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Thanksgiving travel could spread flu

BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 21 at 12:08 a.m.

Measures of H1N1 flu continue to decrease, in Kansas and nationwide, health officials said Friday, but what health officials call "influenza activity" continues to be much higher than would be expected this time of year.

  • Panel: Skip mammograms before 50

    By Rob Stein, Washington Post | Nov. 17 at 6:21 a.m.

    WASHINGTON — Women in their 40s should stop routinely having annual mammograms, and older women should cut back to one exam every other year, an influential federal task force has concluded.

  • Pulmonologist prescribes stairs for exercise

    BY SAM McMANIS, McClatchy Newspapers | Nov. 10 at 12:04 a.m.

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Sometimes, late at night in the hospital when no one is around to bear witness, Peter Murphy will see an open elevator door just waiting for a passenger.

  • A mom fights MD

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 10 at 6:55 a.m.

    Bev McFarland is not one to sit around. That's literally true: She started running back in her college days and still puts in four or five miles a day, "just enough to clear the lungs and clear the head."

  • KDHE: Flu decreasing in Kansas

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 7 at 12:07 a.m.

    Influenza activity appears to be decreasing across Kansas, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday in its weekly H1N1 report.

  • 1 H1N1 shot enough for most

    By Rob Stein, The Washington Post | Nov. 2 at 11:05 p.m.

    Pregnant women need only one dose of vaccine to protect them from the swine flu, according to government data released Monday that confirm what officials have been recommending.

  • Your flu questions answered

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 10 at 6:47 p.m.

    H1N1's grip on the state is holding steady, according to a new report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The absence rate at schools continues to be high. In Sedgwick County, the rate at elementary schools dropped last week but went up at middle and high schools.

  • So Simple Southwest Chicken

    Oct. 27 at 1:05 a.m.

    2 cans of corn, drained

  • Weight no longer

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 27 at 6:26 a.m.

    Liz McGinness, Shannon Krysl and Susan Arensman are losing weight, trying new recipes, exercising regularly and learning to not let food control their lives.

  • Liz's Laughably Easy Lasagna

    Oct. 27 at 1:05 a.m.

    1 or 2 cartons (16 oz. each) low-fat ricotta cheese

  • Use common sense on Halloween

    BY SUZANNE PEREZ TOBIAS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 2 at 8:54 a.m.

    The scariest thing about Halloween this year may not be the creepy costumes and haunted houses.

  • Sick fill area ERs, but not just with flu

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 2 at 8:54 a.m.

    Area emergency rooms are full, and health officials are asking people to consider the severity of their illness before going to one for flu symptoms.

  • Fit for kids

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 13 at 10:07 a.m.

    The workout is what drew her, but Melanie Truschinski says she gets so much more from her four-days-aweek StrollerFit habit. “I just really like the camaraderie,” she said one cool morning last week as she and other moms lined up their strollers on a basketball court at Sedgwick County Park. “This is so nice.”

  • Insurers to attack health reform

    By Ceci Connolly, Washington Post | Oct. 12 at 12:07 a.m.

    WASHINGTON — After months of collaboration on President Obama's attempt to overhaul the nation's health care system, the insurance industry plans to strike out today against the effort with a report warning that the typical family premium could rise over the next decade by $4,000 more than projected.

  • Project Access offers health care to those in need

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 10 at 1:06 p.m.

    Cheri Brown had walked a tightrope for years, going without health insurance to pay other expenses. Then she fell off. She could afford her well-woman exams and even medication for her diabetes. But about 18 months ago, she needed a hysterectomy. Five months later, she learned she had breast cancer.

  • Timing varies for flu vaccine arrival in state

    By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Oct. 7 at 1:48 p.m.

    TOPEKA — The first swine flu vaccinations are expected to arrive in Kansas later than state officials initially had predicted, with the date varying by location.

  • E-records to help track swine flu nationally

    Associated Press | Oct. 7 at 12:06 a.m.

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The federal government is teaming up with a medical software maker to better track the spread of swine flu nationally, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday.

  • H1N1 vaccine a tough sell to pregnant women

    BY MAURA LERNER, Star Tribune | Oct. 5 at 6:43 a.m.

    MINNEAPOLIS — The first shipments of the new H1N1 flu vaccine will arrive soon, and Stephanie Pelach, who's six months pregnant, will have a decision to make.

  • Only one city tops Wichita for allergies

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 3 at 12:06 a.m.

    Any other time, being No. 2 among the 100 largest metro areas would probably be reason to celebrate.

  • Newton hospital restricts kids from visiting

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 2 at 12:06 a.m.

    Newton Medical Center is restricting visitors who are 12 or younger, effective immediately, to reduce the risk of spreading the H1N1 virus.

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