National Hand Washing Awareness Week – Why It Works

If you want to craft a battle plan to prevent colds, you don’t have to think long and hard about it. Just remember three simple words: Wash your hands! There’s no secret in why that works. It’s all due to the way colds spread. How You Get Infected The main way colds get passed around …

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People 65 and Older & Influenza

According to CDC.gov, it has been recognized for many years that people 65 years and older are at high risk of developing serious complications from flu compared with young, healthy adults. This is in part because human immune defenses become weaker with increasing age. While flu seasons can vary in severity, during most seasons, people …

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