Is It A Cold…Or Is It Strep?
Strep throat is a common bacterial infection that impacts the throat and tonsil areas. Although many people have heard the term, the details of this…
Colds and Flu
The Surprising Do’s & Don’ts Of Hand-Washing
Frequent hand-washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. Hand-washing requires only soap and water or an alcohol-based hand…
3 Ways You’re Misusing Antibiotics – Without Even Knowing It
(BlackDoctor.org) — Since the discovery of antibiotics, modern medicine’s ability to control bacterial infections has increased exponentially, and diseases and infections that once killed millions…
Is Your Office Making You Sick?
(BlackDoctor.org) — If you work in an office, then there are times you’re surrounded by lots of sneezing and sniffling people — all of you…
Why Are You Sneezing?
(BlackDoctor.org) — It’s getting to be that time of the year again, where seasonal changes have us sniffling and sneezing a little more often –…
CDC: Get Your Flu Shot!
(BlackDoctor.org) — For the second year in a row, U.S. health experts are urging all Americans to get a flu shot, even though the circulating…
Are You Protected From These Deadly Diseases?
(BlackDoctor.org) — While more African American adults are taking a role in their health these days — eating better and exercising — many forego one…
Fill Up On Foods That Fight Colds
(BlackDoctor.org) — Do you think the worst of it is over? If you do, sorry to break the news, but we’re not free and clear…
Baby Boomers & The Flu
(BlackDoctor.org) — As a baby boomer, while you may remember the flu pandemics of 1957 or 1968, you probably have never seen a flu season…
Cold? Or Sinus Infection?
(BlackDoctor.org) — Did you know that a cold can actually morph into a sinus infection? Because they each tend to have overlapping symptoms, it can…
The Truth Behind Mom's Cold & Flu Advice
(BlackDoctor.org) — Mothers are celebrated for their eagerness to help their children on matters big and small: how to behave, what to wear, whom to…
Natural Remedies For Colds & Flu
You know that the common cold can be one of the most fatiguing features of winter, often lasting weeks. The flu is another debilitating infection,…
Flu Drugs
What drugs are available? Four drugs are available to treat and/or prevent influenza. They are amantadine and rimantadine, zanamivir, and oseltamivir. How do they work?…
Flu
Influenza, or flu, is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses. The most familiar aspect of the flu is the way it…
Cold
Sneezing, scratchy throat, runny nose-everyone knows the first signs of a cold, probably the most common illness known. Although the common cold is usually mild,…
