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Cold and Flu Questions Answered

Each year, as many as 20% of Americans get the flu, and close to one billion Americans suffer from colds. Despite the prevalence of these seasonal infections, people continue to have numerous misconceptions. A report from Harvard Medical School debunks common myths and dishes the facts you need to know during this year's cold and flu season.

1. When is a good time to stay home from work or keep a child out of school? It's important to stay home during the most contagious stretch of your infection. However, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly when that is. A cold is contagious during the entire time there are symptoms, but you are most likely to spread the cold right after you catch the virus - before symptoms start. For the flu, you are most infectious from the day before symptoms until the 5th day of symptoms.

2. When is a good time to see a doctor? It's recommended to pay your doctor a visit if you are experiencing a high fever, shaking chills, chest pain with each breath, coughing that produces thick green mucus, dehydration, or worsening of an already existing medical condition.

3. Why do colds and flu increase only during the winter? People are more likely to remain indoors during cold weather, so spreading germs is easier. Also, the dry winter air is a favorable environment for virus transmission.

4. Should I "feed a cold or starve a fever"? No, there is no reason to eat more or less than usual, but do drink plenty of fluids.

5. Is it safe to get a flu shot if I have a cold? Yes, a flu vaccination is safe as long as you are not feeling overly sick and do not have a fever.

Pain Management Orlando, FL Dr. Matt Mountain

Dr. Matt Mountain

MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando

132 Benmore Drive
Winter Park, FL 32792

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If you are experiencing aches and discomforts that are limiting your life on any level, you need to seek help from experienced professionals who are experienced and skilled in Pain Management. If you live in or around Orlando, FL, Dr. Matthew T. Mountain, DC, is the professional more and more satisfied patients have put their faith in for safe and effective pain management. He operates alongside a friendly staff at the MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando and will be sure to give you personalized care every step of the way throughout your treatment.


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Dr. Louis Miller

Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida

6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth, Florida 33463

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Here is what Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment can do for you: Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment can treat non-healing wounds, the type of wounds that patients suffer from after auto-injuries. Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment has helped to lessen the impact of some spinal-cord injuries, also typical of auto injuries. When oxygen is administered in Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment after a trauma-producing event, the wounds heal much better and faster. If you are in the Lake Worth, Florida area or you are willing to travel, Dr. Louis Miller, DC offers this service, which is safe, noninvasive and it works great with other treatments.


Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA) West Palm Beach, Florida Dr. Louis Miller

Dr. Louis Miller

Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida

6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth, FL 33463

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Are you suffering from excruciating back pain or do you live with muscle stiffness? Have you tried many treatments without acceptable results? Manipulation Under Anesthesia or MUA, is a type of therapy that can help your back pain treatment. The office of Dr. Louis Miller, DC in West Palm Beach, Florida can offer you Manipulation Under Anesthesia.


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South Coast Spine Center

180 Otay Lakes Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 91902

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Are you seeking a chiropractor who values giving individualized attention to each patient? As a full-time clinician at the South Coast Spine Center in San Diego, Dr. Bruce Bell, DC, QME treats patients with respect, spending time with each individual to choose the most effective treatment plan.


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Dr. Louis Miller

Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida

6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth, FL 33463

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Manipulation under Anesthesia, also known as MUA, is a procedure that has helped many individuals suffering from spinal disorders that were unresponsive to other forms of treatment. Dr. Louis Miller, DC of the Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida offers this unique and revolutionary treatment to his patients. He has helped many people who thought they would live the rest of their lives in pain. The Advanced Pain Relief Center is located in Lake Worth, Florida.


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Dr. Louis Miller

Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida

6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth, FL 33463

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Are you suffering from muscle or joint pain? Do you have low energy and have difficulty sleeping? Well, then you might have Fibromyalgia, which can disrupt your daily work and activities. Dr. Louis Miller based in West Palm Beach, Florida, is a nutritionist and can treat the pain using holistic methods.


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Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida

6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth, Florida 33463

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Are you finding yourself living with too much pain and muscle stiffness that you don't know what to do? Do you feel at the end of the road? If so, don't despair because there is help in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County. Dr. Miller and Associates can offer you Manipulation under Anesthesia or MUA, a type of back pain treatment that has helped many of Dr. Miller's patients, so it can help you.


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South Coast Spine Center

180 Otay Lakes Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 91902

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Searching for efficient Spinal Decompression treatment that can possibly change your life is not an easy task. In California, the South Coast Spine Center with Dr. Bruce Bell, DC, Q.M.E. will use the technology known as the DRX9000 to help restore functionality to your ailing back. The South Coast Spine Center will do everything in their power to make sure you live a life without pain.


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Dr. David Podell, DC

Waterfront Institute for Spine and Joint Rehabilitation

115 River Rd, Bld 10
Edgewater, NJ 07020

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Is back pain slowing you down? Are there days you just can't take your mind off the pain? Dr. David Podell, DC is a chiropractor who can help you relieve your pain. Dr. Podell runs a family chiropractic practice, the Waterfront Institute, in Bergen County, NJ.


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Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida

6133 Lake Worth Road
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South Coast Spine Center

180 Otay Lakes Road, Suite 200
Bonita, CA 91902

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Ending the pain of a herniated or bulging disc is not something you should wait on. Dr. Bruce Bell, DC is the director of the South Coast Spine Center in San Diego, one of few clinics in its area regarded as specializing in lower back problems.


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Dr. Louis Miller

Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida

6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth, FL 33463

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Have you been living with muscle or joint pain and want it to stop? Are you feeling low in energy and can't sleep? You sound like you have the symptoms of Fibromyalgia which can ruin your daily life. Dr. Louis Miller, based in Jupiter, Palm Beach County is a professional and licensed nutritionist who can help to treat the pain using his holistic therapy methods.