Did You Use One Of These Excuses? I Sure Hope Not.

By Dr. Dave Hnida
(CBS4) -I could imagine what he looked like healthy: a strapping, well-conditioned young guy who said he loved marathons and snowboarding. But lying on the gurney, he was too weak to even pull the sheet over his shivering body. Freezing one minute…burning up the next…. and coughing his lungs out.Yep, this poor guy had the flu, and it was my unpleasant duty to tell him that there was little we could do to help. Some IV fluids, some anti-viral medication, a lot of s