The holiday season is upon us and is usually a fun and festive time! Unfortunately this time of the year also marks the beginning of flu-like illnesses and gastrointestinal viruses that affect everyone, especially older adults. There are many proactive measures that can be taken to prevent becoming infected with these viruses. 1. The best way to prevent contracting flu-like illnesses is to get yearly vaccinations that can be done at most local pharmacies. There are also flu

This is one of the worst flu seasons that we have seen in many, many years. This flu season has had an earlier start than usual and unfortunately we are now experiencing a widespread and severe flu epidemic. While in the past the flu generally hit those at higher risk harder- seniors, small children, immunocompromised individuals, this year even healthy individuals are being severely effected. The current data shown by the CDC indicates that there has been a significan