News Radio 710 KEEL » flu http://710keel.com Depend On It! Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Fewer Blood Donations in Shreveport-Bossier Because of Flu Outbreak http://710keel.com/fewer-blood-donations-in-shreveport-bossier-because-of-flu-outbreak/ http://710keel.com/fewer-blood-donations-in-shreveport-bossier-because-of-flu-outbreak/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:29:04 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=135448 This year's rash of flu cases seems to have caused a shortage in the local blood supply. LifeShare Blood Centers spokeswoman Tina Hooper says since so many people have been sick, they aren't able to donate like they once did.

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]]> http://710keel.com/fewer-blood-donations-in-shreveport-bossier-because-of-flu-outbreak/feed/ 0 ThirteenOfClubs/Flickr Where to Get a Flu Shot in Shreveport and Bossier City http://710keel.com/shreveport-bossier-flu-shot-locations-2013/ http://710keel.com/shreveport-bossier-flu-shot-locations-2013/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:30:31 +0000 amykeller http://710keel.com/?p=134456 The flu season has hit Shreveport-Bossier, but that doesn't mean you have to catch it. Here are some local hospitals, pharmacies and businesses offering flu shots to children and adults.

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]]> http://710keel.com/shreveport-bossier-flu-shot-locations-2013/feed/ 0 Hemera Red Cross Offers Flu Shots, Information on How Shreveport and Bossier Can Battle the Flu http://710keel.com/what-can-we-do-to-battle-the-flu/ http://710keel.com/what-can-we-do-to-battle-the-flu/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:57:34 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=132654 Flu cases are on the rise in many states including Louisiana, and that's prompted the local American Red Cross chapter to do a couple of things.

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]]> http://710keel.com/what-can-we-do-to-battle-the-flu/feed/ 0 Helios/Flickr LSU Health Shreveport Confirms Flu Virus Infection http://710keel.com/lsu-health-shreveport-confirms-flu-virus-infection/ http://710keel.com/lsu-health-shreveport-confirms-flu-virus-infection/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:34:14 +0000 amykeller http://710keel.com/?p=124376 With the onset of colder weather, the expected arrival of the influenza virus has been confirmed by LSU Health Shreveport's Diagnostic Virology Laboratory.

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]]> http://710keel.com/lsu-health-shreveport-confirms-flu-virus-infection/feed/ 0 Child With Suspected H1N1 Released From Hospital http://710keel.com/child-with-suspected-h1n1-released-from-hospital/ http://710keel.com/child-with-suspected-h1n1-released-from-hospital/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:42:08 +0000 gonzo http://710keel.com/?p=3353 A 5-year-old Texas girl, suspected of having contracted the H1N1 virus has been released from a Shreveport hospital.

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]]> http://710keel.com/child-with-suspected-h1n1-released-from-hospital/feed/ 0 Teen Dies At LSUHSC Of H1N1 http://710keel.com/teen-dies-at-lsuhsc-of-h1n1/ http://710keel.com/teen-dies-at-lsuhsc-of-h1n1/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:09:30 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=3056 BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals today confirmed the death of a 13-year-old East Texas boy in a Shreveport hospital due to complications from H1N1 flu.  Elysian Fields Middle School student Trenton Lindsey died Tuesday night. 

"Our hearts and prayers go out to this child's family and friends," said DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein.  "It is important we all remain vigilant for symptoms of flu-like illness, and be serious about taking preventative measures against the spread of flu." 

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