Ebola may be grabbing all the headlines, but the virus we’re all far more likely to catch and get seriously ill from is one that’s very preventable: the flu.
As I drive around the Utica-Rome area, I notice that just about every pharmacy and drug store has a sign outside promoting "flu shots." Now that fall has arrived, many of us are thinking about flu vaccinations to prepare for the upcoming flu season. But, who should get flu shots?
When people call it "the common cold", it sounds like just a little inconvenience. But when I have a cold, it's "common misery". I remember when my father had a cold, the whole family was on high alert as he didn't wear it well. We all know that there's no cure for a cold, but what about chicken soup?
During the past couple of weeks, a number of people all around me have been coughing, sneezing and hacking, and that includes me. Hopefully, we've all just been battling winter colds, but it is flu season, so you have to be careful not to be exposed to flu germs.