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Every Thursday night at 10pm, NewsChannel 6 will talk to area doctors to find out "What's Going Around" -- the ailments that most patients are coming in with this week.

Doctors will also make recommendations of how to treat whatever are currently the most common illnesses.

If you are a local physician and would like to join our network of doctors, e-mail us at newstip@wpsdtv.com.
Latest Updates
What's Going Around: Fall Sinuses And Allergies 9/11
If your head feels like it's stuck in a vice grip, you might have what's going around.
5/29-Poison Ivy Tops Area Ailments
It appears a lot of people don't know what poison ivy looks like because a lot of them are ending up at the doctor's office with some bad skin infections.
5/15-Sore Throats & Stomach Aches
Area doctors hope the end of the school year will also end an outbreak of strep throat and other contagious illnesses going around right now.
5/1-Pollen Allergies, Strep Throat
Springtime pollen still causing trouble for lots of folks.
4/24- Allergies & Strep Throat
The warmer temperatures and all the pollen are part of what's making us sick this week.
4/17- Pollen Making Us Sick
Springtime pollens are making a lot of us sick.
3/20-Flu Moving Out of Area
Doctors say it looks like the flu is moving out of our area. If you have a sore throat or nasal congestion you're not alone though. Most of our doctors agree that's what's going around.
3/13-Less Flu, More Upper Respiratory
Some good news tonight: there's evidence the flu is disappearing from the region.
3/7-Flu still widespread
Signs this week that flu season may have peaked. Most doctors reporting in this week say they're still treating the flu and it's still considered widespread, but not as much as week's past.
2/28-Flu, Stomach Virus Going Around
No let up in wintertime illnesses at area doctor's offices. Influenza is still taking its toll and so is an ugly stomach virus.
2/21- Flu, Colds and Strep Throat
Our late flu season still isn't letting up. Lots of doctors reporting the illness, along with bad colds, and strep throat.
2/7- Flu & Respiratory Problems
Lots of you finding out just why you need a flu shot, others are suffering with upper respiratory illnesses.
1/31 Flu & Strep Throat
The flu and strep throat are keeping lots of kids out of school and making many of you sick.
1/25- First Cases of Flu
If you didn't get your flu shot, you should know the first few cases of influenza have been confirmed in our area.
1/17-Colds, Stomach Virus
Winter colds, sore throats and a nasty stomach bug seem to be what's ailing us this week.
1/11-Ear Infections, Colds and Chicken Pox
From colds, to chicken pox. our doctor's offices are busy this week.
1/3- Colds and Stomach Viruses
There are still lots of illnesses out there making us sick but doctors say they're still not seeing a lot of flu.
12/20- Sinus Infections/Strep Throat
It’s getting close to Christmas and we want to be healthy so keep washing those hands and steer clear of crowded places.
12/6-Viruses and Strep Throat
If you're feeling achy, running a fever, or suffering from a sore throat, you could have what's going around.
11/29 Stomach Virus, Upper Resipratory
If you're coughing and sneezing or have a queasy stomach you could have what's going around this week.
Your Health
Dehydration
Dehydration occurs when more water is lost from the body's tissues than is taken in. This may occur during strenuous activities, especially in hot, humid weather, when loss of water and essential body salts because of sweating can lead to this condition.
Adult day care
Adult daycare may be able to provide a safe, secure environment for seniors who want social interaction with peers, nutritious meals, monitoring and administration of medication.
Advantages of dentures
Dentures are a set of artificial teeth used to replace natural ones lost because of disease or decay. There are two primary methods for fitting dentures.
Spider veins
Spider veins are tiny, superficial, red or purplish veins that usually appear on the legs, or sometimes the face. They generally assume one of three patterns: spider-shaped, with many veins radiating from a central spot; linear, with small, unconnected lines; or arborizing (AR-bohr-eye-zing), in which a branch-like pattern is seen.
Measles
Most children today are vaccinated against measles when they're 12- to 15-months old with the M-M-R vaccine, which also protects against mumps and rubella, also known as German measles.



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