flu

With the states being ranked by how gross they are, apparently Texas is in the top 5... or bottom 5?

We've gotten some new facts from the Center for Disease Control.

If you made it through the last flu season without missing a day of work or school, you're one of the few. The flu vaccine that was supposed to keep us from getting sick was only 36 percent effective last time around, but the CDC says they've tweaked it to be more effective this year. Hope so!

One minute she was doing her homework and playing, and within an hour or two she was complaining of being cold and achy, so I took her temperature. It was 104.4! What happened next taught me something.

The flu epidemic in Texas continues. A Dallas man will have his fingers amputated and a Forth Worth man has had both of his feet and his fingers amputated due to complications from the flu.

Flu-related deaths in Texas continue to rise.

East Texas has been hit hard with influenza this year. So hard, that local hospitals are following medical divert protocols.

It doesn't take long for the flu to work its way through the house or the office and knock people out, but if we eat certain foods we'll say healthy and and win the battle. Citrus and berries are good, and dark chocolate will give us a boost too.