Author: Dorron Blumberg

There is a difference between the cold virus and the influenza virus commonly known as the flu. While both have origins as respiratory illnesses and have similar symptoms, flu symptoms pack a more powerful punch. The flu can lead to health ailments including pneumonia and bacterial infections and may even lead to hospitalization. Some of the flu’s symptoms include: fever or chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue and in some cases, vomiting and diarrhea.

Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Toppel Family Place is now offering nitrous oxide as a pain management tool during labor. The blend of 50 percent oxygen with 50 percent nitrous oxide can be used on its own; or in combination with other forms of pain control such as epidural anesthesia. Nitrous oxide works by decreasing the sensation of pain and interfering with a patient’s stress response to reduce anxiety.

Hialeah Hospital staff dressed in Red to support the American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, Go Red for Women and in honor of February being American Heart Month