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Flu shots available in Trail pharmacies

Flu shots available in Trail pharmacies

10 October 2018, 02:31

Flu clinics will be held across the province later this month and in November. "If things hold true, a year ago we were all focusing on Australia, 'Oh look, they're having a bad flu season, it's going to be a bad flu season for us, '" Prabhu said.

Young people and mental health in a changing world

Young people and mental health in a changing world

10 October 2018, 01:13

Children's mental health may seem like a huge problem to tackle, but everyone can take small steps to help. She said the programmes outlined for the celebrations include public lecture, appearances on various media platforms, a health walk, outreac...

World Mental Health Day and Your Organisation

World Mental Health Day and Your Organisation

10 October 2018, 04:43

More than three in four USA employees (76 percent) have dealt with issues negatively affecting their mental health according to new survey results. The priorities of the first round of funding will be child and youth mental health, Aboriginal and Tor...

Trump's United Nations envoy Nikki Haley quits, denies 2020 ambitions

Trump's United Nations envoy Nikki Haley quits, denies 2020 ambitions

09 October 2018, 10:12

She gave no reason for her departure after two years, though there is speculation she will return to government or politics at some point. Instead of answering directly, he recounted how she has had to work on tough issues, such as Iran and North K...

Here's how much fast food Americans are eating

Here's how much fast food Americans are eating

05 October 2018, 10:23

Weinandy said while it's not realistic to tell people not to eat fast food, she would like to see healthier options. The CDC noted in its statement that fast food has been associated with a variety of problems, including elevated caloric intake and...

Drunk birds are terrorizing people in Minnesota

Drunk birds are terrorizing people in Minnesota

05 October 2018, 03:58

The reason, authorities said, is an early frost that sped up the fermenting process of local berries. That, plus many birds having yet to migrate south, means that more of them are feeling the effects of the alcohol in the berries than in past years....

Bibb County Health Department offers free clinical breast exams

Bibb County Health Department offers free clinical breast exams

05 October 2018, 08:10

Breasts are made up of fat, breast tissue and connective tissue. If the DNA shows they're at risk for other types of cancer , they may choose a mastectomy over a lumpectomy and get screened for other types of cancers. Age is one factor that can im...

GE Chief Out After Barely A Year On The Job

GE Chief Out After Barely A Year On The Job

03 October 2018, 10:41

Culp and Horton have been members of the board since April 2018. The average tenure for a CEO at the company, which was once renowned for grooming executives to run major corporations including Boeing, Home Depot and Honeywell, was almost 14 years ...

New Jersey man dies after contracting brain-eating parasite

New Jersey man dies after contracting brain-eating parasite

03 October 2018, 02:00

Naegleria fowleri can not be contracted by swallowing contaminated water, according to the CDC . CDC spokesperson Candice Burns Hoffmann said that preliminary test results should be ready next week and will provide recommendations to BSR Surf Re...

Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids

Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids

02 October 2018, 12:30

The study was published last week in the journal " The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health". Walsh and his team looked at data - based on detailed questionnaires - for 4,520 children spread across 20 locations in the United States. That included ho...

Texas surf park closes after man dies from rare 'brain-eating amoeba'

Texas surf park closes after man dies from rare 'brain-eating amoeba'

01 October 2018, 05:12

The surf park where Stabile is suspected to have contracted the infection. Stabile died at the Atlantic City Medical Center in New Jersey on September 21, days after returning home from Texas , NJ.com reported . But the infection is very rare, ...

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two researchers for key cancer discovery

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two researchers for key cancer discovery

01 October 2018, 04:41

The two scientists have been awarded the prize for their discovery that the body's immune system can be harnessed to attack cancer cells. American Allison studied a protein that functions as a brake on the immune system. Allison's work, much of it ...

Inside the Booze-Soaked 1980s When Brett Kavanaugh Was in High School

Inside the Booze-Soaked 1980s When Brett Kavanaugh Was in High School

30 September 2018, 09:43

After that, Kavanaugh's nomination would head to the Senate floor for a series of votes. He parsed the difference between "passing out" and "going to sleep" after drinking. This is a tough process. "I'm sorry about that". Klobuchar followed this ...

Last year's flu season was deadliest in decades, says CDC

Last year's flu season was deadliest in decades, says CDC

30 September 2018, 01:03

Kelaita, who adds, "A yearly flu shot is the best way to protect against infection and prevent others from coming down with the flu". Last year, for example, it provided 90% protection against one of the strains of flu. The CDC uses mathematical m...

Too much screentime daily may damage kid's brain function

Too much screentime daily may damage kid's brain function

29 September 2018, 02:47

Overall, only 5 percent of the children in the study met all three recommendations on sleep, screen time, and physical activity while 30 percent met none of the recommendations. They said the extra rest from screens aided brain function and additiona...

Trump shaken by Ford, but backs Kavanaugh after hearing

Trump shaken by Ford, but backs Kavanaugh after hearing

28 September 2018, 06:00

California professor Christine Blasey Ford , the first of his accusers, gave testimony on Thursday in a hearing that gripped the nation - both for her powerful description of abuse but also for Kavanaugh's angry denial of wrongdoing. Trump's twee...

WHO warns of ‘perfect storm’ for Ebola in eastern Congo

WHO warns of ‘perfect storm’ for Ebola in eastern Congo

27 September 2018, 11:41

Speaking to journalists at the United Nations in Geneva , Dr Salama noted that the global response to the major public health threat had been excellent and that donors have responded "very quickly and generously" to this latest outbreak, which is ...

Vikings' Everson Griffen Accused of Threatening to 'Shoot Up' Minneapolis Hotel

Vikings' Everson Griffen Accused of Threatening to 'Shoot Up' Minneapolis Hotel

27 September 2018, 11:37

He still showed up to the team's practice facility Saturday and was sent home. The report details a series of conversations between Griffen and police in which he expressed fear for his life, mentioned the number 777 and asked if police had slain...

Alzheimer's, dementia rate to double in U.S. by 2060

Alzheimer's, dementia rate to double in U.S. by 2060

23 September 2018, 10:59

Redfield. In order for people who don't have Alzheimer's symptoms to participate in studies, they'll need to be tested for some of the telltale markers of susceptibility to the disease. That's followed by Hispanics (12.2 percent), and whites (10.3 ...

Mass Flu Shot Clinic Scheduled October 4

Mass Flu Shot Clinic Scheduled October 4

22 September 2018, 07:28

But, how do you know when the right time is to get a flu shot? Meanwhile, Delaware is reporting its first cases of the season, a month earlier than previous year. "Children who need two doses of vaccine to be protected should start the vaccination ...