. >>> well it is that time of year, flu season is here. coming up, 8 on your side has tips on how you can stay healthy. >>> and also ahead, we will take you onboard a ship just like one you could have sailed 500 years ago. in the gulf of mexico. >>> wow, 500 years ago. well, today was a beautiful day. tomorrow looking like the sunshine will stick around but warmer temperatures are headed our way. (phone ringing) by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >>> well, whether we like it or not, flu season here in florida is upon us. headaches and chills these day, it can be deadly. healthy. >> reporter: it was benjamin franklin who said there are life, death and taxes. but i would like to add a third way the testimony to that list, the -- third item to that list, the dreaded flu season. it's back with muscle ache, body

only two flu related deaths since october. last season , the flu was not a match for the strain that the dominated. >> the evidence we have is that the vaccine which has two a and a b strain, 2a and 2b strain, ex-lents match with the viruses that are circulating. >> reporter: he says no time to let your guard down for the flu. the season runs through may. it is an active season for other viral infections. >> we still, since december, 8% of the patients coming ins had fever, and sore throat or cough. normally only 2%, there are respiratory viruses out there. >> lot of people around here, sniffling and sneezing and coughing. what are you seeing in the office? >> not much of the flu, a few positive flu tests. we have seen flu-like illnesses caused by the rhino, or influenza viruses and sinusitis your doctor. there are anti vie viral medications. stay home for a week to make sure you don't spread it and specific advice. >> what about the flu vaccine, are you offering it? >> it is okay to get it. we got a tiny bit left, experts point out, you

the florida department of health says flu season is ramping up here in this state and they have advice for you this morning. it's back with muscle aches, body pains and runny noses. the flu is rearing its ugly head again. >> it's also pretty much the time of year where florida. >> flu season has been off to a slow start here in florida. but it's back. in the last month, one influenza outbreak was reported in a polk county elementary school. one in a hillsboro county childcare facility and another in a pinellas county assisted living facility. besides getting the flu shot, what can we do to stay heathy? >> get a good night's sleep and eat well and exercise. when you're feeling bad and you have a cold or possibly the flu, stay at home. keep fluid home. >> for those wanting a more hoe found in the bottom of a juice bottle. >> you see something like this, it's called [indiscernible] juice and it has four to six pounds of organic juice and vegetables. most people might not get that in a month. >> squeezed juice works in south tampa offers multiple con con-- concoctions. >> squeeze does have

a lot of people are talking about cold and flu season is here. it is starting to hit hard. >> we're seeing it in our own newsroom. local health experts tell us it's going to get worse. still, if you haven't gotten your flu shot yet, it's not too late. amanda castro has what you need to know to stay healthy. >> flu's peak season is just getting started. sentra care is reporting hundreds of patients coming to their offices across central florida with the symptoms. doctors tell us it's not too late to get vaccinated so you don't get sick this year. >> this year's cold snap has central florida bundling up and fighting off the flu. >> we're just getting started and i would predict it's going to get worse in the next couple of weeks. >> the doctor with sentra care increased in the past two months. from 80 in january to 400 in the last few weeks. in cases of the common cold are high. a thousand a week. health officials are expecting the season will get worse. >> when we see that rapid rise, it usually means we've probably got another two to three weeks b

our michal higdon did some digging on how this flu season is comparing to years past. the good news -- so far this season is stacking up to be pretty mild -- especially compared to what we saw last year. the latest data from the south carolina department of health and environmental control shows there were 500 laboratory-confirmed cases for the week ending january 30th of this year. that's compared to the more than 3-thousand cases we saw this years. you can see by the numbers on your screen, last flu season was the worst we've seen in a while with more year, the flu vaccine wasn't the best match to the strains we were seeing -- which could be the difference compared to this year. teresa foo: "so the good news this year is that the flu vaccine is actually a good influenza b. the vaccine is actually a good match this year. so hopefully all of those people who got vaccinated -- maybe the symptoms will include fever, cough, sore throat and muscle doctor, stay at home because it peak flu season is usually in january or february -- but this season has been mild so far. doct

it's flu season in temperatures, we're even more at-risk. this morning, we want to make sure you and your family the latest number shows 51 counties are seeing more flu cases. news channel 8 mary mcguire is joining us from tampa bay hospital. i did notice people here at the news center are sick >>reporter: oh yeah, it happens each and every year. it doesn't seem to be getting better. the word inspires shivers through your body. no one likes the flu and the florida department of health says cases of the flu is ramping up across the state and they have a message for you. it's back with muscle aches and runny noses. the flu is rearing its ugly head again. >> it's pretty much the time of year for florida. >> flu season has been off to a slow start in florida, but it's back. in one month, one influenza outbreak at a school and another at a pinellas county assistant living facility. what can we do to stay healthy? >> get a good night sleep and eat healthy and when you're stay at home. >> for those wanting a more holistic relief, it can be found in

more californians are coming down with the flu this season. but it's noaseadly as years >>> more californians are coming down with the flu this season, but it's not as deadly as years gone by. so far this year, 11 people under the age of 65 have died. last year, that number was 25. two years ago, more than 200 people died. however, flu season is starting to ramp up. health officials say they have seen a lot more cases in the past week and they expect flu season to peak this month. and health experts say your best defense against getting sick is a flu shot. >>> well, a prank or something more insidious? police now investigating a bizarre case after two people were hit with blow darts. this happened yesterday afternoon, of all places here, walking across the golden gate bridge. now, here we take a live look at the iconic span. what a gorgeous shot there, a beautiful picture. but in the meantime, police now believe both of these victims may have been shot by a person traveling across the eastern a sidewalk span between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. we did ge

ashlea, it appears to be a much milder flu season this year. >> that's true when you look at the number of people that have died. flu this season there was nothing mild about it. the influenza virus going around this year is the h1-n1 strain. that is a more severe strain than what we had last year. however, fewer people are contracting the virus. that's likely because it is vaccination that people had been getting is a very good match to the strain that did end up going around this flu season. but she also said it looks like we're getting a late season spike right now so we're definitely not out of the woods yet. >> most times influenza season will spike between february and march. i think what we're seeing is the beginning of the worst part of the flu season. >> now officials say when mr. cases do pick up, if you come down with symptoms, then you are of course more likely to actually have the virus. don't hesitate to go to a doctor for treatment. and here at the henderson county health department. late to get a flu shot but they take about two weeks to kick in so don't wait much longer

i'm hillary clinton, it's the cold and flu season... not just for people - but for dogs as well. and now, dog flu and kennel cough cases are spiking across the country. 00-12 13-21 1:06=1:12 trt1:32 dr. pat warpinski first started seeing cases up kennel cough three to four weeks ago... like people... dogs have a yearly cold and flu season, too... but this year is one of the worst in a decade. "but then it started to progress where we started seeing several cases a week, multiple cases a week, and it's kind of really almost running rampant as of late in the entire area" when dr. warpinski first diagnoses a dog with kennel cough... like he did with this dog...kelty "..." he treats it with an antibiotic. but if the dog doesn't respond... there's a good chance it's a virus... and possibly the h-3- n-2 dog flu. "we have one confirmed case and several others that aren't normal fashion, so i would definitely have to assume there are more cases of infludenza going around." signs of dog flu are virtually the same as kennel cough... coughing or gagging... discharge from the nose or eyes...

and they expect flu season to peak this month. and health experts say your best defense against getting sick is a flu shot. >> new information that you saw only on bay area. softball players who lost equipment in a fire got a special delivery today. now over the summer, someone torched two buildings is that belongs to the east valley softball league in san jose. this league provides a safe place to go, an alternative to the streets for many local girls. but they struggled after the fire because it burned the snack shack, the main source of income. so the local firefighters raised $20,000 and bought the league new equipment. look at that. amazing. today they delivered all of it. uniforms, gear, equipment bins. firefighters also built a new shed and added a port-a-potty. >> we decided that we couldn't just pack up and leave and go home and get ready for the next call. we needed to do something about it. >> now today players hit the field but the cleaning up this time. ahead of the brand-new season. opening day of this league begins o

last year, a record 209 people died throughout the entire flu season. in south carolina, 10 people have died since the season start in october. the states will release updated totals today. new at noon, the wild swings in the south market are not causing employers to cut jobs. 10,000 more people applied for jobless benefits last week. there are 272,000 still well below the 300,000 benchmark. it suggests employers are confident enough in the economy to hang to their workers. the jobless rate is also at an eight-year low of 4.9%. that report is not having an dow is up 16, the nasdaq is up little change. >>> i'm john paul, live in indian land. i want to show you something right here. $1.28 a gallon. i'm going to show you exactly where we're seeing. and how long it's been, since we had prices this low. >> i've been thinking like everybody else, why? >> the family of the suspected >>> now, this is a welcome site. gas price at just under $1.28 a gallon. anchor ron paul is here to show us where he tracked down that low price. john? >> how about that, stephanie

it has been a milder flu season so far.lthough health officials say, it has not yet peaked. >> gary :it out want to dedicate this to greater than on four missing in the past two days because i have been talking earlier--to raider don the warriors still ahead of the pace for 72 wins. steph curry signing a shoe for a young cancer patient end of 1st quarter curry nails the 40-footer to end the period he tied the record for consecutive games with a three at 127 3rd quarter dywane wade with the steal and tough hoop in traffic on the other side 59-59 tie 4th quarter/ 101-100 warriors klay thompson 3-pointer 104-100 warriors 1 minute left miami up 2 curry off the double screen 3- pointer 107-106 warriors 40 seconds left miami up 1 curry pulls up from deep for the 3-pointer 110-108 warriors less than 20 seconds left warriors up 4 thompson gets a hand in the lane for the steal warriors made 8- staright free throws down the stretch final: 118-112 warriors warriors: 51-5 next up: in orlando tomorrow night roman polak one of the 2 new

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but during flu season they're an absolute requirement for some employees. >> state regulations require healthcare workers who are unable or unwilling to get a flu shot to wear masks. the effectiveness of this year's vaccine hasn't been determined but experts insist it's important to get one. >> there's a smaller population or subset of people that can actually become infected and perpetuate and transmit the virus. >> reporter: and the doctor says the late start could mean a late end to the flu season with new cases possible well in to may. in nyack, marcus solis, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> just ahead on eyewitness news, for anyone who's been affected by potholes -- liz -- a car that won't be damaged by potholes? >> and it's going to feel a little bit like spring out there this weekend. definitely does not feel like it out there tonight. meteorologist amy freeze is in for lee goldberg tonight. the temps over i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously

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this is flu season. >> dr. timothy hendrix said they can't explain why the flu is late this year but they have even 940 flu cases. the time period when the flu typically hits. >> it looks like it's going to go higher this next week. >> we did some digging and found the state has also seen an increase. brevard county is the only one to level off according to the department of health. >> has an online no wait reservation system but we wanted to see how busy they are make an appointment. there are openings but they are filling up fast. >> dr. hendrix said it's important to get a flu shot if you haven't already. >> you're going to be miserable. you're not going to be able to do anything. when you have the flu you are never going to forget it. >> and there are 4 types of flu circulating this year. the most predominant one is the had 1n1. the good news is that flu shot does protect you against all 4 of those strains and there's a lot of flu shots still available out there. reporting live in winter park. >>> in the las

so hopefully all of those people who got vaccinated -- maybe the reason that our flu season isn't as bad is that more people got vaccinated." if you get the flu those symptoms will include fever, cough, sore throat and muscle aches. doctor foo says if you think you have the flu and don't go to the doctor, stay at home because it can be very contagious. peak flu season is usually in january or february -- far. doctors hope it stays that way. live in the newsroom, michal higdon, wis news 10. dhec board leaders will be meeting today to re- appoint director catherine heigel. heigel was confirmed as director last may. she was president of duke energy's south carolina operations and served on the state's chapter of the nature conservancy. the dhec board will make the re-appointment by teleconference this afternoon at 1:30. wis has partnered with b106.7 and the palmetto health children's hospitit for 2016's radiothon. we first told you this story yesterday on sunrise. radiothon is still raising money today so the children's hospital can build a playground for children in the hospital. the eq

steve: we have an update on this year's flu season. the cdc says it and those infected did not get a flu shot this year. the most common is the h1n1 that cause a pandemic in 2009. they are reporting moderate flu activity right now while puerto rico is reporting high activity. as authorities are looking at a new proposal to keep roadways safer. ntsb pushing to lower the blood alcohol level. they say it is a way to reduce alcohol-related road accidents. one third of all highway deaths involved alcohol. a four euro disappears from her north carolina home. steve: the clues that prompted investigators to search this reporter: on alert for a killer in apex. >> he was flying off. reporter: more from the man who is now warning (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what it's like to deal with high... and low blood sugar. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhanc

flu activity. public health says six people have died from the a disease specialist at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics says the peak of thehelu season is ill a few weeks away. while a lot of people are getting the flu, he says most cases in iowa right now are actually pretty mild, but they could hit moderate levels next month. "even during mild seasons we see a lot of deaths from influenza, it can be very severe, so you can still protect yourself by getting your influenza vaccine. " dr. diekema say the flu season could s setch all the way into may this year. the iowa utilities board plans to make its decision on the bakken pipeline on march 9th or 10th. the pipeline will bring crude oil from north dakota to illinois. and the only state that has agreed to it is iowa. the board resumed deliberations on that pipeline today. they went into closed session about 2:30 this afternoon and we are waiting on the result of that. people against the pipeline say it is bad for the environment. the winter emergency shelter in johnson county is seeing success. the shelter at the corner of boyrum street and uthgate avenue in n wa city has been open f

notice it just how effective is this season's flu vaccine? >> >> so how effective is the flu vaccine, according to the c.d.c. so far it is working pretty well. the vaccine cuts the chance of getting the glue by 60%. and one of the most effective glue vaccines. last season's flu shot reduced it by 20%. >> get ready to go antibiotic free at subway. they are adding chicken to its menu. it will be the first chain to mat move. it will be featured in a sander hundreds of life saviors donated and you can do the same. the red cross hosted their blood ive at the convention center. thee blood collected today goes a long way in saving lives. >> everyday here in south carolina we need about 500 donations. so every person that come in, is making a difference. just one splint can help save up to three lives. the impact is there. >> if you didn't get a chance to donate today, you could always call the red cross and make an appointment. >> sunny but cool today, what can we expect this weekend. >> up next john farley has a stay with us live >> welcome what. t

think of last flu season, where the vaccine was only 19 percent effective. with flu activity only now popping up in some parts of the country ? it will still be some time before this effectiveness can be confirmed. but that doesn't mean you have to wait to protect yourself and your family. if you haven't gotten your flu shot - now is the time. with this medical minute. i'm dr. timothy johnson. sandwich chain subway says it's adding antibiotic-free chicken to its menu. the company claims it's the first major chain to make the change in all stores. the antibiotic-free rotisserie- style chicken sandwich will be available starting march first. and today, go a little nutty. it's national pistachio day! the little green nut has been cultivated in the middle east since biblical times... but only came to the u-s in the late 19th century. they're a great source of protein and fiber, along with vitamin b-6, copper and manganese. tea is a popular alternative to coffee. but what you might not realize is that cup of tea, may not be as healthy as you think. tea does have s

it is the peak of the flu season. one child care facility and another at a polk county school and even assisted living facility located in pinellas county. tammy fields show you how to get a flu shot to project yourself even if your doctor says he is out. >> reporter: flu season in full force. >> we are out of everything at this point. >> but for dr. peter costas. keeping dosages of the flu stocked is impossible. >> we had problems with getting sufficient numbers for children over flu and many more doctors found that to be the case. >> locally we are seeing higher than normal cases coming into the emergency department for treatment. >> we went to hillsborough county health department. what do you do when your primary doctor says they are out of the flu shot. >> calling your local pharmacy, the corner pharmacy, most of them will likely have the vaccine available. most health departments, they have the shots and it is available. >> if you have no idea where to go in your neighborhood. head to the internet, to flu.com go

the flu season could soon worsen across iowa. right now, the centers for disease control and prevention reports iowa's flu activity is widesprprd, which is the highght classification. the states surrounding iowa are flu activity. public health says six people have died from the a disease specialist at the university of iowa hospitals and clinics says the peak of the flu season is still a few weeks away. getting the flu, he says most cases in iowa right now are actually pretty mild, but t ey could hit moderate levels next month. "even during mild seasons we see a lot of deaths from influenza, can still protect yourself by getting your influenza vaccine. " the doctor says the flu season could stretch all the way into may this year. students at the capri cosmetology college are celebrating the college's 50th anniversary in a random way. the students and staff from cedar rapids, dubuque, waterloo, and davenport spent yesterday doing random acts of kindness. one group of capri students passed out gift cards to shoppers at the kennedy m

. >>> well, some encouraging news this flu season. the flu vaccine is doing a better job this year than in years' past. according to preliminary data, it is 59% effective. that's right. that's better than last wint we are the vaccine was less than 20% effective. it's been a milder flu season so far although the season has not peaked just yet. >>> marijuana related emergency room visits are on the rise in colorado. that's according to a new study that claims out-of-state visitors are especially vulnerable. residents only saw a 44% increase. now experts believe most people are unfamiliar with the effects of marijuana and of course that increases the likelihood of anxiety, hallucination, pal paations and vomiting. >>> this is coming from a video we have been talking about six last night. it shows a battery blow up inside a man's pants pockets. surveillance video at a store in connecticut, see that, pants on fire. literally here. it was all captured on surveillance video. and you can see the sparks. oh, that hurts just watching that. a lit

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