Bibi4evr shares facts and advice for the ominous flu.

That's right folks. It's that time of the year again. The consistent signs popping up in local pharmacies and clinics only reassuring the fact that flu season is impending.

As I'm being constantly reminded of multiple facts about the flu as well as its prevention/treatment techniques in my medical class, I felt it only fitting to share some on here.

Today, I'd like to stress the significance of getting a flu shot/vaccine EVERY year. Many people believe that they don't need a flu shot due to the fact that they had one, say three years ago. This idea is not accurate for one major reason: The flu mutates like crazy and flu shots have to be changed annually to accommodate the changes. A flu shot from 3 years ago will not protect you from getting the flu this year.

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Kittieme is back with a variety of songs.

Hello to all the music listeners out there, and welcome back to "Song Selectors"! Last week five songs were chosen by readers like you and myself, and this week is no different - except the song choices, that is. For this week's edition, we will be dipping into the genres of contemporary pop, indie/folk, country, alternative rock, and dubstep.

Let's get started.

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