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Days and Dollars Lost to the Flu Hit a Fever Pitch Last Season
1:00PM 9/21/2011
Tallying up the flu's effect on our economy is enough to make you sick. Influenza was responsible for 100 million lost work days in 2010, according to a Walgreens study. That's $7 billion in lost wages, and $10 billion in lost productivity. Inspired to get vaccinated this year? We'll point you to the best deal.
Health Care System: Feds Push New Paperless Effort
12:00PM 1/17/2010
With most U.S. hospitals and doctors' offices still mired in paper, new federal standards for electronic records seek to resolve this mess -- although they're not without controversy.
It was confirmed a world wide pandemic almost six months ago, and a national medical emergency last week, but where are the shots for the H1N1 vaccine? With widespread infection in 46 states, school closings, and employees missing work, it would be nice to have the H1N1 vaccine about now."This is a...
Are we ready for swine flu's second wave? No one really knows
1:20PM 9/18/2009
With kids back in school and winter on its way, swine flu is expected to spread big time. Some forecasts warn the H1N1 virus could potentially infect half the U.S. population by the end of the year. The question is, are we ready?
The H1N1 virus first emerged in Mexico earlier this year, setting...
The markets responded last week to the outbreak of swine flu that started in Mexico and expanded to the U.S and now it is officially a pandemic.
Swine flu has reached 74 countries, infecting nearly 29,000 people and now has been declared unstoppable. Experts are watching the Southern Hemisphere to...
Skip the co-pay and get a flu shot at the airport before your next flight
5:08PM 10/20/2008
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Winter's coming and with it, the flu. Like turning the clocks back and unfolding your sweaters, getting a flu shot is an annual ritual that, quite frankly, can be a pain in the butt. Happily, this year a slew of airport clinics are equipped to provide passengers with shots containing this year's...
The flu can take quite a bite out of your wallet, in lost time, doctor's visits and medications. Now comes word that the reason we fight the threat of flu each winter is not because we share close quarters, or because our immune systems are weakened by a lack of sunshine, or because our schools...
I think of time and money the way Einstein thought of motion and mass; inseparable. Money buys me time to pursue the things that really make my life worthwhile; friends, creative pastimes, lounging on the couch watching the Browns piss away another game.
If you think the same way, I have a...
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