calling in sick, there's a good reason. Both influenza and the stomach bug are making the rounds.
March 6, 2009
Salmonella & Influenza Hit KELOLAND
Last week, 27 cases of influenza were reported in South Dakota; that brings the total to 160 cases this flu season.
March 5, 2009
MRSA Cases Up
It's a dangerous and sometimes deadly infection, one that responds to only the strongest antibiotics. Now, local health officials say they're seeing more cases.
January 19, 2009
Avoid All Peanut Butter Products
Federal health officials are now warning consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities learn more about a deadly salmonella outbreak.
January 12, 2009
Nursing Homes Are Proactive, Not Reactive
A Mitchell nursing home is still asking visitors to stay away. Several clients who live at Avera Brady Health and Rehab have symptoms of the stomach flu, so it closed its doors last week.
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